", a Killah Priest solo song at the end of GZA's second album Liquid Swords; he also produced singles for Wu-Tang affiliates Sunz of Man, "Five Arch Angels" and "Soldiers of Darkness.
[1][2] After 1997, RZA's five-year business plan was up and the members of the Wu-Tang Clan were given their contracts, and they went separate ways to develop their solo careers,[3] during which time many Wu-Tang-affiliated acts began to come out with their own projects.
True Master took on the bulk of Wu-Element production duties for the year, contributing tracks to U-God's solo debut Golden Arms Redemption and Ol' Dirty Bastard's sophomore effort, Nigga Please; Mathematics produced songs for Uncontrolled Substance as well as GZA's second album, Beneath the Surface, Method Man's collaboration with fellow Def Jam Records rapper Redman entitled Blackout!, a Wu-Tang Clan contribution to Ice Cube's Next Friday soundtrack, and an underground RZA-executive-produced project called Wu-Syndicate by duo Mayalanski and Joe Mafia.
From 2003 to 2005, 4th Disciple produced for Killarmy's 9th Prince, Sunz of Man, and U-God; True Master for 9th Prince, Busta Rhymes, Masta Killa's solo debut No Said Date, Ghostface's Pretty Toney Album, and former Bad Boy Entertainment artist Black Rob; Mathematics for Masta Killa and for the compilation album Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture, among other, low-profile projects; and Bronze Nazareth contributed to Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture as well as the single release of the Killah Priest-inclusive group Black Market Militia.
2003 also saw Mathematics release his debut album, Love, Hell or Right (Da Come Up), followed in 2005 by The Problem, both featuring heavy appearances from affiliates and core Wu-Tang Clan members.
II all sported Wu-Element production, but most were spearheaded sonically by RZA, while the individual Elements produced on the side for affiliates such as Killah Priest, Hell Razah, and The Wisemen.
Other upcoming projects slated for RZA production involvement include: Ghostface Killah's Supreme Clientele Presents - Blue & Cream: The Wally Era, and Raekwon's eventual Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Part III.