Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Date of Birth:
7/5/1969
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.
Coffee and Cigarettes
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Funny People
Gospel Hill
American Gangster
Repo Men
Wu-Tang Clan: This Shit is from the Heart
Derailed
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Problemista
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Due Date
The Next Three Days
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
Wu Tang Clan - Da Mystery of Kung Fu
Rock the Bells
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
The Box
Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows
Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan
The Man with the Iron Fists
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1'
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
The Protector 2
Wu Tang Clan: Disciples of the 36 Chambers Chapter 2
Wu-Tang Clan: Live at Montreux
Brick Mansions
The World According to RZA
Poker Face
Not An Artist
Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History
Beat Kings
Rhyme & Reason
N.Y. State of Mind Tour
Wu-Tang Saga
Mr. Right
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
AWOL-72
Wu-Tang Clan & Nas: NY State of Mind Tour at Climate Pledge Arena
Tee Productions: Private Tapes
Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour'
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
A Wu-Tang Experience: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Be Cool
Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Excavating Taylor Mead
The Black List: Volume Two
Life in a Year
Q: The Man
Domestic Violence
The Making of Derailed
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Hard Luck Love Song
Scary Movie 3
Thriller
The Lather Effect
The Dead Don't Die
Risen: The Story of Chron "Hell Razah" Smith
VERZUZ: DJ Premier vs. Rza
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Nobody
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Clean
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
Nobody 2