Although RZA has had more than his share of missteps over the years I don't think he overdid the sped-up soul samples for more than a few years and it was never a huge part of his sound. He's definitely guilty of having a lazy ass mid-career slump though. From 2002 to 2006 I didn't really give a shit when I saw 'produced by the RZA' in the credits, but he's back on it now.

I wish he'd kept on with that reggae shit though. Those songs he did with Junior Reid are classics.