超级大牌RZA,也是WU-TANG CLAN的御用制作人.RZA进入HIP-HOP领域是从与WU-TANG另外两位成员Genius aka GZA和Ol' Dirty Bastard组成名为ALL IN TOGETHER NOW的说唱团体开始的.可以说是RZA让WU-TANG成为一个传奇,他的制作风格日后也成为无数制作人争相模仿的对象.
1993年他们发表了Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers),一张无法用言语形容的伟大专辑,虽然当时专辑发行后,并没有很快取得很好的成绩,但渐渐的越来越多的人被这张专辑吸引住了.其中的Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit和C.R.E.A.M.都以成为传世经典,直到今天依旧为人津津乐道.
首张专辑成功之后,成员们都开始了个人事业,RZA组建了另一支团队The Gravediggaz,并发行了经典的6 Feet Deep . Method Man发行了个人专辑Tical,他也成为了Wu-Tang九侠中最早发行个人唱片的. Ol' Dirty Bastard紧随着Method Man的步伐,发行了经典的Return to the 36 Chambers,就是我们俗称的"身份证".95年,Raekwon的Only Built 4 Cuban Linx,GZA的Liquid Swords和Ghostface Killah的Ironman,这几张个人专辑,无一不被喜欢HIP HOP的人顶礼谟拜.
98年对于Ol' Dirty Bastard来说就是恶梦,他不断的惹出各种各样的麻烦,先是在Grammy Awards上打断Shawn Colvin的得奖感言,以此表示对于Wu-Tang Clan没有得到最佳说唱奖的不满,这也尽尽是个开始,之后他又因强奸,入室行窃,恐呵,吸毒等多项罪名而被起诉.但就在98年之后,Wu-Tang又开始了新一轮的轰炸,RZA的RZA as Bobby Digital in Stereo, Method Man的Tical 2000: Judgement Day, RZA的Hits, GZA的Beneath the Surface, Ol' Dirty Bastard的Nigga Please, Method Man和Redman的Blackout! Inspectah Deck的Uncontrolled Substance, U-God的Golden Arms Redemption, Raekwon的Immobilarity, Ghostface Killah的Supreme Clientele,但这第二轮轰炸并不像上一次那么受欢迎.
爱惹麻烦的Ol' Dirty Bastard,在被判刑后,竟然越狱,还去参加Wu-Tang Clan新专辑The W的发布会,虽然他只参与了其中一首歌(因为坐牢).他最终还是被警察抓回了监狱.2001年Wu-Tang Clan又发行了Iron Flag,Ol' Dirty Bastard仍旧无法参与.就在2004年,一个消息震惊了整个美国,Ol' Dirty Bastard因心脏病去逝,这个充满争议的天才MC走完了他的一生.但Ol' Dirty Bastard和Wu-Tang Clan永远值得被铭记. --by Tha Known G
专辑曲目:
1998-RZA As Bobby Digital In Stereo
1. Intro 2. B.O.B.B.Y. 3. Unspoken Word 4. Slow Grind African 5. Airwaves 6. Love Jones 7. N.Y.C. Everything 8. Mantis 9. Slow Grind French 10. Holocaust (Silkworm) 11. Terrorist 12. Bobby Did It (Spanish Fly) 13. Handwriting On The Wall 14. Kiss Of A Black Widow 15. Slow Grind Italian 16. My Lovin' Is Digi 17. Domestic Violence 18. Project Talk 19. Lab Drunk 20. F**k What You Think 21. Daily Routine
1999-The RZA Hits
1. Narration By RZA 2. Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F**K Wit - (with Wu-Tang Clan) 3. Protect Ya Neck - (with Wu-Tang Clan) 4. Shimmy Shimmy Ya - (with Ol' Dirty Bastard) 5. Liquid Swords - (with GZA) 6. Narration By RZA 7. Method Man - (with Method Man) 8. Incarcerated Scarfaces - (with Raekwon) 9. Ice Cream - (with Raekwon/Ghostface Killah/Method Man/Cappadonna) 10. Narration By RZA 11. Bring The Pain - (with Method Man) 12. Winter Warz - (with Ghostface Killah/Cappadonna/U-God/Masta Killa) 13. Brooklyn Zoo - (with Ol' Dirty Bastard) 14. All I Need - (with Method Man) 15. C.R.E.A.M. - (with Wu-Tang Clan) 16. All That I Got Is You - (with Ghostface Killah/Mary J. Blige) 17. Narration By RZA About Wu-Wear 18. Wu-Wear: The Garment Renaissance - (bonus track, featuring Method Man/Cappadonna)
2000 - Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1. Samurai Code Quote #1 2. Strange Eyes - Sunz Of Man/12 O'Clock/Blue Raspberry 3. 4 Sho Sho - North Star/RZA 4. Zip Code - Black Nights 5. Samurai Code Quote #2 6. Cakes - Kool G. Rap/RZA 7. Samurai Code Quote #3 8. Don't Test / Wu Stallion - Suga Bang Bang 9. Walkin' Through The Darkness - Tekitha 10. Man, The - Superb/Masta Killah 11. Samurai Code Quote #4 12. Walking The Dogs - Royal Fam/La The Darkman 13. Stay With Me - Melodie/12 O'Clock 14. Easy New York Stamp - Jeru/Afu Ra 15. Samurai Code Quote #5 16. Fast Shadow - Wu-Tang Clan 17. Samurai Code Quote #6 18. Samurai Showdown - RZA 19. Dancing With Wolves - Killarmy
