RZA Talks "Wu-Tang: An American Saga", Early Financial Struggles, Learning Patience + More 

YEEEEESSSSSSS!!! THAT EPISODE WAS SO GOOD.

That was the absolute best episode. Showing how his mind work. Loved it!

It really is a masterpiece, this episode was so beautiful seeing all the elements of the song being put together. I'd love to see this format for a lot of songs.

Facts great episode

Joey Badass made a bad ass decision to leave Inspectah Deck roll. This is going down as a classic forever

Facts

KRAIG FACTS GAWD

@@spritedan6672 GAWD GAWD GAWD! 😂

So is GZA...The Genius

Ruler Zig Zag Zig Allah the supreme

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True but about 30 with "Protect Ya Neck" coming out 1991-2 and "36 Chambers" in 1993.

@@reimourrpower9357 o5

@@thinkman2467 bruh he litteraly just made the wu tang show which is amazing and is working on the season 3 right now, its just that you raise the bar way to high he's kinda old and already made history. he's just living life now so have some respect

@@lightcloud__I think he's a sellout, but that's my opinion. The show was dope until the character who plays RZA changed his voice, his tone, and the way he talks, now's it's annoying as shit. It's fucking up the whole thing.

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For Real! What would Hip Hop be without the WU?!!

@@jeremyalty6693 that is a nice way to put it! They definitely opened alot of doors

And let’s be clear. Nas, Biggie and Jay all changed their style because of the Wu

@@MrIncognito2020 hmmmm! I never even thought of that to be honest

Meth character is Dave East a rapper from Harlem

ODB IS HIS REAL SON

@@lowkeytofficialpage4827 The one acting is not his son yo!

@@lowkeytofficialpage4827 that’s not his son

@@lowkeytofficialpage4827 no it's not

Yep. Most people don’t know that but they gave her a start in the industry. She literally has known them like twenty years.

@@jrake80 yeah yee earned her stripes in this industry

I didn’t know that. Thanks for that info.

She's in the Reunited video.

She was in the reunited video back in the day...crazy.

Hell Yea That Was Very Creative & Interesting

Brilliant artistry, really.

It's close I think the episode on the ferry showed how great the acting is but the show is the best thing on tv

Most definitely! The way they broke it down was so brilliant! Very artistic!

Agreed

Me too

He does and DEFINITELY will 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Rza put ALOT of work in!!! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾👐🏾💯

I agree 1000%

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also notice how he answered if anyone could ever truly capture ODBs presence, he didn't say no (of course no one can, not even his own son), but he just praised TJ Atoms

That is one of her first bosses in the business

Dang I wonder how old is she!?

@@kimberlyjohnson651 She In Her Mid 40's She Was 1st Heard On GZA's Beneath The Surface Check Out The Skits

@@O.G.Ashtre she's also in the Reunited video

Facts. No resemblance at all but he got the mannerisms!

Mines just like his bae! Call me😳🐎🧿🧿😎😎😎😎🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

Foreshadowing (Dirty Dancin')

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Love these stories

@@babajibagte westturnshoe

@@babajibagte mopno no zdx or

Listen

🎯🎯💯💯💯

Bong bong!

Who complaining ??? The show is great and is from the point of view directly out the horses mouth. Couldn’t ask for more than that!!!

I mean the actors aren’t going to be perfect…. They are doing an amazing job!! I love the show

My thing is Ashton Who plays RZA is doing the extra deep/gruff voice it's kinda annoying, but it's cool

Facts. When power dropped that bag of money I was like wow! I thought he hit a lick but he sold his truck because he believed in the vision. Thats what u need to succeed. That hit different for me. I sacrificed too. Great show

@@stressed3326 Real talk! Power was the muscle behind Wu-Tang clan. His reputation Proceeds him!

I respect that mines is ghostface. He my favorite rapper and as a young blood I don’t know nun bout him so seeing his upbringing made me respect him even more

Devine is one of the best characters he had enough brains to follow his little brothers dream.

@@yourmomshouse8993 Yeaa, but look how long it took him! He ain’t even wanna give him the 2 bands for the beat maker, he told him he was wasting his time

Facts

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I think it’s very good as well.

Is the serious worth watching I haven’t seen it before

Every episode feels completely different from the one before. I know that’s how all TV shows SHOULD be but sadly they aint & that tells me this show is more than just any ol biography

As a old head today. Looking at this WU-TANG CLAN American Saga. Following RZA today. Phenomenal he is..

💯💯

Noticed that too

he really does .. hes doing his best. let the kid live.

No

Rza had that weird speech pattern definitely when he was younger.

Nah

@@mostmost1 exactly but ever since he got in the movies his speech has been changed

I hate the actor’s voice though 😂

You’re the only one I’ve saw say that, everybody hates his voice lol

I was just thinking that! He picked the perfect actor to portray him. Like he thinks about everything before it leaves his mouth.

@@1zzyduzit you can tell he’s trying to sound as close to Rza as possible. I think he’s doing a good job at it. Rza’s voice is hard to imitate

@Xy I don’t think the physical appearance is what she means. I think it’s the personality, the way he imitates his voice. I’m sure if Rza didn’t agree, he would not be portraying him.

If you copped that at NSU in ‘94 you gonna love Episode 7. Divine mentions that he got Gary down in Virginia(Norfolk) who I believe that it’s Power’s brotha. It’s another Gary from Norfolk that I’m not gonna put out his full name out but he was really close and affiliated with them but I know he wasn’t in with them that early. So this is why I say it’s Power’s brotha. If you look at the back of the 36 Chambers album in big yellow letter they give a S/O to Born and Crew in Norfolk Va. who is Daddy O. On the album if you listen to the first 1:19 seconds of Clan in da Front you would hear the RZA say to my niggas in Va. Daddy O and Popa Ron. Daddy O is the RZA cousin and also in Episode 7 the GZA mentioned about a street team he got in Va.. The Wu was deep and big in Va with two Wu Wear stores,studio’s and also on the independent label Wu Tang Records the Wu Syndicate who Myalansky is from Portsmouth Va. but that is much later much more later

🧡 for me it was "can it be all so simple". I still listen to it all the time now.

