GZA (pronounced Jizza), aka The Genius, born Gary Grice August 22, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York City is an American rapper. He is most well known as a founding member of the seminal hip-hop group the Wu ...

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GZA, the solemn sage of pioneering New York rap collective the Wu-Tang Clan, doesn’t write rhymes fast. In fact, according to the Genius, certain phrases and storylines can remain in his head for ...

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On episode 3 of 'The Almanac of Rap,' 9th Wonder and Reuben Vincent push back on the idea that younger artists don’t understand hip-hop’s depth or history. “Liquid Swords” is obviously the most famous ...

It's been over 20 years since Liquid Swords dropped, and you still won't find an album that mixes psychedelic and steely lyricism quite like that masterpiece did. Its creator, GZA (aka the Genius) ...

Legendary hip-hop artist raps about science in his new album and brings that message to schools. Upload your own science rap for a chance to win a shout-out from GZA. Details are below. NEW YORK — In ...

On this day in Hip Hop History in 1991, Wu-Tang Clan member GZA released his debut, pre Wu-Tang album Words From the Genius. This album was one of two pre Wu-Tang Clan albums from one of the members, ...

The 6th Annual Crunchies Awards promises to be the best yet. We’ve announced the finalists who are all excited to don their most formal hoodies and join us for tech’s big night. The Daily Show’s John ...

2002 laid to rest any remaining doubt: Hip-hop has officially been coopted by mainstream pop music. Actually, not all Hip-hop has been seized by a mass audience, though certainly the mindless, ...

Back in 2002, the immeasurably talented MC of Blackalicious known as Gift of Gab wrote a lyrically athletic track called "Chemical Calisthenics." For those who could follow his rapid-fire style, it ...

Chess obsession, a writerNs joy in discussing his craft, songs born of word games—in the hip-hop Voltron that is the Wu-Tang Clan, GZA is the brain for good reason. GZA, a.k.a. the Genius (or Gary ...