2000 - Wu Tang Mix
1. Love Is The Message - Raekwon & Cappadonna 2. Mighty Healthy - Ghostface Killah 3. Save Jon Benny - Summers, Jamie & RZA 4. Bazaar - U-God 5. Mic Ammo - Royal Family (3) 6. 7th Chamber - Wu-Tang Clan 7. Sweetah Love - Tekitha 8. Anthem - Remedy & Killarmy 9. All I Need - Method Man 10. Want - Method Man & BIG 11. Trust It's On - Shyheim 12. Bust A Slug - Wu-Tang Clan 13. Kinda Hard - MMO 14. Cobra Clutch - Ghostface Killah 15. Freeze - MMO 16. Authentic - Ruthless Bastards 17. Word On The Street - Inspectah Deck 18. Chase - Inspectah Deck
2001 - RZA As Bobby Digital: Digital Bullet
1. Show U Love 2. Can't Loose - (featuring Beretta 9) 3. Glocko Pop - (featuring Wu-Tang Clan) 4. Must Be Bobby 5. Brooklyn Babies - (featuring Masta Killa) 6. Domestic Violence Pt. 2 - (featuring Big Gipp) 7. Do U - (featuring GZA/Prodical) 8. Fools - (featuring Killa Sin) 9. La Rhumba - (featuring Method Man/Killa Sin/Berretta 9) 10. Black Widow Pt. 2 - (featuring O.D.B.) 11. Shady - (featuring Intrigue) 12. Break Bread - (featuring Jamie Sommers) 13. Bong Bong - (featuring Berretta 9/Mad Cez) 14. Throw Your Flag Up - (featuring Black Knights) 15. Be A Man 16. Righteous Way - (featuring Jr. Reid) 17. Build Strong - (featuring Tekitha) 18. Sickness
2003 - The World According to RZA
1. Intro 2. Mesmerize 3. Det E Sa Jag Kanner 4. On Tha Ground 5. North Sea 6. Saian Intro 7. Saian 8. Please, Tends L'Oreille 9. Warning 10. Dedicate 11. Seul Face A Lui 12. Souls On Fire 13. Ich Weiss (On My Mind) 14. Black Star Line-Up 15. I've Never Seen... 16. Boing, Boing 17. Make Money, Money 18. Passaporto Per Resistere 19. Uzathan Gelen Ses
2003 - Birth of a Prince
1. Bob N' I 2. Grunge, The 3. We Pop 4. Grits 5. Fast Cars 6. Chi Kung 7. You'll Never Know 8. Drink, Smoke, Fcuk 9. Whistle, The 10. Drop Off, The 11. Wherever I go 12. Koto Chotan 13. Day To God Is 1,000 Years, A 14. Cherry Range 15. Birth, The 16. See The Joy
2004 - The Formula for the Cure
1. RZA Intro 2. Sunshower 3. A Day 2 God Is 1000 Years 4. Twelve Jewelz 5. RZA Verse #1 6. Tragedy 7. Head Rush (feat. GZA) 8. RZA Building On The Cure (Interlude) 9. See The Joy 10. Wicked Society 11. The Birth 12. God-Realization / Ruler Zig Zag Zig (feat. Issac Hayes) 13. Flight of the Killa Beez 14. The W 15. RZA Verse #2 16. Message 2 Fans (Interlude) 17. Wind Pipe (feat. Ol Dirty Bastard & Ghostface Killah) 18. Slang Fabrics (feat. Ol Dirty Bastard) 19. Third World Remix (feat. GZA) 20. You'll Never Know (feat. Cilvaringz) 21. Black Mamba (feat. Old Dirty Bastard & Masta Killa) 22. Stevie Wonder (Interlude) 23. Ode 2 Oren Ishii 24. Raise Your Swordz / Samurai Showdown 25. Alone Against Him 26. RZA Live (Interlude) 27. Keyboard Concerto 28. RZA Verse #3 29. Do U Hear The Bells