THE RZA
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so my man, the rza, is talking about all sorts of crazy shit, like how his idea for the Wu started in a porn theater that was showing old kung fu movies. and about his spiritual journey, and how he needs to meditate every day.
but one thing he said, that i thought would be pertinent to this class, was that the reason he, and the rest of the clan, embodied eastern culture and philosophy, was because of the positive message of these old kung fu movies. rza was sayin that he didn't have many positive black role models to look up to on tv. "mostly slaves and whatnot" was i think his phrasing. so they took another culture, one that still strayed from popular culture, and chose to model themselves after the positive message of of eastern movies and the tao te jing.
and NOW, the wu theyselves are positive role models for young people. well, kind of. they've cleaned up their act for the most part, and their rhyming is off the hook. good enough for me. and NPR!