Wu Tang Clan are The Beatles of hip-hop (good thing someone spliced the two together for one of the most fun records of 2010) and when one of them does so much as fart, it is always worth keeping an interest.
And so, on the back of Ghostface Killah’s really great ‘Apollo Kids’ LP, Raekwon is back to carry the Wu flag with a new single called ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’.
Now, we understand your misgivings. When rappers start looking toward rock music, they often get it wildly wrong. Look at Mos Def’s terrible effort of the same name. However, this is The Chef and as usual, he’s cooking up some marvellous shit and he’s taking it on a tour of the UK too!
‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ is the great first official single from the new Raekwon album – Shaolin vs Wu Tang, out 8th March – and featured Ghostface and Jim Jones.
Slabs of digital funk back Rae who, lyrically, is on form as ever. We got to listen to it because we’re special and you’re not. Okay, we got to listen to it thanks to some mix-up in a mailing list from a PR company presumably. No matter. We’ve heard it and it really is great.
And so, to promote the single and new LP, Raekwon will be touring the UK and you can go along throwing ‘W’ shapes in the air and shouting “WU WU WU WU”. Remember. Wu Tang is for the children. Be sure to check out our Wu Tang playlists too.
Here are the dates.
Tue 15.03 Edinburgh Scotland @ Liquidroom
Wed 16.03 Dublin Ireland: @ Button Factory
Thur 17.03 Manchester UK @ Sound Control
Fr 18.03 London UK @ HMV Forum
Sa 19.03 Brighton UK @ Coalition