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Birth of a Prince
Hip-Hop · 2003 · 16 tracks

Birth of a Prince

RZA

A bridge between the hedonistic Bobby Digital persona and RZA's spiritual core. Dusty, sample-heavy production meets esoteric street philosophy.

October 7, 2003 · Sanctuary

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A dense, smoke-filled meditation on growth, street legacy, and spiritual evolution.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Bob n' I
2:52
02
The Grunge
1:57
03
We Pop
4:53
04
Grits
4:18
05
Fast Cars
4:00
06
Chi Kung
4:20
07
You'll Never Know
3:23
08
Drink, Smoke + Fuck
3:24
09
The Whistle
3:02
10
The Drop Off
3:27
11
Wherever I Go
4:49
12
Koto Chotan
2:51
13
A Day to God Is 1,000 Years
3:57
14
Cherry Range
3:26
15
The Birth
4:39
16
See The Joy
3:09
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the aggressive bounce of We Pop into the soulful, food-centric nostalgia of Grits.
The haunting, high-pitched whistle melody that cuts through the murky bassline on track 9.
The philosophical weight of the closing bars on A Day to God Is 1,000 Years where the beat strips back.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Birth of a Prince sound next to the rest of RZA's catalogue?

Drum Machine+1.7σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drum machine notably more than the catalogue usually does.

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