RZA discography explained

Artist:RZA
Studio:4
Compilation:1
Ep:4
Singles:11
Soundtrack:13
Option:1
Option Name:Collaboration

The discography of Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA consists of four studio albums, two compilation albums, one instrumental album, four extended plays and five singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
US
Rap
[3]
AUS
[4]
Bobby Digital in Stereo 16 3 54
Digital Bullet
  • Released: August 28, 2001 (US)[8]
  • Label: Koch
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
24 9
Birth of a Prince
  • Released: October 7, 2003 (US)[9]
  • Label: Wu/Sanctuary/BMG
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
49 20
Digi Snacks
  • Released: June 24, 2008 (US)[10]
  • Label: Koch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
111 29 10

Collaboration albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
[11]
US R&B
[12]
US
Rap
[13]
6 Feet Deep
36 6
The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel
  • Released: October 14, 1997
  • Label: Gee Street/V2/BMG
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
20 7
Anything But Words
  • Released: August 26, 2016
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
186 11
Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater
  • Released: March 4, 2022
  • Label: 36 Chambers/MNRK Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Album details
The RZA Hits
  • Released: June 22, 1999
  • Label: Razor Sharp/Epic/SME Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
The World According to RZA
  • Released: April 28, 2003
  • Label: Virgin/EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Instrumental albums

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Album details
The RZA—Instrumental Experience
  • Released: December 18, 2007
  • Label: Think Differently Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Soundtracks

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Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
Ghost Dog
  • Released: April 11, 2000
  • Label: Razor Sharp/Epic/SME
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Kill Bill Vol. 1 Original Soundtrack
Kill Bill Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack
  • Released: April 13, 2004
  • Label: A Band Apart/Maverick/Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Soul Plane
  • Released: 2004
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Blade: Trinity
  • Released: November 23, 2004
  • Label: New Line
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Protector
  • Released: October 3, 2006
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Blood of a Champion
  • Released: 2006
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Released: January 30, 2007
  • Label: E1/Koch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Babylon A.D.
  • Released: October 14, 2008
  • Label: Varèse Sarabande/Universal
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Afro Samurai Resurrection
  • Released: January 27, 2009
  • Label: Wu Music Group;E1/Koch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Man with the Iron Fists
  • Released: October 22, 2012
  • Label: Soul Temple
  • Formats: CD, digital download
31
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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EP details
Ooh I Love You Rakeem
  • Released: July 1, 1991
    • Format: CD, cassette, vinyl
Only One Place to Get It
  • Released: May 14, 2014
    • Format: Digital download
Bobby Digital and the Pit of Snakes
  • Released: July 22, 2022
    • Format: Vinyl
Bobby Digital in “Digital Potions”
  • Released: November 25, 2022
    • Format: Vinyl

