Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man recently appeared on the 7PM in Brooklyn podcast. During said appearance, he revealed that Wu-Tang Clan had indeed turned down Drake's Wu-Tang Forever feature opportunity as it did not match the collective's artistic vision:"I like Drake. I think he's a dope artist. 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 sh*t. I'm sitting there and I'm like, 'I don't like it.'"Method Man continued:"I was like, 'What does this have to do with 'Wu-Tang Forever?' And I'm not questioning his artistic ability or anything. I'm just saying for my taste, I was more or less like 'I'm not getting on that.'"When the host responded by saying that not a lot of artists would turn down the opportunity to be featured on a big record, Method Man responded:"No one knew it was going to be that big. I mean, as far as a big artist, um, you become jaded when you've been in the business for a long time. So for me, its like big artists or nah.."The host interpreted his meaning, that he would not do it if he didn't feel it. The track in question, Wu Tang Forever, was released in 2013 as part of Drake's third studio album, Nothing Was the Same. After its release, the track went on to become somewhat successful, charting at the 52nd spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at the 13th spot on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Drake collaborated with A$AP Rocky on Wu Tang Forever. Wu-Tang Forever is also the name of Wu-Tang Clan's second albumWu-Tang Forever is also the name of Wu-Tang Clan's second studio album, released on June 3, 1997. The album is the hip-hop collective's second studio album. It remains to this day their second most popular album, second only to their iconic debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).The album featured appearances by Cappadonna, Streetlife, 4th Disciple, True Master, and Tekitha. It was released by Loud and RCA Records. The album went on to chart in the top spot on several major album charts, including the UK and US album charts.joebuddenclips/fanpage @chatnigga101LINKMethod Man was asked on the 7PM in Brooklyn podcast whether there was supposed to be a Wu-Tang Clan and Drake collaboration on the *Nothing Was the Same* album, specifically on the track titled ‘Wu-Tang Forever’While Wu-Tang Clan did not collaborate with Drake in 2013, they have collaborated with other people recently. In 2024, the collective collaborated with singer Lu on the track The Art of War. The track featured members Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, and Masta Killa. Lu talked about her collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan in an exclusive feature with Paper Magazine:"You always know where you stand when it comes to the vision, the legacy, the branding of Wu-Tang. It's all so iconic. Even now, I can't believe I have a song with them. Given Wu-Tang's legacy, I felt supported saying what I needed to say. I have a giant poster of ODB above my desk, so he was watching over me as I wrote my verse."Wu-Tang Clan recently released their latest studio album under the name of Wu-Tang, Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman, on April 12, 2025. The album featured production by long-time collaborator Mathematics.