Wu-Tang’s Rza On Kung Fu, Favorite MCs, BLM And COVID Creativity | Mavericks With Ari Melber

RZA, the legendary producer, rapper and founding leader of Wu-Tang Clan, discusses his evolving approach to music and film, what people can learn from the coronavirus pandemic, why hip hop was decades ahead of the new reckoning over race and policing in America, his favorite rappers and who he is listening to now in this new installment of “Mavericks with Ari Melber,” a series of interviews with artists, musicians and cultural icons. Warning, this video contains some adult language. Aired on 10/27/2020.
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33 comments

    1. @Renee Baptiste actually he is, I grew up in Seattle and am in 206zulu. this guy never once popped up at any time throughout the hip Hop scene despite being born the same year as myself. I grew up in the central district and this guy ari grew up in snooty white magnolia and went to an exclusive private school. I dropped out of school initially, ended up at middle college, and kicked it at Garfield and Nova. where was Ari melber? LOL definitely not in the hood. he was up at a private school, never once hopped in one of our street ciphers or built at the seattle central community college with any of us activists. so please, do yourself a favor and know that of which you speak. Ari melber is a propaganda tool pumped out by msnbc.

    2. @pugetwitch you’re weak as i am for justifiably judging you, weak. guy like you can do without friends in god places, eh, because you’re hurt and whine about it; read your story of glory. figure it out, be well, ace

    1. Amazing interview Ari! Love your knowledge of the culture and how you present our legends to your audience. Thank you

    1. @Dan M – Trump is the exact opposite of freedom and you need to stop trolling. are you getting paid to be against your nation?

    2. Economic security from someone that declared bankruptcy how many times 6 or 7? hehehe . Once is too many times

    3. #demilitarizeOURpolice = TRUMP POLICE VIOLENCE; DJT is ALT-RIGHT LICENSE; TRUMP CALL’S BLACKS the “N-WORD,”mary trump; trump’s shithole countries; #TRUMPVIRUSECONOMY OF DENIALS & DELAYS; #TRUMPFENCEDoffWHITEHOUSEofFEAR
      OK, IF YOU HAVE wealth to buy trump people off in putin-russia-trumpERICA.

    4. i could write for hours on #25kLIESofTRUMP,
      documented lies,
      THE BIBLE SAY’S, LIES ARE “SATANIC’ and AGAINST GOD.

  1. This interview was awesome, inspiring and insightful. It’s funny how he eludes to kung fu shows/movies as his inspiration bc that’s definitely me since a kid and I’m grown woman. I love my Asian dramas I learn alot from them. If you’re spiritual you’ll find a lot of spiritual revelations from these shows/movies.

  2. Joe and the Biden family doing deals with Chinese WHILE HE IS VP and MSNBC not only doesn’t tell you about it, they want you to focus on some empty checking account Trump had in China 6-7 YEARS AGO!!!

    1. Biden isn’t the VP and nobody cares about your conspiracy theory propaganda. Go blab that garbage on some fox news videos where the rest of your sheep herd is at.

  3. Interesting to note how I’ve always been in receiving of BDP as roots to the Wu…but Rza notes not KRS inspiration.I woulda thought.

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