Whether or not you agree with the politics of Wu-Tang Tang, any group that openly talks about it's samples, even publishes the source material, gets my respect.
By doing so, and by explaining the reasoning behind using those specific samples, the group (Specifically RZA) elevates the listening experience to the listener. It truly motivates the musician inside me. A lot of people don't understand sampling; especially sampling sound effects and words from a movie. I've been a fan of several bands that do this (Skinny Puppy being one) But few explain what the motivation was/where it came from. Skinny Puppy and Wu-Tang Clan do.
How does this relate to being a geek? Well, unless you've tried sampling and tried to make those samples work within a song, you don't know the difficulty in matching tempo, having it at the right volume for the duration of the sample, and in general trying to make the rest of the music's sound compliment the sample. It's a very geeky thing involving serious computer prowess.
Here, at this website (thanks Wired) you can submerse yourself in what the Wu-Tang Clan's samples are, what they mean, and how they fit into the song. It's really quite interesting!
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