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Wu-Tang Members Record Single To Honor Ol' Dirty Bastard
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Friday, 11 February 2005
 Surviving members of seminal hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan have banded together to record a tribute song to fellow member, the late Ol' Dirty Bastard, who died in November.
According to Billboard.com, Wu-Tang's RZA says the track, tentatively titled "I Go Through Life," might appear on ODB's album, a joint venture between RZA's Wu-Tang Records imprint and the new Damon Dash Music Group.
"Every member is on it so far, besides Ghostface Killah," RZA said. "Method Man was the first guy to do his verse. Raekwon and GZA did their verses pronto. I had to take some time with U-God. Cappadonna is on it also. All I need is my Ghostface verse and it will be one of the first recordings in three or four years with every member again."
"This is a gift to ODB and the fans, so the fans can feel our love," RZA added. "Everybody's got something to say about it. Raekwon had one line like, 'One day I'll put a statue in my house to resemble you / so my son can resemble you.' I haven't played it for too many people, [but] me and Quentin [Tarantino] were hanging out a couple weeks ago. He came by my studio and I played it for him, and he said he caught a chill."
RZA revealed that the night ODB died, they had a conversation that was eerie in its timing. They spoke about "getting things back on track and clearing away all the things on the table. We wanted to focus on the Wu legacy plan we had. He was getting things together, but there were still some crinkles he needed to iron out. It was really one of the first times he saw it. He agreed with almost everything I was saying. I was glad. I was happy."
ODB's album, helmed by RZA and featuring production from the Neptunes, Just Blaze and DJ Premier, is due March 22.
Method Man, Raekwon and Macy Gray guest on the proposed first single, "Intoxicated." Other tracks expected to make the final cut, include "The Stomp Part 2."
"I also helped guide tracks produced by other people," RZA said. "I think we may end up with a 13- to 16-cut album, so you'll have about 35% of that Wu flavor, that abstract noise, you know what I mean? The songs I did with him -- if anything makes it to the radio, I'll be surprised."
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