If they don’t record another album together, doesn’t that mean they are no longer a group? And am I the only one that thinks the Rza is being generous when he refers to the other solo ventures as having the “same sound.” via ProHipHop
“I don’t know, really, to tell you the truth…Wu-Tang is forever, I think, and we’ll be making the same sounds, whether we make it together or separately. But as far as making an album together, I don’t know.”
“I wouldn’t want to get into a business relationship with the Wu-Tang Clan because it hurt my business, Universal Music’s business, the record business. It hurt a lot of people when they wouldn’t show up for music videos, for press. It (wastes) a lot of people’s money. A lot of people got fired — the guys don’t even know how many people got fired because of them.”
I wouldn’t say they broke up just because there aren’t going to be any more group albums. That’s just a business decision. I think if Rza said he would never tour or do a show with Wu-Tang Clan in the future, then Wu as a group would be no longer.
i guess if they perform together they’re still wu-tang clan. but think about when the beatles broke up. when john lennon bounced and decided not to record as “beatles” any more. wasn’t that really the beginning of the end? if there is no forseeable “wu-tang clan” album, is there a wu-tang clan?
whats up with that “shaolin vs. the wu-tand” album raekwon was talking about putting together?
guys, these dudes arent starvin anymore…they dont need to make the music anymore.a hard fact to accept? maybe. we all want to root for the old school champions, but the fights are fixed now. there’s more money to be made in movie scoring.one is ready to do business on the highest level, and the others arent feelin that for some reason.time to move on until the time is right. and when it is we can all enjoy it all over again .. until then,i got my cd’s. fuckit.
I hear that, so it seems everything comes to an end. Wu-Tang will always be one of my most favorite groups. However, I’ve always felt that the Wu had been the in the position for many years to do something remarkable, something unprecedented in Hip Hop. I expected them to put out a “Black Album” of their own, but independently (they had the means, didn’t they?). A venture like that would’ve made them financial juggernauts and would’ve been the biggest middle-finger to an industry and media that for decades has taken advantage of artists and for the most part pushed music that perpetuates messages of hedonism and over indulgence to the hip hop youthful, the “future old heads”. I’ve been disappointed with their efforts post “Forever.” 8 Diagrams was cool, but felt rushed and not as cohesive as past projects. Its almost unworthy of being their final collaboration. But when its all said and done, the Wu has given a lot to Hip Hop, yet personally, their legacy still feels incomplete and seems doomed to be lost in the muck of the “here today, gone tomorrow” mindset that is rampant in our society. I guess this news only serves as a reminder that nothing is forever. Peace.
10 years from now: Wu-Tang Clan Reunite for score to RZA’s new film! All production handled by the Zig Zag on one of ten remaining sp1200s.
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