| Birth of a Prince | ||||
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| Released | October 7, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | June–September 2003 | |||
| Studio | 36 Chambers Studio (New York, NY) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 58:19 | |||
| Label | Sanctuary | |||
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Birth of a Prince is the third solo studio album by American rapper and record producer RZA. It was released on October 7, 2003, through Sanctuary Records. Recording sessions took place on June–September 2003 at 36 Chambers Studio in New York. Production was handled by Bronze Nazareth, Barracuda, Jose "Choco" Reynoso, Megahertz, True Master, and the RZA himself, who produced the majority of the tracks. It features contributions from fellow Wu-Tang Clan members Masta Killa, Ghostface Killah and Ol' Dirty Bastard, as well as Wu-Tang affiliates Allah Real, Free Murder, ShaCronz, Cilvaringz, Beretta 9, Prodigal Sunn and Tash Mahogany, and German singer Xavier Naidoo.
The album peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 and number 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States, number 123 on the French SNEP Top 200 Albums, number 26 on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart and number 20 on the Official Independent Albums Chart in the United Kingdom. Its lead single, O.D.B.-assisted "We Pop", found mild success in the UK, reaching number 28 on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart and number 29 on the Official Independent Singles Chart.
Unlike RZA's other solo albums, Birth of a Prince was not released under the 'Bobby Digital' alias, though RZA refers to himself as Bobby repeatedly and his rhymes are mostly in the Bobby Digital style rather than the pre-1998 style.