Wu-Tang Clan godhead turned film auteur RZA has been teasing us over the past few weeks, leaking songs from his The Man With the Iron Fists soundtrack one high-profile, soul-steeped banger at a time. It seems he’s created that rare set of movie-inspired music that’s actually worth paying attention to. In fact, the tracks have all but overshadowed the Quentin Tarantino-produced, Russell Crowe-starring kung-fu flick, out November 2.
Perhaps it’s due to the genre and generation-spanning collabs — Black Keys with RZA, Kool G Rap with Wu, Freddie Gibbs with Ghostface Killah — or perhaps it’s simply that this might be the best Wu-Tang Clan album, albeit unofficial, we’ve heard in over a decade. Speaking of, RZA has again promised that 20th anniversary Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) reunion LP. Last time he spoke off the cuff to Sway. This time, he expounded to the New York Times:
“There’s one last job Wu-Tang Clan must do. The 20th anniversary is next year. And we need to, one time, completely, efficiently, properly, professionally represent our brand … showing up on time for press and for concerts and studio. Do it one time, perfect. We did good — people love it and I’m proud of what we’ve done. But all that was done — I would always say in my old interviews, ‘This is organized confusion.’ It was kept and contained, but it was a lot of chaos.”
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RZA’s The Man With the Iron Fists soundtrack track list:
1. “The Baddest Man Alive” (The Black Keys and RZA)
2. “Black Out” (Ghostface Killah, M.O.P. and Pharoahe Monch)
3. “White Dress” (Kanye West)
4. “I Forgot to Be Your Lover” (The Revelations and Tre Williams)
5. “Get Your Way (Sex as a Weapon)” (Talib Kweli and Res as Idle Warship)
6. “Rivers Of Blood” (Wu-Tang Clan and Kool G Rap)
7. “Built For This” (Method Man, Freddie Gibbs and Streetlife)
8. “The Archer” (Killa Sin)
9. “Just Blowin’ In the Wind” (RZA and Flatbush Zombies)
10. “Tick, Tock” (Pusha T, Raekwon and Joell Ortiz)
11. “Chains” (Corinne Bailey Rae)
12. “Green Is the Mountain” (Frances Yip)
13. “Six Directions of Boxing” (Wu-Tang Clan)
14. “Your Good Thing (Is About To Come To An End)” (Mable John)
15. “I Go Hard” (Ghostface Killah, Boy Jones & Wiz Khalifa)
16. BONUS: “Bust Shots” (Sheek Louch, Ghostface Killah & Inspectah Deck)