“He never had it all, the kid loved basketball, had a favorite song, ‘I Miss You’ written by Aaron Hall”

"Hells Wind Staff", what RZA was doing on "Liquid Swords" with the production!? GZA genius knocking shit out the park track after track!? I can't live without that album.

Bring the ruckus for me. It's was so raw and gritty, had me like wow this is different and crazy.

I was just listening to that today

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He talk like every old head in the city

It annoyed the hell out of me at 1st. But I hear it now lol

@@ruvikelly5563 lol same. I thought he was being extra with it. But then I paid close attention and it all made sense lol it take a while to hear it. Lol 😆

I peep that too , my girl was like “I hate how he talks” … I was like well that’s how RZA talks in real life so 🤷🏽‍♂️😂

Nah you tripping, he sounds nothing like Rza, especially young Rza.

VSU in 93 was the wild wild west

@@merciful5517 Ish was crazy back then, but I wouldn't have had it any other way.

I remember seeing "Protect Ya Neck" on Video Music Box. I was mind blown. It was the rawest form of pure hip hop i ever seen back in those times and still till this day!!!

Yeah man. So much lost during that flood.

Yeah man, those albums would've been 🔥 painful indeed

Son word

Agreed brother. I still think arguably they owned the 90s. Eminem, Nas, Mobb Deep, Biggie all praised WuTang and that says a lot.

I don't get how water can ruin a floppy disc lol

Rare asf !!

Bul was spot on 1st season but trying too hard in season 2. He sounds robotic

@@dantealexander1103 That's what's crazy! Season 1 he was cool. How the hell you come back in a new season with an entirely new (wack) delivery and presence? It's like they cloned him or something.

Lol he still do a good job but you right tho

@@moesizlack7032 excellent job!

He said in episode 5 “you have to BANG eVERy nAiL”

Yup dave east does a good method man and That dude forsure brings all the odb vibes

What made you assume that? Lol

Word.

Nah.....TJ Atoms is his name. He is a rapper too.

@@scholageemusic9373 his real son auditioned but RZA said his acting wasn’t quite there. But everybody heard rumors that ODB son was gonna play him and assumed it was true since the dude doing a great job playing him

Not just music the world frfr

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That would revive the golden era of hip hop

Yo, check out that Czarface Meets Ghostface album. 🔥

One of the reasons I enjoyed this interview is because Charla stood quiet most of the time.

Facts. Charlamagne always reps Wu

He my favorite the rarely cuss in his rhymes

If you haven’t checked it out his rap duo czarface drops some dope projects

Deck was the glue on every track. His verses were always on point.

Envy slow-he admits that, but he’s willing to learn.

I feel like he was just doing the “I’m too cool and busy & I’m not saying this just to ride you but here, have a lil compliment” Bc it sounded like he was aware he could’ve streamed it, but wasn’t gonna until the limited selection on the plane convinced him to give it a chance 🤷🏽‍♂️ idk

@@westonrichards3884 facts...and he has admitted it. Look at when RZA said a lot of violence stems from fear, and Envy immediately says, "what you mean"...shi is self-explanatory and he still ain't get it

You got idle time on a plane with nowhere to go

@@THEINFAMOUS1011 exactly, like the saying goes.. “idle time is the devil’s airplane movie and TV selection”

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They haven’t got to the 9th member rite yet but he’s coming. Protect Ya Neck is 8 members,Masta Killa wasn’t on it and he’s only on the Mystery Of Chessboxin outta the whole album. The Intro of Method Man the GZA never mentioned him. The GZA says From the slums of Shaolin, Wu-Tang Clan strikes again The RZA, the GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck Raekwon the Chef, U-God, Ghostface Killah and the Method Man. Masta Killa is not mentioned,there are only 8 right now and Episode 7 Masta Killa still haven’t been introduced to the Clan. The 9th member was shown at the end of the C.R.E.A.M video sitting at the table with the rest of the members.

This show is a hit because they all real, so many fake people in this day and age but one thing is the Wu has always been real

@@yourmomshouse8993 agreed

I swear

That's that vegan life

Good looking!

Facts!!!

Thanks homie

The show is fire, this radio show is not lol

We watch it faithfully every wednesday!

It truly is, I discovered it same way Envy did, on the plane tired of the same old movies, since then I went on a run and watched every single episode

@sippingsomething I highly disagree.

@@Coolcat3 facts

Same hear bro, Killa Army, Gravediggaz, Killah Priest. If it had anything to do with The Wu I was buying it.

@@kenking2536 💯 big Killah Priest fan too. Good times, those 90s 😪

That Bobby Digital album was🔥🔥

Wu syndicate

Salute, bobby ditigtal was a slept on masterpiece!!

Power...very powerful

💯👌

Thank you Lord!

Well said

Whew👏🏾

It’s really good

I totally agree… he sounds like a robot or an English voice over for a Kung Fu movie… I thought it was just me… Now that I see/hear this interview, The RZA’s voice is nothing like he’s portraying… The series is good, but his voice in season 2 is so annoying 😩

Been saying the same shit toooo

Rza useto speak like the character in the American saga, I remember old interviews when Wu just came out in the 90's.....I do agree that some of the characters conversations he sound a little extra robotic.....I think because he became an actor his old accent changed.