RZA shares video for new single, ‘Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater’: Watch
It's the title track from the Wu-Tang Clan leader's upcoming album with DJ Scratch
RZA has shared the video for his new single, ‘Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater’.
Best known as the de facto leader of iconic hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, the New York rapper has collaborated with DJ Scratch on the forthcoming album of the same name.
Set for release on 4th March, the album - which features RZA sparring with his alter-ego Bobby Digital - is described as a love letter to the kung fu movies that aired each Saturday on local TV channels "when there were only 5 channels to choose from."
Unveiled on 4th February, the title track was co-produced by RZA and Danny Hastings. Following a young boy’s immersion in a matinee movie, check out the single's video below.
"Lyrically the hip-hop part of me had a chance to re-emerge during quarantine," said RZA, speaking about working with DJ Scratch on the album. "Giving Scratch the reins as a producer and me taking the reins as an MC, that's what frees me up creatively and lets me play more with lyrical gags and lyrical flows because I don't have to be focused on everything.
"He (Scratch) delivered tracks that resonated and brought me back to a sound that I felt was missing. For me it was really natural for me to flow and write to these songs.”
Last month, a selection of new images of Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’ were shared by the US government.
A couple of weeks later, it was revealed that RZA had filed a $2million lawsuit against multiple e-commerce stores believed to be selling fake band merchandise.
