"Protect Ya Neck" is featured on greatest hits compilations such as The RZA Hits, Disciples of the 36 Chambers: Chapter 1 and Legend of the Wu-Tang Clan, which contains an uncensored version known as the "Bloody Version". He ain’t gonna come to my face and say nothing so later on he put that shit in his little rhyme or whatever throwing a subliminal jab. That ain’t my fault what the fuck are you mad at me for? So you know how that shit is. He had that other shit like, ‘Girl come do me.’ I guess they wasn’t feeling that shit so they chose to push me harder than they pushed him. "I was wearing the suit and tie shit back then on some old time gangster shit. Aside from the swipes at his former label, GZA also took a few swipes at I.U., to which I.U. GZA's verse was directed at his former label for lack of promotion over his debut Words from the Genius in favor of the former's debut album Smooth Assassin. Prior to the formation of the Wu-Tang Clan, GZA was originally known as The Genius – who, along with Grand Daddy I.U. noted the swipe that GZA took at him on the song.
Different segments of the same interview are placed at different parts of the album.
Wu did the interview on a radio station WPGC in Washington, DC. The person who rings into a radio station at the start of the song was from an interview Wu did. RZA just said "I just need y'all voices" and Wu entered the studio the next morning and RZA arranged everything, including the karate chops. The original beat was totally different, and all Wu-members were in a different order. On the original recording version of the song, Inspectah Deck's verse came second, but RZA changed it to first in the order. The album version of the song (even the 'explicit' versions of the album) is edited to scratch out all profanity, save for repeated use of the word nigga. When it created an underground buzz, Wu-Tang signed with Loud Records and released it on May 3, 1993, with " Method Man" on its B-side. It was originally released December 14, 1992, as part of the "Protect Ya Neck"/"After the Laughter Comes Tears" single by Wu-Tang Records. "Protect Ya Neck" was the first Wu-Tang song bringing together the original four members and four others (excluding Masta Killa, who had not yet joined).
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