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[27. March. 2006] New Update:

<Stone Mecca Interview>

2006 has seen a Wu-Tang renaissance, The clan recently just completed a very successful US reunion tour in memory Of the late ODB, and around the same time, The Wu-Tang Killa Beez were swarming the whole of Europe with their infectious sting. Ghostface killah just recently dropped another banging gem "Fishscale" and the world awaits Raekwon to release the much anticipated "OB4CL II", but wait it

[22. March. 2006] New Update:

M.M.O. Takes Shots At Cam'ron/Dipset: Brooklyn crew responds to Cam'ron/Jay-Z diss. "Disrespectin' Brooklyn now it's time to make it even.." Brooklyn's Coney Island All Stars have recently released an earth-shattering mix CD that currently has the streets buzzing, however, they want to be perfectly clear…they're not just doing it for Jay-Z. The hard-hitting mix CD "Dipset Killin' Season" is designed to put Brooklyn New York and the East Coast back on the map. Consisting of M.M.O. (Money Makin' Operation) and A-Line Entertainment, Coney Island All Stars have combined forces to create a unified front avenging Killa Cam's verbal assaults on Jay-Z and Brooklyn in general.

"Don't get it twisted, we have a lot of love for Harlem but these cats (Dipset) clearly disrespected Brooklyn by comin' at Hova (Jay-Z)" stated A-Line's Actual Facts.(A.Fac) MMO's Trigga adds, "This is on some Hiphop shit…it's never personal"

"Dipset Killa Season" contains 6 street bangers clearly showing that this team from Coney Island are not taking any shorts when it comes to their beloved borough. The title track and forthcoming video, "Get Strapped Up" features a hard-knock beat with verbal darts courtesy of J-Murda, Trigga, Itchy Finga Sha & A.Fac. However, the mix CD gets really ugly with "Never End", an all-out assault aimed towards the entire Dipset camp featuring Breegz, J-Murda, & A.Fac". The Coney Island All Stars didn't go into this making a "diss record" per se, however a line from the lead track "Disrespecting BK" says it best…"Brooklyn stick together this the Big Brother borough…"

For more information and to sample tracks visit: www.myspace.com/officialmmo or
www.officialmmo.com

[22. March. 2006] New Update:

[Stone Mecca] - The Latest Addition To The Wu-Tang Clan Killa Beez: Wu-Tang Music group has just signed their latest and newest member to the ever growing list of Wu-tang clan family tree known as stone Mecca. Currently known list of signed artist include Wu-Latino and Solomon Childs among others. The Soul / R&B / Funk duo are from L.A, and are currently in NY working with The RZA at the 36 Chambers Studio putting finishing touches to their forthcoming debut album.. More information about the group can be obtained from their website  www.stonemecca.com  or catch them on myspace at www.myspace.com/stonemecca. Stay tuned for more updates.

[17. March. 2006] New Update:

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[09. March. 2006] New Update:

Ghostface Killah's final track listing. A number of online sites such as amazon has put up the final tracklisting of GFK's fishscale album which is scheduled to drop on the 28th of march. Initially it was the covers that were changed, and the new tracklisting differs from the previously reported listing with some added tracks. Click here for the full track listing of the Fishscale album, or check out the initial cover and tracklisting used on the Fishscale EP Sampler.  This week's song is "Be Easy" remix featuring Ludacris, and don't forget to read the album review here.

[06. March. 2006] New Update:

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[03. March. 2006] New Update:

4th Disciple & Hell Razah To Release A Revised Version Of Freedom Of Speech: Below is a statement from 4th Disciple

" Peace Watzgood my peoples. Wanna let yall know you better grab you a copy of freedom of speech limited edition for sale now. This is actually the same freedom of speech that was released in 2005. The reason we now call it limited version is cause it will no longer be pressed & distributed besides what copies are left in stores & websites. So what ever store, websites you may see it, remember those are the last of the lass. You will most likely find the best price directly from us. So to all the fans out there you better catch  your copy of this classic before they are all gone. Also coming soon will be a released revised edition of freedom of speech. That will be reformatted with new songs plus DVD that will contain videos & live documentary footage. Expect the freedom of speech-revised edition coming this spring. Freedom Of Speech Limited Edition Sale Price $9.99 + shipping cost - overnight shipping available but charges apply. Note All orders must be sent as paypal payments to: divineamir@yahoo.com"

Latest Releases:

• Ghostface Killah - GFK [Cut Creators US EP] [Extended Edition] [Mixtape]

Latest Wu Guest Spots

• Krimewave ft. Timbo King - Return Of The King 

[01. March. 2006] New Update:

<Read LCOB The Protectors Of Spiritual Hip-Hop Interview>

[27. February. 2006] New Update:

<Album Review Of Fame Lab Presents Darkim Be Allah & Allahwise>

Cilvaringz Nears Completion Of Long Awaited Debut Album 'I': After 2 years of touring, re-writing and completely re-recording his debut album, Wu-Tang's only Arabic member Cilvaringz nears completion of his long awaited debut album 'I'.

The album, featuring six Wu-Tang Clan members and exclusive production by Wu-Tang Producers RZA, True Master, Fourth Disciple, Bronze Nazareth, Moon, Barracuda & Allah Mathematics, will also include an enhanced CD Rom with all lyrics, extensive personal biography and exordiums to all songs, aswell as a one hour DVD highlighting The Cilvaringz World Tour, In The Studio, Interviews With Cilvaringz & RZA, Road To Egypt, Anecdotes, The Wu-Wear Warehouse, Memorable Moments and much more.

The album is expected to spark much controversy due to the strong lyrical content of songs such as 'Death To America', Brothers Ain't Brothers & Gold Bell Cover.

The following tracklisting has been made available to the public and remains subject to minor change. The album is scheduled to be released by a variety of record labels around the world by September 2006 [Tentative].

01) Poison Ring Chamber –intro
02) Wu-Tang Martial Expert feat. RZA
03) The Weeping Tiger feat. Shallah Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & RZA
04) Sheherezad, My Beloved
05) 'Death To America'
06) In The Name Of Allah feat. RZA, Method Man, Masta Killa, Scientific Shabazz & Killah Priest
07) Deaf, Dumb & Blind
08) The Saga
09) Blazing Saddles feat. Killarmy
10) Damascus [Caravanserai]
11) Missed Calls -skit
12) Dart Tournament feat. Killa Sin & Blue Raspberry
13) Jewels feat. GZA/Genius
14) Forever Michael [Wacko Tablo]
15) Man Woman & Child
16) Brothers Ain't Brothers
17) Gold Bell Cover
18) Valentine Day Massacre feat. 9th Prince, 62nd Assassin, Scientific Shabazz & Blue Raspberry
19) Poison Ring Chamber -outro feat. Method Man
 

Props: www.rpeg-ltd, Chambermusik

[27. February. 2006] New Update:

RZA's Blood Of A Champion: The man behind the beats of the Wu-Tang Clan, Rza, has continually stepped further and further away from exclusively creating hip hop music. Garnering acclaim for his soundtrack work on both Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 and Ghostdog: The Way of the Samurai, Rza is proving to his naysayers that he is worthy of being labeled a ‘musician’.

Most recently, Rza co-executive produced and scored the music for Blood of a Champion, a film featuring actor Bokeem Woodbine (Dead Presidents, Jason’s Lyric) and singer/actress Deborah Cox.

Blood of a Champion is an action-drama film based around the lead character, Shadow (Woodbine) and his tribulations of being released from prison only to enter the grueling world of underground boxing. Shadow must also face the obstacle of reclaiming his wife’s (Cox) love. Blood of a Champion, written and directed by Lawrence Page, received high marks and praise during its debut at the 2005 American Black Film Festival. It is scheduled to hit store shelves on March 7th, 2006.

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Ol' Dirty's Wife Writes A Book About ODB: Outside of her nonstop trips in and out of court in hopes of acquiring Ol Dirty Bastard’s assets and estate from his mother, Icelene Jones is preparing final revisions on book which chronicles the life of her late husband. The rookie writer is also in the middle of a lawsuit against Damon Dash for allegedly using her deceased husband’s famous initials on a line of Pro Ked sneakers.
It looks as if writing a tell all book has become the gateway for instant success for women who stay in the background of their famous love interests. While I don’t knock their hustle you have to wonder when is a line going to be establish for them not to cross? There are some things that should remain sacred and secret. Do hip hop fans really need a book telling us every minor detail about Ol’ Dirty’s life? I don’t think so. If she was so interested in getting her story out there to the public why did she wait until after his death to pen a book? One can easily begin to think that she is just looking to cash in on his demise. The woman kept a damn sample of the man's DNA after he died for crying out loud.

Props: SoundSlam, Sohh.com

[23. February. 2006] New Update

Warcloud /Holocaust: Westcoast Killa Beez most wanted will be releasing 2 of the heavily bootlegged, unreleased, and rare internet albums officially via Chambermusik within the next couple of weeks or months, no said date has been announced yet. Both albums "Smugglin' Booze in the Graveyard" and "Nightmares that Surface from Shallow Sleep" will each contain a bonus and never heard before track respectively. This release is not in conjunction with any project Warcloud might or might not currently be working on, this release pertains to the aforementioned 2 albums, and it is organized, and documented via Chambermusik. Wu-tang Clan fans and hip-Hop fans alike salute the return of one if not the best lyricist out there, Warcloud!

