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.Associated actsWebsiteMembers.Past members(deceased)Wu-Tang Clan is an American group formed in the borough of in 1992, originally composed of rapper-producer and rappers,. An important act in the and styles, Wu-Tang Clan are regarded as one of the most influential hip hop groups of all time. Their 1993 debut album, is considered one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.Wu-Tang Clan has released four. The group has introduced and launched the careers of a number of, collectively known as the Wu-Tang Killa Bees. In 2008, ranked them 'the No. 1 greatest hip hop group of all time'. Kris Ex of called Wu-Tang Clan 'the best rap group ever'.

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In 2004, hailed them as one of the most influential groups of the last ten years. Contents.History FoundingIn the late 1980s, cousins, and formed a group named Force of the Imperial Master, also known as the. Each member recorded under an alias: Grice as The Genius, Diggs as Prince Rakeem or The Scientist, and Jones as The Specialist. The group never signed to a major label, but caught the attention of the New York City rap scene and was recognized by rapper. By 1991, The Genius and Prince Rakeem were signed to separate record labels.

The Genius released (1991) on and Prince Rakeem released (1991) on. Both were soon dropped by their labels. Embittered but unbowed, they refocused their efforts and on new monikers; The Genius became (pronounced 'jizza'), while Prince Rakeem became (pronounced 'rizza').RZA began collaborating with Dennis Coles, later known as, another rapper from the in.

The duo decided to create a hip hop group whose ethos would be a blend of ' picked up from, teachings picked up on the New York streets, and comic books.' Wu-Tang Clan assembled in late 1992 with as the de facto leader and the group's producer. RZA and adopted the name for the group after the film. Their debut album loosely adopted a vs. Theme, dividing the album into Shaolin and Wu-Tang sections.The group developed for the name (as hip hop pioneers such as and did with their names), including 'We Usually Take All Niggas' Garments', 'Witty Unpredictable Talent And Natural Game', and 'Wisdom of the Universe, and the Truth of Allah for the '.

1992–96: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and solo albumsWu-Tang Clan became known in 1993 following the release of the independent single ', which helped gain the group a sizable underground following. Though there was some difficulty in finding a record label that would sign Wu-Tang Clan while still allowing each member to record solo albums with other labels, Loud/ finally agreed, releasing their debut album, in November 1993. The album received critical acclaim, and to date is regarded as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. The success of Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers established the group as a creative and influential force in mid-1990s hip hop, allowing Ol' Dirty Bastard, GZA, RZA, Raekwon, U-God, Method Man, and Ghostface Killah to negotiate solo contracts.

RZA spoke on the Wu-Tang Clan's unorthodox business model:We reinvented the way hip hop was structured, and what I mean is, you have a group signed to a label, yet the infrastructure of our deal was like anyone else's. We still could negotiate with any label we wanted, like went with, stayed with, went with, went with, feel me?.

And all these labels still put ' on the credits. Wu Tang was a financial movement.

So what do you wanna diversify.?. Your assets? Wu-Tang Clan performing at Budapest – 2015.07.07In March 2014 it was reported that in addition to work on A Better Tomorrow, a Wu-Tang Clan compilation album entitled The Wu – Once Upon A Time In Shaolin had been recorded, with Wu-Tang-affiliated producer as the primary producer instead of RZA. The album, a double album consisting of 31 tracks, will not be given a conventional commercial release and only one copy has been produced; this copy will be toured in museums, art galleries and music festivals before being sold at a high price to a single individual. In August 2014, a reporter from traveled to to meet Cilvaringz and hear a 51-second snippet of a song from the album, which featured. The snippet was subsequently put on their website.

The album is encased in a handcrafted silver-and-nickel box made by British-Moroccan artist Yahya and features never-before-heard music recorded over years. RZA stated he has been receiving multiple million dollar offers for the album. Despite the album's exclusivity it made an appearance in electronic dance music producer 's music video for his song 'Fuck That' even though he did not purchase the project. The album was sold through Paddle8, an online auction house, for $2 million to.

When the arrested Martin Shkreli on December 17, 2015, they did not seize the Wu-Tang Clan album. Following the victory of candidate in the, Shkreli broadcast excerpts from the album on streaming platforms. The Saga Continues. Main article:The group's latest album was released in 2017. It features all members of Wu-Tang Clan except U-God, who sued the group for over $2 million in royalties in November 2016.In 2019, debuted.Members. (born Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, 1969) – The de facto leader of the group. He produced the entirety of and the majority of the tracks on subsequent Wu-Tang albums.

