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yeah but I mean RZA is in a league of his own. Let me give a small example, I just listened to Lupe interview, there is a difference between being clever/ witty and being WISE. RZA is Wisdom.
It's amazing how intellegent he truly is, especially when you notice how many words he totally can not ptonounce or even say correctly. This dude is far beyond average intellegence and conventional wisdom.
First Last That fuckin album rules. Im a white boy and I remember hangin out with these hippy chicks and they heard that album and they were amazed You cant not love it. The beat in fourth chamber
+Stan Dewberry They're different albums. cuban linx was a straight hustle and grind, dealing album with better artistry. But it was a punch you in the face album. Liquid was almost a fantasy/ sci fi album. It was set in a different world. They really can't be compared.
geeaiye yeah definitely a smart business man and a huge part of the Wu machine but he was just about the Business & Operations whereas RZA had the vision and creative talent.
That's not really that deep. People been saying that for hundreds of years. People keep saying RZA is so deep and intelligent, blah blah blah. All the knowledge he has is open to the public. You choose to be illiterate and uneducated. Period.
now the example rza used about the logo got ebro contradicting hisself for saying that man can't and couldn't get million for a wu-tang album, str8 clowned ebro
I was about to say this as well I watched this when it first came out and rewatched it and these guys are fucking clowns dont even understand what RZA is saying too much Wisdom.
When he's talking about the albums coming out I closed my eyes and, damn that was a beautiful era/time! I was 16 in 96, perfect time to catch this once in a lifetime empire! 🤘👐 forever! Guns for guitars, I love it Rza!
I pray they come together to celebrate , true fans need something to listen too for a minute, I personally have been bored with hip hop, only listening to old school, im from that era, and would luv too see them brothers come back to make this happen.
that was one of THE REALEST INTERVIEWS I EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE!! S/O to the questions asked and RZA answering without dodging…DAMN. I downloaded this interview
I fuckin cant believe all the great music this dude has created. How the fuck does he do it? The beats, the production, his lyrics, the collaboration, matching up talents, fucking on and on. Artist
Ty for putting it in perspective, perfectly said u speaking straight "FACTS" mah nigga. The wu needs more appreciation like this, may Jesus Christ bless u for sharing ur wisdom and acknowledgement .
Rza is the most inspiring African American of his generation, so cerebral...peace to the Gods and the Earths. The world needs more Rza's in it...If people from all walks of life work together we can heal the world. Love life...
I will never understand why Ebro thinks that anyone wants to hear him speak when he has guests on the show like The RZA. Someone should tell him to shut up and let the guests do the talking already. geesh
somerandomcunt lets be real we know and love Rza for the music and he is a brilliant mc too...i just feel he owes the fans one just one proper banging wu tang project then he can focus on movies or whatever
I remember seeing them on "boxtalk" the video order on demand station way back b4 the majors shut everything down.. but they were kinda bummy lookin, hangin on some steps all packed in drinkin sayin they were comin to take hiphop over completely! I can't front, I was thinking "yeah sure, ur dreamin" THEN THEIR VIDEOS CAME ON & SINCE THAT DAY IN 1993 I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO BLOWN AWAY! The beats, the lyrics, the formats (or lack thereof) the skits, the aka's WuWear, the video game, the comics and on and on and on! They laid the blueprint for so many things used EVERYDAY now in hiphop & ppl don't realize or have no idea that without #WUTANGCLAN THESE THINGS WOULDN'T EXIST.. BEST THING EVER TO HAPPEN TO HIPHOP.. IMO..
I see why jay electronica and casonova felt like eminem shouldn't have spoken and shouldn't speak on certain incidents and brothers key word "BROTHERS" In the movement cause no matter how down you try to be you can't be us or the individual or individuals at hand, cause you still won't and will never understand where we coming from and i see why they call white artist radio personality host culture vultures, you can only pay homage to the craft you cant steal it no matter how down or intelligent you sound and try to make it into something its not
@@jeremyeastland9531 there is people of all color and identity, who have lived and still live the struggle. That's why hip hop is globally relatable. So to say white folks can't speak on these things, is out of pocket. There is no doubt where the culture was born. But it belongs to the world now. No one can take away the roots. It's on all us to preserve its history and integrity.
