Afro Samurai is the animated epic, based on a graphic novel by Takashi Okazaki, of a black samurai's hunt for the gunman who murdered his father. Academy Award-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson stars as the uncompromising hero in this stylish series that crosses cultural boundaries as a fusion of animated samurai action and hip-hop culture. The soundtrack features an original score by RZA, plus tracks featuring Big Daddy Kane, GZA, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli and the extended Wu Tang Family. The talented RZA is arguably best known as a musical mastermind and MC in the influential hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan followed by a solo career as a rapper and producer. He also has an increasing list of Hollywood credits including composing both of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies, Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai and Blade: Trinity, as well as Barbershop 2: Back in Business and Unleashed. “As a fan of martial art and old Japanese Samurai movies, I have always wanted to be a part of such creativity and to have my own spice added is even better. Many hip hop artists and musicians from the late '80s to now have been inspired by this form of entertainment, and today's animators have been stimulated by hip hop. But, usually these two forms of expression never meet in the same realm of artistry,” said RZA. 'Afro Samurai' offers me the opportunity to mix the innovational world of hip hop with the visual imagination of Japanese animation. The vibe of 'Afro Samurai' is so soulful and cool, that when I was asked to compose the series my creative juices immediately reacted. I felt it was something meant for me to do; in many ways Afro and myself share the same spirit. Track Listing 1. Afro Theme - RZA 2. Afro Intro [Instrumental] - J Love 3. Certified Samurai 4. Just a Lil Dude "Who Dat Ovah There" 5. Afro's Father Fight [Instrumental] 6. Oh 7. Walk - Reverend William Burk 8. Bazooka Fight, Inst. 1 [Instrumental] 9. Who Is tha Man 10. Ninjaman [Instrumental] 11. Cameo Afro - Big Daddy Kane, GZA/Genius, , Suga Bang Bang 12. Tears of a Samurai [Instrumental] 13. Take Sword, Pt. 1 - RZA 14. Empty 7 Theme [Instrumental] 15. Baby 16. Take Sword, Pt. 2 - True Master 17. Bazooka Fight, Inst. 2 [Instrumental] 18. Fury in My Eyes/Revenge - RZA, 19. Afro Samurai Theme (First Movement) [Instrumental] 20. Afro Samurai Theme (Second Movement) [Instrumental] 21. Insomnia [*] - The Black Knights, 22. So Fly [*] 23. We All We Got [*] 24. Glorious Day [*] - Talib Kweli, Lil Free, Suga Bang Bang 25. Series Outro [Instrumental] - Freemurder, Q-Tip Release Date: January 30, 2007 Record Label: KOCH Records