RZA Praises André 3000's Flute Album, Says Hip Hop Doesn't Need Saving

[Jet Set]

https://www.tmz.com/2023/11/28/rza-p...t-need-saving/

RZA is not only putting his stamp of approval on André 3000's flute-led album ... he's about to get back into instrumental mode himself!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the Wu-Tang Clan legend Monday in NYC, and right off the bat we discussed his little namesake. RZA's sending blessings to A$AP Rocky and Rihanna for naming their first-born son after him.


He tells us he's yet to meet the tyke but sends nothing but love and light in Rocky and Rihanna's direction. Bong, bong!!!



Switching gears, we got RZA's elder stateman take on André's "New Blue Sun" project ... the debut solo album from the Outkast rapper, featuring no rapping!!!



The album made history this week ... its 12-minute opening track is now the longest song to ever hit the Billboard Hot 100 and even inspired Lupe Fiasco to create new raps over the music.

Joe Budden recently discouraged Lupe from doing such a thing -- and RZA, too, seems to love Andre's album just as it is. He says 'New Blue' had him zoned out, and doing the dishes ... much to his wife's appreciation!!!
RZA also disagrees with the ongoing narrative that hip hop needs to be saved ... he tells us the genre is evolving and we'll all see when he delivers his next instrumental album!!!

[ForensikZ]

Finally.

i cant wait for that tbh. Great news.

[Jet Set]

You can only wonder what it will be like, if he takes 3 stacks as a reference point. He could do the whole score thing, or go meditation tea time again. Or whatever he did on Pit Of Snakes. Would be nice to see some kind of output like that.

[josborne3680]

All set. Peace

[ForensikZ]

You can only wonder what it will be like, if he takes 3 stacks as a reference point. He could do the whole score thing, or go meditation tea time again. Or whatever he did on Pit Of Snakes. Would be nice to see some kind of output like that.

Yea hopefully it isnt like that spoken word meditation album

[hiphopjunky]

Off topic but the few tracks off the the Andre 3000 I listened to were dope. If RZA did a peaceful instrumental album I might be in to it

I'm not sure I'd be able to take him seriously in a meditation capacity...but I have been meditating lately so maybe I'll finally check that project out lol

[Sky Blue Bally Kid]

A Better Tomorrow PT.II - The Panpipe Chamber

[Cilvaringz]

Bally Kid is on fire.

[David Daniel Davis]

Andre' and Rza collaborating would be dope.