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The Alamo Drafthouse presents RZA: LIVE FROM THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN

2018-03-23T17:04:54.630Z

After 18 months of careful planning, it’s finally here. Award winning musician and film director RZA (founder of the Wu-Tang Clan) is unleashing his hip-hop genius on the mother of all martial arts masterpieces, Lau Kar-leung’s THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN in a live re score for the ages.

Long before he was universally acknowledged as a guiding force in hip-hop by birthing Staten Island’s finest clan, RZA was an obsessive encyclopedia of martial arts cinema, in particular the work of the famed Shaw Brothers studio out of Hong Kong. RZA first saw THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN on television when he was 12 years old and again 2 years later on the big screen of a seedy 42nd Street theater with his cousin, Unique (who went on to become Ol’ Dirty Bastard). Dazzled by Kar-leung’s rich kung-fu tapestry, RZA (then Robert Diggs) was most profoundly affected by something that ran much deeper: the struggle between oppressed Chinese villagers and the repressive Manchu authority. “Beyond the kung-fu, it was the reality of the situation that hit me. Growing up as a black kid in America, I didn’t know that that kind of story had existed anywhere else,” said RZA.

In viewing THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN in this allegorical light, RZA was inspired to create a wildly complex mythology, transforming his immediate urban surroundings of Staten Island into a Shaolin and his cousins and childhood friends into the Wu-Tang Clan. The resulting effort is one that stands as one of the most important hip hop albums of all time; Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

RZA: LIVE FROM THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN features RZA re scoring the film from opening sequence to closing credit. Every frame of the original film has been revisited and will be re scored by RZA utilizing a Wu-Tang catalog over two decades deep. This new score features a vast array of over 40 instrumental tracks, beats and vocals individually crafted and placed to amplify the narrative and electrifying action of Kar-leung’s enduring classic. A true, redefining assault on the senses, this is an experienced not to be missed. (Christian Parkes)

*Informed by how he saw the film growing up, RZA is performing his re score with the dubbed version of THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN, all original dialog remains intact.
Special thanks to Celestial Pictures, The Spellbound Group, Alamo Drafthouse, Tamika Layton and RZA

Nas presents the Real Hip-Hop | Guardian Docs

2015-06-04T19:42:34.992Z

Rapper Nasir 'Nas' Jones takes us on a world tour of breakdancing in the most unexpected places.

We visit the slums, shanty towns and ghettos of the world, where hip-hop really means something. With jaw-dropping breakdancing moves, b-boys and b-girls in Uganda, Yemen, Cambodia and Colombia give us an inspiring tribute to the uplifting power of music and…

adidas Originals presents The Do-Over San Francisco 2013

2014-09-16T21:58:25.070Z

The Do-Over and adidas Originals took over Mighty's Block on Sunday September 22nd, 2013 for a very special Bay Area get-down on the pavement complete with a massive cast of DJ’s and big sounds. Special guests included Biz Markie, Salva, Vinroc, Rich Medina, along with Do-Over’s own Haycock and Strong, and prancing party host Fran Boogie.

For 2014, The Do-Over returns for another massive block rocker on Sunday September 21st, all presented by adidas Originals, Flavor Group and Mighty. For more details, please visit http://www.thedoover.net/sf14

LBTV presents Jeff Chang - part 1

2014-04-11T19:03:40.008Z

LBTV brings you an exclusive interview with Jeff Chang, famed author of 'Can't Stop Won't Stop' and 'Total Chaos'. Jeff is also one of the founding members of the independent label, Solesides Records, along with Lyrics Born, Lateef the Truthspeaker, Blackalicious, DJ Shadow and Joseph Patel. Solesides dissolved in the late 90's only to be reborn as the highly influential Quannum Projects.

In part 1 of our interview Jeff discusses the formation of Solesides and it's impact on hip-hop in the early 90's.

www.lyricsborn.com

True Skool presents Cocoa Brovaz at Storyville 2001

2010-12-10T21:48:26.200Z

Cocoa Brovaz aka Smif n Wessun (Tek and Steele) of the Boot Camp Clik performing live at the former Storyville, San Francisco (2001). Presented by True Skool. http://www.tru...