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84-464: On August 28, 2012, leading up to the release of RZA 's directorial debut The Man with the Iron Fist , he announced the founding of a new record label named Soul Temple Records. He explained the goal of the label being; the label "will release records from independent minded artists from a variety of genres, from the creative community." The labels first release would be revealed to be The Man With

168-487: A pescetarian , although RZA had shifted from a pescetarian diet to a vegan diet in 1997. His third role was as the Halloween Road Warrior in a sketch where in a post-apocalyptic world, a family is pursued by road warriors representing forgotten holidays, who aim to kidnap their two children. RZA played the role of Samurai Apocalypse in the television series Californication in 9 episodes. RZA played

252-419: A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian on the project Achozen The group released two singles, one of which, "Deuces", was included in the 2009 film Babylon A.D. The group also recorded an album that has remained unreleased, although eight of the songs were released in 2015. "The time is right to bring some older material to the masses digitally. Our fans have been dedicated and patient, and they're hungry to hear

336-436: A couple living together (opposite-sex or same-sex). De facto unions are defined in the federal Family Law Act 1975 . De facto relationships provide couples who are living together on a genuine domestic basis with many of the same rights and benefits as married couples. Two people can become a de facto couple by entering into a registered relationship (i.e.: civil union or domestic partnership) or by being assessed as such by

420-410: A court order awards custody, either sole or joint. A de facto monopoly is a system where many suppliers of a product are allowed but the market is so completely dominated by one that the other players are unable to compete or even survive. The related terms oligopoly and monopsony are similar in meaning and this is the type of situation that antitrust laws are intended to eliminate. In finance,

504-427: A de facto national language but no official, de jure national language. Some countries have a de facto national language in addition to an official language. In Lebanon and Morocco , Arabic is an official language (in addition to Tamazight in the case of Morocco), but an additional de facto language is also French. In New Zealand, the official languages are Māori and New Zealand Sign Language ; however, English

588-716: A few people out there that are able to do that, where it comes from nothing but the vision and imagination of the artist. In the late 1990s, RZA began production of a feature-length film based on "Bobby Digital", an alias he used on various albums. Though the film was never completed, he continued shooting music videos for his side projects and solo tracks. De facto De facto ( / d eɪ ˈ f æ k t oʊ , d i -, d ə -/ day FAK -toh, dee -⁠, də -⁠ ; Latin: [deː ˈfaktoː] ; lit.   ' in fact ' ) describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It

672-407: A group, and I'm also part of a family that I'm building." He said, "Yo, that's crazy." We would talk a lot of times. [Ol' Dirty Bastard] came to his house a lot of times with me. [Method Man], too. We all would just go there and try to find ways to get out of the streets. Me, I was trying to get out of the ghetto. Paul had a lot of respect for me, so he helped me break out of it. I think he liked that I

756-528: A new jingle for ice cream trucks to play, to replace the tune " Turkey in the Straw ", long associated with minstrel shows that often featured racist lyrics. (Good Humor does not directly operate any trucks, but the company wanted to encourage ice cream truck drivers to not play the song.) RZA's resulting composition was released in August 2020. In a 2020 interview, RZA discussed how being stuck at home during

840-547: A new record label, Soul Temple Records , with a distribution deal from RED Distribution . On September 28, 2012, he hosted one episode of the web series Equals Three , substituting for regular host Ray William Johnson . He appeared on Earl Sweatshirt 's album Doris , contributing a verse on the track "Molasses". Despite artistic disagreements with Raekwon , RZA and The Wu-Tang Clan released their sixth album A Better Tomorrow in 2014. In 2013, RZA and Paul Banks began to collaborate as Banks & Steelz for what became

924-686: A nickname he had been given by fans of his music, "Rza Rza Rakeem", which in turn was based on a song by All in Together Now, "Pza Pza Pumpin", as well as Diggs' graffiti tag , "Razor". He created a backronym for "RZA", stating that the name stood for "Ruler, Zig-Zag-Zig, Allah" which further translated into "Ruler, Knowledge-Wisdom-Understanding, Allah" when using the Supreme Alphabet . Wu-Tang Clan released its first single, " Protect Ya Neck ", in December 1992. Masta Killa then joined

