Bronze Nazareth

Detroit, Michigan to New York City is a 15 hour one-way bus trip. It took Bronze Nazareth four of such round trips on a Greyhound bus from Detroit to New York to finally meet The RZA, the abbot of the Wu-Tang Clan; the man responsible for selling millions of records, selling out arenas, scoring wildly successful movies and, generally, changing the course of popular culture. On the fourth trip, Bronze was able to use his talent to get inside 36 Chambers, ended up doing three tracks for one of Rzas groups that was recording and then Rza arrived.

As Bronze recalls:

When he walked in I noticed he was nodding his head to the beats. After vibing for awhile in the studio, Rza and crew were about to go to the club, and I was like, yo RZA, let me get just five minutes, thats all I need! He graciously gave me those five minutes. I showed him one song, and it was Wu Tang from then on.

Upon hearing the song Blowgun, The RZA immediately asked Bronze Nazareth to join his production group, The Wu Elements. As The RZA instantly recognized, Bronze churns out searing, painful production that is practically tangible in its emotiveweight, while his deep poetic lyrics are designed to put a thinking mind to work. Bronze incorporates the rawness of his beloved old-school soul albums, injecting his beats with painful moans and notes that mesmerize.

Bronze Nazareth was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan where his love for hip hop was fostered by a group of friends wanting to escape their humble existence through the power of music. At sixteen, Bronze formed a group with his high school friends that planted the seeds for his future in music. He and his group The South House Click attempted to work on their music, but lacking resources, never got the chance to record their dreams. While no actual recordings materialized, it was in this inner city home that Bronzes creative spark was cultivated.

After becoming a Wu Element in 2002 and moving to Detroit, two of Bronzes beats were chosen by The RZA for his album Birth of a Prince. The albums title track, on which RZA retired the popular Bobby Digital alter ego, was produced by Bronze as was the sonically brilliant A Day to God is a Thousand Years. In 2005, Bronze introduced a younger generation to Wu Tang via the Sources Independent Album of the Year (2005) Wu Tang Meets The Indie Culture. Garnering critical acclaim for his work on the album Nazareth found himself with a Babygrande Records recording contract. 2006 saw Bronze release his first solo album The Great Migration where he proved his lyrical deft was on par with his production. Again, Nazareths album received critical acclaim.

In the whirlwind years that followed, Bronzes music fueled the sale of hundreds-of-thousands of units and left its own indelible imprint upon the Wu-Tang legacy. He has since worked with the likes of The Wu Tang Clan, RZA, Raekwon, GZA, Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck, Royce 59, Canibus, AZ, Immortal Technique, Copywrite, LAD aka La The Darkman, Willie The Kid, Kool G Rap, Buckshot, Sean Price, Ras Kass, Cannibal Ox, Tragedy Khadafi, Del the Funkee Homosapien, Casual of Heiroglyphics, Roc Marciano, 4th Disciple and Killarmy, Black Market Militia, R.A. the Rugged Man, Timbo King, Planet Asia, and many more of todays most vibrant and relevant independent acts.

His most recent work, on Raekwons Shaolin Vs. Wu Tang, Wu Tang Clan Legendary Weapons, a stellar verse alongside Royce 59 & Sean Price on Lets Go and Willie The Kids The Guilt further prove that Bronze Nazareths star continues to rise.

September 13th of this year, Saw Bronze release his sophomore album, School for the Blindman which is again being heralded (by fans and critics alike) as a masterpiece. The album is a charted #61 on the Billboard Hip Hop & R&B Top 200 hundred.

Bronze isnt precious like gold, Bronze is hard. Gold is for the show, Bronze is the foundation. Some folks lament the fact that they never got a break; Bronze Nazareth went and made his break, the saga continues