{"id":4456,"date":"2026-03-13T09:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/the-rza-builds-on-his-relationship-with-freedum-allah-aka-popa-wu\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:36:51","slug":"the-rza-builds-on-his-relationship-with-freedum-allah-aka-popa-wu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/the-rza-builds-on-his-relationship-with-freedum-allah-aka-popa-wu\/","title":{"rendered":"The RZA builds on his relationship with Freedum Allah Aka Popa Wu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The RZA builds on his relationship with Freedum Aka Popa Wu\" width=\"1104\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zAVWaSUBXYY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this Build, The RZA reflects on the life, energy, and everlasting impact of his cousin and mentor, Freedum Allah, a.k.a Papa Wu \u2014 A revered figure within the Wu-Tang Clan family and the broader 5% Nation, Papa Wu was more than a presence \u2014 he was a force.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>December 15, 2019 \u2014 Knowledge Power Day \u2014 marked the last time I saw Freedom at the Universal Parliament in Mecca, just hours before he returned to his essence. Even then, he spoke proudly of the Wu, reflecting on a journey he once entered knowing little about the music business \u2014 only to witness the Clan become one of the greatest groups in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Freedum was a high scientist. Always dropping jewels. A man whose words charged rooms. When he entered a parliament to build, brothers who were outside would rush in \u2014 because they knew the show was about to begin. His magnetism was undeniable.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This presentation also revisits a powerful interview conducted nearly 20 years ago, where RZA described Freedum as \u201cone of the great scientists on earth\u201d \u2014 a logical, practical, intensely wise mind who enhanced and expanded his understanding beyond 120 Lessons. When Wu-Tang rose to global fame, RZA entrusted Freedom to travel with the Clan, to build daily with the brothers, to pour wisdom into them while he handled the business world. That\u2019s how the name Papa Wu was manifested.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Method Man shared his story of how Freedom corrected and redirected him on to the right path when he first received knowledge incorrectly \u2014 putting him on the right path.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>0:01 \u2013 Introduction to the story about Popa Wu \/ Freedum Allah<\/p>\n<p>0:05 \u2013 Reverence for him in the family and Wu-Tang Clan<\/p>\n<p>0:21 \u2013 Mention of seeing him the day of the rally, his last day<\/p>\n<p>0:28 \u2013 Tragedy and beauty of his presence, love for parliaments<\/p>\n<p>0:44 \u2013 Popa Wu\u2019s energy and magnetism in ciphers<\/p>\n<p>1:00 \u2013 Brothers getting charged by his words<\/p>\n<p>1:16 \u2013 Correction, December 15, 2019, was the last time seeing Freedum at the Universal Parliament<\/p>\n<p>1:28 \u2013 Speaking proudly of the Wu, observing their rise<\/p>\n<p>1:42 \u2013 Popa Wu as a \u201chigh scientist,\u201d always dropping jewels<\/p>\n<p>2:05 \u2013 Importance of understanding and completing your personal cipher<\/p>\n<p>2:23 \u2013 Concept of projecting yourself into the future; the future relies on self-reproduction<\/p>\n<p>2:45 \u2013 Emphasis on universal knowledge, older than sun, moon, stars<\/p>\n<p>3:06 \u2013 Born King\u2019s interview almost 20 years ago about Freedum Allah<\/p>\n<p>3:21 \u2013 Relationship with Freedum Allah as older cousin, mentorship<\/p>\n<p>3:47 \u2013 Freedum as one of the great scientists on earth, imparting wisdom<\/p>\n<p>4:00 \u2013 Personal recollections of interacting with Freedum at young age<\/p>\n<p>4:19 \u2013 Learning beyond the 120 Lessons, practical wisdom<\/p>\n<p>4:31 \u2013 Papa Wu recharging RZA\u2019s life, helping with Wu-Tang brothers during business rise<\/p>\n<p>5:00 \u2013 Inviting Freedum to tour with Wu-Tang to guide brothers, eventually becoming Popa Wu<\/p>\n<p>5:40 \u2013 Clarification of familial relation (cousin through blood and marriage)<\/p>\n<p>6:01 \u2013 Discussion of family bloodline, connection to Uncle Buddha<\/p>\n<p>6:31 \u2013 Age difference with Ason (ODB)<\/p>\n<p>6:42 \u2013 Ason \/ ODB\u2019s performance in 1999, interactions with Freedum Allah<\/p>\n<p>7:03 \u2013 Sharing of self-knowledge, crediting Freedum for guidance<\/p>\n<p>7:16 \u2013 Receiving knowledge power physically, initially mis-taught<\/p>\n<p>7:34 \u2013 Ran into Freedum Allah \/ Popa Wu, placed on the right path<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/the-rza-builds-on-his-relationship-with-freedum-allah-aka-popa-wu\">The RZA builds on his relationship with Freedum Allah Aka Popa Wu<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\">Siccness Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Build, The RZA reflects on the life, energy, and everlasting impact of his cousin and mentor, Freedum Allah,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14044,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-4456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-rss","tag-culture","tag-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4456\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}