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1008-430: A power above the forms of law, claim to act and do really act in their stead. In politics, a de facto leader of a country or region is one who has assumed authority, regardless of whether by lawful, constitutional, or legitimate means; very frequently, the term is reserved for those whose power is thought by some faction to be held by unlawful, unconstitutional, or otherwise illegitimate means, often because it had deposed

1092-477: A previous leader or undermined the rule of a current one. De facto leaders sometimes do not hold a constitutional office and may exercise power informally. Not all dictators are de facto rulers. For example, Augusto Pinochet of Chile initially came to power as the chairperson of a military junta , which briefly made him de facto leader of Chile, but he later amended the nation's constitution and made himself president until new elections were called, making him

1176-672: A state in Australia. This is because the power to legislate on de facto matters relies on referrals by States to the Commonwealth in accordance with Section 51(xxxvii) of the Australian Constitution , where it states the new federal law can only be applied back within a state. There must be a nexus between the de facto relationship itself and the Australian state. If an Australian de facto couple moves out of

1260-604: A state, they do not take the state with them and the new federal law is tied to the territorial limits of a state. The legal status and rights and obligations of the de facto or unmarried couple would then be recognised by the laws of the country where they are ordinarily resident. This is unlike marriage and "matrimonial causes" which are recognised by sections 51(xxi) and (xxii) of the Constitution of Australia and internationally by marriage law and conventions, Hague Convention on Marriages (1978). A de facto relationship

1344-457: A subsequent legitimate government. That doctrine was nullified by the constitutional reform of 1994 . Article 36 states: Two examples of de facto leaders are Deng Xiaoping of the People's Republic of China and general Manuel Noriega of Panama . Both of these men exercised nearly all control over their respective nations for many years despite not having either legal constitutional office or

1428-482: A theater, just a bunch of kids coming from wherever New York, inside a movie theater and the movie's coming on. They don't even know that I'm the man with the music, and when it said, "Original Music by The RZA", we hear the audience clapping. And they didn't clap for nothing else, because the movie's just coming on. I was like, 'Wow, what the fuck is that about?' That's different. It actually might be something special. You never care who did that... Once you see who stars in

1512-406: A tribute song for deceased actor Paul Walker by RZA for digital download . RZA Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (born July 5, 1969), better known by his stage name RZA ( / ˈ r ɪ z ə / RIZ -ə ) or The RZA , is an American rapper, record producer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is the de facto leader of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan , having produced most albums for

1596-411: Is I produce more like a musician", RZA said. "In the old days, I produced more like a DJ. I didn't understand music theory at all. Now that I do understand music theory, I make my music more playable, meaning not only could you listen to it, you could get someone else to play it. Before, you couldn't even write down Wu-Tang music. I think almost 80 percent of this record can be duplicated by a band, which

1680-465: Is a third de facto language. Russian was the de facto official language of the central government and, to a large extent, republican governments of the former Soviet Union , but was not declared de jure state language until 1990. A short-lived law, effected April 24, 1990, installed Russian as the sole de jure official language of the Union prior to its dissolution in 1991. In Hong Kong and Macau ,

1764-438: Is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with de jure ('by law'). In jurisprudence , a de facto law (also known as a de facto regulation ) is a law or regulation that is followed but "is not specifically enumerated by a law." By definition, de facto 'contrasts' de jure which means "as defined by law" or "as a matter of law." For example, if a particular law exists in one jurisdiction, but

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1848-416: Is comparable to non-marital relationship contracts (sometimes called "palimony agreements") and certain limited forms of domestic partnership, which are found in many jurisdictions throughout the world. A de facto Relationship is not comparable to common-law marriage , which is a fully legal marriage that has merely been contracted in an irregular way (including by habit and repute). Only nine U.S. states and

