Year/Genre/City: 1999, Soul (Compilation), New York City, NY
Matrix #: STE-LP-108
Condition: VG+, sounds great; looks good; some light marks here and there

Cultural Facts:

Crate Map: RZA put this out as a literal blueprint of his sampling DNA—pulling from the kind of soul records he’d studied for years so listeners could trace Wu-Tang’s sound back to its sources.

Business Pivot: It reflects a late-’90s moment where he was expanding beyond beats into curation and brand-building—turning “taste” itself into a release, not just production credits.

Family Memory: RZA has often tied his digging habits to home life—learning records through older relatives and neighborhood shops—so this series reads like personal memory work as much as a DJ comp.

2/17/2026 CC