RZA shared the beautiful way his wife, Talani Rabb, told him the Wu-Tang Clan was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Speaking with Rolling Stone on Wednesday, RZA revealed her Rabb shared with him the great news.
“My partner invited me to come get a bite [on Monday], and my wife [Talani Rabb] was like, ‘I’m gonna go with you.’ So we get there, and there’s a bottle of champagne on ice. He pops the bottle, pulls the glasses, and then my wife told me,” said RZA.
RZA also said that he and Raabb “watched the East Coast and West Coast version of American Idol” that evening to see the announcement.
“Then I woke up [Tuesday] morning, and the first thing my wife said was, ‘Good morning, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer,’” RZA recalled. “The child in me feels it.”
After more than four decades in the industry, RZA never could have imagined being an inductee
“This is an accolade that was unexpected for me, especially back in my early career,” he continued. “Being platinum, getting your little Grammy nominations or a win as a producer, all that stuff feels great. But the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame wasn’t tangible to me.”
Although he’s seen the museum during trips back to Cleveland, he never thought his group would be inducted.
Along with the Wu-Tang Clan, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Sade, and Luther Vandross, Also, Oasis, Billy Idol, Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order.
Emerging from Staten Island (Shaolin) in 1993, their debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), was an instant classic, going platinum. Their 1997 follow-up, the double-disc epic Wu-Tang Forever, went 4x Platinum. With seven gold and platinum studio albums to date, the group has amassed over 40 million albums sold worldwide,