1932-429: Is especially known for his music production, with a style that includes the use of soul samples and sparse beats that has proved highly influential. The magazine The Source placed him on its list of the 20 greatest producers in the magazine's twenty-year history. Vibe listed him among the top 8 greatest hip-hop producers of all time, and NME placed him on their list of the 50 Greatest Producers Ever. Diggs

2016-406: Is followed in another where it has no legal effect (such as in another country), then the law could be considered a de facto regulation (a " de facto regulation" is not an officially prescribed legal classification for a type of law in a particular jurisdiction, rather, it is a concept about law(s). A de facto regulation may be followed by an organization as a result of the market size of

2100-533: Is important for music, because that means 10 years from now, somebody can make a whole song out of it and cover it like how I'm covering The Beatles song." In a 2010 radio interview with UK hip hop station Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, RZA spoke in great detail about the homemade, candid ethos of much of his work, including the organic creation process behind ODB's debut album. RZA is known for having multiple aliases , for different lyrical styles and personalities: Prince Rakeem, The Abbot, Bobby Digital, Bobby Steels,

2184-459: Is not a marriage and has significant differences socially, financially and emotionally." The above sense of de facto is related to the relationship between common law traditions and formal (statutory, regulatory, civil) law, and common-law marriages . Common law norms for settling disputes in practical situations, often worked out over many generations to establishing precedent , are a core element informing decision making in legal systems around

2268-627: Is one of the biggest artists in the world. That goes back to what we say: 'Wu-Tang is forever.' Kanye is going to inspire people to be like him." After hearing Kanye's work on The Blueprint , RZA claimed that a torch-passing had occurred between him and West, saying, "The shoes gotta be filled. If you ain't gonna do it, somebody else is gonna do it. That's how I feel about rap today." His Bobby Digital albums introduced tweaked-out new age elements to his sound; these have incorporated themselves more fully into his beats on newer albums such as Method Man's 4:21... The Day After . "The way I produce now

2352-515: Is the perfect medium to expose anything new because I got the most people coming together to buy it. For me to expose it for my own self, I don't think that would've been a wise thing for me to do. I might've caught more people than Bobby Digital caught, but I still wouldn't catch the magnitude of what the Wu-Tang could catch. Maybe this year or next year the game may be different. The Cure is so intimate in writing that you gotta live that Cure shit. I

2436-405: Is unknown if RZA is CEO, or has high position within these labels, considering that he was never known to have a CEO position of any recording label. RZA's production technique, specifically the manner of chopping up and/or speeding or slowing soul samples to fit his beats, has been imitated by hip hop producers including Kanye West and Just Blaze . West's own take on RZA's style briefly flooded

2520-531: Is used for both: to contrast obligatory standards (also known as "de jure standards"); or to express a dominant standard, when there is more than one proposed standard. In social sciences , a voluntary standard that is also a de facto standard, is a typical solution to a coordination problem . Several countries, including Australia, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States, have

2604-671: The Billboard Hot 100 , and #6 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. When it came time for the Gravediggaz, Prince Paul was thinking about putting a group together. He wanted to get some good MCs. Poetic was another dope MC who was underrated out on Long Island . He had one single out on Tommy Boy that didn't take off, but he was a dope MC. As the Grym Reaper, you know how many dope lyrics he dropped. Frukwan, one of

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2688-511: The COVID global crisis resulted in him resuming work on his long-unreleased The Cure album. In August 2024, RZA released the album A Ballet Through Mud , an orchestral ballet score. The score was conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a notebook of lyrics RZA had written as a teenager. Before being released as an album, the score premiered in 2023 on stage through a performance by

2772-486: The Colorado Symphony . Since the early 1990s, various Wu Tang Clan-affiliated recording labels were established. The earlier labels are believed to be dissolved. The connection that RZA had to these labels is unknown. Other record labels were later founded in the early 2000s, and are still active in the present. Very little is known about these labels, other than the fact that RZA produces music on them. It

