Biography
Lord Beatjitzu is a beatmaker originally from Mexico City D.F. who stays studying and constantly honing his craft. Extremely reclusive and low key, he is known strictly through sparse collaborations and various beat tapes which he has put out starting in 2006 with Beatjitzu Vol. 1 (released under the name 5 Element Ninja). Since then, armed with SP-404s, 202s, and all types of other equipment, together with Wu-Tang kung fu flicks and Wu-Tang records, Beatjitzu has grown a substantial cult following by putting out over 100 beat tapes and collaborations under an innumerable amount of known and unknown aliases. Beatjitzu is unique in his ability to completely alter his production style depending on which character he is presenting and each character has their own cult followings.
From 2016-2020 Beatjitzu would release a series of limited cassette tapes with Asgard Records, Sacred Jade Palace and Tree Demon Tapes ending in 2020 with "Wu-Tang Gadgetry". He then moved to strictly vinyl projects releasing his first full length vinyl release ever "Bruce Li in Beat Kune Do" via Grilchy Party in 2020. Joining with Grilchy he also fully produced the album "Perverted & Drunken" for Clever 1 of Da Buze Bruvaz: artists who were no stranger to rhyming over Beatjitzu tracks. Continuing forward, he would release two other beat tapes with them "Bruce Li's Greatest Punches" and "Mazinga!" which along with Beat Kune Do were mostly greatest hits of his past beat tapes that fans were lucky to now be able to own on vinyl.
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In 2022 he released "A Night With Phyllis Dilla At The Congo Bongo Casino Resort And Spa".
Beatjitzu has released his tapes under various aliases and monikers, the most used being Bruce Li:
5 Element Ninja, Billyjitzu, Blackbelt Jones, Bruce Li, BZA, Crown Chakra, Digitron, Dolla Bin King, Dong Kong, Godfrey Ho, Godz Of WuTang, Gordon Da LoFi Ninja, Jim Kelly, King Of Kong, LoFi Needlez, Lord Kyoshiro, Lordz Of Da LoFi, Lorenzo Ferrari, LP Da Cratedigga, Mazinga, Mazinga Z, Mazinga 303, Professor Tang Wu, SP Cratez, Supreme Ninja, Voltron, Wudang Ninjaz, Wutang Wizard
Physical Release Discography:
Asgard (tapes)
Shogun Warrior (as Mazinga Z) (2016)
Kwantung Connection (2016)
C.I.A. In Da Claws Of Da Ninja (as Dong Kong & Supreme Ninja) (2017)
Vinyl Archaeology (2018)
Ol' Dirty Kung Fu / Beatjitzu Vol. 1 (as 5 Element Ninja) (2018)
Dirty Tape aka Shaolin Dolemite (2018)
Lo-Fi Sorcery / Black Belt Theatre Vol. 2.0 (as Godz Of Wu-Tang) (2019)
Wu-Tang Studentz (2019)
Beatz From Da Indus Valley (as Bruce Li) / Ninja Academy (as Supreme Ninja) (2019)
Black Belt Theatre Vol. 1 / Black Belt Theatre Vol. 2 (as Lords Of Da Lo-Fi) (2019)
Wu-Tang Gadgetry (2020)
Jade Palace Guard / Sacred Jade Tapes (tapes)
202 Chamber / Orange Robe Manual (2017)
Bruce Li In Hawaii (2018)
Attaque de Wu Clonez aka Bee Pollen Fist (as Wutang Wizard) (2019)
Autumn Theory (tapes)
Jedi Scripturez (2017)
Tree Demon Tapes
Senju Glitch Chronicles Vol. 1 & 2 (various) (2017)
War Scripturez / Lo-Fi Infantry (2018)
Godz Of Wudang vs Shaolin Monks (with Deadly Elegance, Spearman & TheGreenDutch) (2019)
Grilchy Party (vinyl)
Perverted & Drunken (prod. for Clever 1) (2020)
Bruce Li In Beat Kune Do (2020)
Shanghai Express aka Bruce Li's Greatest Punches (2021)
Mazinga! (2021)
A Night With Phyllis Dilla At The Congo Bongo Casino Resort And Spa (2022)
Bruce Li In Japan (2022)
BoLO Yeung Barbarian Bicepz (prod. for Da Buze Bruvaz) (2022)
Master Sip, Legendary Teacher Of Bruce Lo, Da First Drunken (prod. for Clever 1 (2024)
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.