He has also produced many of the group members' solo efforts. He has scored several Hollywood films, such as, the first installment of,. He has also scored the anime series.

In 2012, RZA directed, co-wrote, and had a lead acting role in. (born Gary Grice, 1966) – The oldest member of the group as well as the most experienced, having begun rapping in 1976 when hip hop was still a local New York phenomenon. He was also the first to release an album, with in 1991.

He is known for his use of metaphor, containing references to Samurai films, and teachings., his second solo album, is often acclaimed as the best Wu-Tang solo project. (born Russell Tyrone Jones, 1968–2004) – Arguably the most eccentric and erratic member of the group, his wild behavior drew significant media attention. He was known for his off beat rhymes, charismatic ululations, slightly garbled style, and unpredictable vocal inflections. ODB was among the most popular members of the Wu-Tang Clan, with high sales and guest spots with industry giants like. Ol' Dirty Bastard died in 2004 from an accidental drug overdose. (born Clifford Smith, 1971) – The youngest member of the Wu-Tang Clan and the first to release a Wu-Tang solo album with.

His career is highlighted by platinum sales and a for with. He has also had a significant acting career with many film and television credits to his name, most notably the popular series, where he portrayed the character of Cheese Wagstaff, the lieutenant of drug lord Proposition Joe. He also acted in the comedy film and the sitcom, both co-starring with Redman, with whom he also made an album in 1999 titled as well as the 2009 sequel. Method Man's friendship with is credited for preventing more heat between Biggie, Raekwon and Ghostface. (born Corey Woods, 1970) – Nicknamed 'The Chef' for having 'lyrical flavor', and ability to cook cocaine into 'crack rock.'

His lyrics contain extensive use of New York slang, which is often delivered in an aggressive, fast-paced manner. He is also known for his storytelling about wealth, power, and prestige derived from the. His influential solo album is often credited with initiating the phenomenon of the mid-to-late-1990s. A sequel to the album was released in 2009,. (born Dennis Coles, 1970) – Known for his distinctive, abstract, energetic and emotional style of rapping. He had a large role in Raekwon's and later released his debut album to critical acclaim.

Mainstream hip-hop press credits his second album with 'saving the Wu.' He has released 12 solo albums, more than any other member of the group. (born Jason Hunter, 1970) – Inspectah Deck is known for his use of metaphors and complicated rhyme-schemes.

He was a popular guest rapper in 1997 and 1998. He is also a producer, providing beats for artists both in and out of the Wu-Tang Clan, such as Ghostface Killah, Method Man, and others. (born Lamont Jody Hawkins, 1970) – A founding member with his own solo career, U-God's has had a relatively low profile, in part due to his limited exposure from being incarcerated for most of the recording of, in which he only delivered short verses on 'Da Mystery of Chessboxin' and '.' He is known for his 'bass-like' voice, and his style of rap. (born Elgin Turner, 1969) – The only member not already an experienced rapper at the time of the group's formation, he was extensively mentored by GZA during his early days with the group.

He was largely absent on the group's first album due to his being incarcerated, though he did contribute the final verse to the track 'Da Mystery of Chessboxin', He also had stand-out verses to and other members solo albums, delivered with a talk-rap style. He was also the last member to release a solo album, in 2004, which was generally well received.

(born Darryl Hill, 1969) – After growing up as friends with many of the Clan members, Cappadonna made his debut as an affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan on Raekwon's hit single '. He was also a guest star, along with Raekwon, on Ghostface Killah's solo debut album,. He made his first appearance on a Wu-Tang Clan album in 1997 on on the single '. Following his appearance on Forever, he contributed significantly to the group's third studio album, at which point his appearances were no longer marked with 'Feat. Cappadonna', as they had been on Forever.

After a falling out with RZA the next year over royalties, he did not appear at all on the group's subsequent album. He eventually reunited with the group for their concert at 2004's, and appeared on 2007's.Cappadonna's status as an official member was at one point unclear. While long referred to by both the group and fans as the 'unofficial tenth member', there was no confirmation on whether he actually became the official tenth member following the death of Ol' Dirty Bastard. MTV.com's biographies of both him and the group claim that he is an official member. However, while his vocals on 8 Diagrams were not marked with 'Feat.

Cappadonna', much like his contributions to the group's The W album, he does not appear on the front cover with the original eight living members, and is not featured in the album's booklet with a picture, although he is included in the group's shout-out's sections. A 2007 interview about the Clan before the release of 8 Diagrams also claims that RZA officially added him as a member, but there were no quotations or statements to back up this claim within the article.

