GZA

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American hip hop musician human lyricist member of musical group rapper recording artist songwriter

GZA is an American rapper, lyricist, and founding member of the influential hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, renowned for his complex wordplay and concept-driven albums like "Liquid Swords."

Aliases (1)

Genius/GZA ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American hip hop musician → human → lyricist → member of musical group → rapper → recording artist → songwriter →
alsoKnownAs	The Genius →
associatedAct	Cappadonna → DJ Muggs → Genius/GZA → Ghostface Killah → Inspectah Deck → Killah Priest → Masta Killa → Method Man → Ol' Dirty Bastard → RZA → Raekwon → U-God →
birthName	Gary Grice →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
genre	East Coast hip hop → hip hop →
influencedGenre	conscious hip hop → underground hip hop →
languageOfWork	English →
lyricalStyle	complex wordplay → concept-driven storytelling → dense metaphors → scientific and philosophical themes →
memberOf	Wu-Tang Clan →
nationality	American →
notableWork	Beneath the Surface → Legend of the Liquid Sword → Liquid Swords → Pro Tools → Words from the Genius →
occupation	lyricist → rapper → record producer → songwriter →
origin	Brooklyn, New York City → New York City →
recordLabel	Babygrande Records → Cold Chillin' Records → Geffen Records → MCA Records NERFINISHED →
roleInGroup	founding member of Wu-Tang Clan →
stageName	GZA →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cappadonna → Easy Mo Bee → GZA ("Genius/GZA") → Ghostface Killah → Inspectah Deck → Masta Killa → Method Man → Ol' Dirty Bastard → Prince Rakeem → RZA → Raekwon → U-God →	associatedAct
Digital Bullet → Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... →	featuresArtist
Easy Mo Bee → RZA →	producedFor
Liquid Swords →	artist
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) →	featuresMember
Wu-Tang Forever →	groupMembersFeatured
Wu-Tang Clan →	member
Liquid Swords →	notableWorkOf
Easy Mo Bee →	notableWorkWith
Liquid Swords →	performer
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs →	relative
DGC Records →	signedArtist
GZA →	stageName
Coffee and Cigarettes →	stars