Rae tells Vlad TV that he feels like the solo careers of each of the Wu memebers ultimately hurt the crew because individual egos started to come into play.

Previously: Raekwon ft. JD Era – Just A Toast (Trailer)

It’s almost that time. With Wu-Tang and Odd Future already tapped to headline the 7th annual Paid Dues Festival 2012, it has just been announced Kendrick Lamar and Dip Set have joined the list. It all goes down Saturday, April 7 at the Nos Events Center in San Bernardino, CA. Purchase tickets here.

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With the Wu-Tang Clan and Odd Future already headlining, the 7th annual Paid Dues festival lineup got much bigger. Dipset and Kendrick Lamar have been added to bill, taking place on Saturday, April 7th from the Nos Events Center in San Bernardino, CA. MURS will serve as host for the all-day festival which you can purchase tickets over at ticketfly.com.

via RapFix

View the official flyer and lineup after the jump….

During their tour stop at the House of Blues Thursday night, the Clan paid their respects to the late Pimp C and brought out Bun B during their tribute. R.I.P. Chad Butler.

The Killa Bees continued their Wu Fest tour and swarmed the Windy City two nights ago. Above they perform “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta Fuck Wit” at the Congress Theater. “Tearz” below.

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The Clan weren’t nuthin’ to fuck with back in the 90s but every time they join forces to release a subpar compilation like this it stains their legacy. Can a Shaolin collective stan get a proper follow-up to 2007′s 8 Diagrams? It’s been 5 years and recent work from Raekwon, Ghost and Meth prove that the talent is still there it just has to be honed in properly together. This rocky E1 release is laced with the familiar kung fu samples but each tune uneventfully bleeds into the next. No need for outside connects like Sean Price, AZ, and Action Bronson, I wanna hear the RZA connect with his brothers one more time. A final W for the Wu? I haven’t lost hope.