Gary Grice (born August 22, 1966), better known by his stage namesGZA (/ˈdʒɪzə/JIZ-ə) and The Genius, is an American rapper and songwriter. A founding member of the hip hop group, the Wu-Tang Clan, GZA is known as the group's "spiritual head", being both the oldest and the first within the group to receive a record deal. He has appeared on his fellow Clan members' solo projects, and since the release of his critically acclaimed solo album Liquid Swords (1995), he has maintained a successful solo career.
In 2012, The Source placed him on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.
An analysis of GZA's lyrics found that he has the second largest vocabulary in hip hop music, behind Aesop Rock, in a sample of 75 rappers. The Wu-Tang Clan, as a collective, and several of its individual members were also in the top 10.
Biography
Early life
Gary Grice developed an interest in hip-hop by attending block parties as a child in the early 1970s. He formed a three-man group with his cousins, Robert Diggs and Russell Jones, who would later be known as RZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard, respectively. The group, FOI: Force of the Imperial Master, saw the three rapping and DJing, switching off names and performing local shows; since they lived in different boroughs, GZA and Ol' Dirty would travel from Brooklyn out to Staten Island to meet up with their cousin RZA, after which the three would travel across New York City and challenge other MCs to battles. After some years of this, GZA was signed to Cold Chillin' Records as a solo artist under the name The Genius. He put together an album called Words from the Genius, produced mostly by Easy Mo Bee, but after it failed to sell—and his rocky experience on tour—Grice became fed up and asked for release from the label.
REMASTERED IN HD!
Official Music Video for Liquid Swords performed by GZA.
#GZA #LiquidSwords #Remastered
published: 06 Nov 2020
GZA - Shadowboxin' ft. Method Man
Official Music Video for Shadowboxin performed by GZA.
#GZA #Shadowboxin
published: 20 Nov 2020
Duel Of The Iron Mic
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Duel Of The Iron Mic · GZA · Masta Killa · Dreddy Kruger · Inspectah Deck · Ol' Dirty Bastard
Liquid Swords
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs
Producer: RZA
Composer Lyricist: Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs
Composer Lyricist: Herbert Magidson
Composer Lyricist: Allie Wrubel
Composer Lyricist: Russell Jones
Composer Lyricist: Gary Grice
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published: 30 Oct 2018
GZA freestyles about the universe in an interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Checkout how WU-TANG's GZA raps in front of Neil deGrasse Tyson
This Interview was done by Nerdist, if you liked it, go and checkout thier channel, the whole interview is an awesome piece of work.
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liquid swords...best album...ever
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Living In The World Today · GZA
Liquid Swords
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs
Producer: RZA
Composer Lyricist: Robert Diggs
Composer Lyricist: Gary Grice
Composer Lyricist: Clifford Smith
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published: 30 Oct 2018
When GZA and Neil deGrasse Tyson talked science and emceeing
published: 14 Jul 2023
GZA/Genius - Breaker, Breaker
Music video by GZA/Genius performing Breaker, Breaker. (C) 1999 Geffen Records
published: 16 Jun 2009
GZA - 4th Chamber
Album: Liquid Swords
Track: #07
Artists: GZA, Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest & RZA
Producer: RZA
Sample: "Assassin With Son" by Wonderland Philharmonic, "Groovin'" by Willie Mitchell and "Dharmatma Theme Music (Sad)" by Kalyanji Anandji. Also contains Dialogue Excerpt from the film Shogun Assassin
published: 14 May 2016
GZA - Cold World ft. Inspectah Deck
Music video by GZA performing Cold World ft Inspectah Deck
Celebrating 25 years of the debut solo release of Gza’s “Liquid Swords”
#GZA #Coldworld #InspectahDeck #LiquidSwords #VEVO #OfficialMusicVideo
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Duel Of The Iron Mic · GZA · Masta Killa · Dreddy Kruger · Inspectah Deck · Ol' Dirty Bastard
Liquid Swords
℗ 19...
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Duel Of The Iron Mic · GZA · Masta Killa · Dreddy Kruger · Inspectah Deck · Ol' Dirty Bastard
Liquid Swords
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs
Producer: RZA
Composer Lyricist: Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs
Composer Lyricist: Herbert Magidson
Composer Lyricist: Allie Wrubel
Composer Lyricist: Russell Jones
Composer Lyricist: Gary Grice
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Duel Of The Iron Mic · GZA · Masta Killa · Dreddy Kruger · Inspectah Deck · Ol' Dirty Bastard
Liquid Swords
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs
Producer: RZA
Composer Lyricist: Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs
Composer Lyricist: Herbert Magidson
Composer Lyricist: Allie Wrubel
Composer Lyricist: Russell Jones
Composer Lyricist: Gary Grice
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Wu-Tangs Cool Website:
https://comparte.ml/enlace/wutang_clans_website.html
Checkout how WU-TANG's GZA raps in front of Neil deGrasse Tyson
This Interview w...
