RZA Explains His Beef w/ Water, Talks 'Ghost Dog' & 'Cut Throat City' | Ext Interview | DESUS & MERO

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  • Опубликовано: 28 окт 2020
  • We talk to the legendary RZA of Wu-Tang Clan about losing his basement studios to flood damage, managing the different personalities within the Wu, scoring movies like "The Iron Fist," "Ghost Dog," "Blade Trinity," and "Soul Plane," and directing his new Hurricane Katrina-set crime film, "Cut Throat City."
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    DESUS & MERO, the Bronx’s very own, reconnected online in the early days of Twitter, where they unleashed their potent personalities and found themselves kindred spirits. That led to stints on Complex and MTV, the Bodega Boys podcast, and a daily late-night show on Viceland, developing a feverish following. The quick-witted duo brings a distinct voice to late night, delivering smart and comedic commentary on any and all topics, that keeps audiences buzzing. DESUS & MERO continue to host their Bodega Boys podcast.
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  • @WarriorQueenUnicorn
    @WarriorQueenUnicorn 3 года назад +70

    I can't stop watching this and crying 😭.... replaying the moment RZA complimented Desus Nice on his sneaker collection and Desus face LIT UP like a little boy on Christmas/Ramadan, etc. PURE JOY. Watching two guys from The Bronx say to a kid from Staten Island "Yo, let's hop on the ⛴ Ferry, go catch some Kung Fu flicks in Times Square".... RZA is Bodega Hive Member, he complimented them so sweetly, was so careful to self-correct Borrough from BK to BX, WE FLIPPIN LOVE YOU RZA WUTANG FOREVER, a fan from Albany, NY since 1993😭🤯🙌🗽🍎💛💘

  • @brightcab8
    @brightcab8 3 года назад +154

    The brand has diversified its bonds!!!!

  • @matthewmercer626
    @matthewmercer626 3 года назад +129

    Nobody:
    RZA: Bong Bong

    • @WarriorQueenUnicorn
      @WarriorQueenUnicorn 3 года назад +1

      It's Staten Island, NYC all day bro (lotsa Italian American Fam etc.)🤣😭🗽🙌💖

    • @AnthonySmith-gf1oe
      @AnthonySmith-gf1oe 3 года назад +1

      lmao because i read it in rza voice!

    • @Keisha84878
      @Keisha84878 3 года назад +2

      😂It’s that or Bobby Digital dodododo

  • @grassfedcharlie
    @grassfedcharlie 3 года назад +36

    RZA will always be a legend. It’s crazy how active he is even to this day. Every year this nigga relevant

  • @davemartinez2125
    @davemartinez2125 3 года назад +21

    Damn it, I'm not ashamed to admit that I shed a tear when he said how he's just proud of the boys.

  • @jtsh
    @jtsh 3 года назад +17

    "Grab what's important, keep it moving." I needed to hear that simple direction right now.

  • @dirtporcelain
    @dirtporcelain 3 года назад +9

    As a 40 year old that grew up at perfect time to listen golden era rap, I feel like Wu Tang was like my generations Beatles.

  • @chriss62
    @chriss62 3 года назад +41

    That praise is higher than Snoop at Willie Nelson's bbq.

  • @McChillson
    @McChillson 3 года назад +94

    This interview was far better than RZA's Rogan episode.

    • @Jay-uw4bu
      @Jay-uw4bu 3 года назад +9

      Ashy Larry ruined it

    • @fhdk227
      @fhdk227 3 года назад +6

      And you know who fucked that up hopefully rza goes back to do another episode ALONE this time

    • @nickp4494
      @nickp4494 3 года назад +16

      Bodega Boys > JRE

    • @benjohnson2312
      @benjohnson2312 3 года назад +26

      Cuz Rogan is a herb

    • @kongming66
      @kongming66 3 года назад +26

      @@benjohnson2312 Facts stop giving these mediocre white boys clout

  • @nazm7528
    @nazm7528 3 года назад +4

    The joy on Desus and Mero's faces when RZA showed them love. Aww Wu tang forever

  • @datdominican004
    @datdominican004 3 года назад +20

    The brand just entered the Wu

  • @MrKeni420
    @MrKeni420 3 года назад +37

    Yeerrrr!!! Rza is my second cousin, deadass!!! The brand is so strong, it's hittin the blood line! #bodegahive #ganggang #bungbung

