{"id":157009,"date":"2021-10-27T14:06:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T12:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=157009"},"modified":"2021-10-27T14:06:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T12:06:23","slug":"wu-tangs-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin-has-new-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wu-tangs-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin-has-new-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Wu-Tang&#8217;s \u201cOnce Upon a Time in Shaolin\u201d Has New Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sC-35uHaMG8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Once Upon a Time in Shaolin <\/em>is probably the most secret album in music history or at least in hip-hop. It is <strong>Wu-Tang Clan<\/strong>\u2019s seventh album and it was in the works for 6 years. Every living member of the group (RIP <strong>O.D.B.)<\/strong> is on the album. There are 31 tracks on the album and such a great package. That\u2019s it. We don\u2019t know anything else about the album as the rest of the world. <\/p>\n<p>Album is released back in 2015. as an exclusive copy bought by pharmaceutical &#8216;Pharma bro&#8217; and CEO <strong>Martin Shkreli<\/strong> for 2 million dollars. Afterwards, he was beefing with <strong>Ghostface Killah<\/strong> and&#8230; Well, the entire world for drastically increasing drug prices and for defrauding investors.  <\/p>\n<p>In 2017. he was sentenced to 7 years in prison and all of his assets were seized by the U.S. government. Among those assets was one of a kind <strong>Wu-Tang Clan<\/strong>\u2019s album. <\/p>\n<p>In July this year, some unknown crypto fans secretly paid $4 million for the album. When the news came out this summer that was it. Great, more secrets surrounding the album.  <\/p>\n<p>Well, that was the case until now. The new owners of the mysterious album have finally revealed their identities. In a new Rolling Stone feature, a group of 74 crypto fans named <strong>PleasrDAO <\/strong>confirmed that they purchased the <em>Once Upon a Time in Shaolin<\/em> album from the federal government in July for $4 million. The <strong>PleasrDAO <\/strong>is known for purchasing \u201cdigital collectibles honoring anti-establishment rebels\u201d and unlike the bad boy <strong>Martin Shkreli<\/strong>, they plan on sharing the <strong>Wu-Tang<\/strong> record with the world. This is brilliant news for every single Wu fan in the world.  <\/p>\n<p>Can I get a SUUUUU? <\/p>\n<p>Well, no, because if you think this is the happy ending when it comes to the <em>Once Upon a Time in Shaolin<\/em> album, it is not. A legal agreement with the purchaser says that the album cannot be commercially exploited until 2103., so they will have to discuss everything with <strong>RZA <\/strong>and producer <strong>Cilvaringz<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>You can find about this more on the Rolling Stones article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/wu-tang-nft-album-once-upon-time-shaolin-1244859\/\">right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-> Article was written by Vlada Stojanovi\u0107 from Valternativa Radio (Valjevo) who is the newest member of the BlackoutHipHop.com team. 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