A 20th anniversary album from Wu-Tang Clan has been a topic of conversation among both fans and those in the Staten Island-based crew ever since RZA hinted at the release of such an album during an appearance on Sway In The Morning last year.
Since that time, a handful of details have surfaced in regards to A Better Tomorrow, but RZA may have caused concern among some fans during a recent interview as he revealed that Raekwon had not shown up to record any music for the album and Ghostface Killah had only been “20 percent present.”
RZA clarified his remarks as he spoke to Arsenio Hall of “The Arsenio Hall Show” earlier this week and said he still wants Raekwon to come through with his addition to what will likely be the group’s last album.
“He’s talking about an article I did where we was talking about doing the new album for the fans,” said RZA, in regards to his Grantland.com interview. “I think when you do 20 years of music and your fans are still supporting you, before you close the chapter, it’s good to do one more album. And so, I been reaching out to all the Wu-Tang brothers. And all of us came to the table so far. Method Man came did a lot of verses. Inspectah Deck, myself, but Raekwon is the last one to come to put his verses on. You know what I mean? So, in the article I was like ‘Yo, Raekwon, my brother, we need you. Come on up here, drop your verses, and let’s make this one final album for the fans.’ So, that’s what that article was about. And I still mean that.”
RZA remained optimistic about Raekwon submitting his verses for A Better Tomorrow and emphasized that everyone except the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard should be present on the project. Ironically, RZA’s appearance on “The Arsenio Hall Show” took place on the nine-year-anniversary of the death of ODB.
“If I can say this right now, today is a day that Ol’ Dirty Bastard passed away…But the thing is he can’t be here,” said RZA. “You know what I mean? I can be here. Raekwon can be here. Method Man can be here. So, I just thought that we all should be there. And I know Raekwon’s gonna be there. You know, I love him and we got nothing but brotherly love for each other. But put some of the business to the side and let’s go make this music, yo.”
In his interview with Grantland.com, RZA stated that Method Man showed up the most for the album and also has the most lyrics. He then gave credit to Cappadonna, Masta Killa, and U-God for also playing a role in the creation of the project.
“And one of the guys who showed up the most was Method Man,” he said. “He showed the most tenacity, he was the most vocal, he showed up the most, and he got the most lyrics on the new album. He’s already recorded eight or nine songs. He’s been on it. You know, I give Cappadonna credit; he’s been really on it. U-God has been present. Masta Killa be representing. Inspectah Deck has been somewhat present. Ghost has been, you know, 20 percent present. And Raekwon hasn’t shown up at all.”
With all the Wu news, you would think they are on the move…
Ghostface went to the studio, heard more wack ass post 97 RZA bullshit and told Rae don’t waste his time. Any Wu affiliated projects should be exec. produced by either Rae or Ghost.
RZA production is wack ever since he stopped using samples.
He can say that he’s branching out musically as much as he wants, but it doesn’t change the fact that its wack.
Post 97 huh?
You should probably look up his production credits of anything post 97 and realize how fucking stupid you are.
It’s a shame that this is the WuTangClan’s last album and they can’t get everyone involved. Times may have passed them by as a group, but they are one of the most groundbreaking groups of all time. After The W, they albums have been lackluster. Good thing Ghostface, Rae and Meth have been making quality music in the midst of the group turmoil. Shouts to Inspectah Deck, Gza, Cap and affiliate Killa Sin. We need a sequel(or a spiritual successor) to WuTang Forever. 90% of the rappers in the new millennium have been straight garbage…
CMON EMINEM!!! NO KEN KANIFF SKITS ON THE ALBUM?!!? WHAT THE FUCK?!!?
I thought the same thing when I first got the leak. After I bought the album, the iTunes version of “Evil Twin” closes with Ken Kaniff in the bathroom humming a raunchy remix of “Survival” and “Just Lose It.”
Translation: Buy the damn album & you’d know these things.
eminem is whack
theres a hidden ken kaniff skit in the bonus tracks
Why is everyone talking bout Eminem off a Wu article??
And…Who gives a shit about some skits?
It can be produced by Rae or Ghost but it still needs to have Meth spitting the most verses ..
He’s always been the dopest emcee in the group.
“I got, fat bags of skunk
I got, White Owl dub
And I’m about to go get lifted
Yes I’m about to go get lifted
I got, myself a forty
I got, myself a shorty
And I’m about to go and stick it
Yes I’m about to go and stick it”
M-E-T-H-O-D man
Rae and Ghost don’t produce, dummy.
And it’s white owl blunts. Quoting his dope lyrics wrong. God damn kids.
odb says its for the children
but i blame the children
no minors allowed
i assume he meant that ghost and rae can pick the beats since they seem to have the best ear for dope beats as of late.
this submitting verse shit is so whack. hip hop is dead. i miss the days when niggaz were all present in the studio making the song. do rock n roll musicians submit verses through e mail too?
