Lame cash grab. The original game was Thrill Kill. Due to EA's wonderful decision making, they axed the studio that built the original game last minute and stole their engine to make a far inferior game with an IP they thought maybe kids these days will like.
The mechanics got watered down and then they made this mess out of it.
Play the original game if you can get a copy. It's floating around still. If you want to play a good fighting/wrestling game with rappers from the 90's, you can seriously do no better than Def Jam: Fight for NY.
Oh.. and the Wu Tang controller was killer on the hands!!