Mathematics Presents - Wu-Tang Clan & Friends Unreleased[1][note 1] is a compilation produced by rap music producer Mathematics.[2] It was released on February 6, 2007[3] under label Nature Sounds.[2][4] It contains unreleased songs by Wu-Tang Clan and their affiliates.[citation needed]
Later, in 2010, Mathematics produced Return of the Wu and Friends.[5]
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Impose described the collection as "a 20-tuned compilation of remixes, B-sides and obscure Wu material", with a "continuous swinging baseline", a "soulful musical setting which provide a fine contrast to the rappers lyrical grit", and "sounds that stem from the comforting to the intimidating". Nevertheless, the magazine also described the collection as "appeal[ing] more to the Wu-head than the casual Wu-Tang fan".[2]
Complex called one song from the collection, Maxine (Remix), "told over a heavy-duty 1970s experience" but "smooth[ed ]out considerably with an easy-like-Sunday-morning groove".[4]
HipHopDX praised the compilation as a "testament to the knob twisting skills of Mathematics", but also stated that "the Clan's core members don’t make enough unheard appearances on the disc".[1]
Notes
^Also formatted as Wu-Tang Clan & Friends: Unreleased or Wu-Tang Clan & Friends, Unreleased.