Wu-Tang Clan Reveal 8 Diagrams Tracklist, Add Dates

(Swiped from Pitchfork Media)

Now that Thanksgiving is over, the mad rush to whatever winter holiday you may celebrate has begun. Yet, in the midst of it all, Wu-Tang Clan are making it pretty hard to forget that their new album, 8 Diagrams, comes out December 11 via Loud/Universal/SRC/Wu Music Group.

The album now has an official tracklist on which our eyes can feast, so mind the jump and check it out. Guests include Erykah Badu, George Harrison spawn Dhani Harrison, and John Frusciante (as you know), plus George Clinton and others. There's also the December 4 release of Ghostface's The Big Doe Rehab to tide you over for the week before 8 Diagrams.

What's more, the Clan have added dates to their previously reported winter tour, and GZA has his four solo shows in December.

8 Diagrams:

01 Campfire

02 Take It Back

03 Get Them Out Ya Way Pa

04 Rushing Elephants

05 Unpredictable [ft. Dexter Wiggles]

06 The Heart Gently Weeps [ft. Erykah Badu, Dhani Harrison & John Frusciante]

07 Wolves [ft. George Clinton]

08 Gun Will Go [ft. Sunny Valentine]

09 Sunlight

10 Stick Me For My Riches [ft. Gerald Alston]

11 Starter [ft. Sunny Valentine & Tash Mahogany]

12 Windmill

13 Weak Spot

14 Life Changes

Tang:

11-30 Oshawa, Ontario - The Big Sexy (Wu-Tang Super Show with Raekwon, U-God, GZA)

12-15 Chicago, IL - Metro

12-16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue

12-20 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium

12-23 Hollywood, CA - House of Blues Sunset Strip

12-30 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo

01-03 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues

01-09 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!

01-10 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory

01-12 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom

01-13 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place

01-18 Richmond, VA - Toad's Place

01-24 Orlando, FL - Club Firestone

01-25 Miami Beach, FL - The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater

01-26 St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing

GZA:

12-07-09 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Park (ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas)

12-09 London, England - KOKO *

12-13 New York, NY - Knitting Factory *

12-14 New York, NY - Knitting Factory *

* performing Liquid Swords

MP3: Wu-Tang Clan: 8 Diagrams mixtape

Ghostface Unveils Big Doe Tracklist, Guests, Cover Art

(Swiped From Pitchfork Media)

With anticipation levels surrounding Ghostface Killah's forthcoming The Big Doe Rehab fast approaching a boiling point-- particularly since we no longer need divide our anticipation between Big Doe and the Wu-Tang's 8 Diagrams-- Ghost has gone and added some kindling to the fire. Album details, people! Have a look.

First, of course, is that classy cover art you see up there, set to adorn copies of Big Doe that Def Jam delivers on December 4.

Next, the tracklist, reprinted in full below. Of note: Kid Capri-featuring first single "We Celebrate" (not just "Celebrate", as reported prior), which samples Rare Earth's "I Just Want to Celebrate"; Raekwon-boosted "Yolanda's House" and "Shakey Dog Starring Lolita" (an epilogue to Fishscale standout "Shakey Dog"!); a pair of tracks featuring Ghostface's tourmates Rhythm Roots Allstars; a track called "I'll Die for You" and another called "!".

Then, naturally, there are the guests, including the aforementioned along with Ghost's Wu associates Method Man (as you know), U-God, Masta Killa, and Cappadonna, plus Ghost's posse and More Fish co-stars Theodore Unit, Beanie Sigel, Styles P, and more.

And while Ghostface and the Wu seem to have settled their beef, Ghost apparently isn't the only one upset with the way camp Wu is being run. Billboard.com points us to a MissInfo.tv interview with Raekwon, who revealed his own misgivings. "Bottom line," said Raekwon, "it's a lot of business that's fucking up the creativity." Is that why we haven't seen a second Cuban Linx yet? Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Finally, since Ghostface has been blowing up the Pitchfork news ticker in recent weeks, here's a quick, updated roundup of recent happenings:

* Ghostface doll: available now

* Ghostface book, The World According to Pretty Toney: due January 8 from MTV Press (moved from previously reported December 4 date)

* Ghostface's Walk Hard collaboration with Jewel, Lyle Lovett, and Jackson Browne: soundtrack in stores December 4, film in theaters December 21, collab's very notion still blowing minds

* Ghostface-boosted Beatles-interpolating track: set to appear on Wu-Tang Clan's 8 Diagrams, out December 11 via Loud/Universal/SRC/Wu Music Group

* Ghostface, Rakim, Brother Ali, and Rhythm Roots Allstars on the Hip Hop Live! tour: happening now, dates below

Phew!

The Big Doe Rehab:

01 At the Cabana Skit [performed by Ghostface Killah and Rhythm Roots Allstars]

02 Toney Sigel a.k.a the Barrel Brothers [ft. Beanie Sigel and Styles P]

03 Yolanda's House [ft. Raekwon and Method Man]

04 We Celebrate [ft. Kid Capri]

05 Walk Around

06 Yapp City [ft. Trife Da God and Sun God]

07 White Linen Affair (Toney Awards) [ft. Shawn Wigs]

08 Supa GFK

09 Rec-Room Therapy [ft. Raekwon and U-God]

10 The Prayer [performed by Ox]

11 I'll Die for You

12 Paisley Darts [ft. Raekwon, Sun God, Trife Da God, Method Man, and Cappadonna]

13 Shakey Dog Starring Lolita [ft. Raekwon]

14 ! [performed by Ghostface Killah and Rhythm Roots Allstars]

15 Killa Lipstick [ft. Method Man and Masta Killa]

16 Slow Down [ft. Chrisette Michele]

Hip Hop Live! dates:

11-08 Denver, CO - Ogden Theater *

11-09 Aspen, CO - Belly Up *

11-10 Kansas City, MO - Beaumont *

11-11 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *

11-12 Chicago, IL - House of Blues *

11-13 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Theater *

11-15 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place *

11-16 New York, NY - Nokia Theater *

11-17 Baltimore, MD - Sonar *

11-18 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *

11-21 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero *

* with Rakim, Brother Ali, Rhythm Roots Allstars

Stream: Ghostface Killah [ft. Kid Capri]: We Celebrate [from the forthcoming The Big Doe Rehab LP]