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''8 Diagrams'' is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released December 11, 2007 on SRC/Universal Motown Records. The album was released three years after the death of Ol' Dirty Bastard, and six years after the group's previous LP ''Iron Flag''. Upon its release, ''8 Diagrams'' debuted at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with 68,000 copies sold in the first week〔(Groban Remains No. 1, Becomes '07's Best-Seller ). Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-14.〕 It has sold 202,000 copies in the United States as of April 2014. The album received generally favorable reviews from most music critics, and earned greater acclaim than the group's previous album ''Iron Flag'', based on an aggregate score of 73/100 from Metacritic. == Background == ''8 Diagrams'' marks the group's first full collaboration since the death of original member Ol' Dirty Bastard, who died in 2004. The album's title is derived from the kung fu film ''The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter''.〔("Wu-Tang Clan close to releasing new album “Eight Diagrams”" ), hiphopnews.com.〕 The Clan, which had not released an album since 2001's ''Iron Flag'', signed a one-album deal with Steve Rifkind's SRC Records in December 2006. The group's four previous albums were all released on Rifkind's now-defunct Loud Records. On Sunday, August 5, 2007, at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, RZA announced that the new release date for the album would be November 13, 2007, noting that this is the third anniversary of the death of Ol' Dirty Bastard. However, the date was pushed back to December 11, 2007. In a released statement, group leader RZA commented on the need for the Clan's return: At the public premiere of ''Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang'' in New York, Cappadonna revealed that the Clan had recorded between 40 and 50 songs for the record, of which around fourteen would make up the album. Prior to the album's release, Loud.com issued a free ''8 Diagrams'' mixtape containing exclusive and unreleased tracks, including "Thug World," "Life Changes," "Stick Me for My Riches," and "Weak Spot".〔(» Loud.com )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「8 Diagrams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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