{"id":102434,"date":"2016-03-03T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=102434"},"modified":"2016-03-03T17:00:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T16:00:26","slug":"video-rza-interview-with-the-red-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-rza-interview-with-the-red-bulletin\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: RZA Interview With The Red Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/sharevideo.redbull.com\/secure\/?secureConnections=true&#038;isRTL=false&#038;secureHTMLConnections=true&#038;closedCaptionsHover=Subtitles&#038;bctid=4774514897001&#038;smallLogoColor=http:\/\/downloads.redbull.com\/brightcove\/playerconfig\/3492549862001\/bcLogoColorSmall.png&#038;jumpHover=Jump backwards&#038;startTime=1457002015765&#038;bgcolor=#000000&#038;relatedcontent=true,true&#038;socialHover=Share or embed&#038;bcpid=3492549862001&#038;link=http:\/\/www.redbulletin.com&#038;logoHover=watch on redbulletin.com&#038;bckey=AQ~~,AAADJ5ulO2k~,-j5YQzV6tiDx9VqcoHfH0P22aUuQ2k-o&#038;playIcon=iconB&#038;smallLogoMonochrome=http:\/\/downloads.redbull.com\/brightcove\/playerconfig\/3492549862001\/bcLogoMono.png&#038;isVid=true&#038;qualityHover=Change quality&#038;isUI=true&#038;autoStart=false&#038;dynamicStreaming=true&#038;bigLogo=http:\/\/downloads.redbull.com\/brightcove\/skin\/cornerbug\/no_cornerbug.png&#038;onsiteSettings=false,false,false,true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert Fitzgerald \u201cRZA\u201d Diggs<\/strong> does whatever it takes to finish an artistic endeavor. To that end, the 46-year-old producer, rapper, author, actor, screenwriter and director from Staten Island has at times been a dictator. He masterminded the <strong>Wu-Tang Clan<\/strong>, one of the most successful\u2014and with nine members, one of the largest\u2014rap groups in history, by convincing other alpha males to suppress their egos, trust his vision and fall in line behind him.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video above and read the excellent interview as he explains how his creative evolution led him to a greater success via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbulletin.com\/us\/us\/culture\/wu-tang-clan-producer-rzas-rise-to-fame\" target=\"_blank\">redbulletin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"102464\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-rza-interview-with-the-red-bulletin\/rza\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rza.jpg?fit=2120%2C1414&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2120,1414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rza\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rza.jpg?fit=540%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rza.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rza.jpg?fit=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"rza\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rza.jpg?resize=540%2C360&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rza.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rza.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rza.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rza.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Fitzgerald \u201cRZA\u201d Diggs does whatever it takes to finish an artistic endeavor. 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