RZA Album: “Birth of a Prince”

To start off, I would actually give this album somewhere between a 3.5 and 4 but that wasn't an option so i'll round it up cuz it's closer to a 4. i can't believe some people here saying that this is a classic and that it measures up with wu solos like cuban linx or liquid swords. i am a huge wu fan, i have followed them since they started and i will say not only is this not one of the best wu solos, it isn't even close to being Rza's best solo. Bobby Digital and Digital Bullet are both better. with that said, this is still a good album. I really didn't feel it that much at first but it definetly grew on me and i have been listening to it a lot lately.

1)Bob N' I- 4/5 - Nice start to the album. A little "b-boy freestyle" by rza although i doubt it was freestyled.

Well that's that. some really good songs. but some of them just made me so angry that they were on a Rza cd. his first 2 CDs were so f*ckin good. and this album is definetly hot, no doubt but the songs i pointed out that were wack were just way to wack. you don't have to drop knowledge on every track like "the birth" but if you're gonna make a song like "we pop", you should A)get rid of the really wack guests and B) do the damn song in a more original way. i guess Rza is just trying to make the radio but i don't like it. i've heard some people that now he's Rza and not Bobby Digital like his other albums(which seems to be true because in one of the skits he says not to refer to him as Bobby anymore,even though he refers to himself as Bobby Digital throughtout the album). well if that's the case, then give me Bobby Digital any day. for a big wu fan like myself and also a big Rza fan(one of my favorite 3 wu members along with ghostface and gza), this album is slightly disappointing. but like i said,i've been listening to this album a lot lately so i'd still recommend it. but the bottom line is that this album doesn't feel like a Rza/bobby digital album. it almost feels like a different guy. but whatever. cop it still. and again, whoever on here calls this a classic and/or puts it on cuban linx's or liquid swords' level are idiots and have no idea what they're talking about.

There was a time when the word Wu-Tang got the average hip-hop head hyped just thinking about the amazing lyrics and weight that the group brought to hip-hop. For many, 36 Chambers was the start of a new beginning in hip hop; many Wu followers waited for the next influential album to drop. Somewhere along the way the transformation went wrong;, the group diversified, millions were made, and Wu Tang rocked the world coast to coast, shore to shore. This 9-man team of fiery, ferocious rappers stoned out of their minds created a style of hip hop never imitated and original till today. Through this transformation many noticed that RZA, considered one of the best producers in the world, changed from his gritty, raw, uncut samples, to more beats with drum machines and synthesizers. Still a die-hard Wu fan (as most are), I still purchased the CDs every year, dissapointed in many ways. There shining tracks were often sporadic, you often had to skip tracks in CDs. Many had written the Wu off as a group that had blown big, and would never able to be as hot as they once were. This new CD from RZA is a beacon of hope to all Wu fans world-wide, you will hear some of the best RZA beats in a long time. The man is back, and the samples are crazy. The following will start again, raise the iron flag once more. Wu is BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look, this album is great, unique and different, I know people here are comparing it to his last albums........but those were bobby digital albums. He's now come out with his first official RZA album, "Birth of a Prince". You might not like too much of the first half but as you get towards the end, RZA rewards you with some really good songs, like "The Birth", pure excellent lyrics and you'll be playing this track over and over. I can't belive people are saying the lyrics are weak, show me an album that came out the same year that has better. Production is more polished and even though he didn't do as much on this album like the bobby digital albums, other producers still bring in tight beats like "Fast Cars" and "A Day To God Is 1000 years". If your a wu-tang fan or are just looking for good albums to widen your music collection, this should be ordered or bought now.......it's a great album.

This "Birth of a Prince" is more like "Re-emergence of a Jackass"... I am a huge Rza fan but this is only more of what I DON'T like about him. Cursin', Wu-references, get drunk & f***... c'mon, turn the page already. I had high hopes for this CD but the cover art and title are the best things about it! They give the impression that it will be a rebirth for him. But although his intellect and vision always give you hope that he could do something great, he hardly does on this disc. The first track is hot, the rest are lame which is ironic since this year's "World According To RZA" is probably the best Hiphop album of the year! Buy that cause it's sick as hell. I liked "Digital Bullet" a lot too, though many hated on it. But just pick up "World According To RZA" and prepare to have your mind opened.

This is a funny CD. Because if you put it in and listen to just the first few tracks, and you're an old Wu fan, you're gonna want to eject it and throw it out the window. I must say, half of the songs on this release are really awful. RZA must be on that blow or something cuz I don't know how he coulda left some of these songs on there. Now WITH THAT SAID.. the rest of these songs are REALLY GOOD. I dunno what RZA was doing with this one. It's random as hell. If you're a big RZA/Wu fan, go ahead and get this one and listen to it a few times so you know which ones to skip, the rest of the CD is really great though.