    • @WarriorQueenUnicorn
      @WarriorQueenUnicorn 3 года назад +4

      Incredible! What a blessing 🙏 🥰

    • @MrKeni420
      @MrKeni420 3 года назад +7

      @@StevenM801 we didn't grow up together, since he's a few years older and we lived in different states, but any time we had reunions, his immediate family was always dripping in Wu gear! He was always very humble though, like I didn't think he'd be a jerk, and I was right! He exudes power, but not in a pretentious way! I became a bigger fan after meeting him!

    • @Ilovechicago100
      @Ilovechicago100 3 года назад +1

      I’m jealous 🙌🏾. That’s cool

    • @EspCruchannel7157
      @EspCruchannel7157 3 года назад

      Mann Everybody related to somebody famous these days 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @MrKeni420
      @MrKeni420 3 года назад

      @@EspCruchannel7157 these days?! Haha I found this out in the 90s

  • @Irv2488
    @Irv2488 3 года назад +24

    Rza da God Bong bong🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🐉

  • @2Thessalonians1_7
    @2Thessalonians1_7 3 года назад +14

    Ghost Dog is one of the greatest movies of all time. Very deep

    • @parlimentjenkinsiii6658
      @parlimentjenkinsiii6658 3 года назад +4

      Dope soundtrack too especially when he shadow boxing on the rooftop

    • @2Thessalonians1_7
      @2Thessalonians1_7 3 года назад +5

      Yeah, I used to follow Jim Jarmusch films. He got famous right before Spike Lee, both coming out of NYU film school. Watch his earlier works like Night On Earth and Coffee and Cigarettes (Rza and Gza star in that one). Too, me, he fell off after awhile, but yeah he has some cult indie film classics. He uses that French African actor alot in his films, the one in the ice cream truck in Ghost Dog.

  • @comptondee
    @comptondee 3 года назад +13

    This was a healthy conversation bruh! Thanks for the darts...Abbot.

  • @WarriorQueenUnicorn
    @WarriorQueenUnicorn 3 года назад +17

    Who else wants to work for "Human Resources, The Wu-Tang Clan"?!🤣🙌🥰

    • @jameslee6952
      @jameslee6952 3 года назад +4

      Wu-Tang diversifies your financial portfolio AND your staffing needs!

  • @thatoneguy4150
    @thatoneguy4150 3 года назад +42

    The brand is for the children

    • @mmrw
      @mmrw 3 года назад +1

      Lmao yep, it definitely is

  • @ashleynhill3998
    @ashleynhill3998 3 года назад +8

    Everyone on that screen makes/made me smile. I have read all of RZA’s books 📚 and listened and studied all his music 🎶. Thank y’all so much, Desus and Mero definitely bring the vibes 👐🏽👐🏽👐🏽👐🏽👐🏽

  • @sant4992
    @sant4992 3 года назад +23

    Desus ain't slick I saw him look down when rza mentioned logic

    • @ms8761
      @ms8761 3 года назад

      Pls elaborate and give me a timestamp?

    • @HaddyD
      @HaddyD 3 года назад

      I FELT THE AWKWARDNESS THROUGH MY CELLY

  • @henriq7
    @henriq7 3 года назад +10

    rza got them philosophy vibes

  • @TheJola106
    @TheJola106 3 года назад +7

    That intro music always makes me stupid happy

  • @nathisiba3694
    @nathisiba3694 3 года назад +3

    The brand is Wu-approved! Bong bong!

  • @hankleepixain4283
    @hankleepixain4283 3 года назад +21

    The first version of Genius by GZA was lost in a flood, i wonder how it sounded like.

    • @gaylordfocker7990
      @gaylordfocker7990 3 года назад +5

      Shit, I wanna hear the original Tical.

