“Wu-Tang Clan. You know it’s gonna be a late finish when these guys drop round to Ginger Studios,” the owners of the Cremorne, Victoria recording studio wrote on their official Facebook page. Indeed, the legendary hip-hop group ended up staying for 10 hours.
Speaking to FasterLouder, chief engineer Jimi Wyatt explained that Wu-Tang members RZA, GZA, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Master Killa, and DJ Mathematics dropped by Ginger Studios as they were looking for a place offering “quality, reliability, privacy and LOUD[ness]!”.
After calling Wyatt in the morning, the group entered the studio at 4pm and stayed until the early morning. “They’ve been doing this now for long enough to know how to set the mood for their sessions,” Wyatt told FasterLouder.
“It wasn’t a party per se – with the session only being open to their crew as they’re serious artists that want to work.” According to Wyatt, Wu-Tang’s stay was “primarily a writing session” though done in their own particular style.
“They play the beat ridiculously loud while everyone vibes off the track to get into a space where they can write a verse. It feels like a gig where they can try new things lyrically and create,” Wyatt explained.
“Raekwon was the first to drop a verse in the control room and he totally tore it up, it was more of a performance with a couple of punch-ins to try different ideas. Then Ghostface Killah got in the booth and put down verses for two other tracks, he preferred to do his thing in there rather than in the control room.”
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“GZA wrote a lot, [while] DJ Mathematics and Master Killa were in to keep the vibe up.” Melbourne rapper Ivan Ooze, who’s supporting Wu-Tang Clan during their Australian tour, which kicks off in Melbourne tonight, also nabbed an invite to the session.
“Yesterday I showed Ghostface around Melbourne and he really wanted to get some UGG boots for back home, so we searched together for the whole day, ate maccas, and by the end of it, when I went to drop him off at the studio, he asked if I wanted to drink and keep chilling so of course I did,” Ooze told Tone Deaf.
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“I met all the members, basically had a good chat to all of them about the current hip-hop scene and life while they were working on tracks.” When asked about the Wu-Tang’s workflow, Ooze explained, “It was really laid-back but surreal.”
“Like they were all just walking round, drinking/smoking and just talking shit with everyone with a RZA beat in the background, playing ping-pong and just busting freestyle rhymes. It was crazy fun.” So can we expect a Wu-Tang appearance on an upcoming Ooze joint?
“Ghost jumped on a track with me yesterday and it’s fuckin’ dope. It will be out later this year.” Readers can check below for all of Wu-Tang Clan’s upcoming Australian tour dates.
Wu-Tang Clan Australian Tour Dates
Tuesday, 23rd February 2016
Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Wednesday, 24th February 2016
Allphones Arena, Sydney
Friday, 26th February 2016
Riverstage, Brisbane
