Rza is doing an AMA on reddit right now

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Will we ever get 36 chambers remastered?

authenticRZA
Perhaps some of the tracks will be remastered. A lot of them are probably not in multitrack form anymore. So the remaster would still have to come from a stereo mix.

 

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How was your experience making Brick Mansions?

authenticRZA
It was a great experience, man. I'm so interested to see how the fans react to the movie. I hope they enjoy it. Lot of work went into it.

 

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iquid Swords II when?
btw Liquid Swords is the greatest Hip-Hop album of all time

authenticRZA
I think GZA may be in the process of writing that now.

 

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Best advice you can give someone?

authenticRZA
Study yourself. Then after that, study yourself again.

 

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What's your favorite movie, and why is it How High?

authenticRZA
Hahahahaheeehohohahaha. Lay off the drugs, cat. LOL.

What's your relationship with David Duchovny like? Your arc on Californication was one of my favorites, as it pitted against and joined together two of my idols on screen.

authenticRZA
I've only met him working on the set and we emailed each other a few times afterwards. But I can say that I think we enjoyed working together.

Do you need to be self aware in order to have sex for enjoyment?

authenticRZA
Uh oh. It's getting deep on AMA. We said AMAA. But now that you asked, you better be aware of yourself and your partner(s).

 

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Hey RZA!
First off, shoutout to my guys over at r/hiphopheads; I know we would all love it if you dropped by to say hi.
Now my question: As someone who only recently came into contact with Wu-Tang Clan (A shame it took until now, I know), what made you guys decide to go with the "Shaolin/Martial Arts" theme? Also, where did the name come from?
I would love to hear about it straight from a Brother of the Wu. Thanks in advance, and keep up the great work.

authenticRZA
The theme was my idea. I looked at the times we was in, and I used different studies and analogies to describe my style of MC'ing. This style of MC'ing was shared by my fellow Wu members. After contemplating, I decided to call it the Wu-Tang Style. Reason: it said in the Bible that in the last days, out of the son of man's mouth will come a double-edged sword, and this sword would be used upon the nations. And from watching Kung-Fu movies I've learned that the best sword style was Wu-Tang. So I knew that a real sword can't come out of a man's mouth, so that sword had to be a man's tongue, which resembles a sword if you look at it. So being that I felt my crew had the best lyrical styles, I named it after the best sword style… I can elaborate more but we have 500 questions here. Thanks for the interest.

 

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just told him to put Gambino on the album to replace Rae.

 

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Sub

 

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RZA!!!!!! 2 questions:
1) You did a lot of your own fight choreography in Man With the Iron Fists. Were you able to do the same in Brick Mansions?
2) Who wins this shootout: RZA in Brick Mansions or Denzel in Training Day?

authenticRZA
Hahahahaha. Check THIS out. In Brick Mansions my character has a golden gun. Like solid gold. Don't need too much choreography for that kid. Just point and bong.
Ooooh. That's hard, because it's hard to go against Denzel. BUT if you notice in Brick Mansions I got my hands on a nuclear weapon. So yeah. That kind of wins.

 

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Hey RZA! really glad you're doing this AMA. I read somewhere that you and John Frusciante have recorded a ton of material. I really liked FM. Any chance you two might release a full album in the future? That would be awesome.

authenticRZA
There's a chance for that. If life permits.

 

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Dammit I had something for this.
How do you feel your circumstance has influenced the kind of music you're making? In 20 years what have been the things that have affected you the most, for better or worse?
Also, how has knowing Quentin influenced your understanding of art?

authenticRZA
Circumstances do influence music. Especially if you are naive to music theory. But once you know music theory, you actually can influence circumstances.
The biggest effects on my life have been my wife and children.
Although I have much success in different fields, and Wu-Tang literally saved my family from poverty, it's the joy of watching them grow in a better situation that really inspires my life.
I could write volumes on what was gained and traded between me and Quentin when it comes to art and culture. Many times when we left each other presences, we both thanked each other for the enlightenment that we shared when it came to art. As a student of his, I'm forever grateful for his teaching and sparking me on a path to become a director.

 

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Who's the best chess player in the Wu Tang Clan right now?

authenticRZA
Hahahahahahaha. All I can say is that I had the hiphop chess belt.

 

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Hey RZA! Tell us some funny stories from u and the guys in Wu Tang: )

authenticRZA
Here's a story, it may not be funny depending on your point of view, but one time the whole Clan was in Atlanta, and I guess we caused some kind of riot in the building, and thus the police was brought in to end the show. I remember everybody getting away from the cops without any violence, but one cop had got a grab of Inspector Deck and he couldn't get free. When we noticed it, me and Method Man rushed back over to help, but actually, what could we do? We can't hit a cop, could we? That would not have been wise. Instead, Method Man grabbed onto Inspector Deck's arm, and combined his strength with Inspector Deck, which allowed them to get away from the cop, they broke his grip and we all ran. I later told Meth "That was some Wu-Tang Kung fu shyt right there."

 

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Got any words of advice for a young up-and-coming rapper?

authenticRZA
Study your vocabulary, read a lot, and make sure your lyrics and style are original.

 

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Hi RZA you started your own company in your early 20s. What was the voices in your head telling you? How did you sustain the business? Where did you get the knowledge to do all of it? Were you scared? Who helped you? Where did you get funding? I want to start my own business but I feel nothing but fear . Anything you share will help. Peace

authenticRZA
Do not have fear. Because fear is nothing but a symptom of nervousness. Whatever business you want to start, do research. One of the books I read in the beginning of me starting my music business was by Donald Passman, and it was called simply "all you need to know about the music business." After reading that book, I had a foundation at least of a course of action. And then I later talked to other smart people in the business, such as Queen Latifah and her manager Shakim, and Mr. James Smith, who had a record company called Yamaka Records, and a lawyer Bill Warren. Their knowledge, combined with the knowledge I obtained on my own, helped me courageously break into this music industry. This path can be carried out through any industry.