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Skare-Christ : In related news, another Westcoast Killa Bee member, ChristBearer from Northstar will be releasing a solo EP soon entitled "Passion Of Christ" produced entirely by Skarekrow. This is following the modern day hip-hop trend of producer / MC collaboration, as done by the likes of 9th Wonder & Buckshot, 4th Disciple & Hell Razah, GZA/Genius & DJ Muggs, and so on. This might not necessarily be a new trend as such if you look at groups like Gangstarr, or even N.W.A where there is or was a main producer / DJ who is responsible for the artist or group's sound. The combination of Skarekrow and ChristBearer is sure to spark flames, ChristBearer is currently  on the European Wu-Tang Killa Bees 10th anniversary tour along side Cilvaringz, Shabazz The Disciple, Kill army and more.

Props: Chambermusik

[20. February. 2006] New Update:

The Lost Children Of Hip-Hop: The year was like early 1995 when a group of MC's made numerous guest appearances on one of everybody's all-time favorite album "The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological, and Electromagnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness". This album was released by the now popular underground hip-hop duo hailing from Philadelphia known as Jedi Mind Tricks and they have had a massive cult following ever since, The theme on the Psycho-social album included government conspiracies and ancient Middle-Eastern mythology, and featured the recording debut of fellow Philly rappers El Eloh [Rasul Allahu] and Breath of Judah from the Lost Children of Babylon on multiple songs.

So who are the Lost Children Of Babylon? Lost can mean a person who is presumed to have wandered away and has become lost and unable to return to a known location. Babylon however has numerous meaning, Babylon could be the later name given to Babel which means Confusion. It was the capital city of Babylonia in Mesopotamia (in contemporary Iraq, about 70 mi/110 km south of Baghdad). The name is the Greek form of Babel, which is derived in turn from the Semitic form bab-Illu, meaning "The Gate of God". This Semitic word is a translation of the Sumerian Kadmirra. Without dwelling much on the meaning behind the group, LCOB started off as a three man group and has evolved from three to six to nine, this current roster can only be compared to that of one of the greatest groups of all time "the Deep Space 9" aka Wu-Tang Clan, which started off as All In together with The RZA, GZA/Genius and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard to include a full group of nine. The comparison to the clan doesn't just lie with the similarity in conscious lyrics, sound or group numbers but it extends further to family ties and affiliations with Killah Priest, Sunz of man and Wu-tang Killa Beez.

The nine person movement consisting of Rasul Allahu, The Breath of Judah, Richard Raw, Cosmic Crusader, Ancient Kemite, Amun Sen Hotep Re, Atum Sen Geb the Eloheem, Stretch the Mad Scientist and Wazulu the Ill Dravidian, the group has gone on to release three albums independently to date, the first debut album Where Light Is Created: The Equidivium and followed it up with Words From The Duat: The Book of Anubis and their last controversial album The 911 Report: The Ultimate Conspiracy to raucous reception amongst Philly's underground hip-hop elite. Immediately striking to many was the lyrical content: spiritually enlightened but also radically and socially aware, combining life experience, everyday events, right knowledge spread by Dr. Malachi Z. York, the master teacher of the Nuwaubians, and a variety of culturally infused theories about the creation and ultimate destiny of the human soul, LCOB brought something very unique, exciting and much needed to the hip-hop table, even with the message aside, LCOB also brings in good music. 

High on demand on ebay, internet stores, street corners, barbershops, overseas in Europe, Asia, Japan and Jupiter, LCOB albums have sold out every time it had been released, as it was independently released until recently. Babygrande, also home to hip-hop elites such as Jedi Mind Tricks, Canibus,  GZA/Genius, Dreddy Kruger, Army OF The Pharaohs and more has since recognized the talents of LCOB, but has recently joined forced with LCOB due to respect and appreciation of their skills and influence and popular market demand to re-release all 3 classic albums. As on the 21st of February, 2006, all three albums will be available to buy online, and in your local stores, It is a recommendation that everyone goes out and support the albums.

While the group might remain a mystery to some, there are also a number of things that those who think they know LCOB don't, Wu-International tracked down and politicked with Rasul Allahu, the spiritual leader of the group, and the talented Richard Raw for an in-depth ancient history of The Lost Children Of Babylon, Their albums, Spiritualism, United Nuwaubian Nation Of Moors, Politricks, ties with Killah Priest and Sunz Of Man, history between them and Jedi Mind Tricks, the future and so on and so on..... Click on the banners above or THIS LINK to read the full and interesting interview. Enjoy!

