Editing Wu-Tang Clan (section)

==== ''Once Upon a Time in Shaolin'' ====
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[[File:Wu-Tang Clan at Budapest Park - 2015.07.07 (1).JPG|thumb|Wu-Tang Clan performing in [[Budapest]] in 2015]]
In March 2014 it was reported that in addition to work on ''A Better Tomorrow'', a Wu-Tang Clan compilation album entitled ''The Wu – Once Upon A Time In Shaolin'' had been recorded, with Wu-Tang-affiliated producer [[Cilvaringz]] as the primary producer instead of RZA.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/27/wu-tang-clan-one-copy-new-album-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin|title=Wu-Tang Clan producing one copy of new album Once Upon A Time In Shaolin|first=Sean|last=Michaels|newspaper=The Guardian |date=March 27, 2014|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115154057/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/27/wu-tang-clan-one-copy-new-album-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin|url-status=live}}</ref> The album, a double album consisting of 31 tracks, was not given a conventional commercial release and only one copy has been produced; the copy toured in museums, art galleries and music festivals before being sold at a high price to a single individual. In August 2014, a reporter from ''[[Forbes]]'' traveled to [[Marrakech]] to meet Cilvaringz and hear a 51-second snippet of a song from the album, which featured [[Cher]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/05/06/unlocking-the-wu-tang-clans-secret-album-in-morocco/|title=Unlocking The Wu-Tang Clan's Secret Album In Morocco|first=Zack O'Malley|last=Greenburg|website=Forbes|access-date=August 22, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115154141/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/05/06/unlocking-the-wu-tang-clans-secret-album-in-morocco/|url-status=live}}</ref> The snippet was subsequently put on their website. The album is encased in a handcrafted silver-and-nickel box made by British-Moroccan artist Yahya and features never-before-heard music recorded over years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/03/26/why-wu-tang-will-release-just-one-copy-of-its-secret-album/|title=Why Wu-Tang Will Release Just One Copy Of Its Secret Album|author=Zack O'Malley Greenburg|date=March 26, 2014|work=Forbes|access-date=January 9, 2015|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115154110/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/03/26/why-wu-tang-will-release-just-one-copy-of-its-secret-album/|url-status=live}}</ref> RZA stated he has been receiving multiple million dollar offers for the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.28151/title.rza-says-he-has-5-million-offer-for-one-copy-of-wu-tang-clan-s-the-wu-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin-album|title=RZA Says He Has $5 Million Offer For One Copy Of Wu-Tang Clan's "The Wu – Once Upon A Time In Shaolin" Album|date=April 2, 2014|publisher=Hiphopdx.com|access-date=January 9, 2015|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115154107/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.28151/title.rza-says-he-has-5-million-offer-for-one-copy-of-wu-tang-clans-the-wu-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin-album|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the album's exclusivity it made an appearance in electronic dance music producer [[Skrillex]]'s music video for his song "Fuck That" even though he did not purchase the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31599/title.cilvaringz-skrillex-did-not-buy-wu-tang-clans-5-million-album|title=Skrillex Did Not Buy Wu Tang Clan's $5 Million Album|publisher=Hiphopdx.com|access-date=January 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202040629/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31599/title.cilvaringz-skrillex-did-not-buy-wu-tang-clans-5-million-album|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead|date=2014|author=Soren Baker}}</ref> The album was sold through Paddle8, an online auction house, for $2 million to [[Martin Shkreli]]. When the [[FBI]] arrested Martin Shkreli on December 17, 2015, they did not seize the Wu-Tang Clan album.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Plante |title=FBI: We don't have the Wu-Tang album, leave us alone |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/17/10448766/martin-shkreli-fbi-wu-tang-album-seized |work=[[The Verge]] |date=December 17, 2015 |access-date=December 18, 2015 |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115154132/https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/17/10448766/martin-shkreli-fbi-wu-tang-album-seized |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the victory of [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate [[Donald Trump]] in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]], Shkreli broadcast excerpts from the album on streaming platforms [[Periscope (app)|Periscope]] and [[Hitbox.tv]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/09/martin-shkreli-wu-tang-clan-album-donald-trump |title=Martin Shkreli leaks Wu-Tang Clan album in celebration of Trump victory |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 30, 2016 |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115154107/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/09/martin-shkreli-wu-tang-clan-album-donald-trump |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2021, it was announced that the album had been again sold by the US government for an undisclosed amount (later revealed as $4 million USD), following Shkreli handing it over to the FBI in 2018 after being convicted of defrauding investors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57992807 |title=Wu-Tang Clan album bought by Martin Shkreli sold by US government |website=bbc.co.uk/news |publisher=BBC News |date=July 27, 2021 |access-date=July 28, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210728115321/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57992807 |archive-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref> The new owner of the album is the PleasrDAO group.