RZA comments on Wu-Tang affiliate who cut off his own penis in suicide attempt

“It’s not any sanity; even if you high, this shit don’t sound sane.”

RZA has commented on a story from earlier this week reporting that Andre ‘Christ Bearer’ Johnson (pictured), a rapper formerly affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan, cut off his own penis and tried to commit suicide by jumping from the second storey balcony of his North Hollywood apartment.

After initial reports misnamed the rapper as Andre Roxx, Wu-Tang at first denied his affiliation with the group, but RZA has now spoken to XXL about his connection to Johnson. Along with rapper Meko The Pharaoh, Johnson is part of the Long Beach, California duo Northstar, who released their RZA-produced debut album on Wu-Tang Productions in 2003.

“First of all, I just had seen him recently. He had got out of jail and [was] calling me,” RZA told the magazine. “Christ Bearer is a part of the West Coast Killa Beez, a bunch of young guys that was signed to our company 10 years ago. Wu-Tang, we’re from the East Coast. But we did invest in some young guys to try and help any hood. He was a guy from the hood that we gave a shot. I don’t make music with him nowadays. But the story—what he did—is incredible. That shit sound mythical.”

Neighbours in the building where the rapper was found have said they don’t believe Johnson was on “any hard drugs”, XXL states.

“I thought he was a smarter guy than a guy who would do something crazy like that,” said RZA. “But at the same time, he been in jail recently, he’s been in trouble. Maybe he’s mentally unstable. Maybe the mental health system should have took a look at him and said, ‘You know what? We got to hold on to this guy for a little longer.’ Because it’s not any sanity; even if you high, this shit don’t sound sane. This sounds more than high. It sound like mental problems or something that was bothering this man’s mind, and he needed help. It’s sad. I send my respect out to his family.”

He added: “Christ Bearer is a tragic story, because it’s still the same situation: a guy we gave a chance to. “If I remember that deal back in the day, I remember they signed for, like, $150,000, a record deal from some young guys from Long Beach, Cali. He had a partner named Meko. I liked those guys. I liked what they stood for, young guys trying. I can’t wait to really hear the whole story. It’s sad that it’s Wu-Tang affiliated. It’s like dirty press in a way. I want to know what the fuck moved him to do those things.”

Johnson was discovered on the pavement and rushed to hospital in Beverly Hills where he is now in a stable condition –  but doctors were unable to reattach his penis.

Wu-Tang are meanwhile facing internal conflicts after Raekwon dropped out of sessions for the group’s new album A Better Tomorrow. “In the 90s, [RZA] ruled. Now it’s a new day,” said Raekwon this week. “It’s time for a new fucking game plan.” The group are also planning another album to be released as a single copy priced “in the millions”.

Hear Northstar’s RZA-produced debut album:
 

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