Here’s some Behind the Scenes footage from Inspectah Deck, RZA, Alchemist & Clifton Powell’s cut The Champion. Inspectah Deck’s album, Manifesto drops March 23rd.

RZA and Lil Jon both make an appearance in Vampire Weekend’s video… I guess Vampire Weekend is piggy backing off teenage and twenty something girls obsession with the movie “Twilight” and the vampire-emo fashion it promotes. Also in the video is Donny Darko… lol

Directed by Emmett Malloy. Spotted at The Rap Up.

WoW… thats a lot of features… So, rather than finding pictures of all of them or something.. .you can all enjoy a picture of Suelyn.

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via MTV Mixtape Daily

Hasn’t this pretty much become the rule instead of the exception? The making money part anyway.

Previously: Video: The RZA – Victory or Death (Trailer)

Beats by RZA for free? What’s the catch? The super-producer has come a long way from charging 20 G’s a session.

“Musically, I got a friend of mine that’s given me a big musical lesson,” RZA explained to us recently in NYC. “His name is John Frusciante from the [Red Hot] Chili Peppers. He said to me that he doesn’t make music no more for profit or people. Those that like it, love it or don’t love it — he doesn’t worry about the critics. He has enough financial security that he doesn’t have to never sell music again. I don’t have the same security, because I got so many family members. I’m never gonna be rich enough.”

Still, with money coming from Hollywood, books and other ventures, the rap legend is letting the music flow freely, making dozens of records in 2009 just for his own enjoyment.

“I go to [Frusciante's] house a lot and make music with him,” RZA said. “We just make music. I’ve made 100 songs this year, and probably nobody won’t hear them but us who made it. It feels good, yo. It feels good to do it with no strings attached. Not having to worry about if somebody is gonna criticize it, if it’s gonna sell. I’m past that. That’s a great place to be. I did a project recently with Damon Dash, the BlakRoc project with the Black Keys. He said, ‘RZA, if you in town, come by the studio and hang out. I got a few guys that like you. Maybe y’all can do some music together.’ I went through, we had a good vibe, did a little smoking. We just did music. It’s coming out. I don’t know who got paid, who did what. I got nothing. It’s nothing for me. It’s an expression of art. It feels good to do it that way. That’s how we started out.”

What is the duty of a civilized person?

Here’s a short clip from a recent interview conducted by Andre Torres of Wax Poetics magazine for Supreme NY.

Spotted @ HighSnobiety

Peep the other segments from the interview here

John Sellers of trueslant.com interviews RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan for the release of his new book, “The Tao of Wu” (Riverhead Books). In part one, RZA talks about his study of martial arts and demonstrates what he’s learned by kicking something off Sellers’s head.

John Sellers of trueslant.com interviews the RZA from Wu-Tang Clan to discuss the release of his new book, “The Tao of Wu” (Riverhead Books). This is part two. Topics discussed: Rick Rubin, the Green Hornet, video games, and why it’s good to be a geek. To read the full interview and watch outtakes, see http://trueslant.com/johnsellers/

Spotted via VDB

The Abbot says he suggested that they do the “Brothers From The Grain” project way back when.

Plugging his new book The Tao Of Wu.

The Black List Project was conceived of by photographer/filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders with Elvis Mitchell, public radio host and former New York Times film critic. It consists of a number of components including a film, a book, a traveling portrait exhibition and an educational initiative. The project was produced by the media collective Freemind Ventures. The idea was to interview, film and photograph prominent African Americans of various professions, disciplines and backgrounds.
These stories and insights on the struggles, triumphs and joys of black life in this country would work toward re-defining “blacklist” for a new century in the process.

Also included on The List are Angela Davis, Chris Rock, Diddy, Maya Rudolph, Slash and Steve Stoute. The DVD goes on sales today @ Target.

via The Kaos Effect