Blog: Butter Team

NPR recently chronicled the story of a sample - in this case, The Charmels' 1967 single "As Long As I've Got You" - which RZA copped for "C.R.E.A.M." on 1993's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). That opening piano tinkle from the Stax house band (which often included Isaac Hayes or Booker T. and the M.G.'s), also marked the debut of RZA's most consistent influence - sweet Southern soul. More than 15 years and 40 albums later, the two most prominent samples from RZA's Digi Snax hail back to 1969; The [...]

• RZA - Don't_Be_Afraid_To_Call_My_Name
• The Emotions - I_Like_It