RZA Taught Kanye, The Truth About Kendrick vs. Drake, & ODB Used a Paper Towel Condom??? | Ep 702

About this episode

RZA discusses his influence on hip hop, including Kanye West and the dynamics between Kendrick and Drake, while sharing stories from his career.

YERRR – RZA pulled up and this one’s a masterclass. From the birth of Wu-Tang to influencing Kanye and Blueprint-era hip hop, Bobby Digital breaks it all down. - Method Man, ODB & building Wu from nothing - Producing, sampling & manifesting greatness - Rikers performances, teachers who shaped him & leadership - Eminem, Dr. Dre, Lauryn Hill & the Drake vs Kendrick convo Wisdom, stories, and straight legend energy. All that and more on this week’s episode of FLAGRANT. INDULGE. 0:00 Metal Mike + Lure of Wu Tang 3:41 Fork in the road + Take long walks 10:44 The start, Meth was 1st + EPS adv 16:32 Influence on Kanye + Blueprint 18:25 Each 1, teach 1, Mally Mall + Barrier to entry 23:19 Producing + Place for samples 24:55 Observe and execute 27:51 Success, Choose the best + Doubt stops you 36:24 Manifest it in reality + Who was the best? 40:48 Meth's flows + Seeing our fruits 43:01 ODB + performing in Rikers 45:47 Knowing each other, 1 of 11 + Schools 56:57 Impact of teachers, Leadership + School performance 1:01:34 Mr Greenberg, Scientific + Being a General 1:08:32 A lot flows from Wu, The Abbott + Delfonics 1:15:28 Knicks in 6 + Orlando Magic 1:19:02 Dirty was the funniest + Being…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew Schulz, Akaash Singh

Guest: RZA

Topics covered

• Wu-Tang
• Kanye West
• Hip Hop
• Influence
• Leadership
• Music Production

Keywords

• Wu-Tang
• Kanye
• Kendrick
• Drake
• Eminem
• Music Production
• Leadership
• Hip Hop

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wu-Tang, FLAGRANT

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