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RZA

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1969)

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Also known as Robert Fitzgerald Diggs · Prince Rakeem · Bobby Digital · The Scientist · The Abbot · Robert Diggs

Born: July 5, 1969
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Birthplace: Brownsville
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: rapper
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, composer
, actor
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Education: Curtis High School
Height: 188 cm
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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Overview

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Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA or the RZA, is an American rapper, record producer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is the de facto leader of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, having produced most of the group's albums and those of its members. Known for his signature use of soul samples, sparse beats, and cinematic elements, his production style has been widely influential in hip-hop. The Source and Vibe both ranked him among the greatest hip-hop producers of all time, while NME included him on its list of the 50 Greatest Producers Ever, spanning all genres.

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Derailed(2005)
Scary Movie 3(2003)
Coffee and Cigarettes(2003)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai(1999)
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood(1996)
Tangled Up in Blue
Hard Luck Love Song

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Wu XM Radio(2007)
Return of the Swarm(2007)
Lost Anthology(2007)
The RZA—Instrumental Experience(2007)
Afro Samurai: The Album(2007)
8 Diagrams(2007)
Legend of the Wu-Tang: The Videos(2006)
4:21... The Day After(2006)
Put It on the Line(2005)
The Definitive Ol' Dirty Bastard Story(2005)
Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture(2005)
Blade: Trinity – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack(2004)
Legend of the Wu-Tang Clan(2004)
No Said Date(2004)
Bobby Digital Presents Northstar(2004)
The Pretty Toney Album(2004)
Birth of a Prince(2003)
Kill Bill Vol. 1 – Original Soundtrack(2003)
The Sting(2002)
Iron Flag(2001)
Wu-Chronicles, Chapter 2(2001)
Uzi(2001)
The Dirty Story: The Best of Ol' Dirty Bastard(2001)
Bulletproof Wallets(2001)
Digital Bullet(2001)
The W(2000)
Uncontrolled Substance(1999)
This or That(1999)
Golden Arms Redemption(1999)
The RZA Hits(1999)
Blackout!(1999)
Nigga Please(1999)
Tical 2000: Judgement Day(1998)
The Swarm(1998)
The Pillage(1998)
Wu-Tang Forever(1997)
Life After Death(1997)
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars(1997)
The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel(1997)
The Lost Generation(1996)
Ironman(1996)
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...(1995)
I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By(1995)
Cold World(1995)
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version(1995)
Liquid Swords(1995)
6 Feet Deep(1994)
C.R.E.A.M.(1994)
Shimmy Shimmy Ya(1994)
AKA the Rugged Child(1994)
Method Man(1993)
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)(1993)
Wu-Tang Demo Tape(1992)
Good Ass Job
I Got the Hook Up
O.D.B.E.P.
Dark Fantasy

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223 statements · 29% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Discography: RZA discography
Member of: Wu-Tang Clan
Writers Guild of America West
Gravediggaz
Achozen
Banks & Steelz
Given name: Robert
Fitzgerald
Pseudonym: RZA
Name in kana: リッザ
Genre: East Coast hip-hop
hardcore hip-hop
horrorcore
classical music
film score
underground hip-hop
chipmunk soul
Label: MNRK Music Group
Epic Records
Soul Temple Records
Bertelsmann Music Group
Sony Music
Tommy Boy Records
Gee Street Records
V2 Records
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Sanctuary Records
EMI
Warner Records Inc.
Formed in: Staten Island
Awards: Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
Echo Pop Award for the Hit of the Year(2004)
Instrument: cornet
sampler
musical keyboard
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-04
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Start of work period: 1984
Related category: Category:Films directed by RZA category contains: film directed by this person
Religion or worldview: Five-Percent Nation
Sibling: 9th Prince
Social media followers: 819,320(February 11, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 29663668
812,431(March 1, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 29663668
800,424(January 5, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 29663668
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Different from: Bobby Digital criterion used: nickname, stage name or pseudonym not unique
Bobby Digital criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Significant person: Sophia Chang
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1.huffpost.com/entry/sophia-chang-wu-tang-clan_n_5ae7650be4b02baed1bd0e0d
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Copyright representative: Broadcast Music, Inc.
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1.Stated in ISWC NetworkRetrieved 2022-11-03
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Birth name: Robert Fitzgerald Diggs
Family name: Diggs
Name in native language: Robert F. Diggs
Owner of: Q121433930
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Residence: Millstone Township

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