Wutangcorp the world according to rza
Born Robert Diggs, c. 1968, in Brooklyn, NY. Addresses: Record company--Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 550 Madison Ave., 20th Fl., New York, NY 10022-3211, phone: (212) 833-8600. Website--Wu-Tang Clan Official Website: http://www.WuTangCorp.com.
Few people have shaped hip-hop as directly and profoundly as RZA. As one of hip-hop's elite producers, RZA has pushed the limits of hip-hop music with his trademark sound. As an MC, his Eastern mysticism-inspired lyrics and avant-garde genre busting has inspired a whole generation of new artists. As the public figure of the Wu-Tang Clan, he created an entirely new layout for group success within hip-hop. His current position as hip-hop's everyman is directly linked to his many and varied accomplishments within the culture. He told Black Voices magazine, "I live hip-hop so I know all facets of hip-hop.... When I produce I see all of hip-hop, not just one slice."
Born Robert Diggs, RZA spent the first three years of his life in Brooklyn, Recent York. The fourth of eleven children, he was sent to Murfreesboro, North Carolina, to stay with an uncle after his parents divorced. Soon after, his uncle died and he returned to live with
US rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan cuts off penis
A rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan is in hospital after apparently cutting off his penis and jumping from a building in Los Angeles.
According to a number of US media reports, police were called to an apartment in North Hollywood on Wednesday at around 01:00 local time.
The 40-year-old known as Christ Bearer, a rapper with band Northstar, is thought to have attempted suicide.
According to TMZ, external, he jumped from a second-floor balcony.
The website also says, external he will not be able to have his penis reattached.
The rapper, whose real name is Andre Johnson, was discovered by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on a pavement.
He is now being treated at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
According to the Wu-Tang Corp website, external, Johnson was discovered by the rap collective and performs as a duo with artist Meko under the name Northstar.
The rappers have "a much coveted spot in the Wu family", the website added.
Thread: RZA - The World According to RZA
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I havent really given this album a chance. I didnt think there were many stand out tracks. Its bottom of my Wu-tang pile.
10-21-2005, 11:20 AM#4
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naa , this album is pretty good , but yeh an instrumental album would be dope
10-21-2005, 01:30 PM#5
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Wow there are sick RZA beats on this album. I dont listen to it much though. Good album though.
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Originally Posted by b.i.b.l.e.this must be the us version, on my cd(im from germany) track 8 doesnt feature u-god, track 9(Warning ft. N
RZA is the Wu-Tang Clans chief producer. Also known as the Abbott, Prince Rakeem, Rzarector, Bobby Steels and Bobby Digital he was born as Robert Diggs. RZA first surfaced in the rap game during the early '90s as a member of the rap group All In Together Now, a group from Staten Island, New York which also contained fellow Wu-Tang members such as GZA/Genius and Ol' Dirty Bastard.
Following All In Together Now, he signed to the famous rap label Tommy Boy under the name Prince Rakeem. He issued his first EP Ooh We Love You Rakeem in 1991. A video for the song Ooh We Love You Rakeem was also made and sent to music television stations.
After his deal with Tommy Boy he formed the Wu-Tang Clan together with his fellow members. After a huge underground buzz surrounding the hit Protect Ya Neck he was able to sign the group to Steve Rifkinds Loud Records.
RZA, as a producer, is responsible for many Hip-Hop influential classics such as the groups 1993 debut Enter The Wu-Tang 36 Chambers, which is considered to be one of the most influential albums in its genre. Since that album he has created countless solo albums for the group, plus three more group albums.
Outside of the Wu-Ta
Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group that consists of: RZA, GZA/Genius, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group. They were formed in (and are associated with) the New York City borough of Staten Island (referred to by members as "Shaolin"), though Masta Killa and GZA are from Brooklyn and Inspectah Deck is from the Bronx. They have gone on to become multi-platinum record producers, Grammy winners, TV and film stars, screenwriters, product spokespersons, business owners and, most recently, major motion picture composers. The Clan featured nine MCs until the death of Ol' Dirty Bastard in 2004. One of the most critically and commercially successful hip hop groups of all time, Wu-Tang Clan shot to fame through their uncompromising brand of hardcore rap music. Since their debut, they have introduced or launched the careers of numerous other artists and groups, and already in 1994 there were credited to be over 300 Wu-Tang Clan affiliates, known as the Wu-Tang Killa Bees, consisting of rappers, producers, and record label CEOs. The founders
