Birth of a Prince

Birth of a Prince was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 62, based on eleven reviews. James Poletti of Dotmusic labeled it as "the latest in a long line of frustratingly hit and miss solo efforts". G. Beato of Blender found the album "more proof of RZA's eccentric genius". In the mixed reviews, AllMusic's Andy Kellman wrote: "while many will no doubt see this as an unfocused record, those who take it on more of a song-by-song basis will value it as a respectable addition to RZA's body of work". Owen Strock of Dusted resumed: "RZA still sounds determined, but his rhymes are self-obsessed, repetitive, and dulled by constant calls for drugs and women". In the negative reviews, John O'Connor of Pitchfork called it "a career low". Scott McKeating of Stylus wrote: "all in all, Birth of a Prince seems more like a stepping stone to better things than a fully fledged work in its own right". ==Track listing==

• Robert "RZA" Diggs – vocals, producer & arranger (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7–12, 14, 16) • Russell "Ol' Dirty Bastard" Jones – additional vocals (track 3) • Alfred "Allah Real" Lynn – hook (track 4) • Dennis "Ghostface Killah" Coles – vocals (track 5) • Yumika Parjcey – keyboards (track 16) • Djibril Toure – bass (track 16) • Ramsey Jones – drums (track 16) • Khalil Murray – flute (track 16) • Emi Augustin – trumpet (track 16) • Jose "Choco" Reynoso – producer (track 1), engineering, mixing • Dorsey "Megahertz" Wesley – producer (track 3) • Derek "True Master" Harris – producer (track 5) • Angelo "Barracuda" Desogus – producer (track 6) • Justin "Bronze Nazareth" Cross – producer (tracks: 13, 15) • Emily Lazar – mastering • Sean Mallinson – package design • Ivo Kljuce – photography • Tom Bennett – management ==Charts==