RSSBobby Digital vs. RZA [extended]
- RZA as Bobby Digital in Stereo [V2, 1998]
- Digital Bullet [Koch, 2001] B-
- Birth of a Prince [Wu-Records/Sanctuary, 2003] ***
- Digi Snacks [Koch, 2008] ***
- Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater [MNRK Music Group, 2022] *
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RZA: RZA as Bobby Digital in Stereo [V2, 1998]
RZA: Digital Bullet [Koch, 2001]
Rumors of RZA's musical decline are the kneejerks of spastics. Ghost Dog got him past Bernard Herrmann, and he's produced more Wu albums in the last year and a half than in the previous eight. But as a rapper he's no less a gangsta-in-his-own-mind than Dre or Puffy. To his credit, he seems aware of this. "Bobby Digital" is truly a "character," based on the Robert Diggs who fucks bitches and loves bling, and his reggae peacemongering, female-principle antimaterial-ism, and revolutionary rhetoric--that is, the last three tracks on his record--aren't as pro forma as most shows of redeeming social importance. Nevertheless, listening to Bobby plod through his own boasts and brutalisms could make you believe Jay-Z is a good person. Is this the bullet Ghostface's wallet is proof against? Let's hope so. B-
RZA: Birth of a Prince [Wu-Records/Sanctuary, 2003]
Franchise-holder as franchise, his beats stronger young-and-thug than grown-and-numerological ("Drink, Smoke and Fcuk," "Chi Hung"). ***
RZA as Bobby Digital: Digi Snacks [Koch, 2008]
Snacks meaning tasty bites and tastier beats that don't add up to a full meal ("O Day/Party People," "Put Your Guns Down"). ***
Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater [MNRK Music Group, 2022]
"Premonition, we need divine intervention" ("Fate of the World," "Fisherman") *