RZA has unveiled new single “Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater,” the first release from his forthcoming album: RZA vs Bobby Digital. The project is due out later this summer and will be produced exclusively by DJ Scratch.
The album sees RZA sparring with his alter ego Bobby Digital, trading lyrical punches track by track over some classic ’90s boombap production ripe with kung fu movie samples.
RZA first conceived of the album during the early months of quarantine last year. Embracing some time off from his immensely busy work schedule, RZA was keen to sharpen his lyrical sword and reached out to DJ Scratch to supply him with some beats. Before long, RZA had conceptualized a new solo album: RZA vs Bobby Digital, a much-anticipated battle between RZA’s peaceful, contemplative self and his more aggressive, womanizing alter-ego Bobby Digital. The end result is a cinematic audio odyssey, in which he modulates between personas and emotions, capturing the bipolar tendencies of the human mind while encapsulating the dramatic past year that we’ve all experienced.