The legendary RZA (@RZA)of the Wu-Tang Clan (@WuTangClan) and the good folks at Jay-Z’s Life + Times teamed up for this episode of Decoded. RZA proves that not only is he one of the greatest Hip-Hop producers of all time, he its sharpest lyricist It is only right that he appear in the Decoded series, as most of his rhymes are so deep they need to “decoded”!
Both of the joints covered in the video are definitely on my list of Top 5 RZA verses. “Unspoken Word” comes from his alter ego Bobby Digital, while “Protect Ya Neck” is from the classic Enter the 36 Chambers.
“Unspoken Word” lyrics from Rap Genius:
Word’s on the street Dunn Dunn Bobby’s goin Digital
Hoverin the city inside the Wonder Woman’s invisible jet
Clouded by the Meth we move undetected
In secret society sects, NARC’s radar
Suspected us to be a cumulus cloud, ejectin lightning
Strikin like a wild knuckle fight, in New Brighton
A million strands of spider webs weaved to make my vest
Chi energycompacted deep within, my inner chest
One touch of my eagle claw clutch, rips your guts
Brass head kill you fast with a rapid, head bust
Ninjas spyin, the ammo flyin, the steel iron
Blow a nigga neck from his head, like dandelions
My team is a magazine of M-16’s
But we calmly, defeat your army, by blowin steam
Noisy as a thousand barkin dogs, rap’s sweat hogs
Welcome back to the catalogue, hip-hop cyborg
Bobby Digital, keyboard clogged bitch you analog
We blowin smoke creatin Scooby Doo fogs
Escape cell block eight’s my tape on the rocks
Sean Connery, calmly bombin MC’s, who stuck on my phenomenon
Word up, no hurry up, for the merrier
You worry Duck, you get touched by the razor cut
You feel the flurry huh, don’t worry yo
You get cut by the razor, yo, yo, yo yo
“Protect Ya Neck” lyrics from Rap Genius:
Yo chill with the feedback, black, we don’t need that
It’s 10 o’clock, ho, where the fuck’s your seed at?
Feeling mad hostile, wearing Aéropostale
Flowing like Christ when I speaks the gospel
Stroll with the holy roll then attack the globe with the buck us style
The ruckus, 10 times 10 men committing mad sin
Turn the other cheek and I’ll break your fucking chin
Slaying boom-bangs like African drums
Coming around the mountain when I come
Crazy flamboyant for the rap enjoyment
My clan increase like black unemployment
Yeah, another one down, G-g-genius
Take us the fuck outta here
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