    • @TheKenkennyg
      @TheKenkennyg 3 года назад +5

      Without that flood, Deck would be a hip hop super star by now, highly regarded on the same level as Rae, Ghost, Nas, X, etc. One of the greatest what ifs moments in hip hop

    • @hankleepixain4283
      @hankleepixain4283 3 года назад +4

      @@TheKenkennyg hell yeah, i was listening to his verse on Above the clouds today and Deck was a beast

  • @SheenEstevezzz
    @SheenEstevezzz 3 года назад +8

    I really think that original INS debut couldve been a top 10 rap album

  • @TheKenkennyg
    @TheKenkennyg 3 года назад +16

    The Rzarectah in your sectah!

  • @V4Vonnie
    @V4Vonnie 3 года назад +3

    Excellent interview. Rza is so wise and humble. A true artist and original. Buggary Boys are growing!

  • @aarontownsend3390
    @aarontownsend3390 3 года назад +3

    Thank you sooo much D&M...Lets gooooo!!!

  • @rda976
    @rda976 3 года назад +2

    The #WU does it for me EVERY TIME. THANK YOU for your service to hip hop and the black community. 💯🖤✊🏾

  • @rhymesgalore81
    @rhymesgalore81 3 года назад +2

    Copped that Wu Forever at midnight the day it dropped! 15 yrs old at Schoolkids Records in Raleigh NC. Bong Bong

  • @StarOfMyCity
    @StarOfMyCity 3 года назад +9

    YERRRRR 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 nothing but illustrious guests!!!!

  • @gimboe702
    @gimboe702 3 года назад +3

    Wu-Tang Forever was the first WU CD I ever coped at Sam Goody’s inside the meadows mall in Las.Vegas 👐🏻 LoL then came Napster.The biggest game changer for a 6th grade hip hop head. 💯

  • @roomclear
    @roomclear 3 года назад +3

    I think the Boys might've teared up at the end. Praise where Praise is due!

  • @hopejackson1319
    @hopejackson1319 3 года назад +2

    Great experience with RZA through the years. Keep GOING!!!!

  • @Goatchild90
    @Goatchild90 3 года назад +15

    Shout out to the Abbot ♋♋♋

  • @shinebabyshine.
    @shinebabyshine. 3 года назад +1

    One of their best interviews no doubt ♥️

  • @elishazoedelvalle7351
    @elishazoedelvalle7351 3 года назад +1

    Yo this is the best interview yet.

  • @gingatucker71
    @gingatucker71 3 года назад +3

    My Guy Mero be Lit af and still bringing heat for questions My G 🍕🍕

  • @MrJRDOT1
    @MrJRDOT1 3 года назад +6

    When he pulled up I thought he was Desus’ daddy.

  • @rsb7803
    @rsb7803 3 года назад +3

    I just got into music production. I'm just starting out. Love this interview...but when RZA mentioned Logic I was just looking at Desus n Mero to see their reaction... lmaoo!

    • @ms8761
      @ms8761 3 года назад

      Logic is from the DMV area, where Rza family is from...

    • @rsb7803
      @rsb7803 3 года назад +2

      @@ms8761 Yea I know Logic is from Mo County. I live in PG County. The whole point is all the jabs they take a logic in a bunch of the episodes. It's pretty hilarious that RZA mentioned him and if you know RZA you know he watches this show and he's seen all the jabs they took. N he said Logic's name on purpose..that's what makes it even more entertaining..lmaoo..

  • @meesalikeu
    @meesalikeu 3 года назад +2

    daymit you guys forgot to ask rza about the new good humor truck jingle he did - i was waiting for it am dissapoint a little

  • @wikionthisfreestyle
    @wikionthisfreestyle 3 года назад +7

    BOBBY BOBBY BOBBY! DIGI DIGI DIGI!!!!🔥🔥✌🐐

  • @kwm4404
    @kwm4404 3 года назад +1

    Enter the 36 Chambers was the first parental advisory cd I got. Needless to say I was quite surprised when I heard the beginning of M.E.T.H.O.D. Man song and torture. I was a bit surprised to say the least at the ripe old age of 8, haha

  • @STATUStheSHOKWAVE
    @STATUStheSHOKWAVE 3 года назад +4

    Ironman Is the Best album in hip Hop history

  • @charlieocean9785
    @charlieocean9785 3 года назад +9

    Wu-Tang Mexico!