2856-463: The Family Court or Federal Circuit Court . Couples who are living together are generally recognised as a de facto union and thus able to claim many of the rights and benefits of a married couple, even if they have not registered or officially documented their relationship, although this may vary by state. It has been noted that it is harder to prove de facto relationship status, particularly in

2940-458: The World Bank has a pertinent definition: A "de facto government" comes into, or remains in, power by means not provided for in the country's constitution, such as a coup d'état, revolution, usurpation, abrogation or suspension of the constitution. In engineering, de facto technology is a system in which the intellectual property and know-how is privately held. Usually only the owner of

3024-422: The jurisdiction imposing the regulation as a proportion of the overall market; wherein the market share is so large that it results in the organization choosing to comply by implementing one standard of business with respect to the given de facto law instead of altering standards between different jurisdictions and markets (e.g. data protection, manufacturing, etc.). The decision to voluntarily comply may be

3108-406: The sixth season episode of Robot Chicken . "Botched Jewel Heist", in three sketches. His first role is an anthropomorphic strawberry who is shot dead in a mob hit, causing his jelly blood to splatter onto a large slice of bread below (which was covered in the peanut-butter blood of Mr. Peanut , who was killed the same way moments before). In his second role, he plays himself, and raps about being

3192-527: The special administrative regions of China , the official languages are English and Portuguese respectively, together with Chinese. However, no particular variety of Chinese referred to in law is specified. Cantonese ( Hong Kong Cantonese ) in traditional Chinese characters is the de facto standard in both territories. A de facto government is a government wherein all the attributes of sovereignty have, by usurpation, been transferred from those who had been legally invested with them to others, who, sustained by

3276-411: The 1998–2000 period RZA ceased to produce every Wu-Tang solo album as he had done previously, but continued to contribute usually one or two songs on average to each record as well as receiving an Executive Producer credit. "I had to put out Bobby Digital instead of The Cure because if I didn't do that I would've suffered two things. First, I would have revealed where I was musically too soon. Wu-Tang

3360-548: The 2016 album Anything But Words . Guest appearances include Kool Keith, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, and Masta Killa. Two singles were released from the album, " Love + War " and "Giant". RZA collaborated with Ramin Djawadi , with whom he co-scored Blade Trinity and Blake Perlman for the song " Drift " for the Guillermo del Toro film "Pacific Rim" . In June 2020, ice cream company Good Humor approached RZA to create

3444-426: The 20th century, the phrase de facto state of war refers to a situation where two nations are actively engaging, or are engaged, in aggressive military actions against the other without a formal declaration of war . A domestic partner outside marriage is referred to as a de facto husband or wife by some authorities. In Australian law , a de facto relationship is a legally recognized, committed relationship of

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3528-532: The DMD Posse which consisted of RZA, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, U-God, Inspectah Deck , 4th Disciple and Method Man . Diggs and Grice then signed with Jamaica Records for management purposes and Jamaica convinced Tommy Boy Records to sign Diggs as a solo artist in 1989 under the name Prince Rakeem . He released the original Ooh I Love You Rakeem promotion version of the EP, but was forced to remix and rerelease

3612-587: The District of Columbia still permit common-law marriage; but common law marriages are otherwise valid and recognised by and in all jurisdictions whose rules of comity mandate the recognition of any marriage that was legally formed in the jurisdiction where it was contracted. De facto joint custody is comparable to the joint legal decision-making authority a married couple has over their child(ren) in many jurisdictions (Canada as an example). Upon separation, each parent maintains de facto joint custody, until such time

3696-659: The Iron Fists soundtrack. On March 19, 2013, RZA released The RZA Presents Shaolin Soul Selection: Vol 1 a compilation album compiled from the Stax Records archive. Twelve Reasons to Die would be released on April 16, 2013, and debut at number 27 on the Billboard 200 selling 15,000 copies in its first week of sale. In June 2013, U-God would sign onto Soul Temple to release his fourth studio album,

