RZA

As Raekwon hit up a string of release shows for last year's 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2,' he had a special performance at New York City's S.O.B.s venue with iconic hip-hop forefather Kool Herc in tow. After the show, All Hip-Hop and Jump Off TV were backstage to catch the rappers reminiscing about the late great Ol' Dirty Bastard...

The RZA recently talked about a painting he did for a California art gallery, which depicts Washington Crossing the Delaware, with the RZA standing with his foot on the stern of the boat, in GW's stead. "A guy in New York sold a portrait of me that he painted at an art gallery for $10,000...

After a 2009 that included a high-profile collaboration with Jay-Z and Kanye West, the release of a new album and a catalog of racy photo shoots and performances, word has it that Rihanna is branching out into the world of film. According to the Daily Mirror, Princess RiRi has landed a new, provocative role alongside Samuel L ...

Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, RZA, Swizz Beatz, the Game, Beanie Seigel -- this may sound like a list for the 2010 Hip-Hop Summit, but it's not. It's actually a preliminary list of guests for Travis Barker's first solo album. "I'm not signing or being an MC or anything," the former Blink-182 drummer tells Spinner...

RZA is a master of most things, but he's quickly adding the visual arts to his list of Abbot-like activities. Before we hit 2010, he was teasing fans with a new project that somehow referenced Emanuel Leutze's classic 1851 'George Washington Crossing the Delaware' painting...

While rappers paint mental pictures of personal stories through lyrics, there is no better way to visualize their concepts than through an album cover. Remember the masked gang pictured on Wu-Tang Clan's debut album, 'Enter the Wu (36 Chambers)'...

Ever since RZA scored Jim Jarmusch's samurai-meets-gangster flick 'Ghost Dog:The Way of the Samurai,' the Wu-Tang producer has maintained a strong presence in the film industry. He's provided soundtrack work for many movies -- most notably Quentin Tarantino's three-part 'Kill Bill' series -- and scored some high-profile acting roles recently...

Legendary Wu-Tang producer/rapper RZA has announced plans to unveil a conceptual art project on Jan. 1. The piece is entitled 'Victory or Death,' and is a "reworking of history onto massive canvas that focuses on the concept of hearing the call and revolution in an inspiring and provocative way," according to RZA...

While Wu-Tang producer and spiritual leader the RZA is known for his shrewd contract negotiations and consequently been involved in several recent financial disputes with fellow Wu members U-God and Ghostface, he's ultimately not in it for the money, after all...

Comic book culture Web site Comics Alliance put up a great piece on the long-standing relationship between rap and comics. It's no secret that everyone from the Wu-Tang Clan and DOOM to blockbuster artists like Jay-Z and 50 Cent have often name checked and compared their rhyme prowess to having otherworldly powers...