” For Those That Like To Groove, 42 “

Isn’t it interesting that Quenton Tarantino released “Django” right after RZA dropped, “The Man With The Iron Fist” ?

It seems as if he was trying to throw shade over RZA’s directing debut on the low in my opinion….

HAHAHA….

I was real anxious to see what RZA could do with film , but as soon as he appeared in the movie I couldn’t help but laugh for ten minutes straight……If he would have stayed BEHIND the camera instead of in front of it, the film could of been halfway believable (don’t get it twisted, RZA could very well be ill with martial arts in real life, but in the historical context of the movie it made absolutely no sense)…

Anyway, this isn’t a movie review web site so let me stick to the script, no pun intended….

“FREE DOWNLOAD — DJ 7L mix of snippets from the full RZA/STAX compilation album. Hosted by Frank the Butcher.

The RZA’s tracks drip sweat. They’re dusty and menacing. They get right up in your grill and and dare you to say something. His loops are often truncated in the oddest places, like two puzzle pieces that don’t quite fit together but make the illest design.

In the early ’90s, The RZA, then know as Prince Rakeem, had begun making music for his then new Staten Island (aka Shaolin) based supergroup, Wu-Tang Clan. When Enter The 36 Chambers was finally released in late ’93, the effect was seismic. The RZA’s “awkward” combination of rugged drums and off-center loops formed the foundation of a unique sound that would inspire a whole new generation of samplists, as well as set off searches for the components of those loops.

As the nature of this Shaolin style became more defined, it became clear that the sounds of the South, and in Memphis especially, seemed to hold a particular draw for The RZA and other disciples of his style. It was in Memphis that the recording studios of STAX Records were based. The records that STAX issued had a certain tone and swing that perfectly complimented The RZA’s gritty, down-to-earth style.

Shaolin Soul Selection: Volume 1 presents 24 original recordings – nearly 2 1/2 hours of essential soul music available on 2 CDs, 3 Vinyl LPs or Digital Download- from the vaults of STAX Records and its subsidiary labels that inspired The RZA and the classic sound of The Wu-Tang Clan”…