Serving as a soundtrack to an unreleased blaxploitation martial arts film by RZA titled Bobby Digital: The Digital Bullet, the project featured a new experimental sound that was not like the usual.
- Digi Snacks is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper and a producer RZA; the third album under his Bobby Digital alias. Continuing the story from Digital Bullet, the album was released, on June 24, 2008 on Koch Records.
- AllMusic Review by Dan LeRoy [+] Digital Bullet is RZA's second album under his latest alias, as Bobby Digital. It's no shock that he brought Bobby back; the first Digital outing, Bobby Digital in Stereo, was a high mark in the Wu Tang Clan producer's prolific career. What is a bit surprising is the sound of this effort.
| Bobby Digital in Stereo | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 24, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 67:57 | |||
| Label | Gee Street, V2, BMG Records | |||
| Producer | RZA, Inspectah Deck, King Tech | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| NME | [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (2.9/10)[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| The Source | [6] |
| Stylus | (favorable)[7] |
Bobby Digital in Stereo is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer RZA. It was released on November 24, 1998, and was certified Gold on February 5, 1999, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It is a well-received experimental album that is based on a story featuring him rhyming as a hedonistic, fun-loving alter-ego named Bobby Digital and showcasing a unique keyboard-driven sound (rather than samples) that the RZA called digital orchestra, receiving mostly positive, though somewhat mixed, reviews.
- 2Music
Background[edit]
He explained the origins of Bobby Digital, saying:
| “ | It came from a really good bag of weed one day, right? I was in my studio. My birth name is Bobby Diggs. So at the time, creatively, I felt like I was in a digital frame. I felt like I was in high-speed, where everything was digital, in numbers, mathematics. I said to myself at the same time that as Bobby Digital, I could use a character to describe some of the earlier days of my own life. Partying, bullshitting, going crazy, chasing women, taking drugs. At the same time, I would mix in my love for comic books. It was a mixture of fiction and reality together to make a character I thought would be entertaining, and I could utilize that character to get fans into me as an MC, as a lyricist, and also following the path of my life. It's like pre-RZA. It's what The RZA struggles not to be, in a way, you know what I mean?[8] | ” |
Music[edit]
Lyrical content[edit]
On the pseudonym and character of Bobby Digital, which dominated the album's lyrics, RZA later stated:
I had to live in a way that I don't really live..I got to dip my weed in honey, and I had mad bitches around me. I probably fucked with 50 bitches this year..women are queens. But if they don't know that themselves, Bobby will prey on them. He'll treat them like bitches if they don't realize that they're queens. I had to get Bobby out of me, or else I'd be emotionally unbalanced. Bobby Digital is just me feeling my nuts. RZA is my heart.[9]
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Production[edit]
The sound of the album is largely keyboard-driven, but there are still samples. Need for speed underground 2 soundtrack. On the sound of Bobby Digital, RZA stated:
I learned how to play chords and progress the chords—I got together at least 16 or 17 different keyboards for this album. I always liked orchestras and strings, so I composed a digital orchestra.[10]
Track listing[edit]
- All tracks produced by RZA, except tracks 5 and 6 produced by King Tech, and track 14 produced by Inspectah Deck
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Intro' | 0:37 |
| 2. | 'B.O.B.B.Y.' | 5:23 |
| 3. | 'Unspoken Word' | 4:44 |
| 4. | 'Slow-Grind African' | 1:02 |
| 5. | 'Airwaves' | 1:47 |
| 6. | 'Love Jones' (featuring Angel Cake) | 4:31 |
| 7. | 'N.Y.C. Everything' (featuring Method Man) | 4:17 |
| 8. | 'Mantis' (featuring Masta Killa & Tekitha) | 3:33 |
| 9. | 'Slow-Grind French' | 0:53 |
| 10. | 'Holocaust (Silkworm)' (featuring Holocaust, Doc Doom, Ghostface Killah & Ms. Roxy) | 5:14 |
| 11. | 'Terrorist' (featuring Dom Pachino, P.R. Terrorist, Doc Doom & Killa Sin) | 3:25 |
| 12. | 'Bobby Did It (Spanish Fly)' (featuring Islord, Timbo King, Ghostface Killah & Jamie Sommers) | 4:22 |
| 13. | 'Handwriting on the Wall' (featuring Ras Kass) | 1:39 |
| 14. | 'Kiss of a Black Widow' (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard) | 2:47 |
| 15. | 'Slow-Grind Italian' | 1:01 |
| 16. | 'My Lovin' Is Digi' (featuring The Force M.D.s & Ms. Roxy) | 4:26 |
| 17. | 'Domestic Violence' (featuring Jamie Sommers & U-God) | 5:18 |
| 18. | 'Project Talk' (featuring Kinetic 9) | 1:51 |
| 19. | 'Lab Drunk' | 3:34 |
| 20. | 'Fuck What You Think' (featuring Islord & 9th Prince) | 3:10 |
| 21. | 'Daily Routine' (featuring Kinetic 9) | 4:23 |
| Japanese release exclusive track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 11. | 'Do You Hear the Bells' (9 minute freestyle)' | 11:18 |
- Notes
- The Japanese release contains an extended version of track #8. Terrorist (4:11) Featuring additional vocals from Holocaust.
Personnel[edit]
- Barney Chase – Engineer, Mixing
- Gabe Chiesa – Engineer
- Tom Coyne – Mastering
- Inspectah – Producer
- King Tech – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Nolan 'Dr. No' Moffitte – Engineer, Mixing
- Carl Nappa – Mixing
- Tony Prendatt – Engineer, Mixing
- RZA – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Miles Showell – Mastering, Assembly
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Charts[edit]
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[11] | 16 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 3 |
References[edit]
- ^Keith Farley (1998-11-16). 'RZA as Bobby Digital in Stereo - RZA | Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^Browne, David (1998-12-18). 'Tim's Bio: From the Motion Picture: 'Life From Da Bassment''. EW.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^Nme.Com (2005-09-12). 'NME Reviews - RZA : Bobby Digital In Stereo'. Nme.Com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^'RZA: Bobby Digital In Stereo: Pitchfork Review'. Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on August 28, 2001. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^Hudak, Joseph. 'Album Reviews, Ratings, and Best New Albums'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^'Music: RZA As Bobby Digital in Stereo (CD) by RZA'. Tower.com. 1998-11-24. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^Stylus
- ^'RZA interview with The Onion A.V. Club :: news articles at Wu-Tang Corp. - The Official Site of the Wu-Tang Clan'. Wutang-corp.com. 2003-11-19. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^'wuforever.com'. wuforever.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^'wuforever.com'. wuforever.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^'RZA Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^'RZA Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
External links[edit]
Rza Bobby Digital Digital Bullet Cover
- RZA as Bobby Digital 'Holocaust (Silkworm)' Video
- RZA 'Domestic Violence' Video
- RZA featuring Beretta 9 'Daily Routine' Video
