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GZA (IPA pronunciation: /dʒɪzʌ/), aka The Genius, (born Gary Grice August 22, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American hip hop artist. He is most well known as a founding member of the seminal hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan. In addition to appearing on all the Wu-Tang Clan albums he has released five solo albums and has appeared on many other Clanmate's solo releases. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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Biography Born in Brooklyn, GZA spent his childhood living with various groups of relatives in the other New York boroughs. During this time began to visit the Soundview Projects in the Bronx where he became fascinated with hip hop. Influenced by the early MC's of the time he began to write his own rhymes. Soundview is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of the Bronx. ...
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Also sharing his interest in hip-hop were his cousins Robert Diggs and Russell Jones. The three performed together as the group All In Together Now with GZA going under the alias The Genius; Diggs and Jones performed as The Scientist and The Professor respectively. After gaining some notoriety in the underground GZA and Diggs were signed as solo artists. GZA managed to ink a deal with legendary hip-hop label Cold Chillin' Records. In 1990 GZA released his debut album Words from the Genius on the label. Prism Records was an American record label formed in 1978. ...
Words from the Genius was the first album released by the rapper GZA, under his old name, The Genius. ...
The album was produced by Easy Mo Bee and was heavily influenced by the style of Cold Chillin at the time. The corporate heads of that label wanted to make GZA a commercially viable artist like Big Daddy Kane. However critical reception for the album was lukewarm at best and sales were disappointing. Eventually GZA was dropped from the label. GZA's experience with Cold Chillin was shared with Diggs' experience at Tommy Boy Records, who had only managed to put out an EP under the alias Prince Rakeem. Easy Mo Bee (born Osten Harvey, Jr. ...
Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is a record producer/rapper from the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn, New York. ...
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Disillusioned with the recording industry GZA and Diggs got back together with Jones and decided that they would make the music they wanted, rather than what label executives made them create. Calling themselves the Wu-Tang Clan after they saw in old Kung-Fu movies, brought together the most talented MC's in the New York underground and began making music. It was at this time that GZA took up his moniker, which derives from the sound made when the word "Genius" is scratched by a DJ on a record. Diggs became known as RZA (Rakeem scratched) and Jones the Ol' Dirty Bastard, after a character in "Ol' Dirty & The Bastard" another one of the Kung-Fu movies so influential to the group. RZA (IPA pronunciation: ) (born Robert Diggs, July 5, 1969 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American hip hop producer, rapper and actor. ...
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The group debuted in 1993 and their album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) took the music industry by storm. Produced entirely by RZA, it was like nothing that had ever been heard at the time. GZA was featured throughout the album. The whole album was hailed by critics as a masterpiece, and GZA was touted by many as the best lyricist of the group. Alternate cover Enter the Wu-Tang (2004 re-issue) Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is the debut album of the East Coast hip hop collective the Wu-Tang Clan. ...
Building off of that success GZA signed a new deal with Geffen Records and in 1995 released Liquid Swords. Again produced entirely by RZA and featuring a plethora of guest appearances from his fellow Clanmates the album was lauded by critics as a hip-hop classic and was certified gold by the RIAA. The album took the dark, foreboding atmosphere found in previous Clan releases to a whole new level. GZA's lyrics are still considered some of the sharpest ever created, combining vicious battle raps, mind-bending word-play and rich visuals. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums of all time. Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ...
Liquid Swords is a solo album by Wu-Tang Clan member GZA, widely regarded as a masterpiece of the East Coast hip hop renaissance. ...
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After appearing on the Wu-Tang Clan's second album, Wu-Tang Forever, GZA released Beneath the Surface in 1999. Reviews were mostly positive however it failed to live up to Liquid Swords acclaim and commercial success. Critics pointed to production as the albums main weakness, noting a distinct lack of RZA produced tracks, resulting in a messy collage of beats rather than a cohesive sound. There were also complaints about the needless skits and the vast number of guest spots which allowed little time for GZA to actually rap. Ghostface Killah chronology GZA/Genius chronology Wu-Tang Forever is the long-awaited follow-up to the Wu-Tang Clans first album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). ...
