RZA hasn’t even made it to the release date for his collaborative Banks & Steelz project with Paul Banks and he already has something else up his sleeve.
The Wu-Tang rapper/producer will be creating a joint project with Atari for an album inspired by the video game company’s storied catalog including Asteroids and Centipede. He sent an exclusive statement to Billboard describing his joy in working with 2600 creator.
“I’m so excited to work on these iconic games to deliver what I believe will be one of my best albums. I am going to invite some of my friends to join me and it will be Game On with the first beat!” RZA exclaimed.
The two have worked together previously thanks to his voice-over work on Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. Released in 2006, the title also featured voice acting from Talib Kweli, MC Search and Diddy (who also served as executive producer over the soundtrack.)
Chief Executive Officer of Atari Fred Chesnais released a statement expressing his excitement as well.
“We are thrilled to partner with RZA, one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time,” adds Fred Chesnais, the chief executive officer of Atari. “RZA is a multi-talented artist and soundtrack virtuoso and we cannot wait to hear the new tracks he creates based on Atari’s iconic video game sounds and music.”
No release date or title has been given at the time.
RZA is trash now, dude fell off experimenting too much.
its not 1990 no more hes trying to expand his sound. if he kept true to the wu sound noone would of bought it.. its 2016 not not 1996 get over it and get into this generation he could still make soe fire
I dont think you get the point, he aint makin something for the core fans nor the casual listeners, and no one is actually buying his shit even with all the expanding his sound.
Ya Rza on trap beats with voice effects… Can’t wait. New school 2016 BEE-EYE-ITCH!!!!!!!
“Get over it and get into this generation”… you mean this generation of the wackest so called rappers to ever exist and wearing pants tighter than your girls pants!!?? No thanks, homie, you can have it. I promise you that hip-hop is dead and burried. What your listening to now is NOT hip-hop music. The game is an embarrassment and nothing but fuckery now. Enjoy!
I agree. Fuck Rza. He tarnished the legacy releasing their “prized” album to one person… What a slap in the face to all the peeps who used to wait in lines to cop new wu tang albums. I’ll give him credit for bringing the wu all together but he also era the credit for fucking it all up.
If it aint Liquid Swords 2 I don’t even give a fuck. Do whatever the fuck you want RZA, just make LS2 already, then you can suck all the indie-cock you want idgaf.
The boss of all RZA