3780-707: The Iron Fists OST . The album featured appearances from Kanye West , Wu-Tang Clan , Pusha T , Ghostface Killah , M.O.P. , Freddie Gibbs , Wiz Khalifa , Kool G. Rap , Flatbush Zombies , Corrine Bailey Rae , Method Man , Raekwon , Talib Kweli , and The Black Keys among others. RZA said Soul Temple had been an idea he had for years, and it was inspired by his relationship with Isaac Hayes . By September 2012, Ghostface Killah announced he would be releasing an album through Soul Temple Records titled, Twelve Reasons to Die on November 20, however it would be pushed back to April 2013 to not compete with The Man with

3864-563: The RZA produced The Keynote Speaker . It would receive its release on July 23, 2013, to minor commercial performance and mixed critical reception. U-God would criticize Soul Temple following its release, for him feeling they did not promote or release his record correctly. Soul Temple was also meant to release Souls of Mischief 's sixth studio album There Is Only Now in 2013. Following an outrage due to orders not being processed correctly, and customers not receiving their products, RZA said that it

3948-796: The Scientist, Prince Delight, Prince Dynamite, Ruler Zig-Zag-Zig Allah. During his time with the Gravediggaz , he went by the name the RZArector, which is for waking up the mentally dead. RZA has had cameo appearances in films including Funny People , Due Date , Gospel Hill , Ghost Dog , Life Is Hot in Cracktown and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping . RZA appeared in Derailed , Coffee and Cigarettes , and American Gangster . He appeared in G.I. Joe: Retaliation , as

4032-478: The Two Sicilies ). The de facto boundaries of a country are defined by the area that its government is actually able to enforce its laws in, and to defend against encroachments by other countries that may also claim the same territory de jure. The Durand Line is an example of a de facto boundary. As well as cases of border disputes , de facto boundaries may also arise in relatively unpopulated areas in which

4116-599: The United States (outside of the South) until the 1950s and 1960s was simply discrimination that was not segregation by law (de jure). " Jim Crow laws ", which were enacted in the 1870s, brought legal racial segregation against black Americans residing in the American South . These laws were legally ended in 1964 by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . Most commonly used to describe large scale conflicts of

4200-913: The album remains unreleased. RZA also worked with Kanye West on the latter's fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , as well as Watch the Throne by Kanye and Jay-Z. In a 2011 interview, RZA revealed that he had recently decided to clean out his beat machines of instrumentals he made for the Wu-Tang Clan that were never used; as a result, he gave away ten beats each to Nas , Busta Rhymes and Talib Kweli , as well as 20 beats for Kanye West, including two that were used on West's previous two albums. RZA produced UK artist Josh Osho 's 2012 debut album L.I.F.E . RZA also contributed vocals to three songs on John Frusciante 's 2012 EP Letur-Lefr and in 2013 he contributed vocals to one song on Kid Cudi 's 2013 album Indicud . In August 2012 RZA founded

4284-407: The biggest impacts as far as a movement. From slang to style of dress, skits, the samples. Similar to the [production] style I use, RZA has been doing that." In response, RZA himself has spoken quite positively of the comparisons: "All good. I got super respect for Kanye. He came up to me about a year or two ago. He gave me mad praising and blessings... For people to say Wu-Tang inspire Kanye, Kanye

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4368-505: The border was never formally established or in which the agreed border was never surveyed and its exact position is unclear. The same concepts may also apply to a boundary between provinces or other subdivisions of a federal state . In South Africa, although de jure apartheid formally began in 1948, de facto racist policies and practices discriminating against black South Africans, People of Colour, and Indians dated back decades before. De facto racial discrimination and segregation in

4452-435: The case of the death of one of the partners. In April 2014, an Australian federal court judge ruled that a heterosexual couple who had a child and lived together for 13 years were not in a de facto relationship and thus the court had no jurisdiction to divide up their property under family law following a request for separation. In his ruling, the judge stated "de facto relationship(s) may be described as 'marriage like' but it

