Wu-Tang Clan to Sell One-of-a-Kind Once Upon a Time in Shaolin Through Auction House

It’s been a while since we heard any news about Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, Wu-Tang Clan‘s one-of-a-kind, Cher-featuring album that was secretly recorded over the last few years. (Most recently, they were busy promoting 2013′s A Better Tomorrow.) The album won’t be made publicly available—instead, it’ll be sold to a single buyer, who will do with it whatever he or she wants. Now, RZA has told Forbes that the album will be sold through Paddle8, an online-only auction house which has handled work by artists such as Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons. 

RZA didn’t say when the album will be sold, but the group plans to launch a website later this month with information such as a partial tracklist, interviews, and related essays. One of Paddle8′s main responsibilities will be differentiating legitimate offers from phony ones. (So, you can’t just email them and offer One Billion Dollars.) 

“This is being positioned both by the Wu-Tang Clan and by Paddle8 as a work of art,” said Paddle8 head of communications Sarah Goulet. “It’s truly treating this album, which very well may be the last album that the Wu-Tang Clan makes together, as a one-of-a kind, special property that is worth the price.”

RZA told Forbes that a press conference about Once Upon a Time will be held on January 28.

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