  • @toothpastehombre
    @toothpastehombre 3 года назад +4

    Damn these tribe vibes got my eyes leaking

  • @SE-ZESS
    @SE-ZESS 3 года назад +3

    I was waiting for Mero to drop, "the Abbot" in that intro.

  • @twinturbobiz1386
    @twinturbobiz1386 3 года назад +5

    #2nd to post! Ayeee yo. You should invite DJ Envy to the show............

  • @garyindiana2127
    @garyindiana2127 3 года назад +1

    I knew it was gonna be fire but damn

  • @nevillebartos73k57
    @nevillebartos73k57 3 года назад

    Fuck yeah that was so good especially for us wu fanatics

  • @MEISTER1UP
    @MEISTER1UP 3 года назад +3

    Love the vibes. BX.SI.

  • @TheLastPomegranate
    @TheLastPomegranate 3 года назад

    Yo idk if it’s cuz I’m wild smacked but RZA having his neon sign say “Abbot” is fucking fire

  • @hopejackson1319
    @hopejackson1319 3 года назад +2

    RZA could you write a book on Human Resource Management. I believe it is not so researched and taken for granted.

  • @rebekah6734
    @rebekah6734 3 года назад +2

    I thought you were gonna interview SZA, lol. This hit different #TheBrandIsStrong

  • @mountcomfort740
    @mountcomfort740 3 года назад

    Rza is a god for sure.

  • @mr.christopher8671
    @mr.christopher8671 3 года назад +2

    The Brand & the Clan is 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👐👐👐👐👐👐

  • @grassfedcharlie
    @grassfedcharlie 3 года назад +4

    I LUV inspecta deck

  • @firingonsight2846
    @firingonsight2846 3 года назад +1

    I ❤️ RZA

  • @cooperland5879
    @cooperland5879 3 года назад +2

    He low key reminds me of an older desus hahahaha

  • @joshclements7059
    @joshclements7059 3 года назад

    Desus and Mero keep nodding in unison

  • @jaywolf3078
    @jaywolf3078 3 года назад +2

    Everything we need or want the brand got us

  • @chrism6061
    @chrism6061 3 года назад +5

    This should have been 30mins

  • @hopejackson1319
    @hopejackson1319 3 года назад +2

    Water lets you know recreate, you can do better. If you never had to, your work would reflect different. It's so good what you present.

  • @kevinerosa
    @kevinerosa 3 года назад +1

    11:36 I see you Rza, Wu-heads immediately know the song. Wu-tang forever!!

  • @jorgeconstanza5616
    @jorgeconstanza5616 3 года назад

    Funny fact about Long Kiss Goodnight although it credits Rza as the producer, it was actually produced by True Master.

  • @samnoah6245
    @samnoah6245 3 года назад

    RZA is dope

  • @PixelDual
    @PixelDual 3 года назад

    “Nothing but illustrious guest”

  • @vinnyvorhees
    @vinnyvorhees 3 года назад

    🙌🏽u tang forever!

  • @daviddelgado8078
    @daviddelgado8078 2 года назад

    Bobby Digital! Top 3 producers of all time! 🐐🐐🐐

  • @bloodshot6
    @bloodshot6 3 года назад

    🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @SBxB2L
    @SBxB2L 3 года назад

    Bobby! 👐🏽

  • @tappingtheglass
    @tappingtheglass 3 года назад +1

    The brand is open like fallopian tubes

  • @Ilovechicago100
    @Ilovechicago100 3 года назад +2

    Do any of the wu tang members age ?!? Like omg they all look good. Black Dont crack at all?!? 😍🙌🏾

  • @juneytoolooney2165
    @juneytoolooney2165 3 года назад +5

    HIP-HOP HIP-HOP!

  • @ZuDega
    @ZuDega 3 года назад +4

    YEEERRR!!!!

