The in-fighting that broke up the Wu-Tang Clan

It has at all times been unclear what definitively broke up the long-lasting Wu-Tang Clan within the early 2000s. From the pursuit of solo careers to the dying of Ol’ Soiled Bastard, there was a lot hypothesis.

Nevertheless, in 2018, essentially the most underrated member of the collective, U-God, wrote his memoir, RAW: My Journey Into the Wu-Tang, through which he revealed that it was an “all for one” mentality that destroyed the group.

In his guide, the emcee wrote, “Right now, it just looks like the Wu brothers are not on the same page, going at each other’s throats, missing shows, and all that. But, to me, it’s really years of BS catching up to RZA.”

The lyricist (actual title Lamont Hawkins) additionally claimed that members of the group weren’t getting paid correctly by RZA, writing, “See, he puts his family in charge of sh*t, and for years, we would go on the road but the money came up short.”

In accordance with Hawkins, the group’s main figures, reminiscent of RZA and GZA, had been stingy when funding solo albums and prioritised some members over others. As such this apparently prompted the group to combat about cash and royalties nonstop,

Talking about how, even to this present day, the collective doesn’t have good administration, Hawkins detailed, “In 25 years of being in the business, RZA has never placed the group at an A-list agency. I wonder why?! Just talking about this shit frustrates me. I mean, here we are, the Rolling Stones of hip-hop, and we ain’t even got proper representation. Meanwhile, RZA’s always had A-list agents repping him personally. What the fuck is that all about?”

One passage within the guide sees U-God clarify how RZA at all times needed to be in cost, studying, “RZA also started becoming a bit of a control freak around this time. He wanted to control the budget, publishing, writing hooks, everything. I kept quiet and kept working, but it didn’t take a brain surgeon to see he was trying too hard to control the entire creative process.”

HAwkings places plenty of the blame at RZA’s toes in his memoir. You’ll be able to watch the emcee additional clarify his points with RZA within the video under.