Wu-Wednesday: RZA - Chains by Corraine Baily Rae

"Chains" from the man with the Iron fist soundtrack performed by Corraine Baily Rae.
We dedicate this song to Django.

For more dose of hip-hop this week check out Cappadonna's new album (Eyrth, Wynd & Fyre)
- The RZA

Wu-Wednesday: "Rivers of Blood" The Man with the Iron Fists

Wu Wed: "Rivers of Blood" The Man with the Iron Fists soundtrack. The blu ray unrated movie in stores FEB 12 …

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Exclusive! RZA Compares Film to "36 Chambers"

Wu-Wednesday: RZA Shares Alternate Version Of Kanye West's 'White Dress'

After previewing scenes from RZA's directorial debut "Man With The Iron Fists," Kanye West hit the studio and returned  with "White Dress" for the film's soundtrack. Now RZA has released an alternate version of the song, injected with a little more energy than the original soulful number. Listen to Tru James' Stone Mecca Mix below, and RZA talking about the track's creation above.





"Kanye was invited into the editing room very early," RZA told MTV News of the original collaboration. "When I had the scene done with Lucy Liu and all of these pretty girls, I reached out to him and said, 'I want you to come to the editing room and see this scene and potentially give me a song for it.' So he came in, watched the scene and he loved it, and all he had was a demo of the music. I told him, 'You could take this music, add to it and flip it, because I know how good you are at what you do. But the main thing is that I want it to be a female-based song.' "
The end result was just as good as he'd hoped for. "He went and came back with 'White Dress,' which is a female based song," RZA said. "[In the movie scene], Lucy Liu walks in — not with a white dress — but she does come in with a gown, and somehow his lyrics really resonate with the scene."

RZA Talks Kanye West Collabo, Co-Signs Joey Bada$$, Kendrick Lamar

When Robert " RZA" Diggs was pillaging old kung-fu flicks as a New York teen, he never imagined he'd one day be directing one. Since producing the landmark "Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers" (Loud) in 1993 and spawning the lengthy, fruitful career of the Wu-Tang Clan, the Grammy Award-winning beatsmith has tapped into nearly all sides of the entertainment industry: collaborating with everyone from the Black Keys to Kanye West, penning two books and landing roles in films including "Funny People" and "American Gangster."

This month, RZA makes his directorial debut with "The Man With the Iron Fists," a kung-fu film starring Lucy Liu and Russell Crowe that's "presented by" Quentin Tarantino. The film's soundtrack, which bowed at No. 31 on the Billboard 200, was his label's (Soul Temple Records) first release, and the film opened with $7.9 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

1. What was the biggest difference between producing an album and directing a film? The amassment of work and people. It's hard work to make an album, but there's maybe 12 people that help. For a film, you're talking about a cast and crew of 400-600 people. Doing music videos is one thing-maybe two days to prepare. This is more like 100 days of preparation, 60 days of filming, another 100 days of editing. This thing took a lot of time.

2. What were you able to do with special effects and fight scenes in this film that wasn't possible during the golden era of kung-fu films? Well, take a movie like "Five Deadly Venoms." You've got the Toad, where you couldn't penetrate his skin, and you had to find his weak spot. In today's technology, we could take an idea like that and make brass bodies. A guy who's able to channel his chi and turn his whole body to solid metal. We got the actor to act it all out, and then took a CGI copy of his body and made it brass.
3. One of the more notable songs on the soundtrack is Kanye West's "White Dress." How did that come together?
Kanye is a great artist. I had a chance to work with him on [his 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'] and [West and Jay-Z's] 'Watch the Throne.' When I got back from [filming in] China, I was in my editing room and I reached out to him to come look at a scene and potentially give me a song for the score and soundtrack. He came through, dug what he saw and wrote this song for us. He killed it.

4. Also on the soundtrack are Brooklyn upstarts the Flatbush Zombies. Are there other new MCs you have an eye out for?
Joey Bada$$ is representing good. A$AP and them, I love that crew. Meek Mill and Wale. Kendrick Lamar and his folks. It took time, but now my generation can say, "OK, we've got some talent in the driver's seat. Hip-hop will go on." The only thing they need is consciousness. We all like to party. But at the same time you want some imagery out there representing social consciousness and awareness. My generation had that balance. Now we could use some of that.

