Mathematics Presents - Wu-Tang Clan & Friends UnreleasedAlso formatted as Wu-Tang Clan & Friends: Unreleased or Wu-Tang Clan & Friends, Unreleased. is a compilation produced by rap music producer Mathematics. It was released on February 6, 2007 under label Nature Sounds. It contains unreleased songs by Wu-Tang Clan and their affiliates.
Later, in 2010, Mathematics produced Return of the Wu and Friends.
Track listing
#TitlePerformersTime1"Intro"Buddha Bless01:432"Maxine (Remix)"Ghostface Killah & Raekwon03:433"King Toast Queen"U-God, Buddha Bless, Masta Killa & Solomon Childs04:094"Where's Brooklyn @?"Bad Luck, All Day & Allah Real07:275"Treez" Raekwon03:486"Eggs, Hash & Grits"M-Speed, Streetlife & Drama03:027"Pop Shit (Skit)"Wu-Tang Clan01:278"Queens Day '88 (Remix)"Eyeslow04:439"U Don't Care"Killah Priest, Hot Flames & Buddha Bless04:1210"Masked Avengers"Shyheim, Superb & Hell Razah03:2611"Luv (Skit)"Wu-Tang Clan00:4712"Wanna Believe"Allah Real & Bad Luck04:4713"Wu Banga (Remix)"GZA, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Cappadonna & Masta Killa05:0314"Da 'N' (Remix)"GZA, Method Man, U-God, Raekwon & RZA03:5115"Violent (Skit)"Wu-Tang Clan00:4316"Street Kronicles"M-Speed05:0217"Non-Equivalent"Shyheim03:2218"Outro"Wu-Tang Clan01:1819"Wise (Remix)"Ghostface Killah04:3120"Rap Burglars"Raekwon & Inspectah Deck03:37
Reception
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".
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".
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".
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