Wu-Tang Forever

by Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Forever cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 June 1997
  • Label: Loud
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:52:30
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Inspectah Deck, Darryl Hill, Earl DeRouen, RZA, Jimmy Webb, Edward Howard, Derek Harris, 4th Disciple, Selwyn Bogard

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Wu-Tang Forever' is a massive, highly anticipated double album that expands the Clan's hardcore boom-bap mythology. RZA's production evolves into a grander, orchestral style, providing a dense backdrop for the group's boastful, rhythmic, and increasingly conscious street lyricism.

Genres

Descriptors: crime, rhythmic, violence, vulgar, conscious, rap, classic, hard, sampling, street

Tracklist

  1. Wu-Revolution (Featuring Poppa Wu and Uncle Pete) (feat. Poppa Wu & Uncle Pete) (6:46)
  2. Reunited (feat. GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA & Method Man) (5:21)
  3. For Heavens Sake (feat. Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa & Cappadonna) (4:13)
  4. Cash Still Rules / Scary Hours (Still Don't Nothing Move but the Money) (feat. Raekwon, Method Man & Ghostface Killah) (3:01)
  5. Visionz (feat. Method Man, Raekwon, Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck & Ghostface Killah) (3:09)
  6. As High as Wu-Tang Get (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard, GZA & Method Man) (2:38)
  7. Severe Punishment (feat. U-God, GZA, Raekwon, RZA & Masta Killa) (4:49)
  8. Older Gods (feat. Ghostface Killah, Raekwon & GZA) (3:05)
  9. Maria (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard, Cappadonna & RZA) (2:55)
  10. A Better Tomorrow (feat. Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, U-God, RZA & Method Man) (4:55)
  11. It's Yourz (feat. Raekwon, U-God, RZA, Inspectah Deck & Ghostface Killah) (4:16)
  12. Intro (feat. RZA & GZA) (2:02)
  13. Triumph (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Cappadonna, U-God, RZA, GZA, Masta Killa, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon) (5:38)
  14. Impossible (feat. RZA, U-God, Ghostface Killah & Tekitha) (4:28)
  15. Little Ghetto Boys (feat. Raekwon, RZA, Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah & Method Man) (4:49)
  16. Deadly Melody (feat. Masta Killa, U-God, RZA, Method Man, GZA, Streetlife & Ghostface Killah) (4:20)
  17. The City (feat. Inspectah Deck) (4:05)
  18. The Projects (3:17)
  19. Bells of War (feat. U-God, Method Man, RZA, Masta Killa, Raekwon & Ghostface Killah) (5:12)
  20. The M.G.M. (feat. Ghostface Killah & Raekwon) (2:38)
  21. Dog Shit (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA & Method Man) (3:34)
  22. Duck Seazon (feat. Raekwon, RZA & Method Man) (5:42)
  23. Hellz Wind Staff (feat. Streetlife, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, RZA & Raekwon) (4:52)
  24. Heaterz (feat. Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Ol' Dirty Bastard, U-God & Cappadonna) (5:26)
  25. Black Shampoo (feat. U-God, Method Man, Tekitha & Dom Pachino) (3:49)
  26. Second Coming (feat. Tekitha) (4:39)
  27. The Closing (feat. Raekwon) (2:37)

Credits

  • Wu-Tang Clan - primary artist, music by, presenter [presents], written-by, written by
  • Arlene Godfrey - a&r [a&r administration]
  • Che Harris - a&r [a&r administration]
  • Laurie Marks - a&r [a&r administration]
  • Sherin Baday - a&r [a&r administration], photography by [additional photography by]
  • Tanya Mitchener - a&r [a&r administration]
  • A-D - art direction, design, layout
  • James Roach - art direction, design, layout
  • Ney Pimentel - art direction, design, layout
  • Ola Kudu - art direction, design, layout
  • Ray Bangs - art direction, design, layout
  • UE Nastasi - edited by
  • Dennis Coles - executive-producer
  • Mitchell Diggs - executive-producer
  • Oli Grant - executive-producer
  • Robert Diggs - executive-producer
  • Designey Inc. - graphic design [graphic designers], photography by [additional photography by]
  • John Gibbons - management [wu-tang management]
  • Tom Coyne - mastered by
  • Bob Berg - photography by [additional photography by]
  • Shawn Mortensen - photography by [additional photography by]
  • Philippe McClelland - photography by [portrait photography by]
  • Divine - supervised by [executive supervisor], coordinator [production coordinator]
  • Power - supervised by [executive supervisor], coordinator [production coordinator]
  • Popa Wu - featuring
  • Uncle Pete - featuring
  • RZA - producer, recorded by, mixed by, co-producer, recorded by, mixed by
  • Roxanne - backing vocals [background vocals]
  • Carlos Bess - engineer [mix engineered by]
  • Scott Harding - engineer [mix engineered by]
  • Cappadonna - featuring
  • Darryl Hill - written-by
  • 4th Disciple - producer, recorded by, mixed by
  • Selwyn Bogard - written-by
  • Inspectah Deck - producer
  • Rebel INS - recorded by, mixed by
  • Tekitha - featuring
  • Earl DeRouen - written-by
  • Edward Howard - written-by
  • Street Life - featuring
  • True Master - producer, recorded by, mixed by
  • Derek Harris - written-by
  • Troy Staton - engineer [mix engineered by]
  • Jimmy Webb - written-by

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