@@mr.neqtan Mr. Neqtan loke I said back when I made my statement, im still making the same statement. Now you just said everybody knows where it was born before it was called hip hop, right? Then you go on to say that now its globally relatable, right? Cause its ppl of all colors living the struggle, can't speak for everybody all over the globe, although I sympathize for anybody facing discrimination, all I can attest for is right here in what we now know to be america, there is a problem with white ppl speaking the language, or anybody of any color, that hasn't been through what we right here in what we now know to be america went through. Back when the furious five was doing it, as well as alot of other black activist who were bless'ed with the ability of the spoken word to create lyrics that would uplift, and unite an oppress'ed nation, they could care less about going global, after the Civil war, right here in what we now know to be america, after the emancipation proclamation, and civil rights laws being passed, after the forming of organizations, that the same government funded organizations call gangs were formed, we the inhabitants of what we now know to be america were trying to establish our own identity, a direction to move in, to create something that solely belong to us, create a voice for an oppressed nation, this was going on before it was called hip hop. So yes it is a problem with white ppl jacking the slang rearranging landmarks, trying to change the sound of the voice of an oppressed nation, and putting their face on it. Just like the hatians when they fought off the french, just like when pablo escobar fought the U.S. government. Its no different, it was about bringing awareness to the black community, getting us to stand up for ourselves, raise our own children, stop relying on the government, looking for hand outs. Never said they couldn't join the movement as long as the principles stay the same, and they can't speak on certain things, thats what I said, cause the message gets distorted in the future genarations to come. Get a copy of the B.O.L, the 120, and read the student enrollment, then you'll get a better understanding of what is now known as hip hop, what its purpose is. You know why the black man refers to one another as God, and tell there children they come from kimgs and queens? Outside the fact its a picture of a white jesus in the bible, and churches taught you jesus was white, the way the police treat blacks, and talk to black children? When I was on school, I was taught that my ancestors were apes, that we were speaking mombo jumbo, that we were born from slaves, and thats all I would amount to without the systems form of education
Hip hop needs that album...I hope everyone comes together for that, cause as a 21 year old I listen to 90's hip hop and I love the fact nas had his 20th av, and we need thT wu album WU TANG FOREVER
Because Ghostface went on the mic at the Summer Jam concert and said fuck Hot97 out of frustration. They were invited to Hot97 Summer Jam while they were touring Europe overseas with Rage Against The Machine. Hot97 wouldn't pay for their plane tickets and they initially refused to do the show. They were convinced to go back and do the show but Ghost wasn't happy on the circumstances so he said what he said. He also said fuck Angie Martinez as well as a few others in the process
The reason why raekwon is asking for so much money is because he probably doesn't have any. But when you don't have money, you can't afford to pass up on opportunities to make it by being greedy ...
Anthony Brian Logan it’s not about money, Raekwon wants to take the Wu in a new direction becuase he feels the old Wu won’t make any money in today’s era!!
Or he’s asking for it because he deserves it. He was big. And deserves his cut. Y’all always wanna bash people. Don’t come if you’re going to belittle and spread lies. He supposed to be getting paid for life. Not for a release and then no more
Listening to RZA it's clear that a lot of these guys come off the streets and few of them learn to be business savvy. No matter how long you've been in the game you've got to learn your business. That's why a lot of these rappers get jerked by the industry.
Happy to see an elder statesman drop wisdom and express control in explaining his position. He's not up there with his chest all out talking about what he's gonna do to another brother and what not. Hip hop has grown up even though some of its members haven't. Respect to RZA, Raekwon and the whole team.
yo dope interview! People really dont understand how deep the dynamics are to artist gettin hot nd successful! Rza is a smart dude nd he hit the nail on the head! look at the most popular artists of wu tang! they are the ones that got to drop there solos projects 1st it wasnt cuz they had hotter material!
Please- no kanye beats on a wu album. Or swizz beats, & def not khaled. Not this album. That's just backwards ass thinking. Keep it in-house. Keep it Wu.
Don John Masta Killa is dope though. I love all 3 of his albums. Listen to his debut and 2nd album in particular. Songs like "Street Corner" are truly incredible.
I understood what RZA was saying about everyone coming together like a family but they are creating a product to be sold. Family or not I'd want to profit off of something I have helped create. The record label is going to make money, the stores selling it will make money, the radio stations that play it will make money, the studio engineers will make money, and all of those entities are going to require contracts that spell out exactly what the terms are before they become involved or put it up for sale. Shouldn't Raekwon, Cappa, and Ghost be treated with the same respect? I'd be willing to bet that they'd forgo any kind of advance as long as they get points on the project. That would be fair because if the project doesn't make money, they wouldn't make any. But if it's a huge success, they get to share in the success of the project. Business is business. Them wanting to be paid for their work shouldn't make people question their loyalty. To me that just sounds ridiculous. I can't count the number of artist who record a hook or a verse on a song for a friend without any agreements about royalties. Then the song becomes a huge hit and they get ZERO from it. Lil Mo didn't get a dime from all the hooks she sang and wrote for Ja Rule. Those were #1 Billboard platinum plus singles getting heavy rotation on the radio and she got ABSOLUTELY NOTHING from it. That's not right, and neither is RZA for making a business dispute about family or loyalty. That being said, I love Wu, I think RZA is a freaking musical genius, I don't want to hear Kayne anywhere on a Wu album, and I hope they can work things out because hip hop needs them bad right now. I'm a southerner and I LOVE southern hip hop, but I miss that NY sound. Wu is the perfect group to bring that sound back... so please work it out guys. #SociallyUrban
Kanye's rapped with Ghostface, Raekwons been on a Kanye Album, and RZA helped Kanye produce one of his Albums. Why wouldn't he be welcome on a Wu-Tang Album?
txherezy Kanye is amazing at what he does and I love his music but Wu's music sounds nothing like anything Kanye has done. We see and hear Kanye everywhere on everything. I want 100% Wu on a Wu album. That's just my personal preference. The second Kanye appears on a Wu album it's no longer underground.
