Wu-Tang Clan and in-house producer Mathematics resurrect '70s blaxploitation and kung-fu cinema on Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman, the crew's first full joint album since 2017's The Saga Continues.
Artist: Wu-Tang Clan, DJ Mathematics
Label: 36 Chambers / RuffNation Music
EAN: Vinyl – 0727252577363, CD – 9010974030454, CD Deluxe – 9010974030461, Tape – 9010974030478
Format: Available on Vinyl LP (standard black, 180g), CD, 2xCD Limited Deluxe Edition, and Cassette Tape, as part of the label's Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues Collection.
Tracklist
1. Sucker Free City (feat. Kurupt, Ralph McDaniels)
2. Mandingo (feat. Cappadonna, Method Man, Raekwon)
3. Roar Of The Lion (The Lion's Pit) (feat. Kool G Rap, RZA, U-God)
4. Claudine (feat. Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Nicole Bus)
5. Shaolin Vs. Lama (feat. Inspectah Deck, Raekwon)
6. Executioners From Shaolin (feat. Cappadonna, GZA, Inspectah Deck)
7. Cleopatra Jones (feat. Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa)
8. Warriors Two, Cooley High (feat. Benny The Butcher, Method Man)
9. Let's Do It Again (feat. 38 Spesh, R.J. Payne, RZA, Willie The Kid)
10. Dolemite (feat. Cappadonna, Masta Killa, U-God)
11. Trouble Man (feat. Kameron Corvet)
12. Charleston Blue, Legend Of A Fighter (feat. Cappadonna, Crooked I, Nicole Bus)
Originally released for Record Store Day 2025, Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman is built entirely around Mathematics' production, wrapping Wu-Tang's core members and a deep guest list — from Raekwon, Method Man, GZA and Inspectah Deck to Kool G Rap, Benny the Butcher and RZA himself — in a concept lifted straight from 1970s blaxploitation and grindhouse martial-arts cinema, with track titles nodding to films like Dolemite and Cleopatra Jones. It stands as Wu-Tang's fourth outing under the shortened "Wu-Tang" banner and continues the collaboration with Mathematics that began with The Saga Continues.