Yes.
Big part that's missing in all this is U-God's debut album was on Wu-Tang Records, an independent label distributed by Priority that, after being founded to release PYN before the Loud deal, was primarily built by releasing Sunz singles and Killarmy albums, along w/ the Swarm, Wu Chronicles, etc... U-God wouldn't have a budget for his debut that no other record label signed him on without Sunz and Killarmy establishing that label and building it into something first. Also one of the main reasons the label folded was not recouping on U-God's advance when his album didn't sell like they thought a core Wu member would.
RZA didn't support U's debut huh?
I never knew all of this
and I didn't even remember that Live From LA performance.
I still think RZA should've produced all of U, Deck, and Masta's albums if they wanted him too.
RZA is one man, so working with a lot of those other artists took away time he could've use to produce and work more actively helping U, Deck and Masta.
I hear what you saying bout the record deals and the business part of the whole ordeal, but I still think U, Deck and Masta ain't get a fair shake.
shyt, Masta ain't drop his first solo album until 2004.