{"product_id":"the-rza-shaolin-soul-selection-volume-1","title":"The RZA – Shaolin Soul Selection Volume 1","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"311\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"157\"\u003eYear\/Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1999, Soul (Compilation), New York City, NY\u003cbr data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"204\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"217\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e STE-LP-108\u003cbr data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"231\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"245\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG+, sounds great; looks good; some light marks here and there\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"334\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"332\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"537\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"352\"\u003eCrate Map:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"730\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"560\"\u003eBusiness Pivot:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"936\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"752\"\u003eFamily Memory:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"936\"\u003e2\/17\/2026 CC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463308198075,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-4401383-1363900464-7709.jpg?v=1771376122","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/the-rza-shaolin-soul-selection-volume-1","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}