''Digi Snacks'' is the fourth solo

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by American rapper and producer

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; the third album under his Bobby Digital alias. Continuing the story from ''

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'', the album was released on June 24, 2008 on

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.Thompson, Paul. (29 May 2008)
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. Accessed 2 June 2008. The album was originally titled ''Digi Snax'', but it was changed before release. The album's first single, "You Can't Stop Me Now," features fellow

Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close aff ...

rapper

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; a track by this name featured in reports of early track listings of the group's ''

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'' album. RZA has since released another track, "Drama," featuring Monk of Black Knights and singer Thea van Seijen. The album also features

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from

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(on "Straight Up the Block", suggested to be the album's second single), from

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producer Panauh Kalayeh and from King Tech, as well as live instrumentation from Wu-Tang Clan-affiliated

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group Stone Mecca. The latter also backed RZA on a June–July tour of the US, which also featured surprise appearances by Wu-Tang members and affiliates, to accompany the album's release. RZA described the album to Billboard.com as "simply fun hip-hop... a perfect blend of reality, fiction,

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, and

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." The album cover's design was done by Gary Alford, and includes a brief comic within the sleeves.

Background

Production

The album's first single, "You Can't Stop Me Now," features fellow

rapper

; a track by this name featured in reports of early track listings of the group's ''

'' album. The track samples a version of the

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/ Norman Whitfield composition "Message from a Black Man," also previously sampled by

Mos Def Yasiin Bey (; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), previously and more commonly known by his stage name Mos Def (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. His hip hop career began in 1994, alongside his siblings in the s ...

on Undeniable in True Magic,

MF DOOM Daniel Dumile ( ; July 13, 1971October 31, 2020), best known by his stage name MF Doom or simply Doom (both stylized in all caps), was a British-American rapper and record producer. Noted for his intricate wordplay, signature metal mask, and ...

on the King Geedorah album '' Take Me to Your Leader'', and in the same year, sampled by Nas and producer

Salaam Remi Salaam Remi Gibbs (born May 14, 1972) is a Grammy winning American record producer known for his association with Nas, Amy Winehouse, Robby, Fugees, Fergie, Estelle, Black Thought, and Miguel, and for his reggae-tinged (often referred to as ...

for "You Can't Stop Us Now," from the rapper's '' Untitled'' album.

Track listing

;Notes * International edition contains an extended version of track #3 "You Can’t Stop Me Now" 8:09. Contains additional vocals from

U-God Lamont Jody Hawkins (born November 10, 1970), better known as U-God, is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He has been with the group since its inception, and is known for his deep voice and rhythmic flow tha ...

, Zu Keeper &

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2008 albums E1 Music albums RZA albums Wu Music Group albums Albums produced by RZA Albums produced by David Banner Albums produced by George Drakoulias