He would also appear credited as a member on the 2012 Wu-Tang Clan song 'Six Directions of Boxing' off the soundtrack for 's and be confirmed to be working on the group's sixth studio album. Cappadonna would be one of the most significant workers on the sixth album A Better Tomorrow. More recently, multiple publications such as, and have referred to Cappadonna as an official member of the group. In 2014, RZA definitively clarified Cappadonna's status as an official member stating that Cappadonna had been an official member of the group since the group's 8 Diagrams album. ProductionAccording to RZA, he tries to have no more than 20–25% sampling on any given record, something starkly different from many other major hip hop groups. He uses 'the sampler more like a painter's palette than a. Then again, I might use it as a Xerox if I find rare beats that nobody had in their crates yet'.

He played much of the piano himself, with and as major influences; for instance, he created the piano part to 'Da Mystery of Chessboxin' after watching the Thelonious Monk documentary, Straight, No Chaser.RZA's production technique, specifically the manner of chopping up and/or speeding or slowing soul samples to fit his beats, has been picked up by currently popular producers, most notably and, the two main producers behind. West's own take on RZA's style briefly flooded the rap market with what was dubbed 'chipmunk soul', the pitch bending of a vocal sample to where it sounded as though the singer had inhaled helium.

Several producers at the time copied the style, creating other offshoots. West has admitted that his style was distinctly influenced by RZA's production, and RZA has acknowledged his influence in an issue of, saying he wished he had produced 'Jesus Walks' and 'Breathe', two 2004 hits produced by Kanye West and Just Blaze, respectively. Kanye West commented:Wu-Tang? Me and my friends talk about this all the time. We think Wu-Tang had one of the biggest impacts as far as a movement.

From slang to style of dress, skits, the samples. Similar to the production style I use, RZA has been doing that. Lyrics's helped (with the likes of ) popularize the that remained widespread for more than half a decade. The landmark album touted a lifestyle patterned on drug dealing, regrets of living in harsh conditions, and partying (including popularizing the brand of champagne) which, and other popular artists all borrowed and/or expanded upon these themes at points in their respective careers.The Wu-Tang Clan's slang has long been a staple of their music, wherein members would blend terms, /oriental words, and comic book and street terms to create their own nicknames for actions, people, places and things (such as the christening of as 'Shaolin Land' and money as 'C.R.E.A.M.' RZA noted in, that Raekwon was the resident 'slang-master' of a great deal of the slang used by the group.Syndication Video gamesAll nine original members of the group were featured in the game, released for the on October 31, 1999, as well as a special collector's edition controller. Ghostface Killah and Yung Dirty Doucette, as well as collaborators, Redman and, also play themselves in all three games in the Def Jam video games, and.Method Man is an avid fan of video games himself and has publicly stated that he loves playing online with other users, and is part of an online clan ('KMA/Kiss My Ass'). His name is 'ICU'.

He has a fellow SOCOM player featured on a skit on his album 4:21. The Day After.In, main character Salem talks about Wu-Tang asking his teammate Rios who the best member is. Salem says it's RZA but he says Ghostface Killah is pretty good himself. In the ending cut scene, a reference is made when Salem says 'Survey says?'

And Rios replies 'You're dead'. The exchange referenced the lyric, 'And the survey says? / You're dead!'

From 'Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' Ta F' Wit', from the album Enter the Wu-Tang Clan (36 Chambers).Several tracks by Clan members and affiliates such as Method Man, Ghostface, Cappadonna, Trife, DJ Mathematics and others were featured in the 2006 game., based on the TV series, was released in January 2009 for the. Its soundtrack, like the show, was produced by RZA.Clothing lineOli 'Power' Grant was one of the first to move from music to clothes. The Clan's executive producer, Grant began making clothes in the early 1990s, with little success. But in 1995, after the platinum success of, manufacturers who earlier wouldn't extend Power credit saw the potential. He opened four Wu Wear stores, in New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Norfolk, Virginia. The line was carried in Macy's, Rich's, and d.e.m.o, among others. Power says he earned $10 million in 1998.Method Man was unhappy with the decision to bring Wu-Tang into the fashion world with Wu Wear, despite the brand being a major money-maker for the group.

'When Wu-Wear started making shoes and sneakers and pants, it was shoddy material. I never rocked that shit.' 'I'm going to bring out Dirty Wear,' declared ODB. 'A set of ready-worn clothes: 'Dirty Wear, for the girl who likes to wear her panties three days in a row.' 'In 1999, Nike released a Wu-Tang Clan themed dunk hi. The shoes were produced in low quantities.

