1/4/2024 0 Comments Rza kill bill![]() ![]() RZA: I went to Inspectah Deck's house, and his mother had a whole closet full of old records that she gave me. I was taking everybody's parents' records, you know what I mean? But what made my selection and collection so ill was it wasn't only my parents' records. But from The Crusaders to The O'Jays to The Delfonics to The Temptations - you know, I mean? - all the way to - Kenny Rogers was in the crate, you know what I mean? So it was - so my mother was - being a single mother, I guess she probably went through a lot of different feelings and changes, and she had a lot of different artists and records that she would play, you know, over the years. RZA: Oh, my parents had all the soul records from - you know, from - well, I lived - I had a single mother most of the time. I mean, you know, everything started from what our parents had, of course. ![]() GROSS: So were you - you know, since you had such a wide variety of musical records that you were drawing from, were any of those records things that you first heard from your parents' record collections? So when I started producing, I had that same approach. When I would DJ at parties, you know, when I would interlude between records, I may throw on a "Peter Pan" quote or something and then throw on a crazy, hip-hop gutter beat that makes the crowd go crazy. So I was a kind of DJ that would do that. And then mix that in with some kind of classical. Even as a DJ with a 4-track, my production style was similar to the style of the, you know, "36 Chambers," which was taking something from old soul music to something from a funky drum, you know, whether a James Brown or Willie Mitchell-type drum pattern and then come with maybe a Woody Woodpecker record, you know what I mean. And I was building up an extensive record collection. You know, at the age of 11, I got my first pair of turntables - straight-arm Technics - you know what I mean? - the hardest ones that you could scratch on. RZA: Well, my musical knowledge really came from being a DJ. Can you talk a little bit about, you know, composing and sampling the music backing for the records, what your approach is to that? GROSS: Now, you know, in addition to being, you know, an MC and to being one of the rappers with Wu-Tang Clan, you were also the chief producer and arranger. RZA: Well, thanks for having me on the show, y'all. No question, I would flow off and try to get the dough. ![]() No question, I would speed for cracks and weed. But it was just a dream for the teen who was a fiend, started smokin' woolies at 16 and runnin' up in gates and doin' hits for high stakes, makin' my way on fire escapes. And let's start it like this, son, rollin' with this one and that one, pullin' out gats for fun. Only way I begin the G off was drug loot. A young youth, yo, rockin' the gold tooth, 'lo goose. Had second hands, Mom's bounced on old man. WU-TANG CLAN: (Rapping) I grew up on the crime side, The New York Times side. Terry Gross spoke with RZA in 2005 after the release of his book, "The Wu-Tang Manual." We start with the single "C.R.E.A.M." from the Wu-Tang's 1993 debut album. The third and final season wrapped up in April. Recently, RZA was one of the executive producers of the Hulu series "Wu-Tang: An American Saga," which chronicled the rise of the group. RZA also composed music for several films, including Jim Jarmusch's "Ghost Dog," as well as "Kill Bill" and its sequel, directed by Quentin Tarantino. The name Wu-Tang Clan was inspired by kung fu movies and a mythical martial sword technique. Martial arts movies had a big influence on RZA growing up. He joined his cousins GZA The Genius and Ol' Dirty Bastard in 1992 to form the Wu-Tang Clan. RZA is also known as Prince Rakeem, Bobby Digital, the RZArector and Robert Diggs, which is his birth name. They turned the concept of a hip-hop crew inside out by creating a collective of nine MCs who also created their own music under different pseudonyms. Our first interview is with RZA, the chief composer and producer of the Wu-Tang Clan, which has often been called one of the most revolutionary rap groups of the mid-'90s. We're wrapping up the 50th anniversary of hip-hop by looking back at some of our most memorable interviews with performers who hold a significant place in history. ![]()
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