Beneath The Surface is a 1999 (see 1999 in music) album from Wu-Tang Clan member GZA, an American hip hop musician. ...
GZA laid low for the next few years, only appearing on the Wu-Tang Clan albums The W and Iron Flag. However in 2002 he dropped Legend of the Liquid Sword. The album was received well by critics, with some hailing it as GZA's return to Liquid Swords form, but with most agreeing it was an improvement on its predecessor as its production is superior and the record features fewer guest appearances. However the album lacked commercial success and failed to go gold as his previous two releases had. GZA spent most of 2004 touring both solo and with the Clan. He also made an appearance with RZA in Jim Jarmusch's film Coffee & Cigarettes opposite Bill Murray. In 2005 GZA and DJ Muggs (the producer for Cypress Hill) released the LP Grandmasters. Muggs provided all the beats for the album, which saw GZA using chess as a metaphor for the rap game, exercising his story-telling muscle and commenting on his place as a senior member in the hip-hop community. The album received overwhelmingly positive reviews and decent commercial success. The W is the third album by the American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released on November 21, 2000. ...
Iron Flag is the fourth album from the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. ...
Legend of the Liquid Splooge is the fourth solo album from American hip hop artist GZA, a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ...
Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch (born January 22, 1953 in Akron, Ohio) is a noted American independent film director. ...
Coffee and Cigarettes is a 2003 independent film directed by Jim Jarmusch. ...
William James Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-winning American comedian and actor. ...
Lawrence Muggerud (born January 28, 1968 in Queens, New York), and better known as DJ Muggs (or simply Muggs), is Cypress Hills DJ and producer. ...
Cypress Hill is a mostly-Latin American hip hop group from South Gate, California, who is quite possibly most well remembered for their song Insane in the Brain. Their consistent advocacy around the legalization of cannabis consumption has contributed to their popularity. ...
The Genius of the Wu-Tang Clan and Cypress Hill’s scratch master DJ Muggs appear together on this collaborative album, with chess as the main theme. ...
2005 also saw GZA ink a deal with indie label Babygrande Records to release a new LP. The album was originally scheduled to drop sometime in October 2006, but since that time there has no word as to when it will be released. However in a recent interview with XXL magazine GZA stated that he is working on the album with RZA in addition to a collaborative album with his son Young Justice. His new solo LP has been referred to at various time as The GZA Presents..., Return of the Genius and More Words from the Genius. GZA will appear on the Wu-Tang Clan's newest album 8 Diagrams, set to be released in November of 2007. He will also be featured heavily on fellow Clansmen Raekwon's new CD the highly anticipated Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II. It is speculated that he will have the co-starring role similar to Ghostface Killah's on the original Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. GZA partook in the summer 2007 Wu-Tang tour of Europe and the Rock the Bells tour with the rest of the Clan. Babygrande Records is an independent hip-hop record label based in New York City. ...
8 Diagrams is the upcoming album by New York hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, scheduled for release through Street Records Corporation on December 11, 2007. ...
Raekwon (born Corey Woods, January 12, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American East Coast rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ...
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II will be the fourth solo album from Wu-Tang Clan rap artist Raekwon. ...
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is an influential East Coast rap album by rapper Raekwon, released in 1995. ...
Rock The Bells is an annual hip hop festival that took place in California, until just recently when it was announced that the festival travel to multiple locations. ...
Recently, Killah Priest told HipHopGame.com that GZA had contacted him about recording a joint album upon hearing Priest's latest release, The Offering. Priest reportedly accepted, and it is thought that the recording will begin soon.[1] GZA's fifth solo album is scheduled to be released before the end of 2007 on Dreddy Kruger's Think Differently Music imprint, distributed through Babygrande Records [2]. The Offering is an album by hip hop artist Killah Priest. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
The pioneering hardcore hip hop group Wu-Tang Clans plan to conquer the hip hop industry consisted not only of making each member into a solo star in their own right, but also to create and promote numerous affiliate artists. ...
