WU-TANG CLAN CANCELS 2007 TOUR: Plus, Ghostface Killah vents frustration over group's album release

It looks as if the Wu-Tang Clan has scrapped plans to launch a fall/winter reunion tour behind their upcoming reunion album "8 Diagrams," reports Live Daily.


News of the cancellation came in the form of an offhand remark included in a solo-tour announcement for Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah, who is currently in the midst of his own batch of shows.


"While the Wu-Tang Clan's tour has been canceled until spring 2008, Ghostface will be performing on stages throughout the country," reads a message posted at the group's Web site.

Ghostface, meanwhile, appears to be on the outs with his Staten Island-based collective. In an interview with MTV News, the rapper said he's not sure if he'll participate in a Wu-Tang Clan tour, should one ever get off the ground.

As for his participation on "8 Diagrams," Ghostface said: "I got on some of them. A few of them. ... N---as better pay my f---ing money. Matter of fact, they can keep the money--just get me out of their life right now. They can keep that money, it's all good now. I don't even wanna talk about it no more."

Ghostface also says he's upset with Wu-Tang's decision to push back the "8 Diagrams" release date from Nov. 13 to Dec. 4, the same day his new solo set, "The Big Dough Rehab," is due in stores.

"I had December 4 for the longest," he told MTV. "But the Wu album, brothers was kinda late on doing whatever they were doing and pushed it back ... on my date. ... I'm not [mad at] all the members. It's not based on the members, but the hierarchy at Wu-Tang Clan is on some bullsh--. They trying to f--- around and make me push my album back and doing all this."


As previously reported, Ghostface is about to travel the country with Rakim and Brother Ali as part of the 19-city Hip Hop Live Tour, where all three will perform in front of a 10-piece backing band named The Rhythm Roots Allstars. The three rappers will each perform separate sets during the outing, which kicks off Oct. 29 in West Hollywood, CA.


Here is the tour itinerary:

October 2007
29 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
30 - San Diego, CA - 4th & B
31 - Long Beach, CA - The Vault 350

November 2007
1 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
2 - San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
3 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
4 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
7 - Park City, UT - Harry O's
8 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
9 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
10 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
11 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
12 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
13 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Nightclub
15 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
16 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
17 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
18 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
21 - Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero