The Wu-Tang member RZA in contrast DMX to

RZA has been a outstanding and revered determine in East Coast hip-hop for the reason that early Nineties and, alongside the Wu-Tang Clan, after producing legendary tracks reminiscent of ‘C.R.E.A.M’ and ‘Protect Ya Neck.’

The nine-piece outfit turned extremely profitable and was certainly one of Staten Island’s first breakthrough acts. The huge array of lyrics and distinctive kinds have been indisputably one of many major elements. Every member of the collective had a definite type, and listeners may inform who was on the mic with out trying.

Whether it was Ghostface Killah with his aggressive delivery or Inspectah Deck along with his complicated rhyme schemes, every particular person introduced one thing totally different to the desk, and so they have been shortly signed to Loud Information.

Following the success of the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA (actual identify Robert Diggs) transitioned to Hollywood. As a rapper, producer, director and film producer, Diggs has advanced right into a extremely prolific inventive and has directed a number of movies, together with The Man with the Iron Fists and Lower Throat Metropolis. Nonetheless, he’s nonetheless an emcee at coronary heart.

Throughout a sit-down, in-depth interview with Ebro Darden for Apple Music 1, RZA spoke concerning the late Yonkers emcee DMX. Revealing the primary time he listened to DMX, Diggs instructed Darden, “The first time I heard him was on the radio, with ‘Where My Dawgs At?’ That was ripping through New York on HOT 97…and I knew automatically that it was a real dude on the mic.”

Making a comparability to a Wu-Tang member, Diggs said, “I don’t like to compare artist to artist, but if I was to compare energy as far as realness and rawness, I’d have to compare him to [Ol’ Dirty Bastard]. It was real. It wasn’t fabricated. When I had the chance to meet the brother, his spirit, his purity, it’s just pure. I just caught a spine tingle right there just thinking about his purity.”

Each the late rappers handed away from drug overdoses. Ol’ Soiled Bastard died from an overdose in 2004, and DMX handed away in 2021. Nonetheless, each made unimaginable music throughout their lifetime. You possibly can watch Ebro’s interview with RZA within the video under.