[17. February. 2006] New Update:

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Ghostface Killah Prepares For Fishscale Tour After Wu-Tang As Album Release Date Is Pushed Back: Ghostface is preparing a nationwide tour, scheduled to begin after Wu-Tang Clan’s remaining concert dates, in promotion for his upcoming album Fishscale. The album which was originally slated for February 28th release has pushed back one month and it is now slated for March 28th.

The Staten Island crew, who dominated rap music throughout the ‘90s, has seen its fair share of problems lately. With the recent passing of Ol’ Dirty Bastard, as well as the drifting apart of its original members over the years, this is the first time the Wu has performed together since 2004.

“It’s been twelve years of miscommunications, twelve years of burned bridges,” U-God recently told the Village Voice. “But Wu-Tang is still the greatest rap crew of all time.” Wu affiliate Mathematics agreed. “It’s always going to be hard to put twelve people together. You’ve got a group like the Fugees; sometimes it might be hard to put them three together. Everybody is different, and we all grew up. Everybody is grown men nowadays; we all have family. Twelve, thirteen years down the line, people do change.” Ghostface -- who recently shot the video for his latest single “Back Like That -- explained that this tour is a trial run for the Clan. “[The tour is] a test. It might be a test where niggas fuck around and say, 'Nah, I'm not fucking with that nigga.' Or it might be a test where it's like, 'You know what? I'm only fucking with niggas for paper, and if there's paper involved, we could get the paper.' Or it could be like, 'Damn, it's love, y'all. I miss you, son.' It could be any of those three, but I can't tell you what till the end of the tour."

Ghost’s solo tour is slated to hit over 30 cities, and will follow Wu-Tang’s final performance on Feb. 19th. His album Fishscale is due out in stores March, 28th.

Wu-Tang Clan’s Remaining Tour Dates:

Feb. 17 - Ft. Lauderdale - Revolution
Feb. 18 - St. Petersberg, FL - Jannus Landing
Feb. 19 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live

Ghostface’s Fishscale Tour Dates:

Mar. 5 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls
Mar. 6 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Mar. 7 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
Mar. 8 - Sauget, IL - Pop's
Mar. 9 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
Mar. 10 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
Mar. 12 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
Mar. 13 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
Mar. 14 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
Mar. 15 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
Mar. 16 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
Mar. 17 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
Mar. 18 - Park City, UT - Suede
Mar. 19 - Boise, ID - Big Easy
Mar. 21 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
Mar. 22 - Portland, OR - Berbatti's
Mar. 24 - San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
Mar. 25 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst

Props: www.nobodysmiling.com, Chambermusik

[06. February. 2006] New Update:

King Kong Of New York: Seems Solomon Childs will be releasing a new project immediately after The Wake album. The wake album is a double CD and can only be obtained directly from Chambermusik stores, the first CD contains a number of new and old songs, and the 2nd CD is the leaked or lost "King Of New York" MP3 EP with additional songs.
No specific date has been given for the new project "The King Kong Of New York" but the track listing shows a number of new songs. Stay tuned for more updates.

Props: Chambermusik [Special thanks to Cnoevil]

Sunz Of Man: A new compilation album entitled "The Old Testament" will be released on the 21st of March, 2006 through Green Streets Entertainment. Die hard Sunz Of Man fans will be very disappointed to find out that this release has nothing new, but similar to The First Testament / Elements  [1999/2004] releases, both albums were released separately but with same tracks and this new compilation has nothing new except from some of the songs taken from their last real album Saviorz Day, and few songs leaked on mixtapes, making it look more like another countless best of albums. Something to look forward to however would be Killah Priest's album "The Offering" later this year and Hell Razah's 2nd solo album.

Latest Releases:

• Fes Taylor aka Profes -  Warning, We Are At War [Re-released]
• Fes Taylor aka Profes & Two 4 War - Money Moneta [Out]
• Salah Edin - The Official Mixtape [A Preview To The Album "Horr"] [Out]

[28. January. 2006] New Update:

Ghostface Killah: 2 Album covers so far for the Ghostface Killah's upcoming album "Fishscale". The 2nd / later cover seems to be a more confirmed cover as online stores such as Amazon have this cover on their listing, although no one can be certain till the album really drops on the 28th of February 2006. 

              
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Wu-Tang Latino - Wu-Tang Presents: The New Chamber Mixtape

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New Review Of Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx.. added to the review section

Props: News inspired by posts at Chambermusik Forum, Sharp Shooter for album review, & Doggpapa for the Sahara info and scans.