4536-565: The character Blind Master . In 2010, RZA appeared in the science fiction action film Repo Men . In 2014, RZA took on the role of Tremaine Alexander in the film Brick Mansions opposite Paul Walker and David Belle , a remake of District 13 . He played "Mr. L.C.", the main antagonist, in the Thai martial arts film Tom Yum Goong 2 . RZA directed and starred in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012). In 2013, RZA provided guest voices in

4620-586: The convicted person to "live out the vast majority of their life in jail prior to their release." A de facto standard is a standard (formal or informal) that has achieved a dominant position by tradition, enforcement, or market dominance. It has not necessarily received formal approval by way of a standardization process, and may not have an official standards document. Technical standards are usually voluntary, such as ISO 9000 requirements, but may be obligatory, enforced by government norms, such as drinking water quality requirements. The term "de facto standard"

4704-469: The extensive realities of countless deceitful actions that RZA (most of all) was not a part of, never truly aware of and in fact remains completely unaware of to this present day and time; still- in 2023. He also revealed that Bob Perry had been removed from the mail-order department, and demoted from president of the label to VP of the A&;R department. On December 24, 2013, the label released "Destiny Bends"

4788-629: The formal and legal ruler of Chile. Similarly, Saddam Hussein 's formal rule of Iraq is often recorded as beginning in 1979, the year he assumed the Presidency of Iraq . However, his de facto rule of the nation began earlier: during his time as vice president ; he exercised a great deal of power at the expense of the elderly Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr , the de jure president. In Argentina , the successive military coups that overthrew constitutional governments installed de facto governments in 1930–1932 , 1943–1946 , 1955–1958 , 1966–1973 and 1976–1983 ,

4872-461: The group and its respective members. He is a cousin of two other original Wu-Tang Clan members: GZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard . He has also released solo albums under the alter-ego Bobby Digital , along with executive producing credits for side projects. After forming the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA was a founding member of the horrorcore group Gravediggaz , since 1992, where he went by the name The RZArector . RZA has been heavily involved in filmmaking since

4956-508: The group in 1993, becoming its ninth member. They released their debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) in November 1993. RZA operated as Wu-Tang Clan's de facto leader, producing the group's songs and deciding who would get placed on which tracks. As each of the group's members embarked on solo careers, RZA continued to produce nearly everything Wu-Tang released during the period 1994–1996, which included both composing and arranging

5040-559: The instrumental tracks as well as overseeing and directing the creative process. RZA's rule over the Clan at this time is described in 2004's Wu-Tang Manual book as "a dictatorship". He also released a hit single of his own, in the form of " Wu-Wear: The Garment Renaissance ". The song was featured on the High School High soundtrack, and was released to promote the Wu-Tang clothing brand, also called " Wu-Wear ". It peaked at #60 on

5124-566: The last of which combined the powers of the presidential office with those of the National Congress . The subsequent legal analysis of the validity of such actions led to the formulation of a doctrine of the de facto governments , a case law ( precedential ) formulation which essentially said that the actions and decrees of past de facto governments, although not rooted in legal legitimacy when taken, remained binding until and unless such time as they were revoked or repealed de jure by

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5208-487: The late 90s. He has scored a number of films, most notably Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004). He has written and directed in film and television, starting with his directorial debut, The Man with the Iron Fists , in 2012. He has also acted in numerous films and TV series, including the films American Gangster and Brick Mansions , and the TV series Gang Related and Californication . He

5292-809: The legal authority to exercise power. These individuals are today commonly recorded as the "leaders" of their respective nations; recording their legal, correct title would not give an accurate assessment of their power. Another example of a de facto ruler is someone who is not the actual ruler but exerts great or total influence over the true ruler, which is quite common in monarchies. Some examples of these de facto rulers are Empress Dowager Cixi of China (for son Tongzhi Emperor and nephew Guangxu Emperor ), Prince Alexander Menshikov (for his former lover Empress Catherine I of Russia ), Cardinal Richelieu of France (for Louis XIII ), Queen Elisabeth of Parma (for her husband, King Philip V ) and Queen Maria Carolina of Naples and Sicily (for her husband King Ferdinand I of