Their rarity and popularity makes them very sought after, with reseller prices as much as $7,500.A partnership between Wu-Tang and the Alife NYC clothing group took place in 2007 through 2008 for an exclusive series of custom sneakers, T-shirts, hoodies and other accessories for men and women. The collection was named 'A Wu-Tang Life'.Controversy G-UnitGhostface had a non-publicized feud with in the late 1990s and early 2000s. On 50 Cent's track ' insults were aimed at many high-profile rappers, including Wu-Tang. In the early 2000s the argument made it on to wax with skits titled 'Clyde Smith' on featuring a low-pitched recording of what most fans believe to be Raekwon's voice derisively making fun of 50 Cent's behavior and his methods of attracting attention to himself. The skit also joked at other unnamed 'gangster rappers' in New York. 50 Cent took offense and came back with a short track dissing Wu-Tang Clan, and Ghostface in particular.

That track was later reworked into the titled Too Hot with 50 rapping over a sample of Ghostface on Raekwon's album. 50 rose to fame, both he and Ghostface talked in interviews with SOHH.com and Hot 97 Radio about the supposed argument, both saying that the argument was never that serious and nothing major had happened.A supposed diss song, 'Small Change (Who The Fuck Is 50 Cent)', which circulated the web in the beginning of 2001 was rumoured to be by the Clan, but was proven to be recorded by Polite and Lord Superb of (Raekwon's then side-project).

On 'One Blood Under W,' from album, Masta Killa raps, 'Fuck fame, I shoot a hole in a 50 cent piece to test my aim/how dare you call the gods in vain.' Member has alleged that Ghostface had a for his critically acclaimed album. In an interview with magazine, Yayo claimed that Far Rockaway native Lord Superb, who guested on the album, wrote a majority, if not all, of the lyrics. In an interview with hiphopdx.com, who also appears on the album, responded saying: 'He Tony Yayo know damn well he Superb ain’t write that fuckin’ album. I don't even wanna get into shit like that, because it just makes me upset that muthafuckas be running they mouth all kinda ways. But at the end of the day, I think Ghost gonna have to really say what he gotta say.' However, in a November 2007 interview with Rhapsody Music, Ghost responded with '.'

Perb Superb is Rae's Raekwon man. He been in the studio a few times while we’re doing shit.

He ain’t write shit. All ‘Perb contributed was a couple of lines that you could put in the air. When we write, we all do that. 'Say this one right here' or 'Put this one right here.' We all catch lines with each other ‘cause you in the studio. You got niggas around you that write. Even if he did write a verse, he could never make an album of mine.

He couldn’t make an album, you feel me? I made Supreme Clientele what it is. Those are my stories, based around whatever they’re based upon. I can’t see what songs ‘Perb wrote. He ain’t write 'Mighty Healthy' or 'One' or 'Apollo Kids' or 'Cherchez LaGhost' or 'Saturday Nite' or 'Malcolm.' ' called Tony Yayo 'a bitch' in an interview with Undergroundhiphop.com, and threatened to beat him down when he sees him, but said that no diss tracks will be recorded.

The Notorious B.I.G.During his career, had a checkered relationship with the Wu-Tang Clan. He collaborated with Raekwon on the 1994 Ron G song 'Stop the Breaks,' which also featured Killa Sin and; the same year, on B.I.G.' S debut album, Method Man was featured on the song 'The What' (and was the only featured rapper on the album.) The song, 'The What,' was produced by, who had strong ties to Notorious B.I.G.

As well as several Clan members, such as RZA and GZA. According to Method Man, though even at this point friction was present between Biggie and the Clan, the two rappers got along:It was no secret: Rae didn’t like him, Ghost didn’t like him. They thought he was a biter. But if you look at Rae and Ghost, they don’t like nobody! The rest of my niggas had love for Big. It was just Rae and Ghost.and my niggas—-it’s like we’re a unit, we moved as a unit.

So where if one of my niggas ain’t speakin’, then nobody was speakin’. And we would just roll right by B.I.G., walk right past. But Lil' Cease can vouch for this, and my niggas can vouch for this—-I always stopped to give word with Big. No matter what.