[26. January. 2006] New Update:

Latest Updates From The Wu-Tang Killa Beez 10th Anniversary European Tour:

The show is currently in France and sold out on most if not all venues. The full line up is still Shabazz The Disciple, Cilvaringz, Beretta 9 & Shogun Assassin (Killarmy), ChristBearer (Northstar), Barracuda (Lin Brotherz), and Arabian rapper Salah Edin. Blue Raspberry will not be able to make the tour and Trife Da God is meant to join the Beez at a later date.
Christ Bearer had a minor accident during the Holland performance and according to reports he broke three ribs and his fingers and was hospitalized overnight. He is back on the road again but he's stage performance will be kept short. The show will carry on till the 5th of March at the Cape Town festival in Cape Town, South Africa.

Last week full details of "The Passion Of The Hood Christ" CD sold exclusively on the tour by Shabazz The Disciple was posted online, below is the details of the DVD of same title "The Passion Of The Hood Christ DVD Vol 1 (40 Lashes)" directed and produced by DJ Dax & Shabazz The disciple. The DVD contains 20 Chapters and will be followed up by "The Passion DVD Vol. 2 "The Resurrection".

Last but not least, There have not been any signs of the Berrata 9 Mixtape "Kinetic 9 Radio" that was supposed to be sold on the tour as well. Enjoy this week's track currently playing by Shabazz The Disciple taken from "The Passion Of The Hood Christ" album.

01: Intro by Kalief 02: Welcome to Red Hook 03: Thieves Video 04: Hood Love 05: Big Mike 06: 99 Cent Dreams 07: Marion Video 08: Carlito & Bolo Speak On Wu-Tang 09: Real Talk With Ready Roc 10: Memories Of Preme 11: "Preme" Live 12: R.H. Bless Speaks On Wu-Tang 13: Pee Wee In The Hook 14: Pump Speaks On Wu-Tang 15: "N.P.P." & "The One" Live 16: Interview With J-Ronin - Part 1 17: "Diary Of A Madman" Live 18: "Crime Saga" Live 19: Interview With J-Ronin - Part 2 20: "Stunnaz" & "Nada" Live

 Props: Supremecharma, DVD scan by Sam Sito.

[18. January. 2006] New Update:

JoJo Pellegrino: Working on new album....

[13. January. 2006] New Update:

Beneath The Earth's Surface (And Rising Above): The year was 1999, Wu-Tang Clan's Sharp lyricist GZA/Genius introduced the world to a female MC, who spat venomous verses on two songs ("1112" and "Victim") off the classic album "Beneath The Surface" along side heavy weights like Killah Priest, and Masta Killa over a RZA and Arabian Knight production. Wu-Tang fans quickly started speculating about the young MC called Njeri (Earth), word was that she was GZA's new protege, another addition to the ever growing Wu-Tang Killa Beez, regardless of the rumored affiliation, one thing was for sure, the verses she dropped on that album left a remarkable stain on every Wu-Tang fan.

Not much was heard from her, Well so it seems, While she has not been seen along the Wu-tang guest shots, Njeri Earth was busy doing her own thing, gaining recognition in Detroit's burgeoning underground scene, becoming a finalist in the 2001-2002 Spitfest, and featuring on Swami's "Unity" album off the Professors of faith record label. Hollywood finally caught up with Njeri, as in mid 2001, she secured a spot in the major hit movie "The 8 Mile" alongside rap star Eminem as a freestyle rapper in the "cipher in the parking lot rap scene".

2005 Njeri Earth finally drops her debut solo album entitled "Supa Sista", The major factor that separates Njeri from many of her Hip-Hop peers is the depth of her musical knowledge. She graduated from an esteemed 4-year musical program at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan, and is familiar with all genres of music. Not only can Njeri spit a mean flow, she can also compose, arrange, and produce the final product. She is also well versed in Several instruments, such as flute, keyboard and percussion.

Wu-International ran into the queen Njeri Earth and managed to find out where she has been, what she has been up to and will be up to, everything you would want to know about this hidden jewel of the hip hop nile, Click on the pictures above or the links below to read the interview conducted, or review of the album.
To support the album or find out more about Njeri visit her official site at http://www.njeriearth.com. Enjoy!

Njeri Earth's Interview
Njeri Earth - Supa Sista Album Review [Coming Soon]
Download the track "Preservation Of Life" at the forum and support the album by buying it.

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Wu-Tang Dedicate Tour To ODB As Raekwon Preps New Album With Busta Rhymes: Raekwon says when Wu-Tang Clan get onstage and pay tribute to ODB on their upcoming tour, it won't be a sorrowful affair. It'll be a celebration. ""You know how much he meant to us, to our family," Rae said Wednesday (January 11) about the Wu-Tang tour that runs through most of February. Plans were announced Tuesday for the trek, which starts February 7 in New Haven, Connecticut, at Toad's Place and concludes February 19 at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida. Wu have dedicated the reunion to their fallen brother, who died a little over a year ago. Some proceeds from the tour will be going to Dirty's family.

