Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon has confirmed recent reports that his joint album with Method Man and Ghostface Killah was pushed back to next year.



According to The Chef, fans will appreciate the album when it is released in February.



"We wanted that pushed back, I fought for that because I felt that it wasn't enough time, the chemistry is still boiling," Raekwon explained. "When you think about us putting something together, it's gotta be stupid so my brothers are respecting my feelings on it, I'm respecting their feelings on it, we all saying the same sh*t...so at the end of the day, when y'all get the album, enjoy it and get ready for some other sh*t."


Reports of the album being delayed into 2010 landed online earlier this month.  Redman's Reggie Noble 9 1/2 has also been pushed back to an early 2010 release date.

From Wu-Tang frontman RZA's perspective, the threesome's group album is long overdue. 

"I think it's a great idea," RZA said of Raekwon, Ghostface and Method Man teaming up. "I was pushing that idea to them years ago. Back in the day, we was gonna have a branch called 'The Brothers From the Grain' that was kinda those guys right there.  I'm gonna see Meth tonight in the studio to see if I could add on something to that project.  Add some depth to it.  They are three of the most prolific voices in Wu-Tang...we're at a period of life, if anybody from Wu-Tang needs me, I'm there for them.  Everybody has grown and matured to where we don't need each other."


The new group album is slated to drop Tuesday, February 9th.