Wu-Tang is worldwide hardly underground. Definitely not "mainstream" but not underground. With the way that Raekwon has been talking about it, if you're going to have a Wu album with tracks made by non Wu affiliates it wouldn't make sense to exclude Kanye whom many of them already have a rapport with.
txherezy "Underground" isn't defined by record sales or recognizability of an artist or group around the world. To me underground would definitely apply to Wu. Although they are well known, their music was never big on radio or played on MTV. They never headlined arena tours although they did draw larger crowds outside of the US. I do agree with what you said about Kanye. If they are going to have non Wu artist on the new album, then I'd have no problem with Kanye being involved. But I'm still holding on to hope that it's going to be 100% Wu and no one else. Maybe they could do a remix album with a bunch of other big name hot at the moment artist. I could live with that I guess. lol
Without even thinking I already remember songs like Ice Cream, C.R.E.A.M. and Triumph being beaten to death on MTV, as well as classics like Bring the Pain. Features like the Fantasy remix with Mariah and You're All I Need were also major records considering the time. Not even the biggest artists today get radio spins like those songs got back then.
real good interview.... really breaks down the reasons why things can and can not get done once money is the driving point. when ppl are broke and starting out, its so easy to allow that passion to drive you, causing you to be up for days writing and in the booth for hours. But once the money comes in, that same "brotherhood" that you had in the past keeps lost and the media blows it up to be "beef"... damn shame.
Ethan Flynn Agree! His technic and content are sharp as swords, on the other hand Meth has sickest style and endless flow but you can´t compare because each are unique expression of the same energy
Meth was obviously going to go big as he was so charismatic and people buy into that shit. RZA couldn't fail to be creative, I see his name on a lot of things, GZA can come up with great lyrics, sadly it doesn't sell for shit now a days, he needs to be backed up by some 20 year old producer and trap his way back up to modern day music, I think he's too proud for that shit though.
Ethan Flynn Its about who's the most marketable. GZA might be better lyrically but he gets boring to listen to after a while. I would rate Ghost as the most marketable IMO but he can be too hood and thus too intimidating to the white folks. That's why they love meth, he's funny, named after their favorite drug and easy to work with. Ghost gets my vote as the one who can sell more records if he wants to.
Wow I absolutely love the RzA. He brings so much. Really I feel Deck is the most underrated. He is just as dope as meth, Ghost, or Rae just doesn't have the strongest catalog but with Czarface last year Deck murdered that shit in 2013 you hear me! Also don't sleep on Rza as an MC. He goes in , He killed it on Wu Gambino and had the best verse imo. Gonna be an interesting year for Wu also cuz there are said to be releases for meth, ghost,rae,deck individually. I hope Gza finally drops something too
Solid gold crown is shining, we're blinding like some diamonds I'm reclining in the sky on a cloud with silver lining Double breasted, bullet proof vested, well protected The heart, the rib cage, the chest and solar plexus Casting stones, cracking two-hundred and six bones And watch your ass get blown to a sea of fire and brimstone How dare you approach it with them poems The overfiend like noah bean green souls with a soldier mean The grand exquisite imperial wizard or is it The Rzarector come to pay your ass a visit Local bio-chemical, universal giant, the black general Licking shots at Davy Crockett on the bicentennial... Rza - Wu Gambinos
I agree... very EPIC interview... I loved it! A child of the late 80’s and all of the 90’s hip hop era...no other generation of hip hop can come close to its greatness! Rza... when you are intelligent no interviewer’s question can phase you while correcting them on their misinformed knowledge of the WU!
RZA is too gifted for other things on top of it. An untouchable producer, I can only imagine the possibilities if things turned out differently. We can only be thankful for what we got
hands down one of the best interviews in hiphop history! i'm not the biggest WUTANG fan... although the fundamentals (36chambers+debut solo albums + GZA first solo *haha!*) never leaves my stride.... i always pay attention when KRS or Questlove speak... but man oh man!... Genuine Respect goes out to RZA!. Even if 70% of what he is revealing is actual fact... then Peace+Love to him and his entire family (kinfolk). Pete Rock has always been my #1 favourite... but RZA just knocked Preemo of my #2! ... And Peace to you, you and You! from Sydney Australia.
I love WU.I grew up with their music..I remember and i can sing every single track on 36 chambers rhyme by rhyme...real ppl know what im talking about ..got most of their solo albums and been a fan more than 20 years now....but there is something that my mind still cannot accept and was really sad and disappointed when i was watching the short movie "ODB on Parole" (r.i.p.Dirt Mcgirt)...and when he was saying with tears in his eyes that nobody from the Clan has visit him even once for 2.5 years in the jail...Besides few phone calls from Meth and of course the non-stop support from his Mum (God Bless This Brave Woman),who also with bitterness in her mouth and visibly upset by the fact that his closest people, his Brothers, The Clan ....just seemed to have forgotten and written off his friend, who needed a great many of them in the heaviest and most dark period of his life. I will always listen to the Wu,cause once my ears are used with the quality music,they simply cannot change "the caliber",but I would always judge them because of this story....but that's it...never mix the professional with the private....also the function with the personality.
