A Comprehensive History of Wu-Tang Clan’s Endless Beefs
November 2012: RZA thinks that
dealing with Wu-Tang members over the years helped him diffuse problems on the set of
The Man With the Iron Fists, his feature film directorial debut. “Me and Meth always used to argue. It’s natural. When steel rubs against steel, it makes both blades sharper. Raekwon and Ghostface started off as enemies in the neighborhood. They grew to be best friends after joining the Wu-Tang.” Not mentioned: how Rae and Ghost became so close only after finding a common enemy in RZA.
January 2013: Raekwon says that when Wu-Tang formed twenty years prior, the group was built on shaky relationships and mistrust, and only came together because of RZA’s diplomacy. At that time,
Rae thought Ghostface was a “crook,” though “talented.” As he says, “When RZA was the middle guy, it was almost like he did a Gotti move, he brought all the families to the table, and made nikkas make amends, due to the fact of how we gon’ move forward and get this money.”