Bobby Digital in Stereo

Bobby Digital in Stereo
Studio album by
RZA
ReleasedNovember 24, 1998
Recorded1998
GenreHip hop
Length67:57
Label
Producer
RZA chronology
Ooh I Love You Rakeem
(1991) 		Bobby Digital in Stereo
(1998) 		Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (soundtrack)
(1999)
Wu-Tang Clan solo chronology
Tical 2000: Judgement Day
(1998) 		Bobby Digital in Stereo
(1998) 		Beneath the Surface
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
NME[3]
Pitchfork Media2.9/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Source[6]
Stylus Magazine(favorable)[7]

Bobby Digital in Stereo is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer RZA. It was released on November 24, 1998, and was certified Gold on February 5, 1999, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It is an experimental album that is based on a story featuring him rhyming as a hedonistic, fun-loving alter-ego named Bobby Digital and showcasing a unique keyboard-driven sound (rather than samples) that RZA called digital orchestra, receiving mostly positive, though somewhat mixed, reviews.

  1. ^ Farley, Keith (November 16, 1998). "RZA as Bobby Digital in Stereo - RZA | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Browne, David (December 18, 1998). "Da Producerz". Entertainment Weekly. No. 463. p. 79. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. ^ Mulvey, John (September 12, 2005). "NME Reviews - RZA : Bobby Digital In Stereo". NME. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  4. ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent. "RZA: Bobby Digital In Stereo". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 28, 2001. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Touré (December 10, 1998). "Lords of the Beats". Rolling Stone. No. 801. p. 120. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  6. ^ Reeves, Marcus (January 1999). "Record Report: RZA – RZA As Bobby Digital in Stereo". The Source. No. 112. New York. pp. 177–178.
  7. ^ "Stylus". Archived from the original on April 3, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.