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15:40 is what your looking for, I don’t let my brothas get click bated
Almost to 100, like so this can be seen at the top, so others don’t gotta be confused like y’all were before you found this
Thanks manne
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My guy
blitz lord that’s what’s up
Unlawful Muzik all good cuz
You can't front RZA is an intelligent brother. He is one smart dude man !!!!
yeah but I mean RZA is in a league of his own. Let me give a small example, I just listened to Lupe interview, there is a difference between being clever/ witty and being WISE. RZA is Wisdom.
Tical was better
71dhwand Yoda of hip-hop
It's amazing how intellegent he truly is, especially when you notice how many words he totally can not ptonounce or even say correctly. This dude is far beyond average intellegence and conventional wisdom.
@Stuart Dooley whats academically intellectual to you?
Liquid Swords was one of the dopest albums of that era
First Last That fuckin album rules. Im a white boy and I remember hangin out with these hippy chicks and they heard that album and they were amazed You cant not love it. The beat in fourth chamber
matt palumbo I gotcha back is fucking fire...
GZA's voice is such a bomb.
+First Last Only built 4 cuban linx was the best album out the wu tang
+Stan Dewberry They're different albums. cuban linx was a straight hustle and grind, dealing album with better artistry. But it was a punch you in the face album.
Liquid was almost a fantasy/ sci fi album. It was set in a different world.
They really can't be compared.
+Stan Dewberry amd Iron Man is dope
I love this guy. Grew up to this man and his crew talking sense. Hasn't lost his humility and love for living things and life. Keeping it real.
RZA is a Genius and a National Treasure. Producer, Emcee, musician, business man, actor and overall good guy. ✌🏼
His Brother is even smarter
geeaiye yeah definitely a smart business man and a huge part of the Wu machine but he was just about the Business & Operations whereas RZA had the vision and creative talent.
true dat
Actually GZA is the Genius hahaha 😂🤣😉
No GZA is a genius
"I promote chess because chess teaches you how to think multiple moves ahead." RZA
Tyrhonius I can’t play lol
Young Ali
Then learn.
AND THEN WE STOPPED IN COLORADO... fr not now son
That's not really that deep. People been saying that for hundreds of years. People keep saying RZA is so deep and intelligent, blah blah blah. All the knowledge he has is open to the public. You choose to be illiterate and uneducated. Period.
@@somesayinfire No, people been saying Play chess not checkers for years. He added the extra part, that some people need to hear.
RZA is way too deep for these clowns.
now the example rza used about the logo got ebro contradicting hisself for saying that man can't and couldn't get million for a wu-tang album, str8 clowned ebro
I was about to say this as well I watched this when it first came out and rewatched it and these guys are fucking clowns dont even understand what RZA is saying too much Wisdom.
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Hate these clowns yo all day they try and dig for more and it ain't there buck
When he's talking about the albums coming out I closed my eyes and, damn that was a beautiful era/time! I was 16 in 96, perfect time to catch this once in a lifetime empire! 🤘👐 forever! Guns for guitars, I love it Rza!
It's Guitars for Guns... But I feel what you were sharing... That's all I listened to in college...I was 24yrs old #greatmemories
Anybody else watching this in 2019?
Word!
Knowledge
Born
@@davidm6683 Peace to the godz
Yup this is what we been living in..
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
When he was talking about Inspectah Deck I got goosebumps. " I smoke on the mic like smokin Joe Frazier"," and I bomb atomically!!" Classic lyrics.
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100%%
“It’s only natural actual facts are thrown at u
The impact will blow trees back and crack statues” 🔥🔥
I pray they come together to celebrate , true fans need something to listen too for a minute, I personally have been bored with hip hop, only listening to old school, im from that era, and would luv too see them brothers come back to make this happen.
I always loved wutang. One of the best movement in hip hop. Rza is such an amazing talent! Still pump their music 20 years later!
RZA is one artist I respect as a person first and foremost
Rza reminds me of one o them wise old Asian dudes in kung fu movies. Always dropping wisdom.
He's one of em
The Abbot
easily the best interview I have watched on here
my guy said when you form Voltron you need every piece
that was one of THE REALEST INTERVIEWS I EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE!! S/O to the questions asked and RZA answering without dodging…DAMN. I downloaded this interview
best interview ever
True indeed....I concur..
I can listen to rza talk all day!!! Straight knowledge
I fuckin cant believe all the great music this dude has created. How the fuck does he do it? The beats, the production, his lyrics, the collaboration, matching up talents, fucking on and on. Artist
Rae is dope. Can't take that away from him He is really talented MC. I always loved and enjoyed his shit, real talk
RZA is too real for this era. All of the Wu is.
The greatest minds in hip hop ever past present future.
Facts
Rza is intelligent and deep. Respect to hot 97, good interview
The Wu-Tang Clan is just as important to hip-hop as the Beetles were to Pop culture... #Bong
Ty for putting it in perspective, perfectly said u speaking straight "FACTS" mah nigga. The wu needs more appreciation like this, may Jesus Christ bless u for sharing ur wisdom and acknowledgement .
@@gabrielechenique1357
What's u talking about the wu gets plenty of appreciation
Isaac Bryant #bong
If not larger everyone has a wu logo pretty much I remember seeing a porn star with it on her ass a few years back lol LEGENDARY
@Terence Johunkin da faa outta here
Who’s Here after watching Wu-Tang American Saga?
