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Digi Snacks (2008)
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Digi Snacks was first titled Digi Snax, but the name was changed before the album came out.
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Overview
- Digi Snacks: fourth solo studio album by American rapper and producer RZA
- Third album released under his Bobby Digital alias
- Continues the story from the earlier album Digital Bullet
- Released June 24, 2008 on Wu Music Group and Koch Records
Background
- RZA said the world was not in a digital format in 1998
- He called the album a relaunch of the Bobby Digital character for the digital era
- The title is explained as a snack pack of Bobby Digital's world
- Content covers music and sound as well as comic, sci-fi, and blaxploitation backgrounds
- Artwork shows Bobby in a large king's chair, with the villains Raven, Hawk, Eagle, and Crane
- The four birds of prey are described as Bobby Digital's lifelong nemesis
- RZA said he was planning a comic book and a video game
Recording
- David Banner contributed production on 'Straight Up the Block'
- That track was suggested to be the album's second single
- Production also came from Panauh Kalayeh and King Tech
- Wu-Tang Clan-affiliated funk/soul group Stone Mecca provided live instrumentation
- Stone Mecca also backed RZA on a June-July US tour that accompanied the release
- That tour included surprise appearances by Wu-Tang members and affiliates
- The first single 'You Can't Stop Me Now' features Inspectah Deck
- Discogs credits list Panauh Kalayeh among the mixing credits on several tracks
Cover
- Cover design by Gary Alford
- A brief comic is included within the sleeves
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com
Tracklist
| 1 | Digi Snacks (intro) | 2:07 |
| 2 | Long Time Coming | 4:11 |
| 3 | You Can't Stop Me Now | 4:09 |
| 4 | Straight Up the Block | 3:01 |
| 5 | Booby Trap | 3:40 |
| 6 | Try Ya Ya Ya | 3:32 |
| 7 | Good Night | 5:04 |
| 8 | No Regrets | 3:01 |
| 9 | Money Don't Own Me | 4:52 |
| 10 | Creep | 4:44 |
| 11 | Drama | 5:00 |
| 12 | Up Again | 6:19 |
| 13 | Put Your Guns Down | 3:34 |
| 14 | Love Is Digi, Part II | 2:47 |
| 15 | O Day | 4:00 |
| 16 | Don't Be Afraid | 4:04 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- RZA (born Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, July 5, 1969, Brownsville, Brooklyn) is an American rapper, record producer, composer, actor, and filmmaker.
- Formed Wu-Tang Clan in 1992 with his cousins and childhood friends, choosing the name RZA from a fan-given nickname and his graffiti tag.
- Wu-Tang Clan's debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) was released in November 1993.
Members
- Known alter egos include Prince Rakeem, Bobby Digital, the RZArector (in Gravediggaz), and the Scientist.
- Founding member of the horrorcore group Gravediggaz, performing as the RZArector.
Career
- Acted as de facto leader and main producer of Wu-Tang Clan, known for soul sample chopping, sparse beats, and cinematic elements.
- Composed scores for Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004).
- Directed The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) and Love Beats Rhymes (2017).
- Served as executive producer on Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019–2023), receiving a Primetime Emmy nomination for its main title theme.
- Appeared in American Gangster (2007), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), and the series Californication.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- RZA described the album to Billboard.com in his own words
- He called it simply fun hip-hop
- He said it blends reality, fiction, sci-fi, and martial arts
- The album extends the Bobby Digital story begun on Digital Bullet
- It was released on June 24, 2008 through Wu Music Group and Koch Records
Records
- Top Independent Albums chart: number 13
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart: number 29
- Billboard 200: number 111
- These chart positions are listed in the French-language article on the album
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The album was originally titled Digi Snax, and the title was changed before release.
- The album is licensed and distributed in Scandinavia by Pope.
- The Italian track listing shows 'Up Again' featuring John Frusciante, Beretta 9, Rev William Burk, George Clinton and El DeBarge.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · it.wikipedia.org