RZA discography
| RZA discography | |
|---|---|
 RZA in 2009 | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Soundtrack albums | 13 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 11 |
| Collaboration | 1 |
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 | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [2] | US Rap [3] | AUS [4] | |||
| Bobby Digital in Stereo |
| 16 | 3 | — | 54 | |
| Digital Bullet | 24 | 9 | — | — | ||
| Birth of a Prince | 49 | 20 | — | — | ||
| Digi Snacks |
| 111 | 29 | 10 | — | |
Collaboration albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] | US R&B [12] | US Rap [13] | |||||||||||
| 6 Feet Deep (with Gravediggaz) |
| 36 | 6 | — | |||||||||
| The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel (with Gravediggaz) | 20 | 7 | — | ||||||||||
| Anything But Words (as Banks & Steelz) |
| 186 | — | 11 | |||||||||
| Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater (with DJ Scratch) |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The RZA Hits |
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| The World According to RZA |
Instrumental albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The RZA—Instrumental Experience |
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Soundtracks
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | |||||||||||||
| Ghost Dog |
| — | |||||||||||
| Kill Bill Vol. 1 Original Soundtrack |
| — | |||||||||||
| Kill Bill Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack |
| — | |||||||||||
| Soul Plane |
| — | |||||||||||
| Blade: Trinity |
| — | |||||||||||
| The Protector |
| — | |||||||||||
| Blood of a Champion |
| — | |||||||||||
| Afro Samurai: The Album |
| — | |||||||||||
| Babylon A.D. |
| — | |||||||||||
| Afro Samurai Resurrection |
| — | |||||||||||
| The Man with the Iron Fists |
| 31 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Ooh I Love You Rakeem |
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| Only One Place to Get It |
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| Bobby Digital and the Pit of Snakes |
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| Bobby Digital in “Digital Potions” |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [14] | US R&B [15] | US Rap [16] | ||||||||||
| "Diary of a Madman" (with Gravediggaz) | 1994 | 82 | 57 | 8 | 6 Feet Deep | |||||||
| "Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide" (with Gravediggaz) | — | — | 32 | |||||||||
| "1-800 Suicide" (with Gravediggaz) | 1995 | — | — | 46 | ||||||||
| "Wu-Wear: The Garment Renaissance" (featuring Method Man and Cappadonna) | 1996 | 60 | 40 | 6 | High School High OST | |||||||
| "Tragedy" | 1997 | — | — | — | Rhyme & Reason (soundtrack) | |||||||
| "Dangerous Mindz" (with Gravediggaz) | — | — | — | The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel | ||||||||
| "B.O.B.B.Y." / "Holocaust (Silkworm)" | 1998 | — | 92 | 38 | Bobby Digital in Stereo | |||||||
| "La Rhumba" (featuring Method Man, Killa Sin and Beretta 9) | 2001 | — | 98 | — | Digital Bullet | |||||||
| "Brooklyn Babies" | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "We Pop" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and CCF Division) | 2003 | — | — | — | Birth of a Prince | |||||||
| "You Can't Stop Me Now" (featuring Inspectah Deck) | 2008 | — | — | — | Digi Snacks | |||||||
| "Gone" (featuring Kobra Khan, Justin Nozuka and James Black) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Love and War" (as Banks & Steelz) | 2016 | — | — | — | Anything but Words | |||||||
| "Giant" (as Banks & Steelz) | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Who Needs the World" (as Banks & Steelz) | 2017 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
| "Plug Addicts" (with Flatbush Zombies)[17] | 2021 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B | |||
| "So Appalled" (Kanye West featuring Jay-Z, Pusha T, CyHi the Prynce, Swizz Beatz and RZA) | 2010 | 114 | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Pass the Bone" | 1994 | GZA | Words from the Genius (Reedition) |
