Under the supremacy of Hip Hop mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, two members of super-group Wu-Tang Clan, could possibly become part of the Bad Boy umbrella. Incessant rumors of Bad Boy founder P. Diddy signing Ghostface and Raekwon to his label have been around since the early ’90s.
Raekwon, who recently recruited Diddy to host his album-release party for his fourth solo album, Only Built For Cuban Linx II [click to read], spoke to MTV about the rumors [click here].
“We did a show at the Palladium [years back], and Puff had security with him that was from Staten Island. When we got back to Staten Island, we bump into the kid, and he told us while he was up there performing, Puff said, ‘I need them two. What I gotta do?’ He was excited about working with us [and] signing us too. I don’t know why it ain’t happen, either. You never know,” stated Raekwon. “I’m independent, baby. So let’s get it right. Let’s cut them checks, Puff. We know what time it is,” he continued.
This partnership is not as atypical as some may think. Wu-Tang Clan members alongside P. Diddy and other Bad Boy affiliates have collaborated before, formulating hit singles. In 1994, Method Man was featured on the late Notorious B.I.G.’sclassic album Ready to Die, after joining up for the single, “The What”. This was followed by Method Man and Mary J. Blige‘s Grammy Award winning “I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By”. P. Diddy remixed the song using Notorious B.I.G.‘s “Me and My Bitch”, also from Ready to Die. Then, in 2002 Ghostface teamed up with P. Diddy as well as G. Dep, Craig Mack and Keith Murray for the 2002 hit single “Special Delivery” which appeared on Diddy’s Platinum album, We Invented the Remix [click to read].
Recently, there has been a lot of buzz surrounding both Raekwon and Ghostface. Only Built For Cuban Linx II, which dropped September 8, was ranked the number one downloaded album via iTunes, as well as debuting in the top 5 slot on Billboard 200, selling over 67,000 copies in the first week of release. Ghostface is also preparing for the release of his eighth solo studio project, Ghostface Killah Presents Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City [click here], slated for September 29, as well as a nationwide tour kicking off October 2.
