Wu-Tang Clan’s “Once Upon A Time In Shaolin” Reportedly Purchased For $2 Million

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The one copy of the Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon A Time In Shaolin album has reportedly been purchased by Martin Shkreli for $2 million, according to Bloomberg.

The 32-year-old pharmaceutical company executive says that he’s yet to listen to the project, which is reportedly 128 minues long and consists of 31 tracks and skits.

“I could be convinced to listen to it earlier if Taylor Swift wants to hear it or something like that,” Shkreli says during an interview with Bloomberg. “But for now, I think I’m going to kind of save it for a rainy day.”

Shkreli was interested in purchasing the album when he was told that would likely get to meet with famous people who would want to hear the album.

He later had lunch with Wu-Tang Clan rapper-producer RZA.

“We didn’t have a ton in common,” Shkreli says. “I can’t say I got to know him that well, but I obviously like him.”

In September, Shkreli made news when his Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of one pill of its parasitic drug Daraprim from $13.50 to $750. The move drew criticism from presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, as well as the BBC, among others.

RZA says that the sale of Once Upon A Time In Shaolin was complete before Shkreli’s business practices became the target of criticism.

“The sale of Once Upon A Time In Shaolin was agreed upon in May, well before Martin Skhreli’s [sic] business practices came to light,” RZA says in an e-mail statement to Bloomberg Businessweek. "We decided to give a significant portion of the proceeds to charity.”

Shkreli says he plans to have others artists make one-of-a-kind albums for him.

“It’s almost like the instructions to the band are, ‘Do your best work, however much time it takes, and never compromise anything for me,’” he says. “‘I just want to hear what you’ve got.’”

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

wow... this was crazy.... ended up being a great money making scheme on Wu-Tang's part... they are old and washed up and they just pocketed $2 Million off an album that probably isn't really all that

[Blasphemy]

I'm not even mad, it's they music they can sell it how they want, obviously they didn't make this record for fans to hear or buy it, this was purely money driven. I mean shit the guy who bought it isn't even going to listen to the record. They made 2 Mill by selling a single album, that's the hustle at its max. 

[Sccit]

is this an entire wu album that'll never leak? or only 1 hard copy made? which is it??

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

is this an entire wu album that'll never leak? or only 1 hard copy made? which is it??

Good question... I would definitely hope for the sake of the guy who bought it, that this shit doesn't leak

[DRGNBLZN]

Shkreli says he plans to have others artists make one-of-a-kind albums for him.

“It’s almost like the instructions to the band are, ‘Do your best work, however much time it takes, and never compromise anything for me,’” he says. “‘I just want to hear what you’ve got.’”

life goals lol I found this pretty funny

[Blasphemy]

is this an entire wu album that'll never leak? or only 1 hard copy made? which is it??

Good question... I would definitely hope for the sake of the guy who bought it, that this shit doesn't leak

The guy who bought it is a fucking dick, fuck that motherfucker.



but yeah apparently this is only  one in existence, the Masters have allegedly been destroyed, and he can sell or leak it 88 years later or some weird shit. I honestly hate when people do this shit, like that 1 film maker making a movie and putting it in a time capsule. Like that's some huge level of self absorption that you think motherfuckers are going to give a shit within a 100 years, or people are gonna actually spend that much money for fucking songs. All you did was put time and effort into a project and then denied anyone the chance to actually look at it, you might as well just kept it on the hard drive and never mentioned it because what is the point??? I'll give the wu credit they got paid, took awhile but they managed to do it, all it took was a big enough Jag off.

[Jimmy H.]

The guy who bought it is the same prick who purchased specific AIDS medicine and jacked the price up to a ridiculous amount.  He ended up getting arrested, last week, so it looks like karma is catching up to that piece of shit.

[Sccit]

The guy who bought it is the same prick who purchased specific AIDS medicine and jacked the price up to a ridiculous amount.  He ended up getting arrested, last week, so it looks like karma is catching up to that piece of shit.

For what?

[Blasphemy]

The guy who bought it is the same prick who purchased specific AIDS medicine and jacked the price up to a ridiculous amount.  He ended up getting arrested, last week, so it looks like karma is catching up to that piece of shit.

For what?

Unrelated charges, Insider tradding or some shit, Something Financial he ended up posting 5 Million Bail, and started live streams the day after or some shit. Honestly the dude comes off as a major prick, he reminds me of  a less fun Jordon Belfort (wolf of wall street).