"We haven't seen people since all the stuff's been going on, so we figured we'd set up a tour," Rae said. "The staff got together and we was like, 'Yo, we need to all go out and show the people we're still one.' At the same time, this is in the honor of my beloved [friend]. We got to do it. It gives us an opportunity to ventilate and go through whatever we go through. It's like yo, we taking the family on a trip again and on the course of the trip, we get to talk to one another again."

The Clan performed together without Dirty prior to his death, but there was always the possibility he could pop up onstage at any time — even when he was a fugitive with multiple warrants out for his arrest. This time around, everyone will be aware Wu can never perform with him again.

"It's deep not having him there," Rae continued. "It's like yo, we gotta keep moving forward. He's there in spirit all the time, but at the same time, we gotta get onstage and do our job. This is a job right now; this is how we feed our families. At the end of the day, the show must go on. God forbid, if I wasn't here, I would always want my brothers to continue to do what they needed to do to be successful."

Last year the Clan got together with plans of recording another album, and although some songs were recorded, the project was not finished because of scheduling conflicts. Rae says he took a few of those records and might put them on his next solo LP, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2, which is due in the spring or summer. Busta Rhymes and RZA are co-executive-producing the album, and Dr. Dre might produce as well. But so far RZA has the bulk of the beats on there. "RZA is on fire," Rae said.

Paradoxically, the Chef says he heard criticism about his last two albums, Immobilarity and The Lex Diamond Story, efforts on which he tried to convey more positive messages. So in turn, Rae is delving back to his long-dead hustling days and says Cuban Linx 2 will be told from the perspective of Raekwon the drug dealer.

"I'm in a business where I have to move with the times," he said. "I have to show and prove my maturity level has grown tremendously. Nobody's ever satisfied. At the end of the day, this album is gonna be the album dudes want. It ain't gonna be the album Rae felt he should have given. This is gonna be what y'all wanted. So when it comes how it comes, this is how y'all made me. The Purple Tape Part 2, this is serious to me." (Rae's first LP, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, was released as a purple-colored cassette.)

Wu-Tang Clan tour dates, according to Def Jam:

2/7 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
2/8 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
2/9 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
2/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
2/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
2/12 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
2/13 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
2/14 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
2/17 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
2/18 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
2/19 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
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Ghostface Killah, one of the many members of Wu-Tang Clan, will release his fifth album, Fishscale, on February 28 via Def Jam. The lead single will be "Back Like That," featuring up-and-coming labelmate Ne-Yo. Production on the project was supplied by MF Doom, Pete Rock, Madlib and J. Dilla, among many others. Additionally, Ghostface's manager told Billboard.com that the song "Wu United" features all members of the Wu-Tang Clan and they are regrouping in February for their first tour since 1997. Dates are booked from February 7 in New Haven, CT to February 19 in Orlando, but Billboard says discussions are underway for additional summer dates.

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Leathaface Dog's U: hinted some annimousity towards U-God on the interview Wu-International did with him end of last year. AS of now it has been confirmed by Leathafase and he has gone as far as making it official by dedicating a space on myspace to the beef between him, The Hillside Scramblers against U-God, the diss track is called "Dog U" , The reason behind the beef and sample songs can be viewed at  http://www.myspace.com/dogu10304

Props: MTV.com, fmqb.com, Sun Tzu[Chambermusik] Special Thanks To Njeri Earth.

[07. January. 2006] New Update:

The Passion Of The Hood Christ CD + DVD: It's been two years plus since "The Book Of Shabazz: Hidden Scrollz" album was released, Shabazz The Disciple might currently be busy getting ready for the Killa Beez European tour but he's official site has reported an upcoming street album "The Passion Of The Hood Christ". While guest appearances is kept to a minimum, the production list features Cilvaringz, Carlos Bess, Godzwrath, Get Large, Shabazz himself, Yogi, Sikh Knowledge and more. No street dates has been announced yet.

Wu-International has also be informed by Shabazz that the album will be accompanied by a DVD with the same title. The album, DVD, T-shirt and even the first album will be sold exclusively at the killa beez tour. 

