Oliver \u201cPower\u201d Grant, a founding member of the legendary hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan, has died. He was 52.<\/p>\n
Fellow Wu-Tang member Method Man confirmed Grant\u2019s devastating passing<\/a> in a touching Instagram post on Tuesday.<\/p>\n \u201cParadise my Brother safe Travels!!\u201d Method Man, 54, wrote alongside a photo of the pair.<\/p>\n Oliver \u201cPower\u201d Grant (seen here in New York City in September 2019) has died at the age of 52. SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n 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. Pacific Press\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n Grant\u2019s death was also\u00a0announced on Instagram<\/a> by the hip-hop music site Okayplayer. He reportedly died on Feb. 23, although no cause of death has been announced.<\/p>\n \u201cA driving force behind one of hip-hop\u2019s most influential movements, Power helped build a global legacy rooted in independence, ownership and culture,\u201d Okayplayer\u2019s post began. \u201cHis belief in creative control and community empowerment helped shape not only a group, but a dynasty that changed music forever.<\/p>\n \u201cHis impact will live on through the culture he helped elevate and the countless lives he inspired,\u201d the site added.<\/p>\n A rep for the Wu-Tang Clan did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n Grant (seen here in New York City in September 2019) reportedly died on Feb. 23. WireImage<\/p>\n 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. Getty Images for Hulu<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The late hip-hop associate went on to executive produce all of the storied rap crew\u2019s records, as well as create the popular Wu Wear clothing line.<\/p>\n \u201cMy crew had plenty of skeptics, doubters, and non-believers,\u201d Grant said in 2011<\/a> of the clothing line and how it helped solidify the Wu-Tang brand.<\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t anything personal, but I\u2019d say that everyone is an individual and they didn\u2019t really understand what I was doing or what I was initially trying to get across, or where I was coming from,\u201d he added at the time.<\/p>\n Grant (seen here in New York City in October 2019) was born in Jamaica but later moved to Staten Island. Philey Sanneh\/BFA.com\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n 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. Philey Sanneh\/BFA.com\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n Beyond his work with Wu-Tang from the group\u2019s formation in 1992 until his death, Grant was also an actor who starred<\/a> in \u201cBelly\u201d alongside Method Man in 1998 and \u201cBlack and White\u201d the following year.<\/p>\n Other Wu-Tang members, including RZA, GZA and Raekwon, also paid tribute to their late producer.<\/p>\n \u201cWe couldn\u2019t have done it without him,\u201d GZA, 59, wrote on Instagram<\/a> Tuesday alongside four photos of Grant. \u201cWu wouldn\u2019t have come to fruition without Power. His passing is a profound loss to us all. My deepest condolences to the fam.\u201d<\/p>\n 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. WireImage<\/p>\n 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\u2019s formation in 1992 until his death. WireImage<\/p>\n \u201cPOWER we been everywhere \u2026 Now you everywhere!\u201d Raekwon, 56, added in his own post<\/a> alongside a pic of Grant and Wu-Tang. \u201cThe most high is merciful. I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n Grant, who was instrumental in the success of Wu-Tang\u2019s debut album \u201cEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)\u201d in 1993, opened up about the group\u2019s early years in his interview with Passion of the Weiss.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything 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,\u201d he told the outlet in 2011. \u201cA lot of it was trial and error.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t