Dusty’s the guy that was giving them the bricks
@@EverythingSkits Haze?
@@Starzskream423 i thought dusty was cressy
msemper22 yep cressy is dusty.
Starzskream423 haze was Ernest Sayon aka Kase.
RZA’s message is more and more meaningful today as it was back then
Excellent Interview. RZA dropping science as usual.
I like the way rza kept it real without bashing anyone of the #w
I love Wu man. The most influential group in hip-hops culture. Amazing how deep they penetrated without compromising.
Great interview. I just love him.
WOW I am a huge WU FAN....WU tang 4eva ;-)
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LaCheleWallace I still have wu wear outfits til this day
AMAZING interview! RZA, so humble. I learned so much today.
Love the way RZA speaks, nothing but intelligence and wisdom, salute
Rza is the most inspiring African American of his generation, so cerebral...peace to the Gods and the Earths. The world needs more Rza's in it...If people from all walks of life work together we can heal the world. Love life...
I will never understand why Ebro thinks that anyone wants to hear him speak when he has guests on the show like The RZA. Someone should tell him to shut up and let the guests do the talking already. geesh
WORRRD!!!
haahahahhahaha
Rza is my favorite person period. Long live Bobby Digi...
straight up
Bong bong
DOOOODOODOOOODOOODDOOODOOOOOO!!!!!!
This was the best hip-hop interview I've ever seen. RZA being that honest is so refreshing!
It's awesome to see music artist from my childhood, any genre, progress like RZA has. He is in a good place mentally.
Fun interview, i cant lie, we enjoyed it.
Tho there is one thing that woulda improved it tremendously:
..if they had let RZA speak!
Lol
Word.
powerful rza right here,what a great man and a even better human being,
One of the best WU interviews in a good minute...Respect.
Love RZA way too much. I feel that the brother is fair. Not greedy and not a crook. Big Up!
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15:34 RZA responds to Raekwon
Thanks because I damn sure scanning comments for this info Lol
Exactly what I was looking for lol
Fr thank you! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
You're welcome :)
Gary W-l-o-t peace god
I luv Rza's accent & the way he pronounce his words.
Rza got me checking all my clocks and computers like they all wrong
Word😂
Lmaooo
LOL
MrJblazini THATS DA WHOLE POINT !
Time is just a social construct- Rza😂
Amazing conversation. New respect for Wu.
I don't think RZA has even reached his full potential!
he did 93-96....97 he had triumph ad that was him peaking....he hasnt been brilliant since then- bits and pieces here and there
@@waynemarshall8836 Dont think he meant just musically, rza has done so much more as a creator.
somerandomcunt lets be real we know and love Rza for the music and he is a brilliant mc too...i just feel he owes the fans one just one proper banging wu tang project then he can focus on movies or whatever
I don't think he ever will...and he is one of the few who, no matter music or movies, he is himself in most of his characters...and that's rare
@waynemarshall8836 thus statement is false
Fuck a Jesse Jackson or an Al Sharpton, THIS is real black role model. True knowledge of self.
I remember seeing them on "boxtalk" the video order on demand station way back b4 the majors shut everything down.. but they were kinda bummy lookin, hangin on some steps all packed in drinkin sayin they were comin to take hiphop over completely! I can't front, I was thinking "yeah sure, ur dreamin" THEN THEIR VIDEOS CAME ON & SINCE THAT DAY IN 1993 I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO BLOWN AWAY! The beats, the lyrics, the formats (or lack thereof) the skits, the aka's WuWear, the video game, the comics and on and on and on! They laid the blueprint for so many things used EVERYDAY now in hiphop & ppl don't realize or have no idea that without #WUTANGCLAN THESE THINGS WOULDN'T EXIST.. BEST THING EVER TO HAPPEN TO HIPHOP.. IMO..
i remember box talk
Joe Spilzwell Volpe you white ain't you?
I see why jay electronica and casonova felt like eminem shouldn't have spoken and shouldn't speak on certain incidents and brothers key word "BROTHERS" In the movement cause no matter how down you try to be you can't be us or the individual or individuals at hand, cause you still won't and will never understand where we coming from and i see why they call white artist radio personality host culture vultures, you can only pay homage to the craft you cant steal it no matter how down or intelligent you sound and try to make it into something its not
@@jeremyeastland9531 there is people of all color and identity, who have lived and still live the struggle. That's why hip hop is globally relatable. So to say white folks can't speak on these things, is out of pocket. There is no doubt where the culture was born. But it belongs to the world now. No one can take away the roots. It's on all us to preserve its history and integrity.
