Yes, you read the headline correctly. Interpol frontman Paul Banks and RZA are collaborating together on an album. In an interview with Rolling Stone RZA said that they’ve been working on the album for six months, with Banks even spending two weeks at RZA’s house. Maybe, Everybody on My Dick Like They Supposed to Be, the rap mixtape that Banks released earlier in the the year, actually had a purpose after all.
When asked how the collaboration (which is random as all hell) came about, RZA said:
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.” 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.
I don’t know quite what to make of all this but I’m definitely intrigued.
Join the conversation