More on the collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan
This is from Pitchfork.
While they were at it, RZA and the gang also dragged John Frusciante along for the ride.
The Chili Pepper plays lead on the Wu rendition, which is simply called “Gently Weeps” and isn’t a cover in the straight sense. Instead it features the Clan rapping over the cover version recorded with Dhani and John, acting out a heroin dealer/heroin user saga. Method Man portrays the victim, while Ghostface turns in “one of the best lyrics I’m ever heard him say” (according to RZA, but we believe him) as the dealer.
8 Diagrams, meanwhile, now has a release date of November 13 on SRC (both this and the whole Beatles thing having been confirmed by the Wu publicist). We won’t hold our breath, but we will keep throwing up our Ws.
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