A Better Tomorrow is the sixth studio album from the Wu-Tang Clan, released on December 2, 2014, through Warner Records. It is the group’s first album since 2007’s 8 Diagrams. On June 29, 2011, Raekwon announced that the group were working on a new album, albeit still in the early stages. He said: It’s kind of early to announce a new album right now. We’ve been working on some things, though. As far as Wu-Tang goes, it’s something that we really got to get together first for. In July 2011, Ghostface Killah said that the album would be released in May 2012, but that ended up not being the case. In April 2012, after nine months of no announcements, GZA hinted that the new album was at risk of cancellation, saying quote: We haven’t been on the same page in years. It is what it is. Sometimes that match burns out […] I don’t feel bad about it. It’s good. I’m grateful for everything we have done throughout our careers and if there’s nothing else to put out, then there’s nothing to put out. In October 2012, RZA said that a new Wu-Tang album may happen after all, on the occasion of the group’s 20th anniversary, claiming that it would be the group’s final release, saying quote: Well, what I can say about that Sway is next year, November 2013 – I’m going back from 1993 to 2013, that’s our 20-year anniversary. So I told the brothers we should definitely come together and maybe do something to close the book. So we’ve been building about it. If life permits and the energy is proper maybe next year on the same date or the same time we put out 36 Chambers we’ll put out a final chapter of recorded music. Despite confirming that a new Wu-Tang album would come to forwishen, in November 2012, Raekwon doubted that a new album would have happened. We’ve been talking about it and it’s a lot of discussion about it, but it’s not consolidated yet. We know as a group that 20 years in the business is something serious, so there was a couple of conversations going on about it…you know, everyone’s so nonchalant about shit, like they don’t know if it’s going to happen. For me, it’s like I don’t respect that because it should happen. It should happen in a way where it can help us from all the shit we’ve been through together. We’ve made a lot of money, of course, and we’ve lost a lot of money, and it kinda put certain cats in situations where this can help [them] right now – at the end of the day, it can help all of us, but it can help the ones that really need to be helped and it can put us back where we need to be financially, back in the game as one of the iconic groups in the game, but it takes a lot of loyalty, it takes a lot of love, it takes a lot of respect. I want to see it happen, but more importantly, I want to see it done the right way. This had changed, however, as on January 9, 2013, work on the sixth Wu-Tang album was officially announced via the group’s Facebook page. In March 2013, Method Man announced that the Clan was working on the sixth album and would be released in celebration of their 20-year anniversary since their debut album. Around the same month, Cappadonna said that the album was in the recording stages, taking place in New York, Los Angeles, and the Wu Mansion in New Jersey. In April 2013, RZA said that he had talked to Adrian Younge about working on a song for the album. On April 11, 2013, it was announced through a press release that their sixth upcoming album would be titled A Better Tomorrow and was set to be released in July 2013. Throughout the album’s rollout, the Clan returned to perform at Coachella 2013 on May 17, performing at the HOT 97 Summer Jam 2013 in June, and even a release of an unreleased Wu-Tang song titled “Execution in Autumn,” through RZA’s record label Soul Temple Records. In June 2013, RZA spoke about the album, stating that he was hoping for a November release, saying: If things go right and we finish this album, I think that we’ll try to put it out in November, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). That’s my goal. In July 2013, Inspectah Deck stated in an interview with XXL that unreleased verses from Ol' Dirty Bastard would be featured on the album. However, besides the song “Pioneer The Frontier,” that ended up not being the case. The album missed it’s November release date. Method Man stated that Raekwon had not worked on the album at all and Ghostface Killah had only recorded two songs for the album. RZA suggested that the album was approximately six weeks from completion, but that ended up not being the case, causing the album to be pushed back once more. In January 2014, the group posted on their Facebook page a message, saying that the album would be coming soon once again. In March 2014, things would start to go south, as Raekwon stated that he didn’t want RZA in charge of album, because of the chances RZA wanted to do for the album. Not to mention that RZA was playing “an imperative role in the situation.” After several disputes between Raekwon and RZA about the direction of the group and the album, the two had reconciled, with the former agreeing to record verses for the album. On October 3, 2014, it was announced that the album would be set for a December 2 release, courtesy of a new deal with Warner Records. It was since released after numerous setbacks and almost near cancellation. Three singles were supported prior to the release of the album: “Keep Watch,” “Ron O'Neal,” and “Ruckus in B Minor.”