For anyone interested in the Wu, I highly recommend reading the WU Manual, a book written by RZA. It's awesome. It's written in this really smart, yet really street type of way and talks about nearly everything, from RZA's samples to how he met each members to their influences by crime, media, etc. Just overall awesome.
But back to RZA... Wu would be hardly anything without RZA. Maybe it's just the circles I've talked in but I never think RZA gets as much respect as he deserved. He basically formed the Wu. He's the one who bought the equipment and learned how to produce and make all these beats and taught the guys in the group how to clean up their lyrics and styles a little bit. He told everyone he had a 5 year plan. It was like investing. Follow RZA's ideas and in 5 years you'll make it, and that's exactly what happened.
Can't speak enough praise for RZA, he's amazing
|