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[14]
US R&B
[15]
US Rap
[16]
"Diary of a Madman"
(with Gravediggaz)
199482 57 86 Feet Deep
"Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide"
(with Gravediggaz)
32
"1-800 Suicide"
(with Gravediggaz)
199546
"Wu-Wear: The Garment Renaissance"
(featuring Method Man and Cappadonna)
199660 40 6High School High OST
"Dangerous Mindz"
(with Gravediggaz)
1997The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel
"B.O.B.B.Y." / "Holocaust (Silkworm)"199892 38Bobby Digital in Stereo
"La Rhumba"
(featuring Method Man, Killa Sin and Beretta 9)
200198 Digital Bullet
"Brooklyn Babies"
"We Pop"
(featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and CCF Division)
2003Birth of a Prince
"You Can't Stop Me Now"
(featuring Inspectah Deck)
2008Digi Snacks
"Gone"
(featuring Kobra Khan, Justin Nozuka and James Black)
2010
"Love and War"
(as Banks & Steelz)
2016Anything But Words
"Giant"
(as Banks & Steelz)
"Who Needs the World"
(as Banks & Steelz)
2017rowspan="2"
"Plug Addicts"
[17]
2021
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
R&B
"So Appalled"
(Kanye West featuring Jay-Z, Pusha T, CyHi the Prynce, Swizz Beatz and RZA)
2010114My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Guest appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearOther artist(s)Album
"Pass the Bone"1994GZAWords from the Genius (Reedition)
"I Gotcha Back"Fresh (Soundtrack)/Liquid Swords
"Mr. Sandman"Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Streetlife, Carlton Fisk, Blue RaspberryTical
"No Hook"Shaquille O'Neal, Method Man
"As Long As You Know"Scientifik, Ed O.G.Criminal
"Where Ya At"1995Ice Cube, Ice-T, Kam, Mobb Deep, Da Smart, Insane, Shorty, Smooth B, Chuck D, Killah PriestOne Million Strong
"Snakes"Ol' Dirty Bastard, Killah Priest, Masta Killa, Buddha Monk
"Cuttin' Headz"Ol' Dirty Bastard
"Wu-Gambinos"Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Masta KillaOnly Built 4 Cuban Linx...
"Liquid Swords"GZALiquid Swords
"4th Chamber"GZA, Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest
"Killa Hill Niggas"Cypress Hill, U-God
"Assassination Day"1996Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, Masta KillaIronman
"After the Smoke Is Clear"Ghostface Killah, The Delfonics, Raekwon
"Marvel"Ghostface Killah
"Who's the Champion"Ghostface Killah, RaekwonThe Great White Hype (soundtrack)
"Step Right In"Dog Eat DogPlay Games
"Third World"1997DJ Muggs, GZAChapter 1: Soul Assassins
"The Chase"1998Bulworth (soundtrack)
"Whatever Happened (The Birth)"AZPieces of a Man
"The End"Ras KassRasassination
"And Justice for All"Islord, Killa Sin, P.R. Terrorist, Method Man
"Sucker M.C.'s"Wu-Tang ClanIn tha Beginning…There Was Rap
"4 Sho Sho"1999Northstar, Blue Raspberry
"Cakes"Kool G Rap
"Samurai Showdown"
"Hip Hop Fury"GZA, Hell Razah, Timbo King, Dreddy KrugerBeneath the Surface
"Crash Your Crew"GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard
"The Anthem"Sway & King Tech, Tech N9ne, Eminem, Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, Kool G Rap, Jayo Felony, Chino XL, KRS-OneThis or That
"Nigga Please"Ol' Dirty BastardNigga Please
"'96 Recreation"Cappadonna, Ol' Dirty BastardWu-Chronicles
"Nutmeg"2000Ghostface KillahSupreme Clientele
"The Grain"
"Stroke of Death"Ghostface Killah, Solomon Childs
"It's Not a Game"American Cream Team, RaekwonBlack & White (soundtrack)
"Shaolin/6è Chaudron"ArsenikLe Public Respecte
"He Lives"The Last Emperor
"Education"2001Remedy, Children of the WorldThe Genuine Article
"Cousins"Doc Gynéco, CilvaringzQuality Street
"Code Red"2002RemedyCode Red
"Muslim and a Jew"
"Killa Beez"U-God, Inspectah Deck, Suga Bang BangThe Sting
"Rollin'"Black Knights
"G.A.T."Black Knights, North Star, Shyheim, 12 O'Clock, Solomon Childs
"K.B. Ridin''Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Prodigal Sunn, ShaCronz, Suga Bang Bang
"Fam (Members Only)"GZA, Masta KillaLegend of the Liquid Sword
"Bankstaz"Sunz Of Man, 12 O'ClockSaviorz Day
"Dangerous Language"Afu-RaLife Force Radio
"Burn Bridges"20039th PrinceGranddaddy Flow
"Tribute to the 5th Brother"
"Da Great Siege"MathematicsLove, Hell or Right
"Neckbone"Rockin' Da North, Cilvaringz, Elastinen, Ganz, JoniveliStar Warz
"You Must Be Dreaming"Diaz, Baretta NineVelkommen Hjem Andres
"Can You Deal with That?"3
"Rollin'"2004Black KnightsEvery Night Is A Black Knight
"What You Niggas Looking at Me 4"
"School"Masta KillaNo Said Date
"Old Man"Masta Killa, Ol' Dirty Bastard
"Digi Warfare"Masta Killa, U-God
