U-GOD to Release New Album 'Keynote Speaker', 7/23

U-God teamed up with RollingStone.com to reveal another gem from Keynote Speaker. "Golden Arms" featuring Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, gives a tale of maintaining the fort. "The hook on 'Golden Arms' tells the whole story. It's about maintaining the fort," U-God tells Rolling Stone.

"There comes a time when you need to reflect on your life, and in doing so, it gives you a firm grip on your present and your future. When I rap on 'Golden Arms,' I'm doing just that, maintaining the legacy of Wu-Tang through new classic music."

Listen to "Golden Arms" featuring Ghostface Killah and Raekwon on RollingStone.com here!

Keynote Speaker features 15 gritty and raw tracks that channel the essence of Wu-Tang's staple sound. The album will boast features from Method Man, Inspectah Deck, GZA, Kool Keith, Styles P, and Elzhi from Slum Village. U-God has been giving the fans a rapid fire taste of the album by releasing 4 singles leading up to the album's debut.

First up, "Heads Up," that featurued GZA as well as his longtime partner in rhyme, Jackpot Scotty Wotty. The hookless song broughtyou back to the era of Wu-Tang's original posse cuts and will pull the listener in with back to back verses and assaulting wordplay. The follow up singles, "Fire," featuring Method Man and Jackpot Scotty Wotty, and "Fame" featuring Styles P. are both head nodders that are guaranteed to satisfy. 4th single, "Golden Arms," featuring Raekwon and Ghostface Killah "maintain the fort."

U-God (short for Universal God of Law) as a member of Wu-Tang Clan has sold tens of millions of records worldwide. U-God was first featured on Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), on the group's debut single "Protect Your Neck" as well as the now-famous opening verse of "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'." Throughout U-God's career he has been known to his fans for his rugged flow and bass-like voice on Wu tracks such as "Winter Warz," "Knuckleheadz," "Investigative Reports," and "Black Jesus." U-God released his first solo album, Golden Arm Redemption, in 1999 on Priority Records that featured two singles in "Dat's Gangsta" and "Bizarre."

The song "Rumble" was used as the main song for the video game, "Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style." "Bizarre" debuted in Top 10 (#7) on "Billboard 100" and U-God became the first WU member to have a solo album debut #1 on Billboard. The album reached Gold status. Almost ten years later, in 2009, U-God independently released his rebirth album, Dopium, on FrankRadio/Baby Grande receiving 4.5 out of 5 stars by I-tunes. The video for the lead single, "WUTANG," currently has over 4 million views on Youtube.

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