The Best of the Rza

The Rza is one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers of the past 2 decades. His own unique use of dissonance and a dark, gritty vibe combined with his sampling of old soul records lives on in Kanye West and a few other more contemporary producers. Here are all of my favorite Rza-produced songs. Enjoy!

Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Brooklyn Zoo" and "Shimmy Shimmy Ya," "Cuttin' Headz"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlRV2N8s_IQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oVSYKmYQ-U&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn5pWHh0jdk

GZA's "Cold World" and "Living In the World Today," "Duel of the Iron Mic," Swordsmen," "Gold"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAqTcMMzuxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wfxkB9qHIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZYYNCZhYQc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Tbr8fDBEo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHtIt--aUmU&feature=related

Raekwon: Ice Cream, Knuckleheadz, Criminology, Incarcerated Scarfaces, Rainy Dayz, Guillotine Swordz, Glaciers of Ice, Spot Rusherz, Wu-Gambinos, Heaven & Hell, Black Mozart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7OO2jjZbwU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfV602zA-Pg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk1POuNuCnI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yd5isGcUBY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQA4XKdxAPg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOUaHX52_oI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmSREFKsZ7Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onyYjmXabDE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S07Q1yKLMkE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf5kwj7gCNA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PApPZHGwMk

Gravediggaz: Diary of a Madman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwJmEvLXvq8

Wu Tang Clan: Bring da Ruckus, Shame On a Nigga, Can It Be All So Simple, Da Mystery of Chessboxin', Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nothin' Ta Fuck Wit', C.R.E.A.M., Method Man, Protect Ya Neck, Reunited, Severe Punishment, Maria, Triumph, Impossible, Deadly Melody, Bells of War, Hellz Wind Staff Heaters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPfQ-HtYeM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knnav0aIkEI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c-maZL8Z6A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MsfG-I1TjM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6ypDE2cbbk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChoJbUMhfvM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_2tpeIm02E&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfFwNnZhUeI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxkpsOSHaac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seNHYVahGCM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o35-z3GKcYg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isumZjs3dKA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOYm3YkLWQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqFhZI0o-so&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVzprTktmW0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVImCXpNxCA&feature=related