The RZA Presents: Afro Samurai OST
Encyclopedia
Afro Samurai OST is the soundtrack of the television series Afro Samurai
. The album was produced by RZA
of the Wu Tang Clan, and features big names such as Big Daddy Kane
, Talib Kweli
, Q-Tip
, and GZA
. Featuring the historic collaboration between Big Daddy Kane
& GZA
– "Cameo Afro
," this album received great and positive reviews from many websites and magazines.
On February 1, 2007 RZA
was interviewed on the Late Show on CBS
and performed the song "Fury in My Eyes/Revenge" featuring Thea
.
Afro Samurai
, also written AFRO SAMURAI, is a Japanese seinen dōjinshi manga series written and illustrated by manga artist Takashi Okazaki. It was originally serialized irregularly in the avant-garde dōjinshi manga magazine Nou Nou Hau from September 1999 to May 2000...
. The album was produced by RZA
RZA
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA , is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, emcee, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in Hip Hop, RZA is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost...
of the Wu Tang Clan, and features big names such as Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane
Antonio Hardy better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MC's in Hip Hop...
, Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...
, Q-Tip
Q-Tip (rapper)
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest...
, and GZA
GZA
Gary Grice , better known by his stage names GZA and The Genius, is an American hip hop artist and founding member of the seminal hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan. He has also appeared on his fellow clan members' solo projects and has maintained a successful solo career...
. Featuring the historic collaboration between Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane
Antonio Hardy better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MC's in Hip Hop...
& GZA
GZA
Gary Grice , better known by his stage names GZA and The Genius, is an American hip hop artist and founding member of the seminal hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan. He has also appeared on his fellow clan members' solo projects and has maintained a successful solo career...
– "Cameo Afro
Cameo Afro
"Cameo Afro" is a single by Big Daddy Kane, GZA & Suga Bang Bang from the The RZA Presents: Afro Samurai OST.It is the first time that Big Daddy Kane & GZA have worked in the same studio after they were members of...
," this album received great and positive reviews from many websites and magazines.
On February 1, 2007 RZA
RZA
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA , is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, emcee, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in Hip Hop, RZA is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost...
was interviewed on the Late Show on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
and performed the song "Fury in My Eyes/Revenge" featuring Thea
Thea
Thea may refer to:* Thea , the annual award from the Themed Entertainment Association* Thea , a 1993 television series starring Thea Vidale and Brandy Norwood* THEA , a test similar to the ACT and SAT...
.
Track listing
All songs produced by The RZA, except track 6 and 7, which were produced by Tru James and track 15 produced by M1Dead Prez
Dead Prez stylized as dead prez is a hip hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, formed in 1996 in New York City, New York. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice and Pan-Africanism...
- Afro Theme
- Afro Intro
- Certified Samurai (Featuring Talib Kweli, Lil Free & Suga Bang)
- Just a Lil Dude "Who Dat Ovah There" (Featuring Q-Tip & Free Murder)
- Afro's Father Fight
- Oh (Performed by Stone Mecca)
- The Walk (Performed by Stone Mecca)
- Bazooka Fight I
- Who Is Tha Man? (Featuring Reverend William Burke)
- Ninjaman
- Cameo Afro (Featuring Big Daddy Kane, GZA & Suga Bang)
- Tears of a Samurai
- Take Sword Pt. I (Featuring Berretta 9)
- The Empty 7 Theme
- Baby (Performed by Maurice)
- Take Sword Pt. II (Featuring 60 Second Assassin & True Master)
- Bazooka Fight II
- Fury in My Eyes/Revenge (Featuring Thea Van Seijen)
- Afro Samurai Theme (First Movement)
- Afro Samurai Theme (Second Movement)
- Insomnia (Bobby Digital Bonus Track, produced by J-Love)
- So Fly (Bobby Digital Bonus Track, featuring Division)
- We All We Got (Bobby Digital Bonus Track, featuring Black Knights)
- Glorious Day (Featuring Dexter Wiggles)
- Series Outro