5. Do you plan to write more books? Yeah, I'm already working on it, putting down some beautiful ideas. Sometimes a man is shy to expose his life. But I realize my life sometimes helps other brothers escape hell. Reading about Jesus -- not comparing myself to Jesus -- but reading the Good Book and of men of history, we see them make it through challenging times. It helps us when we face these odds. The master always leaves clear footprints, and I'm trying to leave some footprints for these kids so they can say, "Hold on, man, I know which way to go."

6. Several artists have taken executive positions at major labels recently. Have you been approached by anyone, and would you be interested?
I haven't been approached by anyone. I'm really comfortable with filmmaking. A director's an executive: He's got to have his hands on music, he has to know how to control talent-all these things that I did as a producer I can do as a director and more. I don't just do things for myself, honestly. I want brothers who come from my hood and any urban area to realize, it's many paths we can take. And I'm proving that as one man-imagine what they could do.


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Podcast: The Iron Fist Episode

This episode features producer Andrew Kelley, fresh from the left coast where he was with the RZA, working on the Man with the Iron Fist soundtrack. He shares with us his experience working with The Abbot, as well as other members of the Wu. We go behind the scenes and get into how albums get put together, how guest appearances get done, how emcees can better prepare for sessions and what is up with vinyl sales. We also talk Titty Boi vs. 2 Chainz, hurricane preparations and Kendrick Lamar. Please, get the soundtrack here and check out some of Andrew’s earlier work on Chamber Music and Legendary Weapons.

http://brooklynprops.com/post/34790536466 

**Please Note there are moments during the podcast where the audio from the music overwhelms the audio from the voices. We apologize for the inconvenience and promise to limit future occurrences.

RZA REVEALS Wu-Tang Clan's GROUPIE SEX SECRETS In GQ & how group's references run deep in 'Iron Fists'

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The Man with the Iron Fists hits theaters TODAY!

The Man with the Iron Fists hits theaters TODAY! Avoid the lines and get your tickets early!

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Power Firday: The Making of The Man With The Iron Fists Soundtrack Album

A look into the elaborate process of creating the limited edition, hand-pulled silkscreen edition of "The Man With The Iron Fists" vinyl LPs

Power Friday: RZA To Direct "Genghis Khan" Biopic & Action Thriller "No Man's Land"

Following his directorial debut with "The Man With the Iron Fists," RZA plans to lens two other films.

Though his directorial debut The Man With the Iron Fists arrives in theaters this weekend, RZA has already lined up two more films as director.

According to THR, the Wu-Tang Clan member will helm John Milius’ biopic Genghis Khan and the action thriller No Man’s Land.

Genghis Khan has been in the works for years, with Milius originally slated to direct. The story will be told from the point of view of Khan's son and grandson, and will be shot in China next year.

Meanwhile, No Man's Land takes place on one night and will focus on "a man who steals a powerful criminal's diamond that soon proves to be far more valuable than initially thought. With the help of a dancer, he attempts to stay alive and cash in on the jewel."

source: http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21691/title.rza-to-direct-genghis-khan-biopic-action-thriller-no-mans-land

Wu-Wednesday: Stone Mecca - Iron Fist Tribute Song + Challenge & Goodies

With so much going on with RZA's debut movie "The Man With The Iron Fist" which drops November 2nd, make sure to support The man, the talent, the movie, the movement.

For fun,  RZA's official band and Wu-Tang fam and live group; Stone Mecca have recorded an Iron Fist tribute song/instrumental which is not featured on the official soundtrack but are making it available to fans to download for free and enjoy. Stone Mecca has decided to take it a step further, and have invited fans to add vocals to the instrumental (rap, sing, or reggae chant to it) and send/post it on Wu-TangCorp forum or post it below on the comments section of this post on this blog. The songs will be forwarded to the band leader ; Tru James who will also be checking the forum links and decide the winner. For those who are not members of the forum, either join, or post it on the comments section of this post or send it here promo@wu-international.com.

 The site will give the winner two free CDs, Stone Mecca's album "First Contact" and the official soundtrack to "The Man With The Iron Fist "album by The RZA.  In addition to the CDS, the song will be featured as the song of the week on the Wu-International for at least 2-4 weeks.

