Method Man Just Heard the Wu-Tang Album Almost No One Can Hear

Method Man heard Wu-Tang Clan's Once Upon A Time in Shaolin for the first time on an episode of Pablo Torre Finds Out released on October 16, 2026. Rolling Stone The show set up the listening session with PleasrDAO, and he had never heard the album before that day. The Verge His response was short: "I do not hate this album."

The episode played two short clips focused on Method Man's parts. Rolling Stone You can hear them at 32:30 and 39:02. The Verge Most people have still not heard the whole album. Rolling Stone The YouTube upload is titled "Playing Wu-Tang's “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” for Method Man — and You | PTFO" and was published on October 16, 2026. It was not a leak. Only those two clips were shared.

There is only one copy of the album in the world. Martin Shkreli bought it at an auction in 2015. He later had to give it up to the U.S. government, which sold it in 2021 to PleasrDAO, a group that jointly owns art. The Verge It cannot be sold to the public until 2103. The Verge

The album is Wu-Tang Clan's seventh group album. It is a double album with 31 songs. Complex

The broader context here is about ownership rules. Like a single painting kept in a locked room, this album can change owners but very few people are allowed to hear it. The podcast stayed inside those rules by playing a little of it under supervision, without giving out the full recording.

Looking at what this means for listeners, the episode works like a small window into a closed room. Because the clips have timestamps, people know exactly what was played and when. That record keeps things clear.

In my view, that matters because a record no one can buy for 70 more years can start to feel like paperwork instead of music. Hearing Method Man hear himself brings the focus back to the songs and how they were made.

Worth flagging here is how normal the setup was. A host, a guest, a microphone and a video post. The limits come from owning the single copy and the 2103 rule. The sharing part uses everyday podcast tools, which is why it is easy for regular listeners to follow.