Method Man heard Wu-Tang Clan's single-copy *Once Upon a Time in Shaolin* for the first time on *Pablo Torre Finds Out* and praised the production, changing his earlier critical view.
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01Summary
- 01Method Man listened to *Once Upon a Time in Shaolin* for the first time on the podcast *Pablo Torre Finds Out*.
- 02The 2015 album was auctioned for $2m to Martin Shkreli, then seized by the government and sold to PleasrDAO for $4m in 2021.
- 03Method Man had previously criticised the album's concept and producer Cilvaringz, calling him a 'B member'.
- 04After the listening session, Method Man said the production is 'on par with some of the stuff that RZA used to do back in the day'.
- 05The album remains in legal dispute over whether Shkreli made illegal copies, and a documentary, *The Disciple*, premiered on Netflix.
02Why it matters
This offers rare insight into a legendary but unheard album, showing how one of its own members re-evaluated it after a personal listen, amid ongoing legal and documentary attention.
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