Did you read the article? Rza said they were there…Meaning actually in the studio with him…Idiot
Rock and roll died years ago maybe not submitting through e-mail is part of the reason.
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aka child porn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHxUMJQjnIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXNeu-H3Tog
YO RZA WHERES MY ALBUMS I PAID FOR IN APRIL? NEVER SUPPORTING WU AGAIN FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE AND IM NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!
Like BOYCOTT SOUL TEMPLE MUSIC on Facebook if you got scammed too or if you wanna support the hundreds of people who got ripped off by RZA and his shady ass label
Bye, we won’t miss you.
RZA AND GHOST GONNA MISS OUR MONEY
I KNOW U-GOD GONNA MISS OUR MONEY WHAT HE SELL LIKE 3K TOTAL AND 1000 OF THOSE PEOPLE NEVER GOT WHAT THEY PAID FOR
U-God still won’t miss your money. That FB page has like 400 people and like 300 of them are just there to be nosey. Do the math this next Wu album will sell anywhere from 150-300k over a year easily which is sad since they should do that 1st week but a few hundred sales is peanuts in the bigger scheme of things.
ha… you fucking clown. You’ve been spewing the same shit on every Wu article. You act like RZA is in charge of the distribution to the end customer.
yall are some faggots condoning ripping off thousands of fans for no good reason.
hes may not be in charge of distro but hes in charge of the people who distribute it. its his label. he handles the losers that fucked up and took too many orders for shit they dont even have.
now the only thing they’re selling is MP3s cause they cant fill any orders!
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Top 5 Racist Rappers:
1. Lord Jamar
2. Dead Prez
3. Lauryn Hill
4. Immortal Technique
5. Ghostface Killah
Top 1 most racist dude posting on dx: This guy above me.
this album has to come out
RZA said nothing about GZA..
damn thats true…
He’s busy talking to NASA.
Hoping for a great album, but not getting my hopes up. I’m a longtime fan, but 8 Diagrams, with the exception of one or two tracks, was unlistenable. Besides Meth and Rza, it doesn’t sound like these guys even want to do another album.
i liked 8 diagrames
dont hate the wu or there going to selfe their album
right now there busy wit there deal with DC shoes
a better tomorrow drops next year
and i think the fans want to hear meth the most
“Unlistenable” is A) not a real word and B) complete bullshit.
Was it 36 Chambers or Forever? No, certainly not. But it definitely had some strong shit on there:
– Campfire: 4/5
– Take It Back: 4/5
– Rushing Elephants: 4/5
– Heart Gently Weeps: 5/5
– Gun Will Go: 5/5
– Windmill: 4.5/5
– Life Changes: 4.5/5
unlistenable? what a joke. it may be their worst album, but its far from bad.
to bad it wont drop till next year
no way is it going to be released before xmas
Its better that it drops next year. I rather it be official and not rushed. They’ve already had like 7 months so another 7 months would be perfect.
ya. Sucks Santa’s reindeer won’t be packing it, huh?
a better tomorrow and crystal meth
the only two albums i want right now
…and doomstarks …and madvillian 2
So that would be 4 and not 2 right? jk
it’s time for cilvaringz to pull that album out. yesterday on his instagram he previewed a clan banger with almost everybody on it including rae. wtf i dont understand how these guys work yo
Post link here please
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FFK5Oh10os
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpe1QieFGBw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmSMwErPs7Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHpnIXiffj8
It’s not ironic that the interview happened on the day ODB died, it’s coincidence. Very different, dx.
Word. Irony is like a professional swimmer dying because he drowned. HHDX needs more educated writers, real talk
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I’ve always made that EastCoast music. I sound like I’m from #Jersey…and took my sound to Europe #TRACKDIAMONDZ – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IHEtKBQAhA&list=PLCE78A111641CB4C0
Why did he say 7? shoulda been 8!
Poor masta killa, gets left out of “Method Man” and being mentioned lol
Appretnly he was in jail for ‘Method Man’ tho
yeah im a wu fan, but wu as a living group will be over after this. I’ve read ODB was part of the glue that kept them together. They will always be wu tang culturally and sonically, but as a group its over.
What you trying to do start beef !!!!!
The problem is, none of these niggas are actually in the studio together, so the chemistry suffers. There can’t be any chemistry if you’re not physically there together. The Wu’s chemistry is part of what made them so ill. You can just feel the energy they had when they were feeding off each other’s vibe. Now, collaborations in general are wack in Hip-Hop because niggas are 1000 miles apart doing songs together, just cutting and pasting shit. If you can’t get niggas together in the same room, then don’t even do an album together, straight up.