Once Upon a Time in Shaolin RZA replied that the 88-year ban was necessary to maintain the integrity of the album as a work of art and to deflect any notions of a grand marketing or publicity stunt. According to him, the number 8 bears symbolic significance because there were eight original members of the Wu-Tang Clan, the numbers of the year 2015 add up to eight, Paddle8 has eight in its name, and a rotated eight is the symbol for infinity, which was used on their second album "Wu-Tang Forever". Wu-Tang later released an official statement saying that, although the music may not be sold
Number 1 to Infinity clarity, and agility with ease". "#1 to Infinity" debuted at number 29 on the US "Billboard" 200 chart on June 6, 2015, selling 15,000 copies in its first week, marking the ninth highest debut of the week and the tentieth best-selling album of the week. It became her twentieth album to make the chart. Her eponymous album had debuted at number 80 twenty-five years prior in 1990 and later became her first of six number-one albums in 1991. "#1 to Infinity" peaked at number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart<ref name="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums"></ref><ref name="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart History"></ref> and