RZA Taught Kanye, The Truth About Kendrick vs. Drake, & ODB Used a Paper Towel Condom??? | Ep 702

Flagrant

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4.4 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 164 minutes

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YERRR – RZA pulled up and this one’s a masterclass. From the birth of Wu-Tang to influencing Kanye and Blueprint-era hip hop, Bobby Digital breaks it all down. - Method Man, ODB & building Wu from nothing - Producing, sampling & manifesting greatness - Rikers performances, teachers who shaped him & leadership - Eminem, Dr. Dre, Lauryn Hill & the Drake vs Kendrick convo Wisdom, stories, and straight legend energy. All that and more on this week’s episode of FLAGRANT. INDULGE. 0:00 Metal Mike + Lure of Wu Tang 3:41 Fork in the road + Take long walks 10:44 The start, Meth was 1st + EPS adv 16:32 Influence on Kanye + Blueprint 18:25 Each 1, teach 1, Mally Mall + Barrier to entry 23:19 Producing + Place for samples 24:55 Observe and execute 27:51 Success, Choose the best + Doubt stops you 36:24 Manifest it in reality + Who was the best? 40:48 Meth's flows + Seeing our fruits 43:01 ODB + performing in Rikers 45:47 Knowing each other, 1 of 11 + Schools 56:57 Impact of teachers, Leadership + School performance 1:01:34 Mr Greenberg, Scientific + Being a General 1:08:32 A lot flows from Wu, The Abbott + Delfonics 1:15:28 Knicks in 6 + Orlando Magic 1:19:02 Dirty was the funniest + Being Rockstars 1:29:03 Choosing their names + Breaking out of rehab 1:32:32 RZA's flaws, Sacrificing + Only the Wu 1:37:36 Being present + Be patient 1:40:08 Sole focus, Blessings + The Bounce 1:44:12 Paris Jackson is an artist + Real aura 1:48:44 Still feeling nerves + Denzel Washington 1:59:13 Meeting Eminem & Dr Dre + Holo-what? 2:03:26 Hip Hop on tapes + Vintage feeling 2:07:35 36 Chambers + Cuban Linx 2:11:55 Schulz's fav - Patrice O'Neal & RZA's 2:15:39 Lauryn Hill, Battling Big L + Losing himself 2:22:20 Drake v Kendrick Beef + Meet The Grahams 2:27:18 Losing 1 battle + Drake's ICEMAN 2:31:31 "One Spoon of Chocolate" + Tarantino producer 2:32:13 Shanghai toilets + Banned his bro 2:38:11 RZA's gives us a bar This episode is sponsored by Kalshi. This episode is sponsored by Sesh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up everybody and welcome to Flagrant and today we are joined by a true creative legend, the inspiration, the seed, the architect.
0:09.4	We're here with Rizzo, everybody.
0:11.0	Hey, Rizzo's on the county.
0:12.4	Thank you, Rizzo.
0:14.2	Dude, thank you so much for coming.
0:15.6	I have a question I have to ask you.
0:17.9	I've wondered this for probably, God, I don't know, 30 years.
0:22.4	There is a guy in my neighborhood. I grew up in the East Village. Okay, there was a guy. I don't know if he was homeless or not, but he would ask for money on the street on Fourth Street and Lafayette. I got to know you talking about August. No way. Mike. How does it?
0:37.2	No, he told us this.
0:38.6	I was like, don't bring it up.
0:39.4	He's not going to know.
0:40.1	There was a guy, Mike. How does it? No way.
0:37.9	He told us this.
0:38.6	I was like, don't bring it up.
0:39.4	He's not going to know.
0:40.1	So there was a guy, metal mic, right? Yeah. Metal mic, okay? And the thing about metal mic was, I've been waiting to ask you this for years. I can't even. I'm shocked he knows this. I'm sorry that I doubted. I didn't know if he was being genuine or if he was maybe battling schizophrenia or something like that.
0:56.7	I had no clue, but... I didn't know if he was being genuine or if he was maybe battling schizophrenia or something
0:56.3	like that.
0:56.8	Like I had no clue.
0:57.9	But the thing was you could go up to him.
1:00.0	You could be like, yo, what's Wu-Tang up to?
1:02.0	And he would give you detailed information about what you guys were doing.
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