"Intro"Method Man
"A Day in the Life"Handsome Boy Modeling School, AG, The Mars VoltaWhite People
"Fatal"
"Head Rush"Pete Rock, GZASoul Survivor II
"When You Get Out of Jail"FriedFried LP
"Cash Rule, Seeds & Power-U (Money First)"Masta KillaMK Exclusives
"The Abbott & The Masta"
"The Sun"2005Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Slick RickPut It on the Line
"Strawberries & Cream"Mathematics, Allah Real, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface KillahThe Problem
"All in Together Now"GZA, DJ MuggsGrandmasters
"Advanced Pawns"GZA, DJ Muggs, Raekwon, Sen Dog
"Intro"Sway & King TechBack 2 Basics
"Biochemical Equation"MF DoomWu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture
"Deep Space"2006Lord JamarThe 5% Album
"Iron God Chamber"Masta Killa, U-God, Method ManMade in Brooklyn
"This Thing"La the Darkman, Method ManReturn of the Darkman
"Wu World Order"La the Darkman
"Presidential MC"Method Man, Raekwon
"4:20"Method Man, Streetlife, Carlton Fisk
"In the Name of Allah"2007Cilvaringz, Masta Killa, Killah Priest, Shabazz The DiscipleI
"Wu-Tang Martial Expert"Cilvaringz
"The Weeping Tiger"Cilvaringz, Raekwon, Senna
"Afro Theme"
"Take Sword Pt. 1"Berretta 9
"Fury in My Eyes/Revenge"Thea Van Seijen
"Now That I'm Free"Outlines 12"Now That I’m Free / This World
"If I Had a Gun"2008Brooklyn Zu, MonkChamber #9, Verse 32
"Don't Feel Bad"Styles of BeyondReseda Beach
"Pencil"GZA, Masta KillaPro Tools
"Life Is a Movie"GZA
"Heaven"George ClintonGeorge Clinton and His Gangsters of Love
"Wrath of the Lamb"Shabazz the Disciple, B9The Becoming of the Disciple
"You Do It Yourself"Solomon Childs, Mark RonsonYou Don't Want War
"Blood Thicker Than Mud"2009Reverend William Burk, Sly Stone, Stone Mecca
"Whar"Kool G Rap, Ghostface Killah, Tash Mahogany
"Brother's Keeper"Reverend William Burk, Infinite
"Take Sword Part III"60 Second Assassin, Leggezin, Crisis, Christbearer, Monk, Tre Irie, Beretta 9, Reverend William Burk
"Number One Samurai"9th Prince
"Way Down"N.A.S.A., John Frusciante, Barbie HatchThe Spirit of Apollo
"Electric Flowers"Nina Persson
"Evil Deeds"Ghostface Killah, HavocWu-Tang Chamber Music
"NYC Crack"Thea van Seine
"Intermission"DJ Muggs, B-Real, Planet AsiaIntermission
"Dollaz & Sense"The Black Keys, Pharoahe MonchBlakroc
"Tellin’ Me Things"The Black Keys
"Smoke Like a Fire"2010Bliss n EsoRunning on Air
"One Two, Here's What We Gon' Do"KRS-One, True MasterMeta-Historical
"Ghetto Serenade"TekithaThe Prelude
"So Appalled"Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Jay-Z, Pusha T, Cyhi the PrynceMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
"Start the Show"2011Raekwon, Jimi KendrixLegendary Weapons
"225 Rounds"U-God, Cappadonna, Bronze Nazareth
"Only the Rugged Survive"
"Robbery (Revelations Remix)"Reverend William Burk
"3 Degrees"M-80, Solomon ChildsTaking Back What's Mine
"Fresh from the Morgue"Bronze NazarethSchool For The Blindman
"Carpet Burns"
"The Fellowship"
"Scot Free"
"American Royalty"2012Childish Gambino, Hypnotic Brass EnsembleRoyalty
"Baddest Man Alive"Black KeysThe Man with the Iron Fists (soundtrack)
"Just Blowin' in the Wind"Flatbush Zombies
"thewaitaround"[18] thenewno2thefearofmissingout
"Beez"2013Kid CudiIndicud
"Take a Fall for Me"James BlakeOvergrown
"Drift"Blake Perlman, Ramin DjawadiPacific Rim (soundtrack)
"Packets in den Boots"GenetikkD.N.A
"Molasses"[19] Earl SweatshirtDoris
"Unorthodox"Tony Touch, JD Era, Raekwon, Ghostface KillahThe Piece Maker 3: Return of the 50 MCs
"CPU"2015RauryAll We Need
"Return of the Savage"Ghostface Killah, RaekwonTwelve Reasons to Die II
"Death's Invitation (Interlude)"Ghostface Killah
"Let the Record Spin (Interlude)"
"Life's a Rebirth"
"Puppet Master"2016KXNG CROOKED, KinG!, The ObserverGood vs. Evil
"Numeric"2017Strickrisk=reward
"Let's Begin"2018Jon Bellion, Roc Marciano, B. Keys, Travis MendezGlory Sound Prep
"Godbody (Pt. 2)"Joey PurpQuarterthing
"Lead Poisoning"Tom Morello, GZA, HeRobustThe Atlas Underground
"Rapapapa"[20] 2019Rich BrianThe Sailor
"Come Home"Cocoa TeaCocoa Tea
"Standing on the Frontline"Rev. Willy Burke, Weather ParkThriller (Soundtrack)
"On That Shit Again"Ghostface KillahOf Mics and Men
"Do the Same As My Bother Do"
"Of Mics and Men"Cappadonna, Masta Killa
"Fighting for Equality"2020Ghostface KillahCut Throat City (soundtrack)
"Min Princesa"2022Niklas Akerlund, RadozMin Princesa
"Porta One"LogicVinyl Days
“Cruisin’ Through the Universe”2023College Park
"12 Jewels"Burna BoyI Told Them...