Here is the download link to the instrumental http://soundcloud.com/stonemecca/the-man-with-the-iron-fists . Make sure to title your submission as "Stone Mecca's Tribute to Man With Iron Fist" featuring "Artist Name", all entries end the 30th of November, 2012. so get your mic on and send in your tribute to the man with the Iron Fist by Stone Mecca.

Source: Wu-International.com 

Wu-Wednesday: RZA's 10-Step Guide to Becoming a Hip-Hop Hollywood Director

RZA never stops training for greatness. Almost 20 years after creating the game-changing, trademark sound on Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the producer-turned-director is on the brink of releasing his first full-length feature film, "The Man With the Iron Fists."

"If I was to compare this work I would compare this to me making 36 Chambers," he tells The BoomBox of the Kung Fu-inspired action flick. "That's how confident and pleased I am with the outcome of this film and I think it's the start of something beautiful."

Of course, sitting in the director's chair didn't happen overnight. RZA, who also has the leading role in the movie, has been preparing for this moment since he was a young kid, growing up in Staten Island, N.Y. He'd watch Kung Fu movies religiously, which eventually became a lifelong obsession.

The influence from those films first poured out into the fantasized identities of the Wu-Tang Clan, the music they created and eventually turned into a more concrete story idea RZA conceived for a film. He then honed his filmmaking skills under director Quentin Tarantino during the making of "Kill Bill: Vol. 1." After years of his mentorship, RZA began crafting the screenplay for "The Man With the Iron Fists," with the assistance of Eli Roth.

Bobby Digital, born Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, worked with an all-star cast that included Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu and Pam Grier. He also directed a crew of 300 to 400 people daily during the production of the film. RZA had his hands full, but he completed the effort with a girth of new knowledge. And he never hesitates to pass it on.

The BoomBox spoke with the 43-year-old director about the ups and downs of the film, due Nov. 2, trusting his actors and even feeling like President Obama at times. Take a look at RZA's directorial guide where he offers 10 tips on transitioning from hip-hop to Hollywood.

1. Be Prepared
"You must prepare yourself for anything, of course. Many people go along the path but they stumble because they're not prepared. But for this particular endeavor, preparation is the key element because they call "on the day." It's a film term meaning the time to shoot.

"There's no chance for error because it costs so much money per day to do what you're doing that if you lose a day, you basically losing twice the amount of money. So preparation is key."

2. Have a Vision
"The same way a lyricist should have vision in his lyrics to tell a story, you gotta have vision as a director, as well on how you want to tell a story through these characters or through a scene or through a moment.

"Vision is imperative because if you don't have vision you won't be able to translate yourself to your crew or your cast. Even if you have a script. It's useless if you don't have a vision."

3. Possess Presidential Qualities
"This is not a job for the weak. I felt like I understood what Obama was going through because you're controlling so many people, money. On an average we probably had 300 to 400 people a day. Somebody said they counted 700 one day.

"So it's a lot of people and you gotta feed 'em. And I remember having cold lunch or making lunch cold because I kept pushing the shot. But perseverance of the director is important. His health, his stamina, is very important."

4. Love Your Crew
"You must have compassion because you do have all these people working for you and if you're compassionate about what you're doing, then that compassion will resonate with them and then it could become synergized teamwork. You hear some stories of directors who yell. They get things done.

"And you know that we yell at somebody and chastise them they'll go do it. But they're not going to do it with that same compassion. I said I had took my crew passed lunchtime. Three days in a row they had cold lunch. Nobody didn't tell me though, because they didn't want to disturb my groove because the director is the captain.

"But on the fourth day somebody came over and was like, 'Yo, it's lunch break.' I said, 'We'll have our lunch break after the shot.' They were like, 'We had lunch three days in a row cold.' I said, 'Why ain't nobody tell me?' Then I said, 'Lunch break!' So yeah compassion is important."

5. Rely on Originality
"You have to bring something original to the table. The old cookie cutter formulas that work sometimes in Hollywood, it works more for established directors. But for somebody who's new tryna enter the business, you better have something original."

