Wu-Tang Clan - A Better Tomorrow 2LP NEW Includes Download Wu-Tang Clan - A Better Tomorrow 2LP NEW Includes Download

Wu-Tang Clan - A Better Tomorrow 2LP

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Released along with Once Upon a Time in Shaolin -- their locked-down, $5 million dollar, single-copy album-as-art release --  is further proof that, in 2014,  are a concept or collective led by , and not necessarily a group. Their previous 2007 effort, , was the first clue that things would never be the same post-, but they could be quite good, excellent even, as long as one doesn't expect the lean, mean Shaolin machine of the past. Like ,  seemed quite unlikely to see release with key member  being a vocal holdout, and here, the festival circuit, post-  rolls on with little of that holdout's help. Member  is here less than usual as well, and when he's in control of a cut, be brings in his frequent solo collaborator , like on "Crushed Egos," but it's a highlight where  dives in fully, as if 's noir LP  was a co-branded  effort. Insiders and longtime fans will get the drift, while everyone else has the group's early albums for an intro, but solid, crossover appeal still comes in the form of the singles "Keep Watch" (a supreme, electro-powered Wu-Robot), "Ron O'Neal" (an organic, -flavored funkster), and "Ruckus in B Minor" (a punchy history of the group with  adding some "99 Problems"-styled co-production). Backing up these frontline stunners are weighty album cuts like "Miracle," where the group go big, ballad, and emo, which causes  to confess "since mama died, I never wild out," then the rickety "Necklace" successfully adds indie rap to the LP's many flavors, along with some venom and teeth.  executive produces to perfection, and somehow, orders this diverse, 15-song track list into a sensible flow. Don't call it a comeback, call it a collective, or a compilation from solo artists who sound enthused to be back with an especially inspired  as ringleader.

Asylum Records