There was a show.and he had performed, and Wu-Tang had performed that night.outside the club Big approached me and shit. Like, 'Yo, I wanna do something with you on my album.' In 1995, on the album, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah commented on Big in a skit called 'Shark Niggas (Biters).' Alleging that he copied the cover from Nas' landmark release, as well as styles from other rap artists. This generated longstanding controversy over their differences with B.I.G., and in later interviews, both rappers would downplay the incident: 'It was one of them skits where we was looking at our competition. And when Ghost is saying whatever he was saying, we kinda knew who he was talking about, but it wasn't like we was trying to start a beef.

It's just sometimes, when you get in the booth and you start saying what you wanna say, it just happened.' God bless the dead, I love B.I.G. He's a fucking icon. Even when I seen him out in Cali, I wanted to tell son, yo, let's go ahead and make this record together because I matured through the years, and at the same time, I recognized good music.

We shook hands on some peace shit, but that was all, cause they was on their way to leaving out. A day or two later, niggas killed him.In the Wu-Tang Manual, a book by the RZA on the origins of the Wu-Tang Clan, he recalls a concert at which Biggie and Wu-Tang both performed, at which Raekwon and Ghostface were reportedly under the influence, and angry at some comments B.I.G. In RZA's view, had the artists and their entourages met up that night, things could have gotten violent, but nothing of the sort ever occurred. It is worth mentioning that on B.I.G.'

S final studio album he took a shot back at Raekwon on the song 'Kick in the Door' (which was a diss song to several other rappers as well) with the line; 'Fuck that, why try/Throw bleach in ya eye' which was a response to lyrics from Raekwon's song 'Ice Water', where Raekwon rhymed; '.To top it all off, beefin' for White/Pullin' bleach out, tryin'a throw it in my eyesight.' On the posthumous 1997 song 'Victory,' released on Puff Daddy's album, B.I.G. Also rhymes, 'Militant/Y'all faggots ain't killin' shit,' in response to a Ghostface Killah line on the song 'Criminology' where he raps; 'RZA baked the track and it's militant/Then I react like a convict, and start killin' shit.' It is also worth mentioning that B.I.G. Chose RZA to produce the track 'Long Kiss Goodnight', a song allegedly aimed at Biggie's longtime rival, which appeared on Life After Death.RZA went on to comment about the collaboration, saying 'Biggie was always pretty cool with me. He liked the Wu-Tang sound. He requested me to be on the album.

I didn’t know if everybody in his camp agreed with it.but we was always cool with each other.at the end he’s talking about everybody was fucking with them at that time. He could have even been talking about me laughs, ’cause there was some cuts at Biggie on the Cuban Linx. Album'On the same album, B.I.G. Gave thanks to Wu-Tang in the album's liner notes, and also inserted lyrics praising the Wu-Tang Clan single '; on the song 'Notorious Thugs,' he states, 'I'mma tell you like a nigga told me/Cash rules everything around me.' On his 2002 album, Nas references the feud on his song 'Last Real Nigga Alive,' implying that although he and Big had their differences, they were friendly; while he was also on good terms with Raekwon, neither Big nor Raekwon got along, and both warned Nas the other would copy his lyrics and style. In 2006, Ghostface and Raekwon did a posthumous collaboration with B.I.G., on the song 'Three Bricks,' which was originally intended to appear on the posthumous Biggie album, but it instead became a bonus song on the Ghostface Killah album. In 2008, Raekwon did a cover of ' hit 'Letter to B.I.G.,' injecting his own thoughts on his deceased former rival.Sean CombsIn 1998, ODB rushed onstage unexpectedly during 's acceptance speech for ' at the, and began complaining that he had recently purchased expensive clothes in anticipation of winning the ' award that he lost to.

Before being escorted off-stage, he implored the audience, 'I don't know how you all see it, but when it comes to the children, Wu-Tang is for the children. We teach the children. Puffy is good, but Wu-Tang is the best. I want you all to know that this is ODB, and I love you all. His bizarre onstage antics were widely reported in the mainstream media. Dirty made it known on that he meant no disrespect to Combs, but that feelings were hurt on Combs' end. Later that night Combs' bodyguards would physically threaten ODB, but Dirty insisted to his friends and family in attendance that no violence broke out.

Following the award show, Howard Stern asked Dirty about the incident with Diddy's bodyguards on his radio show, but Dirty wouldn't play up the incident as he didn't want to shine a bad light on hip hop because of one minor altercation.Ghostface appeared on the 2002 Bad Boy Records release, along with Combs on the remix to the song 'Special Delivery.' Ghostface even gives Bad Boy Records a shout out for inviting him on the track when he raps 'Bad Boy, thank you for this special delivery.' Combs was one of the executive producers for Method Man's 2004 album, although Meth later voiced his displeasure with the final product. 'On the third LP, it was suggested to bring in Harve Pierre and P Diddy. Who am I to argue? Puff knows how to sell some records. But that wasn't the direction to go in, and I know that now.'

