A Better Tomorrow
by Wu-Tang Clan
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
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  1. Mojo
    Feb 2, 2015
    80
    If there's little of the duelling gamesmanship that made their 1993 debut so remarkable, this is still a joyful comeback, brimming with big screen music. [Feb 2015, p.91]
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  2. AllMusic
    Dec 4, 2014
    80
    Don't call it a comeback, call it a collective, or a compilation from solo artists who sound enthused to be back with an especially inspired RZA as ringleader.
  3. The Independent (UK)
    Dec 1, 2014
    80
    It’s a pretty decent album, with their trademark melange of rap stylings at their most spikily effective, each track switching between self-promotion, street-crime narrative, social commentary and cosmological speculation as different members take the mic.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    Dec 8, 2014
    70
    A Better Tomorrow isn’t all good (most noticeably, it’s lacking killer verses from Raekwon and Ghostface Killah), but it’s a bold, clever album that’s thankfully positioned away from the hip-hop zeitgeist.
  6. HipHopDX
    Dec 2, 2014
    70
    All in all, the Wu remains palatable. They each have their own skillset they bring to the table, and all of them do so with varying degrees of grit on the album.
  7. The 405
    Dec 2, 2014
    70
    A Better Tomorrow doesn't quite hit the heights of The W, but it's a considerable improvement on 2007's 8 Diagrams, making it a stellar body of work for a group celebrating their twentieth anniversary.
  8. The New York Times
    Dec 1, 2014
    70
    Even as grown-ups, Wu-Tang Clan still has sharp, startling reflexes.
  9. Drowned In Sound
    Dec 1, 2014
    70
    The record doesn’t successfully break new ground as much as it reassuringly treads familiar paths

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User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 48
  3. Negative: 4 out of 48
  1. geedup
    Dec 2, 2014
    6
    Since thier first classic release, wu-tang's releases have become watered down and disjointed. With perhaps the exception of Triumph. But iSince thier first classic release, wu-tang's releases have become watered down and disjointed. With perhaps the exception of Triumph. But i thought RZA did a good job re-capturing the NY, grimey sound remeniecent of earlier albums. Although this album doesn't seem to have any cohesiveness, it is still better than recent releases and most of the clan's recent individual efforts. All in all each meber still has lyrical ability and lays it down nicely on this album.… Full Review »
  2. RMR
    Dec 2, 2014
    10
    I don't get all the hate. If you a true Wu head this album is for you. It's Wu doing Wu. It's 2014 not 1993. They all in there 40s withI don't get all the hate. If you a true Wu head this album is for you. It's Wu doing Wu. It's 2014 not 1993. They all in there 40s with different priorities than they had when they were in their 20s. This album is a lot better than all the critics and users have rated it. It's the evolution of the Wu-tang Clan. They're not going to be angry and raw after 20+ years in the game. People need to appreciate this album for what it is not what they want it to be.… Full Review »
  3. echoaplhaecho
    Dec 5, 2014
    10
    No, no, no bad reviews. It's the WU Tang giving me what I wanted, High treble keeping the song together with the meat of mid-FQ provided byNo, no, no bad reviews. It's the WU Tang giving me what I wanted, High treble keeping the song together with the meat of mid-FQ provided by vocals and the LF provided a metronomic Bass line that sandwiches together the old skool vibe I grew up to. Please bear in mind this in IMO so don't internet hate me. Yes rap has become so much more polished than it was back in the WU era and if you are looking for a Kendrick's quality tune it isn't going to match but just vibe to this. It's worth the effort!… Full Review »
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