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Martin Shkreli threatens to destroy $2 million Wu-Tang album

by Dan MacRae

Martin Shkreli is a dick. That’s sort of his gimmick these days. He’s the smirking butt bloat hated the world over for his predatory tactics in the pharmaceutical game, his sole ownership of that ultra-rare Wu-Tang album, and his general aura of awfulness. For the historians in the crowd, we’ve now hit the point where Shkreli says he’s happy to play the villain.

Vice checked in with Shkreli, who seems to be very chest puffy for a dude that was recently charged with securities fraud. The pharma goon told the outlet that he’s thrilled the public sees him as a villain and has ambitions of being an even bigger baddie.

Ooooh, such the puppet master! *dismissive wanking motion* (Well, we are writing about him.)

One of Shkreli’s potential acts of heeldom? Destroying that one-off Wu-Tang album everyone’s made a fuss about. Well, either that or just plunking it somewhere that will better your soul or whatever.

With the Wu-Tang album playing in the background, Shkreli says he vacillates between wanting to destroy the record and dreaming of installing it in some remote place so that people have to make a spiritual quest to listen.

Does a police auction count as a remote place? Mind you, Ghostface Killah might want to pick it up from Shkreli’s care in person.

To retaliate, the pharmavillain has now released an awkward diss video, calling Ghostface “dumb” and an “old man who’s lost his relevance.” Backed up by a gang of masked goons, Shkreli threatens to erase the rapper’s contributions from the album unless he receives a handwritten apology. He also has some nasty words for Wu-Tang member Killah Priest. Watch the video below via TMZ.