Raekwon has answered whether Wu-Tang Clan fans will be treated to another album anytime soon, while also teasing a new solo project of his own.
The Chef took to Instagram Live on Monday (July 29) to respond to speculation surrounding the Wu potentially reuniting for their eighth LP.
“Good question. I mean, we tryna get it together, you know?” he said. “Everybody’s spread out. Everybody’s doing something great in their life, so when it’s time for everybody to get in the room, it just seems like it’s the hardest shit in the world. But it ain’t like we don’t want to.”
He added: “And then you got so many minds. You throw a beat out and a n-gga be like, ‘I like that, I don’t like that.’ It’s hard. It’s real hard, but don’t count us out. Don’t never count us out.”
Raekwon then turned his attention to his own music, saying: “This next record I’ma do? I’m telling y’all, this next record. I’m gonna announce my next record on Cuban Linx day. August 1, 29-year anniversary. I’m gonna hit y’all the title of the next album.
“This one’s gonna fuck y’all n-ggas up. Trust.”
Wu-Tang Clan’s last album arrived in 2015 in the form of the much-publicized Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, although only one physical copy was released.
Intended to emphasize the value of music in age of rampant piracy and low streaming payouts, the album was purchased for $2 million by notorious “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli, who was later ordered to hand over the record by a federal court after being convicted of securities fraud.
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin was then bought by the NFT collective PleasrDAO in a $4 million deal with the U.S. Department of Justice.
After being shrouded in mystery for almost a decade, the album was finally made more widely accessible last month as part of a 10-day museum exhibition in Tasmania, Australia, where fans could hear a 30-minute excerpt created by its producer Cilvaringz.
As for Raekwon’s solo catalog, the veteran MC released his most recent album The Wild in 2017, complete with appearances from Lil Wayne, CeeLo Green and G-Eazy.
The project earned a 4.3 out of 5 score from HipHopDX, with writer William Ketchum III praising its small but solid supporting cast, as well as Rae’s “novelist-like attention to detail and linguistic mastery.”
The Wu Tang Clan ain’t nothing to F with.. Am I right guys ?
A group of 9 emcees has to be the damndest job to try and get them all on the same page at the same time to record an album. Hopes they can get it done! Suuuuuuuu!!!!
Tbh Im actually impressed Wu Tang gave us more than two albums considering how crazy their run was. Im always ready for some new Raekwon though. Top 5 in my book.
Wu fans are more than hungry for a new Wu, everyone all in together now and just spit that real shit.
And I bet all 1000 copies sold will show how real hip hip is still alive. As one of thr biggest Wu heads to walk the planet, I don’t think they have it in them. Prove me wrong, I’d love nothing more.
A bunch of them has released solid projects or verses lately. And the ep that came with of mics and men was solid. I think Wu can make another great album as long as Ghost, Rae, Gza, Deck and Meth gets the most time on the mic (no disrespect to the rest of the Wu). Throw in a couple unreleased ODB verses (if there are any), someone keeps the foot on Rzas neck through the whole process to make sure the beats are nice. Oh, and a guest verse from Nas.
I’m a big Wu fan. The first 2 Wu albums were classics the rest of them were total duds
Disagree. They only got two duds and thats A Better Tomorrow and 8 Diagrams. Both those albums should have been EPs like Of Mics and Men soundtrack. Rest of their albums are great.
Definitely looking forward to this, and the fact that he said don’t count out a Wu Album, there’s probably gonna be one drop either start of next year or next summer (fingers crossed…prediction lol)
They need grimy producers from the underground to get that 90s Wu sound. Or lock rza in the basement for a few months with bread, water and with an SP1200 and some old records
They need grimy producers from the underground to get that 90s Wu sound. Or lock rza in the basement for a few months with bread, water and with an SP1200 and some old records
The only way they can do another Wu album is to put their egos to the side and work together. Whether it is sending lyrics back and forth or independently agree by majority vote for beat selection. I don’t think another Wu album will happen though. Too many mcs and ideas are in that group. And when there are too many ideas and opinions then nothing usually happens.
This ain’t happening. Have you been to a concert of theirs lately? They don’t even get along on stage. They’re exhausted, and they should be, they’re 50-60 years old son. Listen, I Love Wu. I used to practically worship them in the 90s. But it’s like watching a great show try to force out more seasons when it’s not good anymore. It starts to taint the legacy. I’d be more interested in just a Raekwon solo album, because Rae is always focused when it comes to his own projects. Get some Wu guest appearances on there, fine. STOP expecting Rza to make beats like he did in the 90s, he doesn’t HAVE IT anymore, how much evidence do you need? The guy is Hollywood now and that’s fine, but it doesn’t lend itself to making HIPHOP music. He thinks he’s an ‘orchestrator’, and nobody wants to tell him that it sounds like someone throwing a fisher price piano down a flight of stairs.