Method Man Discusses His Decision To Decline A Verse For The Remix of Drake’s “Wu-Tang Forever”

Method Man has his preferences, and they are clear. The Wu-Tang Clan rapper expressed confusion similar to that of the general public regarding Drake’s 2013 song “Wu-Tang Forever” and its connection to the iconic rap group.

Given the song’s title, one might assume it pays tribute to the renowned Hip Hop collective from Staten Island. However, the track, produced by Noah “40” Shebib and featured on Nothing Was The Same, does not align sonically with the Wu-Tang style. Its atmospheric instrumental contrasts with their gritty sound, and its lyrics focus on Drake’s romantic exploits.

The hook includes the phrase “It’s yours,” which serves as a nod to the Wu’s “It’s Yourz”—also sampled in the track—from their Wu-Tang Forever album. However, this acknowledgment does not extend beyond that point, which left Method Man puzzled when he was approached about contributing a verse.

In the December 8 episode of the “7PM in Brooklyn” podcast with hosts Carmelo Anthony and Kazeem Famuyide, the rapper-turned-actor shared his experience. “I like Drake. I think he’s a dope artist,” Method Man stated. “He puts out some great music, obviously, or else he wouldn’t be as big as he is. But, when he sent the record, we were overseas. He did send the record. Some brothers were trying to write to it and stuff. I’m sitting there and I’m like, ‘I don’t like it.’ I was like, ‘What does this have to do with Wu-Tang Forever? I’m not questioning his artistic ability or anything. I’m just saying, for my taste, that was more or less like, ‘I’m not getting on that.’”

“[Drake] did send the record … I was like, ‘What does this have to do with Wu-Tang Forever?'”

Method Man has love for Drake, but he couldn’t collab on the hit song from ‘Nothing Was The Same’ 😬 pic.twitter.com/QigSmom4IM

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By 2013, it had been around 20 years since the Wu-Tang Clan released their debut album, which diminished the urgency to collaborate with a rising rapper at the time.

Method Man added, “No one knew it was gonna be that big … You become jaded when you’ve been in the business for a long time.”

Several Wu-Tang Clan members reportedly wrote verses intended for a remix of Drake’s song, but that version has not been released. Nonetheless, there are likely many fans of both Wu-Tang and Drake who would be interested in hearing it, even out of curiosity.