5376-494: The music that has set us apart from so many others. Hip-hop is alive in Wu Music , and with The Orchard, we've got a solid partner that understands our audience and is committed to doing all they can to help us reach the fans. I'm definitely looking forward to working with them to see what else we all come up with. There's much more to come." In 2010 he worked on what was intended as a solo album for GZA, Liquid Swords II , but

5460-512: The protagonist, in the 2021 action comedy film Nobody with Bob Odenkirk and Connie Nielsen . I made my albums like movies, you know what I mean? I wanted people to be able to listen to a movie in their car while they was driving. "I want to start off making movies where people will know they're at a movie. Like my man Tarantino, he did that movie Pulp Fiction – classic movie, man. Every time it comes on TV or cable, I have to stop and watch it. And it's based on nothing, really. There's only

5544-400: The rap market with what was dubbed "chipmunk soul," the speeding of a vocal sample to where it sounded as though the singer had inhaled helium. Several producers at the time copied the style, creating other offshoots. West has admitted that his style was distinctly influenced by the RZA's production, saying "Wu-Tang? Me and my friends talk about this all the time... We think Wu-Tang had one of

5628-486: The result of: a desire to simplify manufacturing processes & cost-effectiveness ( such as adopting a one size fits all approach ), consumer demand & expectation, or other factors known only to the complier. In prison sentences , the term de facto life sentence (also known as a "virtual" life sentence ) is used to describe a "non-life sentence" that is long enough to end after the convicted person would have likely died due to old age, or one long enough to cause

5712-413: The roster of artists projects already launched, mid launching, soon to be launched. The very strategically composed NDC's signed by anyone considered a "liability" due to their experience and depths of knowledge being so closely involved; prevented the voicing or submission of evidence obtained by the meticulous observations of outrageous truths hidden by unethical business strategies used to prevent exposing

5796-422: The shit, you don't read "edited", you don't read all that. You be eating your popcorn and it go right by you. But, for somebody to see that and then clap, that's a different thing right there. That felt pretty pleasing. He has also stated that the long-delayed The Cure album will be his final solo album, so that he can devote more time to his movie directing career. Before signing with SRC Records in 2007, RZA

5880-539: The single when Tommy Boy failed to acquire the rights to the original sample. The rereleased version underperformed commercially, and Diggs was subsequently dropped by Tommy Boy. After a shoot-out in Ohio in 1992, he faced eight years in jail. "When they said 'not guilty', my face stuck in a smile for three days," he recalled. "I was just walking around town, thinking about my daughter and my wife. Right then I said goodbye to anything that would put me in that situation again. I

5964-463: The supporting role of Shotgun Steve in the romantic action comedy movie Mr. Right with Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick . RZA portrayed Dean in 2019 film The Dead Don't Die . RZA narrates a character, known as Wesley, on the 2019 Netflix original series Day Break in Season 1, episode 5 named "Homecoming Redux or My So Called Stunt Double Life". RZA portrayed Harry Mansell, brother of

6048-427: The technology manufactures the related equipment. Meanwhile, a standard technology consists of systems that have been publicly released to a certain degree so that anybody can manufacture equipment supporting the technology. For instance, in cell phone communications, CDMA1X is a de facto technology, while GSM is a standard technology. Examples of a de facto General Manager in sports include Syd Thrift who acted as

6132-451: The top lyricists out of Stetsasonic . He and Paul were friends already. He told him about me. He said, "I know this one guy who is super-dope." At the same time, I was also trying to do Wu-Tang. I was trying to start my own company and stuff, so when Paul called me up and invited me to his crib on Long Island and told me his idea for forming this group, I thought it would be an honor to be in a group with him. But I told him, "I'm also producing

6216-399: The unethical failing system Bob Perry had already created. Unfortunately; those whom were present to witness it all behind closed doors while RZA was abroad touring and filming-were legally silenced by Bob Perry himself. There were constant daily enactments of battling for the integrity of RZA's reputation (in business as well as an artist), the loyalty with trust of global fans and above all-

