S. Samuel
Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon isn't dishing up any apology in the near future after name-dropping RZA in an interview this week and has stood behind claims of going on a music strike.
Following the publicized reports, the “Chef” reaffirmed his game plan and motivation.
“I just wanna win, that’s all!,” Rae tweeted April 18. (Raekwon’s Twitter)
In an interview published yesterday (April 17), Rae said Bobby Digital needed to come up with a winning strategy for the Wu.
“RZA’s the type of dude where, in the 90s, he ruled. Now it’s a new day. You’re not attached no more. It’s like being a coach and you won rings back in the day, but now your team is in ninth place. It’s time for a new f*cking game plan. I sit here with integrity all the time. When it comes to my music. When it comes to my business. When it comes to the fans. I’m always going to give them the best of me. And I know the Wu-Tang Clan is built like that, but if they’re sitting there listening to one man, ain’t no “I” in “Team.”” (Rolling Stone)
The Chef also defended his decision to fall back on Clan projects until things were ironed out.
“It’s the same as being an athlete. I don’t give a f*ck if it’s Kobe Bryant or Kevin Durant. They will not touch the floor if their managers or lawyers are saying, “Listen, sh*t ain’t right.” So therefore, I’m in a limbo situation. So yeah, you’re right. I am on strike. It ain’t the fact that I don’t want to be there. Because of course I want to be there. But if we’re there, we gotta do the best everything. We gotta work 10 times harder, because that’s what I’m signing in for. I’m not about listening to somebody that’s not an artist telling me what the f*ck they think is hot.” (Rolling Stone)
Recently, the Wu leader revealed creative differences with Rae had sparked a conflict.
“There’s another album that belongs to the consumers called A Better Tomorrow. And that belongs to the consumers because it’s a celebration of Wu-Tang and their fans. And Raekwon has not been participating with that particular record. I haven’t had a chance to really talk to him about why not. All I see is the press going back and forth. But I would say that maybe creatively we on different paths. I’m creatively different than I was in the ’90s.” (Fuse TV)
