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See The 1st Look At Wu-Tang: An American Saga Starring Joey Bada$$ & Dave East

Fresh off of Sacha Jenkins’ recent Wu-Tang Clan documentary for Showtime, Of Mics And Men, Hulu has a new development in its dramatic series. Coming to the platform September 4, Wu-Tang: An American Saga unveils its first trailer. The one-minute clip features the origin story of Wu-Tang’s founding members. Heads can see rappers Dave East and Joey Bada$$ portray Method Man and Inspectah Deck, respectively. Pre-Rap fame portrayals of RZA, Raekwon, GZA, Ghostface Killah, Meth’, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, and The Rebel I.N.S. are presented in brief. Not included in the first trailer are U-God or Masta Killa. The song playing is The Charmells’ “As Long As I’ve Got You,” a 1966 sample deployed by RZA for breakthrough Wu single “C.R.E.A.M.” Power Discusses Founding Wu-Wear & Breaks Down The Mathematics (AFH TV Video) Method Man and RZA are series executive producers for the series that was first announced last October.

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Dave East Will Play Method Man In The Upcoming Wu-Tang Clan TV Series

Last month, several cast members were confirmed for Hulu’s upcoming 10-part dramatic series Wu-Tang: An American Saga. The series is created, written, and executive produced by RZA as well as Alex Tse–the screenwriter of the 2018’s Superfly remake. Method Man and The Abbott are billed as executive producers. Meanwhile, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, GZA, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s estate are slated as consulting producers. Moonlight‘s Ashton Sanders will play RZA while Messiah‘s Siddiq Saunderson will play Ghost’. This week, another member of the Clan. Dave East is confirmed as part of the cast, and believed to be portraying the Method Man character. Deadline, who broke the story, reports that the Harlem, New York MC’s role is for “Shotgun.” The publication writes, “[‘Shotgun’ is] tall, with a knack for rhymes, Shotgun takes pride in being the assistant manager at the concession stand next to the Statue Of Liberty. A popular figure in Staten Island, he stays above the turf wars.” Okay Player reports that “Shotgun” is “clearly supposed to be Method Man.” Method Man Is Releasing The Meth Lab 2. He Recruits Dave East To Cook With Him (Video) Method Man, who is 6’4″, divided his youth between Hempstead, Long Island and Staten Island’s Park Hill section. In the latter place, he would co-found Wu-Tang Clan with his band-mates. Notably, Dave East and Method Man have worked together on music. In 2017, the Mass Appeal Records flagship artist appeared on “Eviction,” a video single by Method Man, Hanz On, Max B, and Joe Young. The 1st Actors In The New Wu-Tang Series Have Been Cast. See Ghostface & RZA Previously, Dave East played “Hashim” in The Breaks. The MC’s label, Mass Appeal, and director Sacha Jenkins have made Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics & Men. After premiering at the Sundance Festival in January, the documentary is coming to Showtime this spring. Its trailer is available on Ambrosia For Heads. Last year, Method Man released Meth Lab Season 2: The Lithium. In 2018, Dave partnered with Styles P for Beloved, in addition to solo sets Karma 2 and P2.

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