See also

Notes and References

  1. RZA Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. September 13, 2022.
  2. RZA Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. September 13, 2022.
  3. RZA Chart History: Top Rap Albums. Billboard. September 13, 2022.
  4. 241.
  5. Web site: iTunes – Music – RZA As Bobby Digital by RZA . Itunes.apple.com . 1998-11-24 . 2013-07-10.
  6. Web site: Gold & Platinum. Recording Industry Association of America.
  7. Web site: Gold/Platinum. 16 February 2024 .
  8. Web site: iTunes – Music – RZA As Bobby Digital – Digital Bullet by RZA . Itunes.apple.com . 1998-11-16 . 2013-07-10.
  9. Web site: iTunes – Music – Birth of a Prince by RZA . Itunes.apple.com . 2003-10-07 . 2013-07-10.
  10. Web site: iTunes – Music – Digi Snacks (Bonus Track Version) by RZA As Bobby Digital . Itunes.apple.com . 2008-06-24 . 2013-07-10.
  11. Gravediggaz Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. September 13, 2022.
  12. Gravediggaz Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. September 13, 2022.
  13. Gravediggaz Chart History: Top Rap Albums. Billboard. September 13, 2022.
  14. RZA Chart History: Hot 100. Billboard. September 13, 2022.
  15. RZA Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Billboard. September 13, 2022.
  16. RZA Chart History: Hot Rap Songs. Billboard. September 13, 2022.
  17. Kreps. Daniel. 2021-12-10. RZA Enlists Flatbush Zombies for Dark New Song 'Plug Addicts'. 2021-12-13. Rolling Stone. en-US.
  18. Web site: thenewno2 music . May 14, 2013 . December 25, 2016.
  19. Web site: Earl Sweatshirt "Doris" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist . Rap-Up . July 12, 2013 . July 12, 2013.
  20. Web site: The Sailor by Rich Brian. Apple Music. July 26, 2019. July 28, 2019.