The RZA Hits

The RZA Hits
Compilation album by RZA
Released	June 22, 1999
Recorded	1993-1998
Genre	Hip Hop
Length	61:22
Label	Razor Sharp/Epic/SME Records EK 69610 (North America) 492542 (international)
Producer	RZA, True Master, Ol' Dirty Bastard
RZA chronology
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (soundtrack) (1999) The RZA Hits (1999) Digital Bullet (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	A–[1]

The RZA Hits is a compilation produced by The RZA. It contains songs featured on the first Wu-Tang Clan album and its first round of solo albums. All songs, apart from "Brooklyn Zoo", are produced by RZA.

Reception

• Entertainment Weekly (Spring 2000, p. 166) - Ranked #9 in EW's "Top 10 albums of the '90s"
• Q magazine (8/99, p. 134) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...a supremely populist selection...keeping the molten hit count high. If the consistency of these prime-time cuts was sustained, this would probably be the best rap compilation ever rather than merely one of the best."
• Muzik (8/99, p. 79) - 5 stars (out of 5) - "...singular brilliance....Greatest Hits is as effective an insight into [RZA's] unique Staten Island mayhem as the title suggests."
• Rap Pages (9/99, p. 182) - "...the perfect reference manual for [RZA's] importance to rap music....a must-listen for anyone who has ever uttered the word 'Hip-Hop'." - Rating: A

Track listing

#	Title	Songwriters	Producer	Performer	Original Album	Length
1	"Narration By The RZA"		RZA	RZA		1:03
2	"Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit"	L. Hawkins, R. Jones, J. Hunter, D. Coles, R. Diggs Jr., C. Woods, G. Grice, C. Smith	RZA	Wu-Tang Clan	Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)	3:36
3	"Protect Ya Neck"	L. Hawkins, R. Jones, J. Hunter, D. Coles, R. Diggs Jr., C. Woods, G. Grice, C. Smith	RZA	Wu-Tang Clan	Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)	4:52
4	"Shimmy Shimmy Ya"	R. Jones, R. Diggs	RZA	Ol' Dirty Bastard	Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version	2:41
5	"Liquid Swords"	G. Grice, R. Diggs, J. Zawinul, F. Cavaliere, E. Brigati	RZA	GZA	Liquid Swords	3:01
6	"Narration By The RZA"		RZA	RZA		1:20
7	"Method Man"	L. Hawkins, R. Jones, J. Hunter, D. Coles, R. Diggs Jr., C. Woods, G. Grice, C. Smith	RZA	Wu-Tang Clan	Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)	4:55
8	"Incarcerated Scarfaces"	C. Woods, R. Diggs	RZA	Raekwon	Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...	4:30
9	"Ice Cream"	C. Woods, R. Diggs	RZA	Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon	Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...	4:16
10	"Narration By The RZA"		RZA	RZA		1:31
11	"Bring the Pain"	C. Smith, R. Diggs	RZA	Method Man	Tical	3:15
12	"Winter Warz"	D. Coles, L. Hawkins, C. Woods, E. Turner, D. Hill, R. Diggs Jr.	RZA	Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, Raekwon, U-God	Ironman	4:41
13	"Brooklyn Zoo"	R. Jones	True Master & Ol' Dirty Bastard	Ol' Dirty Bastard	Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version	3:40
14	"All I Need"	C. Smith, R. Diggs	RZA	Method Man	Tical	3:16
15	"C.R.E.A.M."	L. Hawkins, R. Jones, J. Hunter, D. Coles, R. Diggs Jr., C. Woods, G. Grice, C. Smith, I. Hayes, D. Porter	RZA	Wu-Tang Clan	Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)	4:12
16	"All That I Got Is You"	D. Coles, M.J. Blige, R. Diggs Jr., B. Gordy, D. Richards, A. Mizell, F. Perren	RZA	Ghostface Killah, Mary J. Blige, Popa Wu	Ironman	5:00
17	"Narration By The RZA About Wu Wear"		RZA	RZA		1:40
18	"Wu Wear The Garment Renaissance"	R. Diggs	RZA	Cappadonna, Method Man, RZA	High School High (soundtrack)	3:53

Samples used

• "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit" contains samples of "Impeach The President" by The Honey Drippers and "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band.
• "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" contains samples of "Hip-Hug-Her" by Booker T. & the MG's, "I Like It" by The Emotions, "Knocks Me Off My Feet" by Stevie Wonder and "Have Your Ass Home by 11:00" by Richard Pryor.
• "Liquid Swords" contains samples of "Groovin'" and "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" by Willie Mitchell and "That's the Way It Is" by Al Green.
• "Method Man" contains samples of "Sport" by Lightnin Rod, "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss and "More Bounce To The Ounce" by Zapp. Also contains interpolations of "I'm Just A Bill," originally performed by Schoolhouse Rock, and "Method of Modern Love", originally performed by Hall & Oates.
• "Incarcerated Scarfaces" contains samples of "Wang Dang Doodle" by Koko Taylor and "You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart" by The Detroit Emeralds.
• "Bring the Pain" contains a sample of "Mechanical Man" by Jerry Butler.
• "Winter Warz" contains a sample of "I Think I'd Do It" by Z. Z. Hill.
• "All I Need" contains a sample of "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss, and an interpolation of "You're All I Need To Get By," originally performed by Marvin Gaye.
• "C.R.E.A.M." contains a sample of "As Long As I've Got You" by The Charmells.
• "All That I Got Is You" contains a sample of "Maybe Tomorrow" by The Jackson 5.
• "Wu Wear The Garment Renaissance" contains a sample of "Don't Take My Kindness for Weakness" by The Soul Children.

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1999	The RZA Hits	#61	#30

References

1. Christgau, Robert (July 27, 1999). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved January 16, 2014.