Wu-Tang: First Act To Legally Sample The Beatles?

Wu-Tang Clan have become the first group to get permission from the Beatles to sample one of their tracks, they have revealed.

The hip-hop collective return with a new album, 8 Diagrams, later this year, the first since the death of Ol' Dirty Bastard in 2004.

The record features a collaboration with Dhani Harrison, the son of George, on a reworking of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

However, a new message posted on Wu-Tang's official website suggests the new version will actually feature an authentic, cleared extract of the Fab Four's original.

It reads: "Special thanks to Danny (sic) Harrison & Erykah Badu for helping bring this song to life! Also thanks to The Harrison Estate & The Beatles for helping make this possible!!"

Wu-Tang have also confirmed that 8 Diagrams has been pushed back to December 4.

Credits for the info to Yahoo! News.

Comments

[baki]

john frusciante from rhcp also plays in that song...should be good

[lilboisX3]

YEAHHH!!! new WU-TANG ALBUM. im stoked for sure. and they sample the Beatles hell yeah. this is gonna be a sick album cant wait.

now all the haters are gonna come out and get pissed ahaha.

[Comeback Kiddd]

Wu- Tang Clan ain't nutin to f--k with

[lilboisX3]

LedDaveZeppelin wrote:

yea your exactly right. Write your own ****ing music, leave the real music alone cause all your going to do is **** it up.

haha funny assuming that was a joke. but yah hella fools are gonna come on here and get pissy and say something like that haha.

[xthpsgodx]

I know it wasn't legal but check out The Beastie Boys album Paul's Boutique, they had an entire song made out of sampling beatles tunes.

[WarwickFunk]

I could see this going really bad or really good. I saw them live at Rock the Bells in New York with Rage and they put on an alright show. They had some mic issues but youll have that with 8-12 people on stage. I was just pumped to see redman come out and do a song with meth from their cd.

[Korzack]

It was gonna happen, and tbh Macca needs all the cash he can get to fend off Heather. I don't know anything about it though, so go for it, just try not to be lame. Remember the first commandment of music
'Thou Shalt not be utter Shiteth'

[icekold23]

Sweetness that should be the shiznette dude.

[Crimson Ghost]

my producer produced ol dirty bastard

[Spankey]

Well if a rap group is gonna defame a Beatles song, I'm happy its Wu-Tang.

[FunkasPuck]

Rza is a great producer, he should do it justice.

but i doubt it would be as good as what Dangermouse did with it. that was just a fantastic album in general.

[daytripper75]

i hope its good. i cant see Wu-Tang making it into something bad. im sure they have respect for the Beatles.

[ksmalls]

rza's beats are always sick so you can count on that.