6300-656: The world. Because its early forms originated in England in the Middle Ages , this is particularly true in Anglo-American legal traditions and in former colonies of the British Empire , while also playing a role in some countries that have mixed systems with significant admixtures of civil law. Due to Australian federalism , de facto partnerships can only be legally recognised whilst the couple lives within

6384-581: Was acquitted of the charge, giving him what he has called a "second chance". Diggs first became interested in making his own hip-hop music in 1979 when a friend of his introduced him to Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang and in 1984, Diggs formed a rap group with his cousins Russell Jones , then known as The Specialist, and Gary Grice , then known as Allah Justice, called "Force of the Imperial Master", which they soon after renamed as "All in Together Now" in 1985. Around this time Diggs formed

6468-707: Was born on July 5, 1969, in Brownsville, Brooklyn . He was named after the Kennedy brothers Robert and John Fitzgerald , both of whom his mother greatly admired. Diggs has called his given name an "honorable" name, given the legacy of both Robert and John. Diggs has a younger brother, Terrance Hamlin, better known as the rapper 9th Prince , and an older brother named Mitchell “Divine” Diggs. From ages three to seven, Diggs spent summers in North Carolina with his uncle, who encouraged him to read and study. Diggs

6552-436: Was due to bad staffing positions at the label, which resulted in business not running correctly. This "statement" made on "Twitter" in '2013/2014' was what RZA was forced to "finally" publicly announce due to the multiple Non Disclosure Contracts Bob Perry forced to be signed before the infinite dismissal by anyone too closely involved aka "Staffed/Working" to attempt to fix multiple layers of errors, working ethically to correct

6636-533: Was flooded with offers from Bad Boy Records , Aftermath Records , Interscope and Def Jam among others for the Wu-Tang Clan super-group. In 2007, he produced the score of the Japanese anime Afro Samurai starring Samuel L. Jackson . In 2007 he released the little-publicized instrumental album The RZA-Instrumental Experience , and worked with Raekwon on his highly anticipated Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II . From 2005 to 2008 he collaborated with System of

6720-533: Was introduced to hip hop music at the age of nine, and by eleven, was competing in rap battles . He relocated to Steubenville, Ohio , in 1990, to live with his mother. He spent weekends in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, where his father ran a convenience store in the city's Hill District . Diggs got involved with petty crime and drug-dealing, and was charged with attempted murder while in Steubenville. He

6804-470: Was living like Bobby Digital in '98, '99 na'mean? So if I put "The Cure" out, then I wouldn't even be able to get on stage and perform it for ya'll cause I'd be lying." In 1999 the RZA moved into composing film scores. His first work, Jim Jarmusch 's Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), earned praise; he also had a brief cameo in the film itself, as a fellow samurai wearing camouflage. The experience

6888-588: Was positive and, as he noted during an interview on National Public Radio 's Fresh Air , the work with traditional musicians gave him the desire to learn how to read and write music. In 2004, he co-scored David S. Goyer's " Blade: Trinity " with composer Ramin Djawadi . This is one of my biggest adventures, and one of my [best] feelings. We watched Kill Bill in Manhattan . At the premiere, that happened, but you know, that's Hollywood. But in Manhattan,

6972-429: Was so dark, but I didn't know I was dark. 1997 saw the release of Wu-Tang Forever , the Wu-Tang Clan's highly anticipated second album. The album for the first time featured RZA delegating a small number of beat-making duties to other producers in the Wu-Tang camp, such as his protégés Mathematics , True Master and 4th Disciple who are known as the original Wu-Elements , and Clan member Inspectah Deck . During

7056-426: Was up on trial on an attempted murder charge. I was a motherfucking fool, with all that knowledge in my head and ending up there." In 1992, Diggs formed a new group with his two cousins and five other childhood friends. They named the group Wu-Tang Clan , after the 1983 kung fu film Shaolin and Wu Tang . As part of the group's formation, each member chose a new nickname for themselves. Diggs chose "RZA", based on

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