In 2006, also called out Combs' decisions on the posthumous album, saying that Biggie never would have rocked with some of the sub-par rappers featured on it. He also brought up the fact that he was the only other rapper that Biggie chose to feature on his debut album.MaseAfter badmouthing Wu-Tang at a concert, recording artist had a run-in with Ghostface and his entourage at a club in New York City. There was some sort of physical altercation between Mase's and Ghostface's camps, and Mase left the incident with a broken jaw. Is among several rappers who have made reference to the incident, rapping '.if you could feel how my face felt/ You would know how Mase felt.'

On his single '. Also referred to the incident in a freestyle, with the line 'The Empire State, where Ghostface retired Mase'. In the June 2007 issue of magazine, Wu-Tang affiliate stated that Ghostface had in fact done time in jail for 'beating up' Mase.Joe BuddenIn 2009, posted a video blog voicing his opinion on a 'Best rapper' readers' poll posted in Vibe magazine. Throughout the video, Budden gave examples of rappers who were ranked too high, and claimed to be better than half of the rappers on the list. Some of the people he mentioned were,. At the end of the video, he went on to say that he'd beat Method Man in a battle if they were face to face. Shortly after this, Budden called into Ed Lover's Power 105.1, and took his claim on Method Man even further by stating, 'Lyrically, I will cut that man's head off his shoulders'.

Several weeks later, Joe Budden did a freestyle track titled 'D.O.A. Freestyle', which many speculated of containing veiled shots towards Method Man and several members of Wu-Tang. Method Man was overseas while all of this occurred, but eventually spoke out about it on several radio interviews. While was on the Rock the Bells tour with Joe Budden and his group Slaughterhouse, the two got together to settle any bad blood.This calmed things down for a short while, until Wu-Tang member released a Joe Budden diss track entitled 'House Nigga', which was a response to Budden's remarks. A few days after releasing this track, on July 9, 2009, Deck went on stage at the Columbia, MD show of Rock the Bells, during Raekwon's set, and told the audience the reason for the diss track was because 'the nigga tried to diss my brother, he tried to shit on my nigga like my nigga ain't a made man. Fuck Joe Budden' (referring to what Budden said about Method Man). Joe Budden did not retaliate with a diss track, but however, posted a five-minute video blog in which he said that he wanted to slap Deck and called Deck a coward.

At the San Bernardino stop of Rock the Bells, Raekwon approached Budden with his entourage, resulting in Budden getting punched in the right eye. Shortly after this occurred, Joe Budden posted yet another online video blog of him with an ice pack over his eye, with many speculating Raekwon as the one who did the assault.It was later revealed that the punch was thrown by a member of Raekwon's entourage named Hanz. Hanz stated that he 'did not appreciate Budden speaking disrespectfully about Inspectah Deck and Method Man in interviews over the summer.' He further commented 'I punched him in the face because he was outta line. I look at him like, not the school yard bully, but the motherfucker that's always picking on a motherfucker that don't fuck with nobody.

To say something about a nigga like Meth is crazy, Meth don't fuck with nobody. I'm not gonna sit here and say Rae made me do it, that was a spontaneous decision on my own. I'm glad I did it, 'cause he got a big mouth.It wasn't actually planned, he could have actually changed that whole situation as it unfolded, as it went on'.Although Joe Budden and Raekwon reportedly were sat down and forced to settle things on the final day of the tour, Budden released a video on his website challenging Raekwon to a one-on-one fight, and called on all his fans to help persuade Raekwon to accept, despite the fact that it wasn't Raekwon who threw the punch. Raekwon however did not accept, and explained that he is a grown man with a family, and that fighting would be childish. He also stated 'This has never ever been a Wu-Tang versus Slaughterhouse thing, this is about a kid who gets off on doing blogs.

My thing is this, I'm a business man, I'm here to make money, take care of my family and keep as many people safe and sound as possible. We not gonna take it there 'cause that's little shit, we are grown men.

I will never jump out the window to sacrifice the situation with my family for something that ain't worth it'. Since the incident, Budden has stated in interviews the feud was over, and Raekwon made a similar announcement during a show, stating that he 'had love' for Joe Budden. Miszczynski, Milosz; Helbig, Adriana (2017). Hip Hop at Europe's Edge: Music, Agency, and Social Change. Indiana University Press.

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