Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
71
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 05, 1969 ( 55 years old )
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
The RZA
Prince Rakeem
Bobby Steels
the Abbott
the Rzarector
Bobby Digital
Wu-Tang Clan
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs
RZA
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
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004-03-12Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999-10-06Funny People
2009-07-30Gospel Hill
2008-02-09American Gangster
2007-11-02Repo Men
2010-03-18Derailed
2005-11-11Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021-11-14Problemista
2024-03-01