01: The Passion Of The Hood Christ [Opening] 02: The One 03: Losing My Religion 04: Prayfemy 05: Welcome Home G.F. 06: Stunnaz ft. *Duss Smitty, and *D.Snubs 07: Preme 08: Heavenly Bride 09: Marion 10: Angel Tearz 11: Organized Rime 12: Stone Him 13: The One [Hood Christ] REMIXES 14: Red Hook Day [Remix] Ft. *Tara Chase 15: Hip Pop [Remix] 16: Crime Saga [Remix] 17: Organized Rimes 2 18: The Lambs Blood [Remix] BONUS 19: Same Niggaz [Bonus] Ft. *J Dot R, *R.H. Bless, and *Frances Elizee

Props: Luger

 Memorable Moments:

• Armel Of Ancient Coins teams up with Recka of Royal fam to form A&R.
• Formation and album from super group Black Market Militia
• Prodigal Sunn, Blue Raspberry & Streetlife releases their long overdue debuts.
• Wutangcorp came back online
• RZA releases The Wu-Tang Manual
• Darkim Be Allah & Allahwise returns back to the scene with new album after 5 years
• GZA/Genius teams up with DJ Muggs for an album.
• Wu Music group is formed
• GZA takes Liquid Swords Entertainment to Babygrande records.
• Wu-Tang Latino chamber is introduced to the world
• Alife NYC teamed up with Wu to release mixtapes / cloths
• Critics takes The RZA's acting skills seriously as he steals the shine on "Derailed" movie.
• Killa Sin gets out of jail.
• Chessboxin added into the Oxford American dictionary as inspired by Wu-Tang Clan
• Ghostface Killah launches dolls

 Power Movers:

• Chambermusik! [Love it or hate it, Call it a Wu site or not, Chambermusik held down Wu-Tang Clan fans worldwide with numerous releases of rare albums, Interviews of favorite artists, Exclusive news and Online radio]
• Think Differently Music [Reinventing the Wu-tang movement, Started off releasing exclusive mixtapes of unreleased Wu-tang materials, from CDs, DVDs, to Cloths and finally progressed to releasing one of the best albums of the year album via the major network] 
• Dom Pachino aka P.R. Terrorist [Quoting a fan "Dom P is like the Master P of the Killa Beez" One of the hardest working artists in the game, forming Team Napalm, releasing about 5 solid albums in a year, 2 DVDs plus running a label. Respect Due!!
• MySpace [While not a Wu site, Myspace managed to attract a number of Wu-tang artists to thier site, and managed to secure a distribution deal and record label with the majors to assist artists in getting their albums out. From the generals, killa beez & wu fam, almost everyone is registering on this site.
• Wu-Tang Fans [There really are no fans out there like the Wu-tang clan fanbase, from any genre of music, all races, cultures, country and further, the dedicated fans are what has kept the wu going, believe that or not, from the over zealous fanatic to the usual music head.

Nu-Tang Clan [New Wu-tang affiliates]:

• Black Market Militia / Maccabeez [Who said Wu-killa beez only have to be initiated by The RZA? with that being true, check the line up, Killah Priest, Timbo King & Hell Razah are all official Killa beez, So when formed within themselves it is only logically nothing changes, call it inherited affiliation, same would go for the new line up of Maccabeez, which by the way is not a new group but the new line up was officially noted last year, which would apply to Black Market Militia regardless of the 2 non Wu members on it.
• Harlem 6 [Introduced to the world by the RZA, their aim in the fam was to bring that "commercial underground" sound into Wu-tang, Thug Righteous Music as they call it, and also introducing Wu-tang R&B. With rumors of them working with RZA for a new album, 2006 will see what they truly have to offer under the W, and an official album will make their inclusion authentic]
• Wu-Tang Latino [The name speaks for itself, The introduction of this group was greeted with mixed feelings by fans as it was not hip-hop but a Reggeaton chamber of the Wu movement. Fans have also shown a strong desire for Dom Pachino to be involved in this project. With reggeaton currently dominating the charts, Wu-Tang Latino stands a great chance of gaining new fans as well as converting non-believers.]
• 71RAW [There are still questions as to the initiation of the group, 71Raw members have confirmed they are now official killa beez, but comments by their mentor Christ Bearer suggest they are just Wu-Fam and in line or in works to become official when the time is right. Regardless of that, 71Raw have shown they are a force to be reckoned with by resurrecting that Westcoast killa Beez sound and getting everyone involved in their projects.]

Album Counts:

• Wu-Tang Clan: 2  [Strangely there were really only 2 official albums from the generals this year] GZA/Genius duet with Muggs & U-God's second album. If you add the album put out by Ghostface & Trife, plus the 3 albums 'put out for' Ol' Dirty Bastard then the count would be 6, which is still low, hopefully 2006 would host a higher count. 
• Wu-Tang Killa Beez: 23 [Without a doubt the killa beez held the W down this year with release of official albums via indie, major or the internet, Without mentioning the numerous quality mixtapes unleashed into the market. This count excludes re-issues.
• Wu-Fam: 6 [Who is fam and whose not, this has been a question the fans have been debating for years especially when it comes to some artists, This year have its fair share of strangeness, Artists once down were not so keen to claim their affiliations with the Wu, While others who had no ties whatsoever were claiming Wu to the fullest all the way from US to Russia. The count of 6 albums exclude re-releases or re-issues.