This is a list of musical groups and producers that are affiliated with and receive support from the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. ...
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Technique GZA uses the sword as a metaphor for the tongue, and sees his raps as deadly sword techniques. His own technique is self-described as visual and descriptive, yet at the same time succinct. He is a firm proponent of "less is more" when it comes to rapping. He is also highly adept at using similes and metaphors. Here is an example of his lyrics taken from the first verse of the song "Gold" from his album Liquid Swords: I’m deep down in the back streets, in the heart of Medina / About to set off something more deep than a misdemeanor / Under the subway waiting for the train to make noise / So I can blast a nigga and his boys / For what? They pushed up on the block / And made the dope sales drop Like the crash of Dow Jones stock / I had to connect and cross seals, to catch more mils / Than hoe bitches got birth control pills / I’m in the park, setting up a deal over blunt fire / A bum nigga sleeping on the bench, they had him wired / Peeped my convo, the address of my condo / And how I change a nigga name to John Doe / And while he set up camp he got vamped / Put the stake through his heart / I ripped his fucking fangs apart / Snakes got smoked on the set like Brandon Lee / Blown out the frame, like Pan-Am flight 103 / He got swung on, his lungs was torn / The Kingpin just castled with his rook and lost a pawn / A regular on the block, he played look-out / For playing predator with the glock he should have took out GZA is also known for his wordplay where he takes various groups of objects and gives them double meanings such as animals (on "Animal Planet" from Legend of the Liquid Sword) and NFL teams (on "Queen's Gambit from Grandmasters). The most famous example of this is "Labels" a song, again from Liquid Swords where he weaves the names of record labels in an out of the verse. A sample: 1. ...
The Genius of the Wu-Tang Clan and Cypress Hill’s scratch master DJ Muggs appear together on this collaborative album, with chess as the main theme. ...
TOMMY ain't my motherfuckin' BOY / When you fake moves on a nigga you employ / We'll EMIRGE off ya set, now ya know God damn / I show LIVIN LARGE niggaz how to flip a DEF JAM / And RUFF up the motherfuckin' HOUSE / Cause I smother you COLD CHILLIN' mother fuckers / I'll still WARN A BROTHER (Warner Brothers)... GZA covers a diverse range of topics in his raps. Mainstays include life on the streets, crime, chess, 5 Percenter teachings, and the always relevant "wack MCs". He raps with a methodical, mostly laid back delivery.
Aliases - Allah Justice (Original 5% name)
- God Zig-Zag-Zig Allah (G Z A in the Supreme Alphabet )
- The Genius
- The Head
- The Master
- Maximillion
The Supreme Alphabet is, in the Nation of Gods and Earths, a system of interpreting text and finding deeper meaning in the original 120 Questions written by Elijah Muhammad and Wallace Fard Muhammad by assigning actual meanings to the letters of the Roman alphabet. ...
Discography
Albums Words from the Genius was the first album released by the rapper GZA, under his old name, The Genius. ...
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Liquid Swords is a solo album by Wu-Tang Clan member GZA, widely regarded as a masterpiece of the East Coast hip hop renaissance. ...
is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Beneath The Surface is a 1999 (see 1999 in music) album from Wu-Tang Clan member GZA, an American hip hop musician. ...
is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
This article is about the year. ...
Legend of the Liquid Splooge is the fourth solo album from American hip hop artist GZA, a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ...
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HandMasters, a collaboration between the GZA/Genius of the Wu-Tang Clan and DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill, is a 12 track, hip-hop analbum, released October 25, 2005 on the Angeles Records imprint. ...
