ODB remains one of the genre’s strangest and most idiosyncratic MCs (thought Lil’ Wayne is giving him a run for his money). The soundtrack’s other novelty is “Nappy Afro” by Boy Jones, the son of the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard. In fact, it’s hard to even find him in the song, as he just aimlessly croaks along in the background. For some, the appearance of the legendary and reclusive Sly Stone might be the big draw yet he’s been erratic over the past few decades, and his vocals on “Blood Thicker Than Mud: ‘Family Affair,'” which references the Sly classic “Family Affair,” will do nothing to dispel this impression. More than 20 different rappers and singers are featured on the soundtrack and it gets crowded. Though RZA is in charge of the show’s soundtrack, it can’t help but be a little uneven. He comes across a little like the Lone Wolf mixed with Shaft.
So it makes perfect sense that he would produce and “present” the soundtrack to Spike TV’s animated Afro Samurai, which brings together Japanese and black culture.Now in its second season, the show features a wandering samurai, voiced by Samuel L. Sonic mastermind/head Wu the RZA has worked on soundtracks for martial arts inspired films like Jim Jarmusch’s Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai and Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, provided commentary on kung-fu DVDs, and appeared in American Gangster. They draw heavily from both 1970s kung fu, especially the Shaw Brothers’ classic The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and blaxploitation. This quality can be found in their dramatic, layered music, vivid lyrics and various aliases.
There’s always been something cinematic about the Wu-Tang Clan.
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