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He didnвЂ™t think I could bring that kind of power to the table, but IвЂ™d gotten them there, all ready to rock and roll.вЂќ Eventually, though, the TV show plans went ahead and the show itself has become a well-received success, so even if RaekwonвЂ™s movie idea could have been a winner, it looks like the story was told how it needed to be after all. The вЂњIce CreamвЂќ rapper said the move hurt his feelings вЂњbecause it proved to me that heвЂ™d already counted me out before I began.

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I could tell he wasnвЂ™t going to agree to do it, and my instincts told me why: my guess is that he was already in bed with a production company, deep into developing the scripted series for TV, even though none of us had signed off on it.вЂќ He barely said anything and seemed to be going through the motions, nothing more. However, Rae recalls, вЂњRZAвЂ™s energy was entirely different. вЂњWe started talking about the possibility of a Wu-Tang movie and I told Leo IвЂ™d love to see him play a role in it, anything he wanted to do,вЂќ Rae recounts of meeting the actor at what he calls вЂњan old mafioso-looking pizza spot.вЂќ вЂњHe talked about his production company and all the directors he thought might do a great job - and these were big names and people heвЂ™d worked with.вЂќ Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Hugely anticipated, the album entered the charts at number one - selling over 600,000 copies in its first week alone - and quickly spawned the hit single 'Triumph. In an excerpt of RaekwonвЂ™s upcoming memoir From Staircase To Stage: The Story Of Raekwon And Wu-Tang Clan published on Rolling Stone today, Raekwon detailed his efforts to produce a Wu-Tang film with DiCaprioвЂ™s help - and how RZA ultimately shut those plans down in favor of the television series concept. Wu-Tang Clan with Colorado Symphony - Protect Ya Neck live at Red Rocks. The Wu-Tang Clan finally reconvened and returned with their second album, the double CD Wu-Tang Forever, in June of 1997. However, according to group member Raekwon, the group did come close thanks to an unlikely ally: Leonardo DiCaprio. Method Man, Raekwon, and Inspectah Deck share their stories of survival growing up in the slums and running drugs on the streets, 'livin in the world no different from a cell,' in the hope to 'kick the truth to the young black youth. Although biographical films about hip-hop pioneers have become a hot commodity in recent years - just see Straight Outta Compton, Roxanne, Roxanne, and Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B for proof - one group that has yet to see its story adapted to the big screen is Wu-Tang Clan, which instead has been recounting its origin in the Hulu original series Wu-Tang: An American Saga. The Denver orchestra took a break from its usual schedule of Mozart and film scores to form an unlikely pairing with the Wu-Tang Clan, accompanying the RZA, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and company. 'C.R.E.A.M.,' an acronym for Cash Rules Everything Around Me, is the third single from the hip-hop groups debut album.