{"id":107518,"date":"2016-06-27T11:14:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T09:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=107518"},"modified":"2016-06-27T11:14:49","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T09:14:49","slug":"wu-tang-member-rza-creating-video-game-based-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wu-tang-member-rza-creating-video-game-based-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Wu-Tang Member RZA Creating Video Game Based Album"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RZa\"<\/p>\n

Inspired by the sounds of Atari game music and driven by his passion towards gaming rapper RZA has decided to create an album. The Wu- Tang Clan rapper has joined forces with the firm\u2019s bosses to develop original tracks influenced by many of the video game pioneer\u2019s titles, which include Pac-Man, Pong, Centipede and Asteroids.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so excited to work on these iconic games to deliver what I believe will be one of my best albums,\u201d RZA said in a statement sent to Billboard. \u201cI am going to invite some of my friends to join me and it will be Game On with the first beat!\u201d
\nThe project marks the second time the actor\/director\/producer has collaborated with Atari executives \u2013 in 2006, he did a voice over for their game \u201cGetting Up: Contents Under Pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fred Chesnais, CEO of Atari,spoke about they`r previous work together and upcoming work aswell :
\n\u201cWe are thrilled to partner with RZA, one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time,\u201d added Fred Chesnais, CEO of Atari. \u201cRZA is a multi-talented artist and soundtrack virtuoso and we cannot wait to hear the new tracks he creates based on Atari\u2019s iconic video game sounds and music.\u201d<\/p>\n

RZA and Chesnais will be the ones to produce the album, along with Stephen Belafonte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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