| "I Gotcha Back" | Fresh (Soundtrack) / Liquid Swords | ||
| "Mr. Sandman" | Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Streetlife, Carlton Fisk, Blue Raspberry | Tical | |
| "No Hook" | Shaquille O'Neal, Method Man | Shaq-Fu: Da Return | |
| "As Long As You Know" | Scientifik, Ed O.G. | Criminal | |
| "Where Ya At" | 1995 | Ice Cube, Ice-T, Kam, Mobb Deep, Da Smart, Insane, Shorty, Smooth B, Chuck D, Killah Priest | One Million Strong |
| "Snakes" | Ol' Dirty Bastard, Killah Priest, Masta Killa, Buddha Monk | Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version | |
| "Cuttin' Headz" | Ol' Dirty Bastard | ||
| "Wu-Gambinos" | Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Masta Killa | Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... | |
| "Liquid Swords" | GZA | Liquid Swords | |
| "4th Chamber" | GZA, Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest | ||
| "Killa Hill Niggas" | Cypress Hill, U-God | Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom | |
| "Assassination Day" | 1996 | Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, Masta Killa | Ironman |
| "After the Smoke Is Clear" | Ghostface Killah, The Delfonics, Raekwon | ||
| "Marvel" | Ghostface Killah | ||
| "Who's the Champion" | Ghostface Killah, Raekwon | The Great White Hype (soundtrack) | |
| "Step Right In" | Dog Eat Dog | Play Games | |
| "Third World" | 1997 | DJ Muggs, GZA | Chapter 1: Soul Assassins |
| "Whatever Happened (The Birth)" | 1998 | AZ | Pieces of a Man |
| "The Chase" | — | Bulworth (soundtrack) | |
| "The End" | Ras Kass | Rasassination | |
| "And Justice for All" | Islord, Killa Sin, P.R. Terrorist, Method Man | Wu-Tang Killa Bees: The Swarm | |
| "4 Sho Sho" | 1999 | Northstar, Blue Raspberry | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (soundtrack) |
| "Cakes" | Kool G Rap | ||
| "Samurai Showdown" | — | ||
| "Hip Hop Fury" | GZA, Hell Razah, Timbo King, Dreddy Kruger | Beneath 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-One | This or That | |
| "Belly of the Beast" | Sway & King Tech | ||
| "Nigga Please" | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Nigga Please | |
| "'96 Recreation" | Cappadonna, Ol' Dirty Bastard | Wu-Chronicles | |
| "Nutmeg" | 2000 | Ghostface Killah | Supreme Clientele |
| "The Grain" | |||
| "Stroke of Death" | Ghostface Killah, Solomon Childs | ||
| "It's Not a Game" | American Cream Team, Raekwon | Black & White (soundtrack) | |
| "Shaolin/6è Chaudron" | Arsenik | Le Public Respecte | |
| "He Lives" | The Last Emperor | Lyricist Lounge 2 | |
| "Education" | 2001 | Remedy, Children of the World | The Genuine Article |
| "Cousins" | Doc Gynéco, Cilvaringz | Quality Street | |
| "Code Red" | 2002 | Remedy | Code Red |
| "Muslim and a Jew" | |||
| "Killa Beez" | U-God, Inspectah Deck, Suga Bang Bang | The Sting | |
| "Doe Rae Wu"[18] | Ol Dirty, Kinetic 9 | ||
| "Rollin'" | Black Knights | ||
| "G.A.T."[19] | 12 O'Clock, North Star, Shyheim, Solomon Child, Black Knights | ||
| "Fam (Members Only)" | GZA, Masta Killa | Legend of the Liquid Sword | |
| "Bankstaz" | Sunz of Man, 12 O'Clock | Saviorz Day | |
| "Dangerous Language" | Afu-Ra | Life Force Radio | |
| "Bebop (live at the Rooftop)" | 2003 | Charlie Park | Bird Up (Charlie Parker Remix Project)[20] |
| "Burn Bridges" | 9th Prince | Granddaddy Flow | |
| "Tribute to the 5th Brother" | |||
| "Da Great Siege" | Mathematics | Love, Hell or Right | |
| "Neckbone" | Rockin' Da North, Cilvaringz, Elastinen, Ganz, Joniveli | Star Warz | |
| "You Must Be Dreaming" | Diaz, Baretta Nine | Velkommen Hjem Andres | |
| "Can You Deal with That?" | I:Cube | 3 | |
| "What You Niggas Looking at Me 4" | 2004 | Black Knights | Every Night Is a Black Knight |
| "School" | Masta Killa | No Said Date | |
| "Old Man" | Masta Killa, Ol' Dirty Bastard | ||
| "Digi Warfare" | Masta Killa, U-God | ||
