The Twelve Days of Wu-Mas 2025 - Day #8

 

Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman is another one of those Wu-Tang Clan albums that isn't officially credited to the Clan proper for a variety of reasons, many of them having to do with its production process. An indirect follow-up to the 2017 compilation project The Saga Continues, Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman is also entirely produced by Allah Mathematics, the Wu-Element who also serves as the group's tour DJ and is also responsible for creating the Wu-Tang logo, so to say that he was there from the very beginning is the mere definition of the word "understatement."

While not a sequel by any means, Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman is advertised as being "from the The Saga Continues collection", which is Math's way of threatening us Wu stans with a good time. It purportedly features all nine living members of the Clan, making this the first project in a decade that they all appear on, doing so alongside a number of artists from outside the Wu bubble who share the gift of criminal slang and colorful metaphors, or so they'd hope.

Although my write-up for Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman appears over on the Patreon, to help ring in the new year I've made that brand new post available to subscribers at every level, including free, so go ahead, click on the link, create an account if needed, and enjoy!

-Max