Six years since Iron Flag, Wu-Tang have officially reformed with the help of their original CEO, Steve Rifkind, to bring out 8 Diagrams later this summer.
“This is the perfect time for us to come back, the stars are aligned,” explained RZA in a statement. “It’s like when we first started with Steve. We put out real hip-hop at a time when it was turning into pop or R&B. We brought the focus back to the music in its rawest form, without studio polish or radio hooks.”

“The energy is just like it was, and it’s needed in our industry same as back then,” added Rifkind. “Over the last few years, the group has developed a whole new fan base of 20-year-olds and even younger who’ve never even seen them play.”

“People want something that gives them an adrenaline rush,” continues RZA. “We’re here to supply that fix. How could hip-hop be dead if Wu-Tang is forever? We’re here to revive the spirit and the economics and bring in a wave of energy that has lately dissipated.”

8 Diagrams is in reference to the 1983 flick, The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, starring Gordon Liu and direction from Lau Kar Leung.