Birth of a Prince

Infobox Album | Name = Birth of a Prince
Type = Album
Artist = RZA


Released = October 7, 2003
Recorded = Jun 2003–Sep 2003
Genre = Hip hop
Length =
Label = Wu/Sanctuary Urban/BMG Records
Producer = The RZA
Bronze Nazareth
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:myfqoaeawijr link]
*"Austin Chronicle" Rating|3|5 [http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2003-10-31/music_phases3.html 10/31/2003]
*"Blender" Rating|3|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=1489 link]
*Dotmusic rating-10|7 [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/31516.html link]
*"Dusted" (Mixed) [http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/804 12/4/2003]
*Pitchfork (3.1/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21451/RZA_Birth_of_a_Prince 11/5/2003]
*Playlouder Rating|5|5 [http://www.playlouder.com/review/+thecure/ 10/30/2003]
*PopMatters (Mixed) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/r/rza-birth.shtml 12/19/2003]
*RapReviews rating-10|7 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2003_10_birthprince.html 10/7/2003]
*"Stylus" (F) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1397 10/15/2003]
*"Village Voice" (Positive) [http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0345,kim,48355,22.html 11/3/2003]
Last album = Kill Bill Volume 1 (soundtrack)
(2003)
This album = "Birth of a Prince"
(2003)
Next album =
(2007)

"Birth of a Prince" is the third album from American hip hop musician RZA, the main producer of the Wu-Tang Clan. It was released on October 7, 2003. Unlike his other albums, Birth of a Prince, is not a Bobby Digital album. Some fans often find this misleading, believing that he records solo albums only under the Bobby Digital alias.

Chart information

The album's performance on various music charts are as follows:
*Billboard Magazine's "The Billboard 200": #49
*Billboard Magazine's "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums": #20

Track listing

All tracks produced by the RZA unless otherwise stated

# "Bob 'n I"
#* Producer: Choco
# "The Grunge"
# "We Pop"
#* featuring ODB & CCF Division
#* Producer: Megahertz
#* same CD track contains a second unlisted song, "Hood Rats," featuring Erica Bryant
# "Grits"
#* featuring Allah Real & Masta Killa
# "Fast Cars"
#* featuring Ghostface Killah & Erica Bryant
#* Producer: True Master
# "Chi Kung"
#* featuring Cilvaringz & Featherz
#* Producer: Barracuda
# "You'll Never Know"
#* featuring Cilvaringz
# "Drink, Smoke + Fuck"
# "The Whistle"
#* featuring Prodigal Sunn
# "The Drop Off"
# "Wherever I Go"
#* featuring Allah Real & CCF Division
# "Koto Chotan"
#* featuring Masta Killa & Tash Mahogany
# "A Day to God is 1,000 Years"
#* Producer: Bronze Nazareth
# "Cherry Range"
#* featuring Xavier Naidoo
# "The Birth"
#* Producer: Bronze Nazareth
# "See the Joy"

ingles and Videos

Singles and videos were made and released for "We Pop" "Grits" and "Chi Kung"