Mook, Ghost and Rae runnin game
They knew each other before that, but their crews were in a major beef. The shootouts happened, Ghost robbing their crew happened (he was a stick up kid),Ghost's mom house being shot up happened but Rae & Power wasn't necessarily the ones that pulled the trigger - TV dramatization. But even chillin at RZA's spot, Rae said he'd always be watchin Ghost from the side of his eye because of their beef. Rae has spoken on it vaguely, RZA, Popa Wu...other dudes, but Ghost has never really told those stories. They ended up vibing just being around each other and with RZA...and watchin movies and making music...as did the whole Clan.
Mook told the record store story on the Mics & Men docs. It's great that now he's in the fold...being that he's also a consultant. So next, will we see the Chessboxin Masta Killa verse...with KP? U-God is being portrayed something lovely, as well. What do y'all say - at least 2 more seasons, realistically?
Realistically at the rate their going you can could easily get three more seasons out of this if you include the first Wu-Tang Tour (the tour fukkery could be an entire season in itself if written properly) and the solo albums era. Remember Method Man reached a whole different stratosphere of stardom with movies and his partnership with Redman. You could explore that and how it impacted other members of the group like Inspectah Deck and UGod. UGod was Meth’s best friend and Inspectah Deck was considered one of the best in the Clan and RZA’s flood fukked up Deck’s debut album and UGod never properly got the respect he deserved during the Clan’s heyday (Plus the story about his son getting shot)
They could do an entire storyline about how during the Clan’s rise RZA pretty much locked himself inside the Wu mansion to make the beats for the solo albums. They could do some FASCINATING episodes showcasing his growth as a producer and how he was constantly challenged to outdo the last album and live up to his newfound reputation as beat maestro.
Even though the series is an ensemble, Ghost and Raekwon are kind of set up as the “lead” characters alongside RZA. Their could be multiple episodes chronicling their adventures in the industry and their run ins with Mobb Deep, Nas, Big, Tupac, etc. Matter of fact, thats how they could introduce the wider world of hip hop through Ghost & Rae just wilding out in clubs and shows. There could be fun cameos from characters representing Jay-Z, Snoop, Big Pun, Fat Joe, and Wu affiliates like Shyheim.
Getting into the making of Tical, Liquid Swords, Ironman, and OBFCL are MUST SEE television.
Also, as a series that really delves into the business aspect and the acumen and genius of Divine, Power, and Mook. I really think they’ll explore how the Wu empire came about. Remember at the height of Wu-Tang, it wasn’t JUST Wu Wear. It was actual clothing stores, merch, a record label, and VIDEO GAMES. Divine did an interview where he said Wu-Tang Corp at one point was making 30 million annually.
And think about it. Everything I listed is just the stuff that we ALREADY know about! If they want to start getting into the personal lives of each member and revealing things we may not know outside of group dynamics thats a whole new area of story telling. All of Dirty’s shenanigans could make a season within itself.
So really the skies the limit for this show. 3 more seasons, and ending the series with the release of Wu-Tang Forever and culminating RZA’s five year plan seems like a great way to tie it all up
