The wait for new Wu-Tang Clan music is
over.
The influential New York-based rap
collective has dropped “Keep Watch,”
the first track lifted from the long-overdue
new album “A Better Tomorrow”.
Singer Nathaniel provides vocals in the
chorus and long-time Wu-Tang
collaborator DJ Mathematics lends his
production skills to the song, which arrived unexpectedly Tuesday night.
In their own words, Wu-Tang describe the
new work as “Classic 90s Mono Beat,
infused with lyrical dart throwing
content.”
“A Better Tomorrow” has been a long time
coming. Late last year, RZA talked-up the
20th anniversary album as being just six
weeks or so from completion. It would
now seem the album’s nearly ready to go.
“A Better Tomorrow” is available to preorder at the Wu Music Group Website,
which carries a message to explain the
set is “in the works and almost ready to
ship.”
All the core Wu-Tang members appear
to be involved in the new project, though
Raekwon has remained absent throughout. Anyone who thinks he’s about to
jump back on board should “keep
dreaming,” he tweeted
In an interview with AP published last
year, RZA said “everybody did their
verses except Raekwon. He hasn’t turned
in his verses yet. I don’t know if he’s still
trying to find the vibe of the music. We
have to talk about it before it becomes too
late. But he hasn’t come to the table yet.”
The album marks their first release since
“8 Diagrams” arrived in 2007. “This is
the first album we’ve recorded in seven
years,” RZA said last year. “And we can’t
wait seven years for another album.”.
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