Lawrence Muggerud (born January 28, 1968 in Queens, New York), and better known as DJ Muggs (or simply Muggs), is Cypress Hills DJ and producer. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
Singles and EPs - 1991 "Come Do Me"
- 1991 "Come Do Me (Remix)"
- 1991 "Words From a Genius"
- 1994 "Pass The Bone"
- 1994 "I Gotcha Back"
- 1995 "Liquid Swords"/"Labels"
- 1995 "Labels"
- 1995 "Cold World"
- 1995 "Cold World (Remix)"
- 1996 "Shadowboxin'"/"4th Chamber"
- 1999 "Breaker Breaker"/"Publicity"
- 1999 "Beneath The Surface"
- 1999 "Publicity"
- 1999 "Hip Hop Fury"
- 2000 "When The Fat Lady Sings"
- 2002 "Fame"
- 2003 "Knock Knock"
- 2005 "General Principles"/"All in Together Now" (with DJ Muggs)
- 2005 "Advance Pawns"/"Destruction of a Guard" (with DJ Muggs)
Appears On Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers is the 1993 (see 1993 in music) debut album by the Wu-Tang Clan, a collective of American hip hop musicians. ...
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Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is the first album by an American hardcore rap singer Ol Dirty Bastard. ...
Raekwon (born Corey Woods, January 12, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American East Coast rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ...
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is an influential East Coast rap album by rapper Raekwon, released in 1995. ...
Ghostface Killah chronology GZA/Genius chronology Wu-Tang Forever is the long-awaited follow-up to the Wu-Tang Clans first album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). ...
Lawrence Muggerud (born January 28, 1968 in Queens, New York), and better known as DJ Muggs (or simply Muggs), is Cypress Hills DJ and producer. ...
Killah Priest on the cover of his album Black August Walter Reed (born August 16, 1970), better known as Killah Priest, is an American rapper and affiliate of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. ...
Heavy Mental is the debut album of American rapper Killah Priest, an associate of hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan and a member of the group Sunz Of Man. ...
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The W is the third album by the American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released on November 21, 2000. ...
Lawrence Muggerud (born January 28, 1968 in Queens, New York), and better known as DJ Muggs (or simply Muggs), is Cypress Hills DJ and producer. ...
RZA (IPA pronunciation: ) (born Robert Diggs, July 5, 1969 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American hip hop producer, rapper and actor. ...
Digital Bullet is the second solo album by the American hip hop artist RZA under his pseudonym Bobby Digital. ...
Iron Flag is the fourth album from the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. ...
Afu-Ra is a Hip hop artist from New York City. ...
Body of the Life Force is the debut album from underground Hip Hop artist Afu-Ra. ...
Masta Killa (born Elgin Turner, born August 18, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ...
No Said Date is the 2004 (see 2004 in music) solo debut of Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa, an American hip hop musician. ...
Pete Rock (born Peter Phillips, June 21, 1970[1] in Bronx, New York) is an American hip hop DJ, producer and rapper. ...
Soul Survivor II is a 2004 album from Hip Hop producer Pete Rock. ...
Before the Great Collapse is a single by Hip Hop duo Jedi Mind Tricks, released in 2004 through Babygrande Records. ...
Star Wars, see Jedi mind trick. ...
Legacy Of Blood is the fourth album from Hip Hop duo Jedi Mind Tricks, released in August, 2004 on Babygrande Records. ...
Prefuse 73 is one alias under which electronica and hip-hop artist Scott Herren releases music. ...
Surrounded By Silence is an album by Prefuse 73. ...
Mathematics, also known as Allah Mathematics, is a hip hop producer and DJ for the Wu-Tang Clan. ...
Release Date: 28th June 2005 Label: Nature Sounds Released Format: CD / Vinyl / Tape-Cassette Notes: Non-Wu Artist Track listing: 01: Intro [Produced by Mathematics] 02: C What I C [Performed by *T-Slugz, and *Eyeslow] [Produced by Mathematics] 03: Strawberries & Cream [Performed by Allah Real, Inspectah Deck, The RZA...
Jus Allah (born James Bostick) is a New Jersey rapper who made his debut on Jedi Mind Tricks second album Violent by Design in 2000. ...
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Fishscale is the fifth solo album by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah. ...
Made In Brooklyn is the title of the upcoming album from Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa, his second solo effort, set for release on August 8, 2006 through Nature Sounds Records. ...
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Cilvaringz is a hip hop producer from Tilburg, Netherlands, real name Tarik Azzougarh. ...
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