Most Loves Moments:

• Killa Sin [Killarmy] Comes back home
• LA The Darkman and Bronze Nazareth gets signed to Think Differently Music
• Ironman Meets Metal Face - The best of the underground teams up, Ghostface Killah connects with MF Doom for an album.
• Liquid Sword + Soul Assassin - GZA/Genius and Cypress Hills DJ Muggs releases one of the best albums last year.
• Block Famous - Return of Darkim Be Allah & Allahwise to the music scene with an A.I.G. album
• Wu-Tang Killa Beez 10th Anniversary European Tour kicking off early January 2006

Most Frowned At Moments:

• The Rebel - Inspectah Deck was first to team with DJ Muggs for an album but nothing came of it, Hopefully INS would learn something from The GZA's/Muggs collaboration.
• Y-Kim The Illfigure - Be it a publicity stunt or not, Y-kim airs out differences with some members of the clan and goes further by challenging the entire Wu-tang/Killa beez to a battle in a not so friendly manner.
• S-Unit - Trife and Solomon Childs were at the fore front of Theodore Unit, so it was disappointing when there were rumors that S-Childs has left the set.
• Wu-Tang Reunion - A year before the Wu showed a united front just before ODB passed away, The reunion album did not happen this year but most worrying were rumors that Ghostface Killah and U-God has not done any contributions to the much talked about album, It is still just a rumor... but one thing is for sure, it is not a Wu-tang album without all the members involved.  
• The Corp - This should have been on the most loved moments, as the Wutangcorp site came back online in full force this year and the fans rejoiced in finding another forum to Wu, wu, wu, not just another forum but an official site and forum, and just as quick as it came back it went down again. At end of the year the site has promised to get back soon, So we all look forward to that.

Expected Albums Next Year:

Killa Sin - Welcome Back Home
Hell Razah - The Renaissance Child
LA The Darkman - Darkman II
Killah Priest - Priest Offering
Raekwon - Built For Cuban Linx II
Solomon Childs - The Wake
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
GZA/Genius - GZA Prsensts..
Ol' Dirty Bastard - A Son Unique
King Just - The Commode
Royal Fam - Black Castle
Hell Razah & 4th Disciple - Project Article 2: Rights To Bare Arms
Masta Killa - The East Is In The House
Bronze Nazareth - Untitled
Raekwon & *Ill Bill - Weed Vs Cocaine
Dom Pachino & NLZ - War & Terror
C.C.F. Division - Long Division
Shyheim - By My Fucking Self
Free Murder - Untitled
71Raw - Unititled
Ghostface Killah Vs *MF Doom - Ghostface Meets MF Doom
Northstar - Northern Light
Brooklyn Zoo - Untitled
Darkim Be Allah - Untitled
Young Justice - GZA/Genius Presents Young Justice
Allahwise - Untitled
The Lost Secrets - The Lost Secrets
Ill Knob - Top Of The Food Chain
Cappadonna - The Transition
Mathematics - The Solution
Cilvaringz - I

Best Interview Conducted By Wu-Int. - Darkim Be Allah [Should Have Broke Through All Along]

Best Songs Of The Year - AIG - Where Does That Leave Me?
                                  - Shabazz The Disciple & *Dead Prez - Scattered People
                                  - GZA/Genius ft. RZA, Raekwon & B-Real - Advanced Pawns
                                  - Mathematics ft. Wu-Tang Clan & Allah Real - Strawberries & Cream
                                  - Bronze Nazareth - Black Dawn
                                  - Shyheim - No Mercy

Artists To Watch In 2006 - Killa Sin / Free Murder / Allahwise / LA The Darkman

Wu-Tang Most Wanted - Warcloud / Cilvaringz / Tekitha

Best Album Cover Art - Buddha Monk - Prophecy Reloaded
                                - Prodigal Sunn - Return Of The Prodigal Sunn
                                - Mathematics - The Problem
                                - Dom Pachino - The Arsenal
                                - U-God - Mr. Xcitement

Favourite Videos - The RZA ft Prodigal Sunn & Christbearer - Unleash Me

Best Wu Actor This Year - The RZA [Role on derailed]

Remembered Members/People: Ol' Dirty Bastard, Poetic aka Grym Reaper, Victims to the Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and Pakistan earthquake amongs others not known (R.I.P)

So much to list, and compare, One mans meat is another's poison so while some of you will agree with this, others will not, it is just a summery and list compiled by Wu-International, Do you agree or disagree? Did we overlook your favorite artist(s), album(s)? Were we biased? Please go on to the FORUM to add on, criticize, suggest or point or voice out your opinions. Happy New Year!!!

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