{"id":207807,"date":"2025-02-28T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T09:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=207807"},"modified":"2025-02-28T08:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:21:14","slug":"how-rza-got-wu-tang-clan-back-together-for-one-final-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/how-rza-got-wu-tang-clan-back-together-for-one-final-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"How RZA Got Wu-Tang Clan Back Together For One Final Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oTjh3ifPxmw?si=cZLdRGQ8_iWYgzbj\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with Popcast, The New York Times\u2019 music podcast, the architect and leader of the <strong>Wu-Tang Clan<\/strong>, <strong>RZA<\/strong>, reveals details behind &#8220;Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber,&#8221; the group\u2019s last tour and its biggest as the headlining act. 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