| "Intro" | Method Man | Tical 0: The Prequel | |
| "A Day in the Life" | Handsome Boy Modeling School, AG, The Mars Volta | White People | |
| "Fatal" | — | Blade: Trinity (soundtrack) | |
| "Daywalker" | Ramin Djawadi | ||
| "Head Rush" | Pete Rock, GZA | Soul Survivor II | |
| "The Sun" | 2005 | Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Slick Rick | Put It on the Line |
| "Strawberries & Cream" | Mathematics, Allah Real, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah | The Problem | |
| "I Love You" | Thea | Derailed (soundtrack) | |
| "All in Together Now" | GZA, DJ Muggs | Grandmasters | |
| "Advanced Pawns" | GZA, DJ Muggs, Raekwon, Sen Dog | ||
| "Biochemical Equation" | MF Doom | Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture | |
| "Unleash Me" | Prodigal Sunn & Christbearer | Unleashed (Soundtrack) | |
| "Intro" | Sway & King Tech | Back 2 Basics | |
| "Deep Space" | 2006 | Lord Jamar | The 5% Album |
| "Iron God Chamber" | Masta Killa, U-God, Method Man | Made in Brooklyn | |
| "Presidential MC" | Method Man, Raekwon | 4:21... The Day After | |
| "4:20" | Method Man, Streetlife, Carlton Fisk | ||
| "In the Name of Allah" | 2007 | Cilvaringz, Masta Killa, Killah Priest, Shabazz The Disciple | I |
| "Wu-Tang Martial Expert" | Cilvaringz | ||
| "The Weeping Tiger" | Cilvaringz, Raekwon, Senna | ||
| "Afro Theme" | — | Afro Samurai: The Album | |
| "Take Sword Pt. 1" | Berretta 9 | ||
| "Fury in My Eyes/Revenge" | Thea Van Seijen | ||
| "Now That I'm Free" | Outlines | Now That I'm Free / This World | |
| "This Thing" | 2008 | La the Darkman, Method Man | Return of the Darkman |
| "Wu World Order" | La the Darkman | ||
| "If I Had a Gun" | Brooklyn Zu, Monk | Chamber #9, Verse 32 | |
| "Don't Feel Bad" | Styles of Beyond | Reseda Beach | |
| "Pencil" | GZA, Masta Killa | Pro Tools | |
| "Life Is a Movie" | GZA | ||
| "Heaven" | George Clinton | George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love | |
| "Wrath of the Lamb" | Shabazz the Disciple, B9 | The Becoming of the Disciple | |
| "Blood Thicker Than Mud" | 2009 | Reverend William Burk, Sly Stone, Stone Mecca | The RZA Presents: Afro Samurai Resurrection OST |
| "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 Hatch | The Spirit of Apollo | |
| "Electric Flowers" | Nina Persson | ||
| "Evil Deeds" | Ghostface Killah, Havoc | Wu-Tang Chamber Music | |
| "NYC Crack" | Thea van Seine | ||
| "Intermission" | DJ Muggs, B-Real, Planet Asia | Intermission | |
| "Dollaz & Sense" | The Black Keys, Pharoahe Monch | Blakroc | |
| "Tellin’ Me Things" | The Black Keys | ||
| "Smoke Like a Fire" | 2010 | Bliss n Eso | Running on Air |
| "Money Comes First"[21] | Masta Killa | MK Presents: The Next Chamber | |
| "One Two, Here's What We Gon' Do" | KRS-One, True Master | Meta-Historical | |
| "War Zone (Remix)"[22] | Sunz of Man, prodigal Sunn, Timbo King, La the Darkman | Remarkable Timing | |
| "Ghetto Serenade" | Tekitha | The Prelude | |
| "So Appalled" | Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Jay-Z, Pusha T, Cyhi the Prynce | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | |
| "Carry It" | 2011 | Travis Barker, Raekwon | Give the Drummer Some |
| "Start the Show" | Raekwon, Jimi Kendrix | Legendary Weapons | |
| "225 Rounds" | U-God, Cappadonna, Bronze Nazareth | ||
| "Only the Rugged Survive" | — | ||
| "Robbery (Revelations Remix)" | Reverend William Burk | ||
| "3 Degrees" | M-80, Solomon Childs | Taking Back What's Mine | |
| "Fresh from the Morgue" | Bronze Nazareth | School for the Blindman | |
| "Carpet Burns" | |||
| "The Fellowship" | |||
| "Scot Free" | |||
| "Different Time Zones"[23] | 2012 | Wu-Block, Inspectah Deck | Wu Block |
| "American Royalty" | Childish Gambino, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble | Royalty | |
| "Baddest Man Alive" | Black Keys | The Man with the Iron Fists (soundtrack) | |
| "Just Blowin' in the Wind" | Flatbush Zombies | ||