@@mr.neqtan Mr. Neqtan loke I said back when I made my statement, im still making the same statement. Now you just said everybody knows where it was born before it was called hip hop, right? Then you go on to say that now its globally relatable, right? Cause its ppl of all colors living the struggle, can't speak for everybody all over the globe, although I sympathize for anybody facing discrimination, all I can attest for is right here in what we now know to be america, there is a problem with white ppl speaking the language, or anybody of any color, that hasn't been through what we right here in what we now know to be america went through. Back when the furious five was doing it, as well as alot of other black activist who were bless'ed with the ability of the spoken word to create lyrics that would uplift, and unite an oppress'ed nation, they could care less about going global, after the Civil war, right here in what we now know to be america, after the emancipation proclamation, and civil rights laws being passed, after the forming of organizations, that the same government funded organizations call gangs were formed, we the inhabitants of what we now know to be america were trying to establish our own identity, a direction to move in, to create something that solely belong to us, create a voice for an oppressed nation, this was going on before it was called hip hop. So yes it is a problem with white ppl jacking the slang rearranging landmarks, trying to change the sound of the voice of an oppressed nation, and putting their face on it. Just like the hatians when they fought off the french, just like when pablo escobar fought the U.S. government. Its no different, it was about bringing awareness to the black community, getting us to stand up for ourselves, raise our own children, stop relying on the government, looking for hand outs. Never said they couldn't join the movement as long as the principles stay the same, and they can't speak on certain things, thats what I said, cause the message gets distorted in the future genarations to come. Get a copy of the B.O.L, the 120, and read the student enrollment, then you'll get a better understanding of what is now known as hip hop, what its purpose is. You know why the black man refers to one another as God, and tell there children they come from kimgs and queens? Outside the fact its a picture of a white jesus in the bible, and churches taught you jesus was white, the way the police treat blacks, and talk to black children? When I was on school, I was taught that my ancestors were apes, that we were speaking mombo jumbo, that we were born from slaves, and thats all I would amount to without the systems form of education
Hip hop needs that album...I hope everyone comes together for that, cause as a 21 year old I listen to 90's hip hop and I love the fact nas had his 20th av, and we need thT wu album WU TANG FOREVER
"great friend from the show" remember when wu tang got banned from hot 97
+emile heskey whoaaaaaa when and why?
rzarectot7 Sarah Mamo they said fuck hot 97 during summer jam
emile heskey politics and bullshit
Because Ghostface went on the mic at the Summer Jam concert and said fuck Hot97 out of frustration. They were invited to Hot97 Summer Jam while they were touring Europe overseas with Rage Against The Machine. Hot97 wouldn't pay for their plane tickets and they initially refused to do the show. They were convinced to go back and do the show but Ghost wasn't happy on the circumstances so he said what he said. He also said fuck Angie Martinez as well as a few others in the process
Friend of show not Station 🤦🏿♂️
15.40 for rae part
thanks man
lol I needed that
Props Mr. Simmons.
hippa2dahoppa2 Real Nigga.
thank you
The reason why raekwon is asking for so much money is because he probably doesn't have any. But when you don't have money, you can't afford to pass up on opportunities to make it by being greedy ...
Anthony Brian Logan it’s not about money, Raekwon wants to take the Wu in a new direction becuase he feels the old Wu won’t make any money in today’s era!!
yes sir every solo project was dope because they had all the other members involved
Or he’s asking for it because he deserves it. He was big. And deserves his cut. Y’all always wanna bash people. Don’t come if you’re going to belittle and spread lies. He supposed to be getting paid for life. Not for a release and then no more
@@MrJayd718 If true he could do it for himself
@@xxxten17glo12 He received his cut.
I give RZA respect 4 his business savvy and his genius love
Speaking of Nas celebrating illmatic! .. Mobb Deep just dropped a new double disc album celebrating 20 years too!
Nice
Garbage
Rest in peace Prodigy
1993 -1995 was such a dope time for hip-hop.
Brian Ramnath definitely classics week in week out but at the time it was the norm all the way up to the end of 96 then puff mase type rap took over 😞
i dig this interview. rza seems to be up front and honest
Listening to RZA it's clear that a lot of these guys come off the streets and few of them learn to be business savvy. No matter how long you've been in the game you've got to learn your business. That's why a lot of these rappers get jerked by the industry.
these dudes aint interviewed a guy like RZA before his intelligence level is beyond their questions and thought. True ABBOT
GZA liquid swords is the best WU album ever , possibly best album ever.
All the first albums were great
Paulie Walnuts am finna get that thunn good lookin yo
Raekwon Cuban links
Paulie Walnuts purple tape bruh
Heavy Mental easily
Pure Genius level & Good dude, he strengthens everyone around him.
"When you form a Voltron, you need every piece" - The Abbot
Happy to see an elder statesman drop wisdom and express control in explaining his position. He's not up there with his chest all out talking about what he's gonna do to another brother and what not. Hip hop has grown up even though some of its members haven't. Respect to RZA, Raekwon and the whole team.
Rza's one of the all time great player/coaches in hip hop....
Wu-Tang Forever!
RZA is monumental like reading is fundamental.
Much respect due.
Excellent interview. That's for letting me peak in on this one. #DOPE
yo dope interview! People really dont understand how deep the dynamics are to artist gettin hot nd successful! Rza is a smart dude nd he hit the nail on the head! look at the most popular artists of wu tang! they are the ones that got to drop there solos projects 1st it wasnt cuz they had hotter material!
Inspiring interview - like the way Riza schooled Rosenberg by waving his finger at him a couple of times! (not now student!) - big up
Same
Inspecta Deck is my all time fav in the WU!!!
dacrookedi Deck good with me too! But I rock with the "GZA"! ☝
None of the members have anything on my nigga Deck!