Wu-Tangs Cool Website:
https://comparte.ml/enlace/wutang_clans_website.html
Checkout how WU-TANG's GZA raps in front of Neil deGrasse Tyson
This Interview was done by Nerdist, if you liked it, go and checkout thier channel, the whole interview is an awesome piece of work.
WUTANG! WUTANG! WUTANG!
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liquid swords...best album...ever
Wu-Tangs Cool Website:
https://comparte.ml/enlace/wutang_clans_website.html
Checkout how WU-TANG's GZA raps in front of Neil deGrasse Tyson
This Interview was done by Nerdist, if you liked it, go and checkout thier channel, the whole interview is an awesome piece of work.
WUTANG! WUTANG! WUTANG!
WUTANG! WUTANG! WUTANG!
WUTANG! WUTANG! WUTANG!
liquid swords...best album...ever
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Living In The World Today · GZA
Liquid Swords
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Robert F...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Living In The World Today · GZA
Liquid Swords
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs
Producer: RZA
Composer Lyricist: Robert Diggs
Composer Lyricist: Gary Grice
Composer Lyricist: Clifford Smith
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Living In The World Today · GZA
Liquid Swords
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs
Producer: RZA
Composer Lyricist: Robert Diggs
Composer Lyricist: Gary Grice
Composer Lyricist: Clifford Smith
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Album: Liquid Swords
Track: #07
Artists: GZA, Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest & RZA
Producer: RZA
Sample: "Assassin With Son" by Wonderland Philharmonic, "Groo...
Album: Liquid Swords
Track: #07
Artists: GZA, Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest & RZA
Producer: RZA
Sample: "Assassin With Son" by Wonderland Philharmonic, "Groovin'" by Willie Mitchell and "Dharmatma Theme Music (Sad)" by Kalyanji Anandji. Also contains Dialogue Excerpt from the film Shogun Assassin
Album: Liquid Swords
Track: #07
Artists: GZA, Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest & RZA
Producer: RZA
Sample: "Assassin With Son" by Wonderland Philharmonic, "Groovin'" by Willie Mitchell and "Dharmatma Theme Music (Sad)" by Kalyanji Anandji. Also contains Dialogue Excerpt from the film Shogun Assassin
Music video by GZA performing Cold World ft Inspectah Deck
Celebrating 25 years of the debut solo release of Gza’s “Liquid Swords”
#GZA #Coldworld #Inspect...
Music video by GZA performing Cold World ft Inspectah Deck
Celebrating 25 years of the debut solo release of Gza’s “Liquid Swords”
#GZA #Coldworld #InspectahDeck #LiquidSwords #VEVO #OfficialMusicVideo
Music video by GZA performing Cold World ft Inspectah Deck
Celebrating 25 years of the debut solo release of Gza’s “Liquid Swords”
#GZA #Coldworld #InspectahDeck #LiquidSwords #VEVO #OfficialMusicVideo
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Duel Of The Iron Mic · GZA · Masta Killa · Dreddy Kruger · Inspectah Deck · Ol' Dirty Bastard
Liquid Swords
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs
Producer: RZA
Composer Lyricist: Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs
Composer Lyricist: Herbert Magidson
Composer Lyricist: Allie Wrubel
Composer Lyricist: Russell Jones
Composer Lyricist: Gary Grice
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Wu-Tangs Cool Website:
https://comparte.ml/enlace/wutang_clans_website.html
Checkout how WU-TANG's GZA raps in front of Neil deGrasse Tyson
This Interview was done by Nerdist, if you liked it, go and checkout thier channel, the whole interview is an awesome piece of work.
WUTANG! WUTANG! WUTANG!
WUTANG! WUTANG! WUTANG!
WUTANG! WUTANG! WUTANG!
liquid swords...best album...ever
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Living In The World Today · GZA
Liquid Swords
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs
Producer: RZA
Composer Lyricist: Robert Diggs
Composer Lyricist: Gary Grice
Composer Lyricist: Clifford Smith
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Album: Liquid Swords
Track: #07
Artists: GZA, Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest & RZA
Producer: RZA
Sample: "Assassin With Son" by Wonderland Philharmonic, "Groovin'" by Willie Mitchell and "Dharmatma Theme Music (Sad)" by Kalyanji Anandji. Also contains Dialogue Excerpt from the film Shogun Assassin
Music video by GZA performing Cold World ft Inspectah Deck
Celebrating 25 years of the debut solo release of Gza’s “Liquid Swords”
#GZA #Coldworld #InspectahDeck #LiquidSwords #VEVO #OfficialMusicVideo