RZA inspired by John Frusciante to do music for free (wasnt paid for BlakRoc)

[Ghost In The 'Lac]

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/162...1201/rza.jhtml

^Video in the link.

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Beats by RZA for free? What's the catch? The super-producer has come a long way from charging 20 G's a session.


"Musically, I got a friend of mine that's given me a big musical lesson," RZA explained to us recently in NYC. "His name is John Frusciante from the [Red Hot] Chili Peppers. He said to me that he doesn't make music no more for profit or people. Those that like it, love it or don't love it — he doesn't worry about the critics. He has enough financial security that he doesn't have to never sell music again. I don't have the same security, because I got so many family members. I'm never gonna be rich enough."




Still, with money coming from Hollywood, books and other ventures, the rap legend is letting the music flow freely, making dozens of records in 2009 just for his own enjoyment.


"I go to [Frusciante's] house a lot and make music with him," RZA said. "We just make music. I've made 100 songs this year, and probably nobody won't hear them but us who made it. It feels good, yo. It feels good to do it with no strings attached. Not having to worry about if somebody is gonna criticize it, if it's gonna sell. I'm past that. That's a great place to be. I did a project recently with Damon Dash, the BlakRoc project with the Black Keys. He said, 'RZA, if you in town, come by the studio and hang out. I got a few guys that like you. Maybe y'all can do some music together.' I went through, we had a good vibe, did a little smoking. We just did music. It's coming out. I don't know who got paid, who did what. I got nothing. It's nothing for me. It's an expression of art. It feels good to do it that way. That's how we started out."

[whitey]

thats whats up.

the problem with to many rappers these days is they wanna get paid off it. obviously you should be getting paid for your work, but the problem is that if its something you love you do it because you love it. i play soccer because i enjoy it, not because im getting paid. sure id like to get paid, but in the end thats not why i do it. nice that rza is at the point in his life/career where he can take a step back.

[GhettoGnom]

Word..

He should leak the unheard tracks though

[food for thought]

thats watsup.

better music ahead.

[Frank Sobotka]

So that's how game got a rza beat.

[Monkdude]

rza can do this because hes the richest wu tang member, and im going to guess by far. that said, good for him

[Leo Angel]

rza can do this because hes the richest wu tang member, and im going to guess by far. that said, good for him

what about Method Man? at least three platinum records (Tical, Tical 2000 and Blackout!), plus some acting among other factors

[Wu Tang Pea x]

rza best leak these

[Ghost In The 'Lac]

^
yeah its like well you may aswell just leak them now anyway if you didnt make them for anything

just leak em, serve the fiends

[grt05]

He won't leak them.

[Sir Artsdradamus]

i play soccer because i enjoy it, not because im getting paid.

you play soccer because you're a fag





Rza mentioned before that he gave big pun the tres leches beat for free. later on fat joe revealed that pun had to pay rza 30 g's cash in a brown paper bag. so who knows whether or not to believe rza here.

[Ghost In The 'Lac]

^sources?

[DNasteee]

I'd like to know where Pun found a Brown Paper bag in the Bronx that held 30G's cash......

[claaa7]

^sources?

it was in XXL's "The Making of Capital Punishment" article.. it's on google somewhere, great article. also check out XXL's making of "The Blueprint", "Illmatic", "Ready to Die", "Life After Death" and of course 'OB4CL' if you haven't already.

[Wu_Seek3r]

IF this is true

I respect him for doing it and haveing love for music like that
This guy amazes me every month or so lol