Once Upon a Time in Shaolin



Once Upon a Time in Shaolin is a double album by the New York hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan which was limited to a single copy sold in 2015. It is the most expensive single album ever sold. One double-CD of the album, which was recorded in secret over six years, was pressed in 2014 and stored in a secured vault at the Royal Mansour Hotel in Marrakech, Morocco. The album was auctioned to the highest bidder through auction house Paddle8 in 2015, and it was subsequently revealed the winning bid of $2 million was placed by American businessman Martin Shkreli. A legal agreement with the purchaser states the album cannot be commercially exploited until 2103, although it can be released for free or played during listening parties. It has since been argued by some artists involved with the project that producer Cilvaringz misrepresented to members of the group what they were contributing their work to and that it is not a true Wu-Tang Clan album, but rather a con job.

Track Listing
The track listing has been compiled by Complex magazine.


 * Shaolin School
 * 1) "Entrance (Intro)" (1:57)
 * 2) "Rivals" (4:12)
 * 3) "Staple Town Pt. 1 (Interlude)" (0:44)
 * 4) "Ethiopia" (7:55)
 * 5) "Handkerchief" (0:49)
 * 6) "Staple Town Pt. 2 (Interlude)" (1:10)
 * 7) "The Pillage of ’88" (6:52)
 * 8) "Centipedes" (7:14)
 * 9) "The Widow’s Tear" (3:55)
 * 10) "Sorrow" (5:45)
 * 11) "Shaolin" (6:14)
 * 12) "The Saga Continuous" (6:58)
 * 13) "Shaolin Soul (Exit)" (3:41)


 * Allah School
 * 1) "Sustenance (Intro)" (0:43)
 * 2) "Lions" (6:08)
 * 3) "Since Time Immemorial" (2:32)
 * 4) "The Slaughter Mill" (6:31)
 * 5) "The Brute" (3:24)
 * 6) "Iqra" (7:23)
 * 7) "Flowers" (5:49)
 * 8) "Poisoned Earth" (4:34)
 * 9) "Freedom (Interlude)" (2:25)
 * 10) "The Sword Chamber" (4:05)
 * 11) "Unique" (2:32)
 * 12) "The Bloody Page" (5:09)
 * 13) "Salaam (Outro)" (1:31)