Yeah the Rebel INS was dope!!
My fav also
I live in S.C. the Wu minus Rza did a concert..I got a chance to meet Inspector Deck and U God... pretty humble dudes
Please- no kanye beats on a wu album. Or swizz beats, & def not khaled. Not this album.
That's just backwards ass thinking.
Keep it in-house. Keep it Wu.
Of all the producers you mentioned, I think Kanye could make a Wu beat!!
DJ Khalil
I absolutely love the RZA! Pure genius!!!
I think it would be funny if the W on his hat stood for "WZA" the way he would pronounce RZA Lol
The wazor!
Wow finally a great interview by Hot 97
GZA & RZA are my favorite rappers of all time!
Don John Masta Killa is dope though. I love all 3 of his albums. Listen to his debut and 2nd album in particular. Songs like "Street Corner" are truly incredible.
Don John That's fine. Masta Killa will always be cool to me though.
+Ocean Sage what about Cappa his style is awesome.
Roman T Cappadonna is cool. He's got a lot of great featured verses that hold up.
RESPECT AN LOVE TO THE OG RZA!!
Great interview. Much respect to all involved.
Equivalent exchange. I like what RZA is saying and his business perspective.
I understood what RZA was saying about everyone coming together like a family but they are creating a product to be sold. Family or not I'd want to profit off of something I have helped create. The record label is going to make money, the stores selling it will make money, the radio stations that play it will make money, the studio engineers will make money, and all of those entities are going to require contracts that spell out exactly what the terms are before they become involved or put it up for sale. Shouldn't Raekwon, Cappa, and Ghost be treated with the same respect? I'd be willing to bet that they'd forgo any kind of advance as long as they get points on the project. That would be fair because if the project doesn't make money, they wouldn't make any. But if it's a huge success, they get to share in the success of the project. Business is business. Them wanting to be paid for their work shouldn't make people question their loyalty. To me that just sounds ridiculous. I can't count the number of artist who record a hook or a verse on a song for a friend without any agreements about royalties. Then the song becomes a huge hit and they get ZERO from it. Lil Mo didn't get a dime from all the hooks she sang and wrote for Ja Rule. Those were #1 Billboard platinum plus singles getting heavy rotation on the radio and she got ABSOLUTELY NOTHING from it. That's not right, and neither is RZA for making a business dispute about family or loyalty. That being said, I love Wu, I think RZA is a freaking musical genius, I don't want to hear Kayne anywhere on a Wu album, and I hope they can work things out because hip hop needs them bad right now. I'm a southerner and I LOVE southern hip hop, but I miss that NY sound. Wu is the perfect group to bring that sound back... so please work it out guys. #SociallyUrban
Kanye's rapped with Ghostface, Raekwons been on a Kanye Album, and RZA helped Kanye produce one of his Albums. Why wouldn't he be welcome on a Wu-Tang Album?
txherezy Kanye is amazing at what he does and I love his music but Wu's music sounds nothing like anything Kanye has done. We see and hear Kanye everywhere on everything. I want 100% Wu on a Wu album. That's just my personal preference. The second Kanye appears on a Wu album it's no longer underground.
Wu-Tang is worldwide hardly underground. Definitely not "mainstream" but not underground.
With the way that Raekwon has been talking about it, if you're going to have a Wu album with tracks made by non Wu affiliates it wouldn't make sense to exclude Kanye whom many of them already have a rapport with.
txherezy "Underground" isn't defined by record sales or recognizability of an artist or group around the world. To me underground would definitely apply to Wu. Although they are well known, their music was never big on radio or played on MTV. They never headlined arena tours although they did draw larger crowds outside of the US. I do agree with what you said about Kanye. If they are going to have non Wu artist on the new album, then I'd have no problem with Kanye being involved. But I'm still holding on to hope that it's going to be 100% Wu and no one else. Maybe they could do a remix album with a bunch of other big name hot at the moment artist. I could live with that I guess. lol
Without even thinking I already remember songs like Ice Cream, C.R.E.A.M. and Triumph being beaten to death on MTV, as well as classics like Bring the Pain. Features like the Fantasy remix with Mariah and You're All I Need were also major records considering the time. Not even the biggest artists today get radio spins like those songs got back then.
ONE of the best interveiws ever!!! so insightful.
great interview, RZA THE BEST
Ive always wanted Rza 2 record my first album cuz he brings da fire
WOW!
THIS WAS VERY INFORMATIVE
Damm!!!!! This interview is mind opening on so many levels my favorite all time
This album should be only FAM members only.
BAAAAAAM
GREAT interview!
-Paint The Sky,Blew!!!
RZA dropping some real truth
real good interview.... really breaks down the reasons why things can and can not get done once money is the driving point. when ppl are broke and starting out, its so easy to allow that passion to drive you, causing you to be up for days writing and in the booth for hours. But once the money comes in, that same "brotherhood" that you had in the past keeps lost and the media blows it up to be "beef"... damn shame.
I would put the GZA way over Meth. I think GZA might be the best MC in Wu Tang.
