Vampire Weekend may have gotten the world to accept them as the band who plays accessible Afro-pop music, but it’s still hard for them to shake that Ivy League label most critics have slapped onto their personalities. We’re also somewhat guilty of doing that here, but can you blame us when they flaunt their love for Polo T-shirts so willingly?

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Wu-Tang’s RZA tells Wired about his newest projects, Madlib’s character Quasimoto gets its own toy figure, and EW casts doubt on Joaquin Phoenix’s career change. Check out the round up:

• It’s been rumored that RZA will leave the music business after the release of his solo album, The Cure, but the Wu-Tang Clan rapper has other ideas. He has recently released Afro Samurai Resurrection, a soundtrack for the popular TV series, and his music appears on the Afro Samurai videogame, released this week for the PS3 and Xbox 360. RZA also says that he made an album with System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian, and is interested in directing a martial-arts film with fellow Clansman Raekwon. [Wired]

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We’ve got a “First Listen” available for you of the track “Whachadoin” from the new N.A.S.A album The Spirit Of Apollo’s. While N.A.S.A is technically only Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon the new track features guest appearances by M.I.A, Santogold, Spank Rock, and Nick Ziner. Previous track guest on the album include Kanye West, Santogold, Lykke Li, Tom Waits, Karen O, David Byrne, RZA, Method Man, George Clinton, Chuck D, John Frusciante, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard.

The album is expected to drop in the UK on February 16th. Check out “Whachadoin” after the break:

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