The relationships between Shyheim and members the are solid now, but for a brief time, there was a bit a strain. The rapper has been affiliated with the rap collective since he was a child, so , he thought they would come to see him. Shyheim admitted that it didn’t happen, and it took him some time to come to terms with it.

“Like, damn, ain’t come,” Shyeim said. “You sit there sometimes it’s like, dream it, right? I remember I used to dream sometimes like, yo, RZA gon’ show up. I know ] comin’. “

Shyheim added that as he “evolved,” he realized that the Wu were grown men with responsibilities and families that don’t involve his troubles. “They got love for me, but it’s just not in the schedule…. You’re preparing for your future and your retirement.”

He also dropped f some advice to the younger generation emcees. “Get rid your ego,” he said. “Get rid what people are gonna think you, because most the time, we’re trying to live up to status quo. . I’m struggling. I gotta get to it. I can’t show up without having a Benz. What Shyheim look like without a Benz? Then you start perpetrating for what other people think.” Watch Shyheim’s clip with VladTV below.