At the tail end of the world being “inside” due to COVID 19, legends of HOP music R.Z.A. and D.J. Scratch dropped an EP many were not aware of. The pandemic caused a lot veterans to get back to making music and test their fortitude among ears that might not have heard from them in a while or never heard of them at all. R.Z.A.’s success over the years has been highly underrated as he is clearly known as the architect for Wu-Tang Clan but people often forget his stamina to find work that includes acting and scoring music for such classic films as ‘Kill Bill.’ All of this while still staying true to his inner self and still having the passion to do music. R.Z.A. is often overlooked because he is not in his prime in terms of production, and I think he knows this himself. It was only right but extremely surprising for R.Z.A. to link with producer D.J. Scratch, who has worked with Busta Rhymes, E.P.M.D. and a collage of others throughout his almost 40 year career. Scratch provided all the production on ‘Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater’ which left R.Z.A. to focus on his thoughts and off-kilter delivery of those lyrics. R.Z.A. crafts this release as a battle between ‘The Abbot’ and ‘Bobby Digital,’ two personas the Wu-Tang Clan veteran has adopted over the years. A concept that one has to really hone in on this EP as R.Z.A. has always been an “acquired taste” among listeners, and in his more elder years his style might not translate to many in these current times. ‘Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater’ is more of an appetizer as oppose to a full meal with it only being an EP of seven songs. A release for those Hip-Hop heads still wanting to hear that unapologetic Wu-Tang theme. What did you think of the album?
Singles include:
‘Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater’ & ‘Fate Of The World’
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