GZA is without question the best MC in Wu-Tang
Ethan Flynn Agree! His technic and content are sharp as swords, on the other hand Meth has sickest style and endless flow but you can´t compare because each are unique expression of the same energy
Meth was obviously going to go big as he was so charismatic and people buy into that shit. RZA couldn't fail to be creative, I see his name on a lot of things, GZA can come up with great lyrics, sadly it doesn't sell for shit now a days, he needs to be backed up by some 20 year old producer and trap his way back up to modern day music, I think he's too proud for that shit though.
Ethan Flynn Its about who's the most marketable. GZA might be better lyrically but he gets boring to listen to after a while. I would rate Ghost as the most marketable IMO but he can be too hood and thus too intimidating to the white folks. That's why they love meth, he's funny, named after their favorite drug and easy to work with. Ghost gets my vote as the one who can sell more records if he wants to.
gusto4106 I'm white and Ghost is my favorite mc of all time but I do see where you're coming from.
RZA is my favorite mc from WU. He'd go deep every time I used to study him 🙏🏽
Inspecta Deck deserves his dues. Pay him what he's worth. He was one of the niceist of mcees.
What a great interview. Hot 97, keep up the good work!!!
Wow I absolutely love the RzA. He brings so much. Really I feel Deck is the most underrated. He is just as dope as meth, Ghost, or Rae just doesn't have the strongest catalog but with Czarface last year Deck murdered that shit in 2013 you hear me! Also don't sleep on Rza as an MC. He goes in , He killed it on Wu Gambino and had the best verse imo. Gonna be an interesting year for Wu also cuz there are said to be releases for meth, ghost,rae,deck individually. I hope Gza finally drops something too
Solid gold crown is shining, we're blinding like some diamonds
I'm reclining in the sky on a cloud with silver lining
Double breasted, bullet proof vested, well protected
The heart, the rib cage, the chest and solar plexus
Casting stones, cracking two-hundred and six bones
And watch your ass get blown to a sea of fire and brimstone
How dare you approach it with them poems
The overfiend like noah bean green souls with a soldier mean
The grand exquisite imperial wizard or is it
The Rzarector come to pay your ass a visit
Local bio-chemical, universal giant, the black general
Licking shots at Davy Crockett on the bicentennial... Rza - Wu Gambinos
ToroidalVortexLove hell yeah! One of my all time favorite verses. The first complex verse I went back to study
RZA is so great to listen to, well spoken, great story teller and very wise.
edit: he is dropping so much knowledge rn...this is gold.
only producers outside of Rza, True Master, 4th Disciple & Mathematics I wouldn't mind hearing the Wu rapping 2 their beats R DJ Premier & Pete Rock
I agree... very EPIC interview... I loved it! A child of the late 80’s and all of the 90’s hip hop era...no other generation of hip hop can come close to its greatness! Rza... when you are intelligent no interviewer’s question can phase you while correcting them on their misinformed knowledge of the WU!
what you're looking at right here is enlightenment, street style. That's my DUDE (deep bow)
so much knowledge from Rza
When I buy a WU album, I want to hear lyrics over RZA beats. Not Kanye if anyone else.
i wanna hear the old ninja movie sampling again. i think thats what made wu the wu. without that its really not as good as it use to be
they're not ninja movies they're kung fu movies; from china, ninjas are from japan! AND NOW YOU KNOW!
dirt chickens "the next step is to learn how to pierce stone"
Id buy a dj muggs wu tang album
@@fairday2373
Sorry you're wrong, Liquid swords has samples from The movie Shogun assassin which is a Japanese samurai movie 👍
Peace to the God Prince Rakeem...good build to open up the convo!
15:40 Raekwon discussion
RZA is too gifted for other things on top of it. An untouchable producer, I can only imagine the possibilities if things turned out differently. We can only be thankful for what we got
hands down one of the best interviews in hiphop history!
i'm not the biggest WUTANG fan... although the fundamentals (36chambers+debut solo albums + GZA first solo *haha!*) never leaves my stride....
i always pay attention when KRS or Questlove speak... but man oh man!... Genuine Respect goes out to RZA!. Even if 70% of what he is revealing is actual fact... then Peace+Love to him and his entire family (kinfolk). Pete Rock has always been my #1 favourite... but RZA just knocked Preemo of my #2! ...
And Peace to you, you and You! from Sydney Australia.
Corny
What are you even talking about with your 70% ?
I love WU.I grew up with their music..I remember and i can sing every single track on 36 chambers rhyme by rhyme...real ppl know what im talking about ..got most of their solo albums and been a fan more than 20 years now....but there is something that my mind still cannot accept and was really sad and disappointed when i was watching the short movie "ODB on Parole" (r.i.p.Dirt Mcgirt)...and when he was saying with tears in his eyes that nobody from the Clan has visit him even once for 2.5 years in the jail...Besides few phone calls from Meth and of course the non-stop support from his Mum (God Bless This Brave Woman),who also with bitterness in her mouth and visibly upset by the fact that his closest people, his Brothers, The Clan ....just seemed to have forgotten and written off his friend, who needed a great many of them in the heaviest and most dark period of his life.
I will always listen to the Wu,cause once my ears are used with the quality music,they simply cannot change "the caliber",but I would always judge them because of this story....but that's it...never mix the professional with the private....also the function with the personality.