  • @elsobreviviente777
    @elsobreviviente777 3 года назад +2

    👐🏻

  • @justinhunt4767
    @justinhunt4767 3 года назад +1

    Ghost dog classic rza the great

  • @asiankaos3861
    @asiankaos3861 3 года назад

    Stores mos def sold forever early. I coped it 2 days before it came out in of all places at LIquid Sky.

  • @estrathmeyer
    @estrathmeyer 3 года назад

    For the children!

  • @Dwayne_John
    @Dwayne_John 3 года назад

    The Brand Ain’t Nuttin to Fuck With! #BONG

  • @Ty2132
    @Ty2132 3 года назад +1

    🎨🎨🙌🙌

  • @n.webber157
    @n.webber157 3 года назад

    BONG BONG

  • @raimywinter2309
    @raimywinter2309 3 года назад

    💪🏻🎨 is bringing the the mother fucking ruuuuuuckas.hive on swarm.

  • @2TrainWakefield
    @2TrainWakefield 3 года назад +1

    Bobby Digital

  • @jaywolf3078
    @jaywolf3078 3 года назад +1

    The brand is us

  • @cosmicsea89
    @cosmicsea89 3 года назад

    Word is bond nah mean

  • @mowkikowski
    @mowkikowski 3 года назад +4

    The Brand is for the children

  • @PoloBeeX7
    @PoloBeeX7 3 года назад

    SUUUUUUU

  • @ThaRealERAQ
    @ThaRealERAQ 3 года назад +2

    RZA's basement getting flooded is 2020 2020s x infinity.

    • @dildonius
      @dildonius 3 года назад +2

      That happened WAAAAY back in the 90s. Iirc, he was working on Raekwan's debut solo album - Cuban Linx - which would have been the first solo album from a Wu Tang Clansman. But...the flood...had to starve from scratch, which meant that Method Man's Tical came out first.
      I _think._ It's been a while since I heard the story, and he didn't go into much detail here.

    • @ThaRealERAQ
      @ThaRealERAQ 3 года назад +2

      @@dildonius I've met RZA back in the 90s. I am aware of the story. No, I'm saying that RZA losing his studio is like two thousand twenty year 2020s multiplied by infinity. Somebody needs to build a time machine. Another loss was the Tribe studio. I think they might have had a fire or something.

  • @nfranklin997
    @nfranklin997 3 года назад +1

    Lol
    D&M don't fuck w logic
    😭🤣😄😬

  • @fareal207
    @fareal207 3 года назад

    Nah fr who keep tryna flood RZA!?

  • @aaronledbetter8160
    @aaronledbetter8160 3 года назад

    The Abbott

  • @IknowMoreThanYou
    @IknowMoreThanYou 3 года назад +2

    THE BRAND AIN'T NOTHING TO FUCK WITH

  • @thewarrior195
    @thewarrior195 3 года назад +15

    First. My first first being first.

    • @thewarrior195
      @thewarrior195 3 года назад +3

      Ah ah ah

    • @Gerard0hh
      @Gerard0hh 3 года назад

      u were second bro :/

    • @thewarrior195
      @thewarrior195 3 года назад +1

      @@Gerard0hh na son. Don't play me. Joint says I have the most time since posting (11 minutes ago)

    • @twinturbobiz1386
      @twinturbobiz1386 3 года назад +1

      Bruh, THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!!!

    • @Gerard0hh
      @Gerard0hh 3 года назад +1

      @@thewarrior195 hahaha 😆

  • @jonahfari11
    @jonahfari11 3 года назад

    I'm still upset at Donnell till this day

  • @SCORPIONSCOME1st
    @SCORPIONSCOME1st 3 года назад +1

    Wu tang hr......lol

  • @n2oburner5
    @n2oburner5 3 года назад

    The Brand ain't nothin to fuck with!!!

  • @mpound97
    @mpound97 3 года назад

    "Witty, Unpredictable" Desus! Not "Witty, Unexpected" lol...You should be ashamed.

  • @brittanywilliams4028
    @brittanywilliams4028 3 года назад

    I'm tired of the colorism... and about my city! I'm done. Start casting so that the women are as dark or darker skinned than the majority of the men casted.