“Connect and network, that’s the part of the game that no one understands” –Raekwon. So says the chef, which explains why two decades deep the Clan commands a stature that stands up to easy Beatles comparisons. No one will ever confuse the Wu’s run between 2000 and 2008 with the Beatles of 62-70, but the first leak from the Mathematics curated, Return of the Wu & Friends, proves that in between their day-to-day routine of blunts and big swimming pools, the Clan found time to make some excellent unreleased tunes. The name of “Clap 2010” ostensibly indicates recent recording, but judging from the one-sheet accompanying the track, it’s only a remix. Either way, Rae, Ghost, Meth, and um, Mr, Xcitement can only mean a song that you will want, and since my Wu-Tang fandom compels me to help Corey Woods connect and network, here it is. There is nothing new about this kind of song, which is fine. Artists should be allowed to work within the boundaries of genre’s they helped create.
Tracklist of Wu-Tang & Friends below the jump — out Feb. 16th on Gold Dust.
Download:
MP3: Wu-Tang Clan feat. Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Man, U-God- “Clap 2010”
1. Wu-Tang Clan feat. Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Man, U-God- “Clap 2010”
2. Wu-Tang Clan- “Respect 2010”
3. Masta Kila feat. Raekwon & Ghostface- “It’s What It Is”
4. Wu-Tang Clan feat. Inspectah Deck, RZA, Ghostface- “Strawberries & Cream”
5. Wu-Tang Clan feat. GZA, Masta Killa & Inspectah Deck- “Steppin 2 Me”
6. Wu-Tang Clan feat. Raekwon, Method Man, Ghostface, Ica da Don & Inspectah Deck- “All Flowers”
7. Method Man- “John 3:16”
8. Raekwon- “Treez”
9. Wu-Tang Clan feat. RZA, Streetlife, Buddah Bless- “What It Is”
10. Masta Killa feat. RZA & Method Man- “Iron God Chamber”
11. Masta Killa feat. Ghostface, Buddah Bless, Raekwon, Eyes Low- “Real Nillaz”
12. Wu-Tang Clan feat. Method Man & GZA- “Rush”
13. Mathematics- “Da Way We Were”
14. Wu-Tang Clan feat. ODB & Bad Luck- “Early Grave”
15. Wu-Tang Clan- “Keep Pace”