| "thewaitaround"[24] | thenewno2 | thefearofmissingout | |
| "Beez" | 2013 | Kid Cudi | Indicud |
| "Take a Fall for Me" | James Blake | Overgrown | |
| "Drift" | Blake Perlman, Ramin Djawadi | Pacific Rim (soundtrack) | |
| Energy Work" | Killah Priest | The Psychic World of Walter Reed | |
| "Packets in den Boots" | Genetikk | D.N.A | |
| "Molasses"[25] | Earl Sweatshirt | Doris | |
| "Unorthodox" | Tony Touch, JD Era, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah | The Piece Maker 3: Return of the 50 MCs | |
| "CPU" | 2015 | Raury | All We Need |
| "Return of the Savage" | Ghostface Killah, Raekwon | Twelve Reasons to Die II | |
| "Death's Invitation (Interlude)" | Ghostface Killah | ||
| "Let the Record Spin (Interlude)" | |||
| "Life's a Rebirth" | |||
| "Constant Elevation" | 2016 | Ras Kass | Intellectual Property 2 |
| "Puppet Master" | KXNG CROOKED, KinG!, The Observer | Good vs. Evil | |
| "Numeric" | 2017 | Strick | risk=reward |
| "Let's Begin" | 2018 | Jon Bellion, Roc Marciano, B. Keys, Travis Mendez | Glory Sound Prep |
| "Godbody (Pt. 2)" | Joey Purp | Quarterthing | |
| "Lead Poisoning" | Tom Morello, GZA, HeRobust | The Atlas Underground | |
| "Tomorrow"[26] | Jerome Hadey | Never for Money | |
| "Like Children in Candy Stores"[27] | 2019 | JHADEY | |
| "Rapapapa"[28] | Rich Brian | The Sailor | |
| "Standing on the Frontline" | Rev. Willy Burke, Weather Park | Thriller (Soundtrack) | |
| "On That Shit Again" | Ghostface Killah | Of Mics and Men | |
| "Do the Same As My Bother Do" | — | ||
| "Of Mics and Men" | Cappadonna, Masta Killa | ||
| "Fighting for Equality" | 2020 | Ghostface Killah | Cut Throat City (soundtrack) |
| "Breathe (Re-Amp)"[29] | 2021 | The Prodigy | F9 (soundtrack) |
| "Porta One" | 2022 | Logic | Vinyl Days |
| “Cruisin’ Through the Universe” | 2023 | College Park | |
| "12 Jewels" | Burna Boy | I Told Them... | |
| "Survive the Night"[30] | 2024 | Lin-Manuel Miranda, Eisa Davis, Chris Rivers, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah, Nas | Warriors |
Music Videos (Featured)
| Song | Year | Artist | Album |
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| No Hook | 1994 | Shaquille O'Neal, Method Man | Shaq-Fu: Da Return |
| Where Ya At | 1995 | numerous | One Million Strong |
| Liquid Swords | GZA | Liquid Swords | |
| 4th Chamber | GZA, Killah Priest, Ghostface KIllah | ||
| Third World | 1997 | Soul Assassins, GXA | DJ Muggs Presents |
| Cake | 1999 | Kool G Rap | Ghost Dog (soundtrack) |
| The Anthem | Sway & King Tech | This or That | |
| It's Not a Game | 2000 | American Cream Team, Raekwon | Black & White (soundtrack) |
| You Must Be Dreaming | 2003 | Diaz, Beretta 9 | Velkommen Hjem Andres |
| Old Man | 2004 | Masta Killa | No Said Date |
| Way Down | 2009 | N.A.S.A. | The Spirit of Apollo |
| Carry It | 2010 | Travis Barker, Raekwon | Give the Drummer Some |
See also
References
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- ^ "RZA Chart History: Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 241.
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- ^ "iTunes – Music – Digi Snacks (Bonus Track Version) by RZA As Bobby Digital". iTunes. June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Gravediggaz Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
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- ^ "Gravediggaz Chart History: Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "RZA Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- "Gravediggaz Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "RZA Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- "Gravediggaz Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "RZA Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- "Gravediggaz Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (December 10, 2021). "RZA Enlists Flatbush Zombies for Dark New Song 'Plug Addicts'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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