RZA Is Making An Album With Paul Banks of Interpol

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the RZA revealed that he will be collaborating with Paul Banks of Interpol on an album. In the interview he noted that the album is “very, very different than what I do, but very unique and very peculiar,” and that they have been working on the album for 6 months so far.

Here is what RZA had to say about the album with Paul Banks:

Me and Paul Banks from Interpol, we’re doing an album together. I love Paul. We’re been working on it for six months now. He just left my house. He came and spent two weeks at my house – I have a guesthouse in my studio. Warner Bros, they gave us a deal. Musically that’s what I’m doing. What I did tonight, that’s a taste of it, me with a band.

My manager came to me and said, “Who do you want to do an album with?” I said, “Well, Paul just has an energy about him. I think if we put our sandwich together it will be great.” Me and Paul, we play chess together and just hang out. We went to the studio and we started writing songs and they sound very, very different than what I do, but very unique and very peculiar. But it won’t be out for a while. It may take us a year to finish this album. That’s where my heart is at musically.

In the rest of the interview, the leader of the Wu talks about Drake’s “Wu-Tang Forever”, working on films, the future of the Clan and more. Regarding the Drizzy track, RZA said he handed over the “It’s Yourz” sample for free. Interesting.