On March 19, 2013, RZA released The RZA Presents Shaolin Soul Selection: Vol 1 a compilation album compiled from the Stax Records archive.[6][7]Twelve Reasons to Die would be released on April 16, 2013, and debut at number 27 on the Billboard 200 selling 15,000 copies in its first week of sale.[4] In June 2013, U-God would sign onto Soul Temple to release his fourth studio album, the RZA produced The Keynote Speaker. It would receive its release on July 23, 2013, to minor commercial performance and mixed critical reception.[8] U-God would criticize Soul Temple following its release, for him feeling they did not promote or release his record correctly.[9] Soul Temple was also meant to release Souls of Mischief's sixth studio album There Is Only Now in 2013.[10]
Following an outrage due to orders not being processed correctly, and customers not receiving their products, RZA said that it was due to bad staffing positions at the label, which resulted in business not running correctly.
This "statement" made on "Twitter" in '2013/2014' was what RZA was forced to "finally" publicly announce due to the multiple Non Disclosure Contracts Bob Perry forced to be signed before the infinite dismissal by anyone too closely involved aka "Staffed/Working" to attempt to fix multiple layers of errors, working ethically to correct the unethical failing system Bob Perry had already created.
Unfortunately; those whom were present to witness it all behind closed doors while RZA was abroad touring and filming-were legally silenced by Bob Perry himself. There were constant daily enactments of battling for the integrity of RZA's reputation (in business as well as an artist), the loyalty with trust of global fans and above all- the roster of artists projects already launched, mid launching, soon to be launched. The very strategically composed NDC's signed by anyone considered a "liability" due to their experience and depths of knowledge being so closely involved; prevented the voicing or submission of evidence obtained by the meticulous observations of outrageous truths hidden by unethical business strategies used to prevent exposing the extensive realities of countless deceitful actions that RZA (most of all) was not a part of, never truly aware of and in fact remains completely unaware of to this present day and time; still- in 2023.[11] He also revealed that Bob Perry had been removed from the mail-order department, and demoted from president of the label to VP of the A&R department.[12] On December 24, 2013, the label released "Destiny Bends" a tribute song for deceased actor Paul Walker by RZA for digital download.[13]