A question by XXL Magazine concerning the waiting period for Wu-Tang Clan’s highly anticipated Once Upon A Time In Shaolin album led to a harsh response from Method Man and a subsequent series of debunking tweets from RZA.
Yesterday (March 4), Method Man told the Hip Hop publication, “fuck that album.”
“I’m tired of this shit and I know everybody else is tired of it, too,” he said. “Fuck that album, if that’s what they are doing. I haven’t heard anything like that, but if they’re doing crap like that, fuck that album. Straight up. I’m just keeping it 100.”
Shortly after the interview was published on XXL.com, RZA took to Twitter to clarify Method’s comments.
“Y’all misinformed homies better go roll that sHhh light that Shhh and smoke that shhh and calm down. Y’all falling for the pork in the bun,” he wrote via the social media site. “A lot of you are not listening to what is already in front of you. This has always been a Single album concept. No surprises. #new idea.”
“FYI. @methodman was misinformed by @xxl and you guys are riding a wave into rocks. Do the knowledge before you speak,” he continued.
According to the iconic rap group’s promotional website for the project, scluzay.com, the “88 years” XXL was initially referring to has to do with when the album can be commercially released – for profit.
The site states that the group “decided that the right to release the album would be transferred only after 88 years have passed.”
The Wu’s choice to apply the number “88” is “mathematical coincidence.”
RZA explained on the site that there were eight original members of the Clan when they made “Protect Ya Neck” and “M.E.T.H.O.D Man.” The individual numbers of 2015 also add up to the number eight. The broker of this work carries the number eight in its name. The number eight on its side is a symbol of infinity and was used on the Wu-Tang Forever album.
“It’s always had great symbolic significance for us,” he says. “For us it also addresses the issue of music’s longevity in a time of mass production and short attention spans. Nothing about this record revolves around short-term gains, but rather around the legacy of the music and the statement we’re making.”
Check out RZA’s tweets below:
(March 5, 2015)
UPDATE: Wu Tang has released an official statement regarding the “88 year” clause attached to its Once Upon A Time In Shaolin album. To clarify the misleading reports that have been circulating the Internet, the Wu states:
Only one single copy of Once Upon A Time In Shaolin was ever to be made. This has been the case since the very first announcement. A commercial release was never planned. The right to commercialize it, meaning the right to sell it en mass to the public in any form is not allowed until 88 years from now.
If the public rights were handed over now, then this would be a record deal like any other. Not the sale of a single copy. It can be exhibited publically and it can be given away for free. But it cannot be commercialized as a conventional album release until 2013. Even then, it will be the owner’s decision to release it or keep it as a single unit, not the Wu-Tang.
For more Wu Tang coverage, watch the following DX Daily:
All I see is Rza talking out of his ass. How is everyone misinformed?
The misinformation is in the way xxl and meth spoke of it being released 88 years from now and presumably not sold to the highest bidder in form of one of one unit.******Also it appears in the statement that 2013 was intended to be 2103. More misinformation, HAHA****** Bytheway, if u don’t like the Wu no more that’s yo thing but he never contradicted himself on the release of that project.
Whoever buys this album can still monetize of its purchase. Release it solely from their website. Receive revenue from ad sales, and require those who download the album to give their email address, then take all of the emails they have farmed from the downloading and then sell those to a company that collects emails for companies that send out “spam”. The point of this being one copy and no commercial sale for 88 years, was not to stop people from hearing the record at all.
you’re smart ass, aren’t you
@BM? Whats that stand for, Bowel Movement? So you’re a piece of shit, aren’t you?
don’t try so hard w/ ur jokes, Brian
I mean, that was a pretty good joke.
no drake no fucks given. These scrubs are nothing compared to drake.
drake actually likes wu tang dumbass
Hahahahahahah!!! Oh my fucking sides….
who wants to waste 5-10 Mill so the rest of us can hear it free???
not paying to hear it, paying to own it
the whole concept really is stupid and the definition of a sell out. Some paint on a canvas is worth billions if rich people say so?? I thought wu tang was for the babies
how r they selling out? Theyre specifically not selling the album for profit, there doing it this way to make history, u simple minded 85%ers shouldnt even be listening to wu tang foh
You spelt 2103 wrong…
So is the fuckin album coming out in my lifetime or not. I’ve never seen so much bullshit about an album release damn
its not being sold in stores but the music will still be leaked for the fans to hear, its really not that hard to understand
Can we all just use logic here? Vinyl, Analog, CDs, Mp3s? Do you see where I’m going? In 88years is anyone even going to be able to listen to it? RZA? Did you think this through?
very good point sir.
It’s funny that you mention Vinyl. Vinyl to this day is the best High Definition sound format available. CD falls flat against Vinyl sound. That’s why many big artists sell their cd on Vinyl because the sound is unmatchable to CD. Kanye and them all sell Vinyls. You just have to be careful and read the back of hte labels and see if it was mixed for Vinyl. They are a lot of CD Masterings just straight copied onto Vinyl, which is BS.
Until 2013, lol
88 years? Only one copy, this is sick! the lil snippets I heard from that cd is fucking sick
RZA is now the Vince McMahon of Wu-Tang. A pioneer that revolutionized an industry who is now completely out of touch with his fan base. Sad shit.
It is your choice if you are a fan or not. I would love to hear that songs in my life time, but if not, nothing so terrible will happen. RZA and all members of Wu built their respect and careers on talent and skills so it is only their choice what they will do with their materials and know how. Fans are fans because they like that shit, not because the artist/s have obligation to do what they want. Just get over it, we have got a plenty of albums to listen from them…If someone was willing to have this album and satisfy, he would pay for it, and release for everyone for free listening…if it s everyone so smart how is this back stabbing for fans, who would do this as an acts that all fans all in unity with the group? And maybe split the expenses with them…Start thinking now please
I understand the stupid project, and it is stupid. But what if the person who buys it just decides to put the album on ice for 88 years? Then no one is hearing jack.
Meth was right…..
They fell the fuck off anyway. OVO is continuing their legacy while their recent album, a day after tomorrow was embarrassing.
Anyone with sense can see this “album” I is a hoax. This is a bunch of verses picked off the cutting room floor and pieced together to make a compilation. Civil is involved because RZA knows he don’t have that touch anymore.
This will be the last nail in the coffin of the wu tang clan. Ringz’ sound is probably the most true to the original grit. Trying to push “Feelings” down our throats…a gd show tune….while he keeps the raw locked up. This is a slap in the face to all of those who have been down since day one, followed all the spin off shit. What have they done collectively since Forever….nothing. If RZA cared so much about the legacy, then he wouldn’t be trying to make high art. The guys who made 36 chambers would shit on this whole line of thinking. If I don’t get to hear this album in the next year than the Wu Tang are dead to me. I’m a piece of shit and they don’t give a fuck about me sure….but you need to rub it in my face this way.
This sounds like a pretty stupid idea idea to be honest. Fans have been waiting for some real Wu-Tang content for a long time so how are you going to dangle that carrot in front of everyone and say they can’t have it? This is fucking clown shoes.
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