RZA & Interpol's Paul Banks, New Album 2013: Wu Tang Rapper Collaborates w/ 'Evil' Rocker on New Music w/ a Band

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Wu Tang Clan co-founder, RZA, revealed that he has a new music project in the works with Paul Banks from the band Interpol. This wouldn't be the first time RZA has jumped genres for collaborations, but it is the first time a whole album would come from it. The rapper explained that Warner Bros. will release the album and that the two artists have spent the last six months working on it.

When asked about new music projects in the works, RZA responded:

"Me and Paul Banks from Interpol, we're doing an album together. I love Paul. We're been working on it for six months now. He just left my house. He came and spent two weeks at my house - I have a guesthouse in my studio. Warner Bros, they gave us a deal. Musically that's what I'm doing."

Clearly mixing RZA with a band is intriguing enough, but having the angst of Interpol's Banks involved is sure to attract a lot of listeners.

"My manager came to me and said, 'Who do you want to do an album with?' I said, 'Well, Paul just has an energy about him. I think if we put our sandwich together it will be great,'" he explained when asked about how the project came about.

He added: "Me and Paul, we play chess together and just hang out. We went to the studio and we started writing songs and they sound very, very different than what I do, but very unique and very peculiar. But it won't be out for a while. It may take us a year to finish this album. That's where my heart is at musically."

What do you think of this interesting collaboration?

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