Birth of a Prince

Birth of a Prince
Studio album by RZA
Released	October 7, 2003
Recorded	June–September 2003
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Wu/Sanctuary Urban/BMG Records 06076-84652
Producer	The RZA Bronze Nazareth True Master Megahertz Barracuda Choco
RZA chronology
Kill Bill Volume 1 (soundtrack) (2003) Birth of a Prince (2003) The RZA Presents: Afro Samurai OST (2007)
Wu-Tang Clan solo chronology
Inspectah Deck: The Movement (2003) Birth of a Prince (2003) Cappadonna: The Struggle (2003) Raekwon: The Lex Diamond Story (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Austin Chronicle	10/31/2003
Blender	link
Dotmusic	link
Dusted	(Mixed) 12/4/2003
Pitchfork Media	(3.1/10) 11/4/2003
Playlouder	10/30/2003
PopMatters	(Mixed) 12/19/2003
RapReviews	10/7/2003
Stylus	(F) 10/15/2003
Village Voice	(Positive) 11/3/2003

Birth of a Prince is the third solo studio album by American hip hop musician RZA, the main producer of the Wu-Tang Clan. It was released on October 7, 2003. Unlike RZA's other solo albums, Birth of a Prince was not released under the Bobby Digital alias, though RZA refers to himself as Bobby repeatedly and his rhymes are mostly in the Bobby Digital style rather than the pre-1998 style. The album received mixed to positive reviews and two videos of the singles "We Pop" and "Grits" was also released.

Chart information

The album's performance on various music charts are as follows:

• Billboard Magazine's The Billboard 200: #49
• Billboard Magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: #20

Track listing

All tracks produced by the RZA unless otherwise stated

1. "Bob 'n I" - 2:52
   • Contains a sample from "Feeling Good" by Freda Payne
   • Producer: Choco
2. "The Grunge" - 1:56
   • Contains a sample from "Looking Out My Window" by Tom Jones
3. "We Pop" - 4:53
   • featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard & CCF Division
   • Producer: Megahertz
   • same CD track contains a second unlisted song, "Hood Rats," featuring Erica Bryant
4. "Grits" - 4:17
   • featuring Allah Real & Masta Killa
   • Contains a sample from "I Forgot to Remember" by Jones & Blumenberg
5. "Fast Cars" - 3:59
   • featuring Ghostface Killah & Erica Bryant
   • Producer: True Master
6. "Chi Kung" - 4:20
   • featuring Beretta 9 & Cilvaringz
   • Producer: Barracuda
   • Contains a sample from "Loneliness" by Jean Plum and "A Few More Kisses to Go" by Isaac Hayes
7. "You'll Never Know" - 3:23
   • featuring Cilvaringz
   • Contains a sample from "Kreen-Akrore" by Paul McCartney
8. "Drink, Smoke + Fuck" - 3:23
9. "The Whistle" - 3:02
   • featuring Prodigal Sunn & Masta Killa
   • Contains a sample of "Daydream" by Bernard Wystraete
10. "The Drop Off" - 3:27
11. "Wherever I Go" - 4:49
    • featuring Allah Real & CCF Division
12. "Koto Chotan" - 2:50
    • featuring Masta Killa & Tash Mahogany
    • Contains a sample from "That's Just My Luck" by Syl Johnson
13. "A Day to God is 1,000 Years" - 3:57
    • Producer: Bronze Nazareth
    • Contains a sample from "Memories of Scirocco" by Chuck Mangione
14. "Cherry Range" -3:25
    • featuring Xavier Naidoo
15. "The Birth" - 4:38
    • Producer: Bronze Nazareth
    • Contains a sample from "Poverty's Paradise" by The 24-Carat Black
16. "See the Joy" - 3:10
    • Contains a sample from "Joy" by Nat Dove & The Devils

Singles and music videos

Singles and videos were made and released for "We Pop" "Grits" and "Chi Kung"