Wu Tang unifying for US tour and coming through Boston

The world-famous, notorious Wu Tang Clan is setting recent disagreements aside and coming together to tour the United States, doing a show in Boston on December 22 with all eight members.

There have been rumors about an album being released to complement the tour, but it's not likely that no details would have leaked about it by now.  The latest news of definite new material coming out is Ghostface Killah's Apollo Kids on December 14 and a solo album from Raekwon, Shaolin Vs. Wu Tang, coming out next year.  Wu Tang hasn't released an album with the full clan since 8 Diagrams in 2007.  They have, though, released other solo albums featuring fellow members, as well as a compilation album and a group-album done by three members.

Raekwon's fourth solo album, Only Built for Cuban Linx Part II..., came out last year.  It's a critically-acclaimed sequel to his debut album that had stand-out tracks like "House of Flying Daggers" featuring Inspectah Deck, GZA, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man.

RZA executive-produced a compilation album released in 2009 that had five Wu Tang members.  They worked with other New York rap legends on tracks like "Harbor Masters" featuring AZ, and RZA stepped up to the mic over some of his solid producing on tracks like "Evil Deeds" featuring Ghostface and Havoc of Mobb Deep.

This past March Method Man, Ghostface, and Raekwon came out with Wu Massacre, a true Wu-style album that debuted at #12 on the Billboard chart and got good reviews from major critics like Rolling Stone. It was promoted with four singles including "Our Dreams," with RZA on the boards using a Michael Jackson sample.

The only Wu Tang member I've seen live so far is Raekwon when he came to the Paradise on a tour for his last album, so this is definitely my #1 priority concert right now.  GZA has got to be my favorite rapper out of all of Wu Tang, so I'm pumped to try to see him live, and RZA and Method Man are just over-the-top personalities who are worth seeing in person no matter what.

The show is at the Wilbur Theatre, which I've never been to but I know usually has stand-up comics, so it's probably a small venue and should be an awesome show.



Rest in Peace Old Dirty!