6. Do Homework
"How are you going to do something unless you know how it's done? How it continues to be done? There are six basic angles of filmmaking that you should know. If you know at least five of the major lenses they use -- meaning from the frame, from 17 up to 100 as they say -- at least know the five major lenses. So knowledge is the key to any craft.

7. Understand Time Is Money
"Execution leads to efficiency. And execution is an efficiency. The one thing that the man told me and he challenged me because he knew me from the past and shit and he was like, 'RZA, do you know how movies are made?' I said, 'Yeah, determination, focus, good crew, imagination.' He said, 'No, on schedule.' Basically, time is money, kid."

8. Gain an Actor's Trust
"I'll never forget, Russell did an interview on Charlie Rose where he said out of his mouth, 'I'm about to do something crazy.' And Rose said, 'What?' [Russell] then said, 'Well, my buddy has a Kung Fu movie. His name is RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan. He has a Kung Fu movie he wants me to do.

"'And a lot of my peers say it's something I shouldn't do because it doesn't match to my serious side of acting.' And Charlie Rose asked him, 'Well, why do you want to do it?' And he said, 'Well, I trust him.' And when he came there I knew he put his trust in my hand and so I had to deliver on that trust.

"And at the same time, when it got to a problem... I also had to trust him back. There was one scene where I was like, 'Yo, I want you to put these kids to bed.' And he's like, 'Well, my character wouldn't put the kids to bed.'

"I said, 'Wait a minute! Everybody got love for children, even in this movie, even the most evilest man will have love for a child.' And it was other scenes we did, one of the characters who's like the most vicious guy, he walks in and plays with the kids. I asked him to do the same thing and he says, 'Alright, Bobby, if you say so.' So it's a big trust that must be shared."

9. Listen to the Talent's Opinion
"[Lucy Liu] knows what she wants and she knows the kinds of things she wants to do. But at the same time she trusted me. I'll tell you a little story about her. When she first arrived in China, she came in when we were already about five weeks in. So everybody was already up to speed and here comes the new talent coming in.

"And she got there and she didn't want to see the producers or nobody and I told her, 'You need to have dinner with me.' And so we had dinner just to reconnect our energy and she was just like, 'What are we doing here?'

"So we went upstairs to the room that I had five weeks of footage, and we had edited down to about two minutes to show the crew and I hit play on it and when she saw the two minutes she was like, 'Oh my God, you're fucking making an epic here,' and it kind of let loose some of her phobias because she seen what we shot already.

"She was adamant that her character herself represented a woman of strength and she had a few books and she said, 'You can keep this.' And I had just got into an argument with my ex woman who said that God was a woman and I said, 'Whelp maybe it was [laughs].' But it's important for yin and yang to be balanced and I think she helped me with that."

10. Collect Wisdom
"[Pam Grier] was like a jewel for me. Somebody that was experienced in movies for many years. I watched and admired her and she was so nice and so sharing of her wisdom and experience. Actually, for her, I would just sit there and listen. After lunch I'd just sit there and listen to all the stories.

"She told me one funny story though that really made feel really proud. Warrington Hudlin is Reginald Hudlin's brother. These guys did movies like 'House Party,' 'Boomerang.' Well, Warrington thrives himself on being a martial artist. Me and Warrington met before and when we met, he said his seafood could beat my seafood.

"After a scene was over, we looked at the monitor and Pam Grier saw it, and she said, 'RZA, Warrington is going to be so jealous. I'm going to text him right now.' And that kind of felt cool because we had this little thing and shit, she kind of put me up in that one. I won that battle."

BONUS: Become a Student & Master
"When I first became [Quentin Tarantino's] student, I went to China to Beijing. And I sat up in the corner for a month, writing, studying. I even took some of the things he said and I wrote it into a lyric so I wouldn't forget. And now when I'm doing 'The Man With the Iron Fists,' he flies himself to China.

"He wouldn't take money from the budget. He wouldn't take money from per diems. He just came and he sat there for some days with us. I never forget the day he sat at dinner with me. He said, 'Bobby, remember this, full circle. I remember you sitting in China... watching me studying, and now the student has become a master.'

"And that actually was one of the moments on the set. A lot of weight fell off me. Like wow, he's right. I'm actually living out the dream and... he's right beside me."


source: http://www.theboombox.com/2012/10/29/rza-the-man-with-the-iron-fists/