Wu-Tang Clan founding member Oliver ‘Power’ Grant ᴅᴇᴀᴅ at 52

Oliver “Power” Grant, a founding member of the legendary hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan, has died. He was 52.

Fellow Wu-Tang member Method Man confirmed Grant’s devastating pᴀssing in a touching Instagram post on Tuesday.

“Paradise my Brother safe Travels!!” Method Man, 54, wrote alongside a pH๏τo of the pair.

Oliver "Power" Grant attends the Wu-Tang: An American Saga premiere.
Oliver “Power” Grant (seen here in New York City in September 2019) has died at the age of 52.
Oliver Power Grant and Bobby Diggs at the Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga premiere.
Fellow Wu-Tang member Method Man confirmed that Grant (pictured here with Mitchell Diggs in New York City in September 2019) died in an Instagram post on Tuesday.

Grant’s death was also announced on Instagram by the hip-hop music site Okayplayer. He reportedly died on Feb. 23, although no cause of death has been announced.

“A driving force behind one of hip-hop’s most influential movements, Power helped build a global legacy rooted in independence, ownership and culture,” Okayplayer’s post began. “His belief in creative control and community empowerment helped shape not only a group, but a dynasty that changed music forever.

“His impact will live on through the culture he helped elevate and the countless lives he inspired,” the site added.

A rep for the Wu-Tang Clan did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

Oliver 'Power' Grant attending Tribeca TV: "Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics And Men"
Grant (seen here in New York City in September 2019) reportedly died on Feb. 23. 
Mitchell "Divine" Diggs, Johnell Young and Oliver "Power" Grant posing at the Wu-Tang: An American Saga Premiere.
A cause of death for the late Wu-Tang Clan co-founder (pictured here with Diggs and Johnell Young in New York City in September 2019) has not been announced.

Born in Jamaica on Nov. 3, 1973, Grant later moved to New York City and grew up in Staten Island alongside key Wu-Tang members RZA, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and Cappadonna.

The late hip-hop ᴀssociate went on to executive produce all of the storied rap crew’s records, as well as create the popular Wu Wear clothing line.

“My crew had plenty of skeptics, doubters, and non-believers,” Grant said in 2011 of the clothing line and how it helped solidify the Wu-Tang brand.

“It wasn’t anything personal, but I’d say that everyone is an individual and they didn’t really understand what I was doing or what I was initially trying to get across, or where I was coming from,” he added at the time.

A man wearing a baseball cap and a light-colored jacket stands next to white wall text about the Wu-Tang Clan.
Grant (seen here in New York City in October 2019) was born in Jamaica but later moved to Staten Island.
Oliver Grant and Power standing together.
The Wu Wear founder, pictured with a friend in New York City in October 2019, grew up in Staten Island alongside several key Wu-Tang members. 

Beyond his work with Wu-Tang from the group’s formation in 1992 until his death, Grant was also an actor who starred in “Belly” alongside Method Man in 1998 and “Black and White” the following year.

Other Wu-Tang members, including RZA, GZA and Raekwon, also paid tribute to their late producer.

“We couldn’t have done it without him,” GZA, 59, wrote on Instagram Tuesday alongside four pH๏τos of Grant. “Wu wouldn’t have come to fruition without Power. His pᴀssing is a profound loss to us all. My deepest condolences to the fam.”

The Rza, Oliver "Power" Grant, and Fat Joe pose with their hands up at Steve Rifkind's 60th Birthday Party.
Several Wu-Tang members paid tribute to Grant (seen here with RZA and Fat Joe in New York City in March 2022) on social media. 
Oliver Power Grant and Steve Rifkind laughing at an event.
The late Wu-Tang executive producer (seen here with Steve Rifkind in New York City in March 2022) worked with Wu-Tang from the rap group’s formation in 1992 until his death. 

“POWER we been everywhere … Now you everywhere!” Raekwon, 56, added in his own post alongside a pic of Grant and Wu-Tang. “The most high is merciful. I love you.”

Grant, who was instrumental in the success of Wu-Tang’s debut album “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” in 1993, opened up about the group’s early years in his interview with Pᴀssion of the Weiss.

“Everything that we learned was hard-knock life, you figure it out as you go along, and take cues from those that are actively doing things,” he told the outlet in 2011. “A lot of it was trial and error.”

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