The stars were out on late night last night. Lorde made her second appearance on The Tonight Show, this time to support the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, and just a click away on CBS, Wu-Tang Clan were gearing up for the release of their new album A Better Tomorrow by performing "Ruckus in B Minor" on The Late Show with David Letterman. Two-thirds of the legendary rap group stormed the late-night show with RZA, Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Method Man and Cappadonna all live, while GZA, Raekwon and Ghostface Killa were unable to make it, via David Letterman.
The New York City collective showed that they still have it after more then 20 years of being together on and off. Each member takes turns delivering his verse, while Method Man anchors the tune with his gravely voice on the bridge: I can see your drawers, pull your pants up / Can't even call yourself a man until you man up / And if you call yourself a fan you need to stand up / This ain't a party, it's a jux, keep your hands up.
He leads the all-inclusive hook Wu forever, and we're still number one, still number one, still number one!" that turns into chanting from each of the members.
"Ruckus in B Minor" will appear on Wu-Tang Clan's sixth studio album A Better Tomorrow, their first since 8 Diagrams in 2007. The album will be released Dec. 2 via Warner Music. Gauging why it took so long to make and why there were so many delays, GZA spoke to Rolling Stone about the process of making this one and said, "It was the most difficult one."
Since the summer, the collective have been on the promotion war path for A Better Tomorrow, releasing previews for new music and going on talk shows to discuss the new album. All nine of them assembled on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in August in an almost comical display, where they also performed a new track from the album.
Watch the performance on Letterman below:
