Mathematics Presents Wu-Tang Clan & Friends Unreleased

Mathematics Presents - Wu-Tang Clan & Friends Unreleased[1][note 1] is a compilation produced by rap music producer Mathematics.[2] It was released on February 6, 2007[3] under label Nature Sounds.[2][4] It contains unreleased songs by Wu-Tang Clan and their affiliates.[citation needed]

Mathematics Presents... Wu-Tang Clan & Friends Unreleased
Compilation album by
ReleasedFebruary 6, 2007
GenreHip hop
Length68:24
LabelNature Sounds
ProducerMathematics
Mathematics & Wu-Tang Clan chronology
Mathematics Presents... Wu-Tang Clan & Friends Unreleased
(2007)
Mathematics Presents... Return Of The Wu & Friends
(2010)

Later, in 2010, Mathematics produced Return of the Wu and Friends.[5]

Track listing[6]

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# Title Performers Time
1 "Intro" Buddha Bless 01:43
2 "Maxine (Remix)" Ghostface Killah & Raekwon 03:43
3 "King Toast Queen" U-God, Buddha Bless, Masta Killa & Solomon Childs 04:09
4 "Where's Brooklyn @?" Bad Luck, All Day & Allah Real 07:27
5 "Treez" Raekwon 03:48
6 "Eggs, Hash & Grits" M-Speed, Streetlife & Drama 03:02
7 "Pop Shit (Skit)" Wu-Tang Clan 01:27
8 "Queens Day '88 (Remix)" Eyeslow 04:43
9 "U Don't Care" Killah Priest, Hot Flames & Buddha Bless 04:12
10 "Masked Avengers" Shyheim, Superb & Hell Razah 03:26
11 "Luv (Skit)" Wu-Tang Clan 00:47
12 "Wanna Believe" Allah Real & Bad Luck 04:47
13 "Wu Banga (Remix)" GZA, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Cappadonna & Masta Killa 05:03
14 "Da 'N' (Remix)" GZA, Method Man, U-God, Raekwon & RZA 03:51
15 "Violent (Skit)" Wu-Tang Clan 00:43
16 "Street Kronicles" M-Speed 05:02
17 "Non-Equivalent" Shyheim 03:22
18 "Outro" Wu-Tang Clan 01:18
19 "Wise (Remix)" Ghostface Killah 04:31
20 "Rap Burglars" Raekwon & Inspectah Deck 03:37

Reception

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Impose described the collection as "a 20-tuned compilation of remixes, B-sides and obscure Wu material", with a "continuous swinging baseline", a "soulful musical setting which provide a fine contrast to the rappers lyrical grit", and "sounds that stem from the comforting to the intimidating". Nevertheless, the magazine also described the collection as "appeal[ing] more to the Wu-head than the casual Wu-Tang fan".[2]

Complex called one song from the collection, Maxine (Remix), "told over a heavy-duty 1970s experience" but "smooth[ed ]out considerably with an easy-like-Sunday-morning groove".[4]

HipHopDX praised the compilation as a "testament to the knob twisting skills of Mathematics", but also stated that "the Clan's core members don’t make enough unheard appearances on the disc".[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Also formatted as Wu-Tang Clan & Friends: Unreleased or Wu-Tang Clan & Friends, Unreleased.

References

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  1. ^ a b Ketchum III, William (5 February 2007). "Mathematics Presents - Wu-Tang & Friends Unreleased". HipHopDX. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Nelson, Daryl (11 June 2007). "Unreleased - Wu-Tang Clan & Friends". IMPOSE Magazine. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Wu Tang Clan name new album". NME. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b Alvarez, Gabriel (18 August 2011). "The 100 Best Wu-Tang Clan Songs". Complex. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. ^ Shabazz, Sherron (2021-03-29). "From the Vault: Allah Mathematics | The Real Hip-Hop". Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  6. ^ Wu-Tang Clan (2007), Wu-Tang Clan & Friends: Unreleased, retrieved 2021-11-17