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Release Date: 06/24/2008
Since the release of the first
Bobby Digital album ten years previous, so much has changed for
RZA and his whole
Wu-Tang empire. Of course there's the death of
Ol' Dirty Bastard plus
the Wu's resurgence and their
8 Diagrams album, but what this final entry in the
Bobby Digital trilogy is most colored by is
RZA's recent soundtrack work and
the Wu's move from major-label powerhouse to a free and thriving, free indie crew.
Digi Snacks is as homegrown but not nearly as over the top as its cover, and while you won't find the dynamic productions and powerful hooks that fueled the first two albums, this is a fantastic marriage of
RZA's pimp-ish superhero character and the mysterious, suspenseful grooves found on his
Ghost Dog or
Kill Bill soundtracks. That may sound like his
Afro Samurai album, but there's more of the head-bobbing, haunted-house vibe here with slow grooves dominating tracks like the single
"You Can't Stop Me Now" and the aptly titled
"Creep." Like
"Creep," both
"Try Ya Ya Ya" and the great
"Good Night" feature the
Erykah Badu/
Billie Holiday-sounding vocals of
Thea van Seijen, whose affiliation with
Massive Attack perfectly describes the landscape
Digi Snacks is leaning toward. Save the
Jay-Z sample guest producer
David Banner brings to
"Straight Up the Block" and the pimp hand the
Bobby character shows frequently throughout, the world of mainstream hip-hop fails to penetrate the album, making this the most unique entry in the trilogy. Fans of the first two albums might find it difficult to adjust, but
Digi Snacks brings that "through the looking glass" feeling and offers a murky world unto itself, one where
Wu-Tang Batmans and blaxploitation anime seem entirely possible.
~David Jeffries, All Music Guide
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