*Rza of the Wu Tang Clan recently spoke out about the bootlegging of his film "American Gangster," which opens today starring Denzel Washington as real life drug kingpin Frank Lucas and the rapper as a police officer.

In an interview on Chicago's Power 92 "Trey the Chocolate Jock Morning Jump-off" show, Rza said he isn't mad at the piracy because he understands how the hood operates, co-host Kendra G tells us.

However, Rza acknowledges that Universal Pictures spent over $100 million to make a film about a black man, and if more films about African Americans are to be made, blacks must show financial support by actually purchasing a ticket.