Ghostface Killah has announced the long-awaited sequel to his 2000 classic, Supreme Clientele, with the album slated to arrive Aug. 22 via Mass Appeal. The Supreme Clientele 2 announcement was accompanied by the release of a first single, “Rap Kingpin,” which features some characteristically dense, over-the-top, and reference-stuffed Ghostface bars …
Read More »RZA, Mamdani Talk 'Mission' to Make NYC Affordable: It's 'Wu-Tang Financial'
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, recently received a call from Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) with an invite to Wu-Tang Clan’s purportedfinal Madison Square Garden show. The call was recorded for a campaign video for Mamdani, and plays over clips of the New York assemblyman …
Read More »Raekwon Chefs Up Some Raw Classic New York Rap On 'The Emperor's New Clothes'
Hip-hop is no longer solely youth culture; it’s just culture, with cross-generational scenes full of artists intent on capturing their era’s zeitgeist. But Raekwon The Chef’s latest solo album, The Emperor’s New Clothes, was unquestionably tailored for the 35-and-up hip-hop heads who descended upon Madison Square Garden to see the …
Read More »RZA Spent His Birthday Jamming Out to Phish
Wu-Tang Clan mastermind RZA celebrated his 56th birthday this weekend far from the chambers of Shaolin, at a Phish concert in Colorado. On Saturday, July 5, the jam giants played Boulder’s Folsom Field, and in the middle of their cover of the Talking Heads’ “Crosseyed and Painless,” drummer Jon Fishman …
Read More »Sly Stone Believed Everybody Is a Star: The Massive Legacy of an Avant-Funk Revolutionary
Thank you for the party, but Sly could never stay. Sly Stone was always the ultimate mystery man of American music, a visionary genius who transformed the world with some of the most innovative sounds of the Sixties and Seventies. With Sly and the Family Stone, he fused funk, soul, …
Read More »With 'Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver,' Hip-Hop Gets a Love Letter in Video Game Form
The expansive universe of legendary rap group Wu-Tang Clan, who are currently on a historic final tour, is ripe for the type of rich mythology present in video games. Founded in 1992 in New York City and consisting of members RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, …
Read More »Wu-Tang Clan Hype Up 'Final Chamber' Tour in New Trailer
The Wu-Tang Clan hit the floor at Madison Square Garden in a new trailer for their upcoming farewell tour. The minute-long clip is narrated by Inside the NBA broadcaster Ernie Johnson, who delivers a performance packed with just the right amount of gravitas: “From the slums of Shaolin to the …
Read More »Wu-Tang Clan's Final Chamber Tour: Where to Find Tickets for the 2025 Shows Online
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Read More »Wu-Tang Clan Will Enter the Final Chamber on Farewell Tour
The Wu-Tang Clan are set to hit the road for the last time, announcing the start of their farewell tour, “Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber.” The North American trek is scheduled to take place this summer, kicking off on June 6 at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore and wrapping …
Read More »No, You're Not Imagining Those Wu-Tang Political Signs You're Seeing on People's Lawns
You’re tooling around in eastern Pennsylvania, Lexington, Kentucky, or North Carolina and see what looks like one of those ubiquitous signs for a political candidate. You look closer: pro Harris or pro Trump? But wait, they’re voting for … RZA? Ghostface Killah? Method Man? “It really looks like a legit …
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