RZA
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- Born:
- 1969-07-05
- Place of birth:
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA or The RZA ( /ˈrɪzə/; born July 5, 1969), is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, rapper, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost all of Wu-Tang Clan's albums as well as many Wu-Tang solo and affiliate projects. He is widely considered one of the most influential and landmark hip-hop producers of all time. He subsequently gained attention for his work scoring and acting in films. He has also released solo albums under the alter-ego Bobby Digital. In addition to the Wu-Tang Clan and his solo releases, RZA was also a founding member of the horrorcore rap group Gravediggaz where he used the name The Rzarector. He has also acted in several movies including Coffee and Cigarettes, American Gangster, Gospel Hill, Life Is Hot in Cracktown, Ghost Dog, Funny People, Derailed, Due Date and Repo Men. In 2008, RZA was ranked number four on About.com's best hip hop producers of all time list. Description above from the Wikipedia article RZA, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable
Nobody 2
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
Wu-Tang Clan & Nas: NY State of Mind Tour at Climate Pledge Arena
Problemista
ODB: Wu Tang Forever
A Wu-Tang Experience: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Not an Artist
Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History
Poker Face
The Tiny Chef Show
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows
Clean
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Hard Luck Love Song
Nobody
Life in a Year
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Risen: The Story of Chron "Hell Razah" Smith
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Dead Don't Die
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
Desus & Mero
Thriller
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Snowfall
Soundbreaking
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Mr. Right
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
AWOL-72
Hot Ones
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
Fresh Off the Boat
The Men in Blazers Show
Gang Related
Brick Mansions
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Protector 2
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry
The Man with the Iron Fists
The Trouble with Cali
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
The Next Three Days
Conan
Due Date
Wu-Tang Saga
Repo Men
Funny People
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
The Black List: Volume Two
Q: The Man
Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan
Gospel Hill
American Gangster
Wu-Tang Clan: Live at Montreux
Californication
The Box
The Lather Effect
Beat Kings
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
Rock the Bells
The Making of Derailed
Derailed
Excavating Taylor Mead
Be Cool
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Wu Tang Clan: Disciples of the 36 Chambers Chapter 2
The World According to RZA
Coffee and Cigarettes
Scary Movie 3
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1'
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Chappelle's Show
Don of All Dons
Tee Productions: Private Tapes
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Domestic Violence
The Hip Hop Years
Wu Tang Clan - Da Mystery of Kung Fu
Rhyme & Reason
Wu-Tang Clan: This Shit is from the Heart
The Daily Show
The Simpsons
Yo! MTV Raps
VERZUZ: DJ Premier vs. Rza
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Tangled Up in Blue