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Management [Wu-Tang Management] – John Gibbons (8), John Hamilton (14), Jonathan Lugo, Mike McDonald (7), Mitchell Diggs, Vince Hamlin a b George Palathingal (February 20, 2014). "Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man slams 'stupid' release plan for Once Upon a Time in Shaolin". Smh.com.au . Retrieved March 7, 2015. Tshepo Mokoena (January 8, 2015). "Wu-Tang Clan: unique copy of album will be sold by online auction". The Guardian . Retrieved March 7, 2015.

In July 2017, publishing house Macmillan released Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, a memoir of the story behind the album written by Cyrus Bozorgmehr, a senior advisor to Cilvaringz and RZA on the album. [33] Film [ edit ] Contains numerous samples from the 1981 Hong Kong film "Shaolin & Wu Tang" (English dubbed version). With over three decades of groundbreaking music,Nine Inch Nails continues to push boundaries and experiment with different sounds.Their ability to straddle various genres while maintaining a distinct sound sets them apart from other bands.NIN remains one of the most influential acts Many fans reacted negatively to the news of the single-copy album. Wu-Tang member Method Man spoke out against the 88-year commercial ban, blaming RZA and producer Cilvaringz. RZA replied that the ban was necessary to maintain the integrity of the album as a work of art and to deflect notions of a publicity stunt. [11] The Guinness Book of Records certified Once Upon a Time in Shaolin as the most valuable album in the world, surpassing records by Elvis Presley and the Beatles. [30] In February 2016, artist Jason Koza sued RZA, Cilvaringz, Paddle8 and Shkreli in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for the alleged unauthorized use of his artwork on the album. [31] [32] The case was dismissed after Koza was found to have sold prints using the Wu-Tang logo without consent. [ citation needed] Book [ edit ] Management [Wu-Tang Management] – John Gibbons (8), John Hamilton (14), Johnathan Lugo*, Mike McDonald (7), Mitchell Diggs, Vince Hamlin

Shawn Christ (March 6, 2015). "Wu-Tang Clan Issue Statement to Clarify 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' Release". Music Times . Retrieved March 7, 2015. Wu-Tang Clan began working on Once Upon a Time in Shaolin in the late 2000s with producer Cilvaringz. It took about six years to complete, and was recorded mostly in Staten Island, New York, and produced in Marrakech, Morocco. [3] It features the entire Wu-Tang Clan, plus rapper Redman, the Wu-Tang Killa Beez, FC Barcelona soccer players, Game of Thrones actress Carice van Houten, [4] and two appearances from Cher. [5] [6] Single-album concept [ edit ] The ornate casing for the album Performer – Ghost Face Killer*, The Method Man*, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Prince Rakeem "The Rza"*, Shallah Raekwon*, Rebel Ins, The Genius "The Gza"*, U-God Can It Be All So Simple: Excerpts from " The Way We Were" performed by Gladys Knight & The Pips used courtesy of Essex Entertainment. Published by Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. (ASCAP)Performer [Wu-Tang Clan Is] – Ghost Face Killer*, The Method Man*, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Prince Rakeem "The RZA"*, Shallah Raekwon*, Rebel INS, The Genius "The GZA"*, U-God

a b c d e "You'll Never Hear the New Wu-Tang Clan Album, But This Is What It Sounds Like". Complex . Retrieved April 16, 2019. Weingarten, Christopher R. (March 3, 2015). "Wu-Tang Clan LP Gets 'First, Last, Only' Listening Session". Rolling Stone. Sisario, Ben (October 20, 2021). "Meet the New Owners of the Wu-Tang Clan's One-of-a-Kind Album". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved April 21, 2023. Justin Hunte (December 16, 2015). "Martin Shkreli Plans To Bail-Out Bobby Shmurda". HipHopDX . Retrieved December 20, 2015. a b c Michaels, Sean (March 27, 2014). "Wu-Tang Clan producing one copy of new album Once Upon A Time In Shaolin". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved April 16, 2019.The music industry is in crisis. The intrinsic value of music has been reduced to zero. Contemporary art is worth millions by virtue of its exclusivity ... By adopting a 400 year old Renaissance-style approach to music, offering it as a commissioned commodity and allowing it to take a similar trajectory from creation to exhibition to sale ... we hope to inspire and intensify urgent debates about the future of music. C.R.E.A.M.: Excerpts from " As Long As I've Got You" performed by The Charmels used courtesy of Warner Special Products. Published by Irving Music Inc. (BMI) Guinness World Records (September 1, 2015). Guinness World Records 2016. Macmillan. p.187. ISBN 978-1910561027 . Retrieved November 29, 2015.

Sneider, Jeff (August 24, 2020). "Exclusive: Wu-Tang Clan's 'Shaolin' Album Netflix Movie Lands 'Brittany Runs a Marathon' Director". Collider. The easily and casually dropped notes of violence, hilarious crude humor, and incredible wordplay on the album help inspire me every day to do better in my own wording for my songs. I aspire to be as a better lyricist than the day before every day. The overdubbed and chopped Kung Fu movie samples and play-style skits on the album give the entire production a very theatrical feel, and is one of the best executed examples of such a connection between music and actor, artists both. All art is in and of itself interconnected.

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In January 2016, Shkreli told Vice that he had considered destroying the record or "installing it in some remote place so that people have to make a spiritual quest to listen". [19] He promised to release the album free if Donald Trump won the 2016 US presidential election. In November, after Trump was elected, Shkreli streamed excerpts of the album online. [20] You'll Never Hear the New Wu-Tang Clan Album, But This Is What It Sounds Like". Complex. March 3, 2015 . Retrieved November 25, 2015. Supervised By [Production Supervisor] – John Gibbons (8), Mike McDonald (7), Mitchell Diggs, Oli Grant, Theodore Michael For those concerned about the quality of the pressing’s sound, as it has been oft-bemoaned on Discogs, my argument is maybe they just need to TURN IT UP! This album is PLENTY loud. It’s incredible in every way! The best pressing.