Wu-Tang Clan have carried out the ultimate evening of their almost two-month lengthy Las Vegas residency with a particular shock look the crew’s longtime affiliate Redman.
“Wu-Tang Clan: The Saga Continues … The Las Vegas Residency” closed out at The Theater at Virgin Inns on Saturday evening (March 24), following a 7-week run which kicked off on February 4.
The present went as deliberate for many of the evening, with the crew performing basic hits together with “Shield Ya Neck” and C.R.E.A.M. in addition to particular person tracks hits and smaller posse cuts like Raekwon‘s “Ice Cream,” Ghostface Killah‘s “Cherchez La Ghost” and a handful of Ol’ Soiled Bastard releases carried out by his son, Younger Soiled Bastard.
The night’s twist occurred when, after delivering the hook on “Ice Cream,” Methodology Man began diving into his personal catalogue. Nonetheless, Saturday evening’s present noticed him cease his efficiency of “All I Want” quick earlier than telling the gang that he needed to “get their vitality up.”
He proceeded to launch into his opening verse of “Da Rockwilder” whereas nonetheless standing on stage alone. Nonetheless, simply as his identify appeared on the on-stage display, followers rapidly started realizing that the Redman ad-libs they have been listening to have been dwell; and the Funk Doc emerged on cue for verse two as the gang misplaced it.
The duo proceeded to carry out “Y.O.U.” earlier than reminding the gang that they have been among the many earliest Hip Hop stars to loudly proclaim their affinity for marijuana as an intro to their iconic 1995 weed anthem “How Excessive.”
Following the shock Purple & Meth break, the Wu returned to enterprise as standard, with Younger Soiled Bastard leaping on stage with the seven residing members of the crew who have been in attendance (with GZA being the one one lacking) closing out the night with a rendition of “Triumph.”
Try clips from the present beneath.
Wu-Tang Clan shut out Vegas Residency with shock Methodology Man & Redman takeover
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Whereas it has turn out to be probably the most performed model of their iconic duet, it appears neither Methodology Man nor Redman was initially in love with the “How Excessive” remix.
“‘How Excessive,’ Purple and Meth wasn’t completely satisfied about,” Erick Sermon of the legendary EPMD revealed in an unique interview with HipHopDX on February 27.
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Sermon specified that he was speaking concerning the remix, which samples the Silver Conference’s 1975 jam “Fly, Robin, Fly.” That model was used within the tune’s video.
“I made the unique model, which is the onerous model. However then after I made it in style with the ‘Fly, Robin, Fly,’ they was pissed. As a result of they arrive to the video shoot, and so they’re anticipating to listen to one thing else, and so they hear this so-called ‘business pop document.’”
He continued: “Russell [Simmons] and Lyor [Cohen] was there, and so they made positive that it get achieved. […] And it went platinum.”
