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Method Man Explains Why He Didn’t Hop on Drake’s ‘Wu-Tang Forever’ Remix

Drizzy's Nothing Was the Same standout peaked at No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013.

Rapper Method Man performs onstage during James Evans Living Legends concert at Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre on October 5, 2025 in Mableton, Georgia.

Rapper Method Man performs onstage during James Evans Living Legends concert at Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre on October 5, 2025 in Mableton, Georgia.

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Drake allegedly looked to have the Wu-Tang Clan bless the official “Wu-Tang Forever” remix, but the legendary Staten Island crew never ended up hopping on the 2013 Nothing Was the Same standout.

Method Man joined 7PM in Brooklyn on the Monday (Dec. 8) episode, during which he discussed rumors of Drake looking to recruit the Wu on “Wu-Tang Forever,” which samples the iconic group’s “It’s Yourz,” but Meth said he didn’t see a connection from Drake’s track to the Clan’s second album.


“I like Drake, I think he’s a dope artist. He puts out some great music, obviously, he wouldn’t be as big as he is,” he said. “But when he sent the record, some brothers was trying to write to it and s—t, and I’m sitting there like, ‘I don’t like it.'”

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Method Man continued: “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, I was more or less like, ‘I’m not getting on that.'”

OVO Sound’s Mr. Morgan pushed back against Method Man’s claims, and he alleged in a since-deleted Instagram comment viewed by Billboard that all present members of the Wu-Tang Clan penned a verse to hop on the “Wu-Tang Forever” remix outside of GZA. Billboard has reached out to Mr. Morgan for clarification.

“Wu-Tang Forever” peaked at No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 13 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A video was never released, but A$AP Rocky allegedly appeared in an unreleased visual shot in Harlem.

An early 2016 episode of OVO Sound Radio also saw A$AP Lou and J. Scott share an unreleased version of “Wu-Tang Forever” featuring a verse from Rocky.

Watch Method Man on 7PM in Brooklyn below:

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.
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Yuhan, EJAE, ZHUN, Mark Sonnenblick, NHD and 24 accept the Original Song award for "KPop Demon Hunters" onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.
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Yuhan, EJAE, ZHUN, Mark Sonnenblick, NHD and 24 accept the Original Song award for "KPop Demon Hunters" onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.

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