Pitchfork

Nah, it's not the blueberry blunt talking back; this shit is real.

From now until August 20, Wu-Tang Clan honcho RZA, in partnership with rap instrumental download emporium/social networking site LOUD.com, is offering fans the chance to rhyme over fresh tracks from Bobby Digital himself. And, if RZA and LOUD like what they hear, you might be on your way to Hawaii to open for the Wu-Tang at their September 1 spot on the Rock the Bells tour.

Aspiring MCs (or, hell, Lil Wayne if he's bored) can access the brand-new RZA beats from LOUD.com, where they're available for free download (PC-only, sorry) if you sign up. After spitting hot fire and submitting the results to the site, LOUD.com will whittle down the finalists to ten. RZA will then select the winner, to be announced August 27. Mic skills are helpful, but not a prerequisite (see: every Cappadonna verse ever).

Just remember: very few words effectively rhyme with "Shaolin", and retrofitting Wu-Tang slang into your own well-honed flow is, as a genius once said, "mad fuckin' dangerous."

In other Wu-Tang news, Raekwon's posse record Raekwon Presents...Ice Water: Polluted Water drops August 28 on Babygrande, while the Wu will reform like Voltron for 8 Diagrams, slated for an October release on SRC Records. In the meantime, the Wu is out rocking the bells for the rest of the summer, with a few assorted stops elsewhere.

Causing more Family Feuds than Richard Dawson:

07-26 Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
07-28 New York, NY - Randalls Island
07-29 New York, NY - Randalls Island
08-02 Atlanta, GA - Hifi Buys Amphitheatre
08-04 Miami, FL - Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
08-05 Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Park Race Course (V Festival)
08-07 Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Center
08-08 Houston, TX - Reliant Arena
08-11 San Bernadino, CA - Glen Helen Hyundai Pavilion
08-12 San Diego, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
08-18 San Francisco, CA - McCovey Cove
08-19 Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
08-21 Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
08-22 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08-25 Minneapolis, MN - Metrodome
08-26 Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
08-29 Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Center
09-01 Honolulu, HI - Blaisdell Center