Ghostface Killah has cleared up rumors stirred up by the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga that he and Raekwon had beef before joining the Wu-Tang Clan.
On the latest episode of Gorilla Nems’ Outside With Gorilla Nems series, Ghostface set the record straight and revealed he never had any issues with his Wu-Tang brother before their rap fame.
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Fans were led to believe there was friction between the duo after the aforementioned Hulu series portrayed them as violent enemies during their youth in Staten Island, New York.
Ghost and Rae’s on-screen beef was so intense that they even wanted to kill each other, but they managed to bury the hatchet and find common ground, which led to them joining Wu-Tang.
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According to Ghost, however, that part of the show’s storyline is far from the truth. “Me and Rae never had beef,” he clarified. “Me and Rae never had no problems. It was just the way them characters got switched around.”
When one of the hosts suggested Ghostface and Raekwon probably “laugh” about how they’re depicted in the series, Tony Starks replied: “I mean, I don’t laugh about that shit because that shit ain’t my story! But you know, Rae, that’s my bro. I love him. We had chemistry, like he taught me a lot of shit, a lot of slang ’cause up where they’re from, they had too much slang.”
RZA previously spoke about the historical accuracy of Wu-Tang: An American Saga in 2019, telling Newsweek the show was “historical fiction” and that “you can’t take every moment and expound it.”
However, in 2012, RZA told the Los Angeles Times that Ghostface and Raekwon “started off as enemies in the neighborhood” but became best friends afterward.
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Rae backed up that claim in a 2013 interview with VladTV, saying there was animosity between them because of beef between rival neighborhoods.
“If you go to the hood and you go 10 blocks away, n-ggas don’t know you, n-ggas don’t fuck with you, n-ggas will gun you if they feel like you in the way, so we always stayed on our side,” he said.
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“So when RZA formed this alliance, it was definitely spoken on like, ‘Yo, I don’t really fuck with Ghost, he’s a crook.’ But when RZA was the middle guy, it was almost like he did a [John] Gotti move. He brought all the families to the table, and made n-ggas make amends, due to the fact of how we gon’ move forward and get this money.”
In season one of the Hulu series, Raekwon and his friend Power shoot up Ghostface Killah’s family apartment, which fueled their beef even more. In a separate interview with VladTV last year, Rae revealed that really happened.
As the story goes, Ghost had an issue with Rae’s friend over RZA’s brother Divine. Raekwon explained that Ghostface was trying to help out Divine, which ultimately led to the alleged shooting.
“It was an eye for an eye situation,” The Chef said. “He was like, ‘Yo shot at my crib, so…’ That’s what it was. That’s how it played out. I wasn’t around that day to see what was going on. Like I said, we know that Ghost knew RZA and Divine, but we didn’t really know that he knew ’em the way that he knew ’em.”
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Rae added: “Him and RZA would hang in [Park] Hill, [but RZA would also] be in Stapleton, he would be in New Brighton. He would be all over, so you don’t know everybody RZA know. But these dudes love RZA the way I love RZA. RZA had to come in and dead the shit because he loved both sides.”
Season three of Wu-Tang: An American Saga is set to premiere on February 15. Hulu released a trailer last week showing what the crew will get into next.
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According to Deadline, season three will follow the Wu-Tang Clan’s five-year plan as they overcome various challenges following the release of their debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), and their continued rise to fame.
