Pushkin.

When Rizza put the nine members of the Wu Tang clan together, he didn't just form

a rap group.

He created a universe.

Their debut album, Enter the Wu Tang 36 Chambers, was released in 1993, at the peak of what

many considered to be the golden age of hip-hop.

It was so packed with the classic releases that if you can believe it, snoops doggie style,

tribes midnight marauders, and Wu's 36 Chambers all came out in the same month.

But Wu Tang was different.

Sonically, Rizza produced dark and gritty beats by manipulating old soul samples and splicing

together sound bites from kung fu films.

And lyrically, all nine members had a unique style that was untouchable.

Rizza spent three decades as one of hip-hop's elite producers.

And has gone on to become an actor, director, and film composer, working with people like

Quentin Tarantino, Bill Murray, and Denzel Washington.

Rick Rubin caught up with Rizza recently on Zoom.

Rizza says his creativity is peaking in quarantine.

He reminisces with Rick about running around Staten Island with Odie B as a kid.

He also talks about the time he almost left everything behind to move to Wu Tang Mountain

in China.

This is Broken Record, liner notes for the digital age.

I'm Justin Richmond.

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