GZA
Gary Grice (born August 22, 1966), better known by his stage names GZA (/ˈdʒɪzə/ JIZ-ə) and The Genius, is an American rapper and songwriter. A founding member of the hip hop group, the Wu-Tang Clan, GZA is known as the group's "spiritual head", being both the oldest and the first within the group to receive a record deal. He has appeared on his fellow Clan members' solo projects, and since the release of his critically acclaimed solo album Liquid Swords (1995), he has maintained a successful solo career.
In 2012, The Source placed him on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.
An analysis of GZA's lyrics found that he has the second largest vocabulary in hip hop music, behind Aesop Rock, in a sample of 75 rappers. The Wu-Tang Clan, as a collective, and several of its individual members were also in the top 10.
Biography
Early life
Gary Grice developed an interest in hip-hop by attending block parties as a child in the early 1970s. He formed a three-man group with his cousins, Robert Diggs and Russell Jones, who would later be known as RZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard, respectively. The group, FOI: Force of the Imperial Master, saw the three rapping and DJing, switching off names and performing local shows; since they lived in different boroughs, GZA and Ol' Dirty would travel from Brooklyn out to Staten Island to meet up with their cousin RZA, after which the three would travel across New York City and challenge other MCs to battles. After some years of this, GZA was signed to Cold Chillin' Records as a solo artist under the name The Genius. He put together an album called Words from the Genius, produced mostly by Easy Mo Bee, but after it failed to sell—and his rocky experience on tour—Grice became fed up and asked for release from the label.
GZA (disambiguation)
GZA is a hip hop artist and member of the Wu-Tang Clan.
GZA may also be one of the following:
Podcasts:
GZA/Genius
ALBUMS
- Liquid Swords released: 2012
- Pro Tools released: 2008
- Grandmasters: Remix Album released: 2007
- Grandmasters: Instrumentals released: 2006
- Words From the Genius released: 2006
- Grandmasters released: 2005
- Legend of the Liquid Sword released: 2002
- Beneath the Surface released: 1999
- Collection of Classics released:
Grandmasters: Remix Album
Released 2007- Opening
- Those That's Bout It (Dialekt remix)
- Destruction of a Guard (DJ Khalil remix)
- Exploitation of Mistakes (James Alsanders remix)
- General Principles (LD remix)
- Advance Pawns (King Karnov remix)
- Queen's Gambit (DJ Solo remix)
- All in Together Now (DJ Solo remix)
- Unstoppable Threats (Lewis One remix)
- Unprotected Pieces (St. Louis remix)
- Illusory Protection (LD remix)
- Smothered Mate (Scoop DeVille remix)
Words From the Genius
Released 2006- Come Do Me
- Phony as You Wanna Be
- True Fresh MC
- The Genius Is Slammin
- Words From a Genius
- Who's Your Rhymin' Hero?
- Feel the Pain
- Those Were the Days
- Life of a Drug Dealer
- Stop the Nonsense
- Living Foul
- Drama
- Stay Out of Bars
- What Are Silly Girls Made Of
- Superfreak
- Pass the Bone (feat. Prince Rakeem)
- Words From a Genius (Prince Rakeem remix)
- Come Do Me (dub remix)
Collection of Classics
- Bronze Nazareth-Beat Intro
- Yes, Yes, Y'all
- Animal Planet
- When the Fat Lady Sings
- Liquid Swords
- Did U Say That
- Silent
- High Price, Small Reward
- 1112
- Killah Hills
- Killah Hills 2004 (Justice)
- Interlude
- Silverbacks
- Sparring Minds
- Dashing
- Third World
- Shadowboxin
- Mic Trippin
- I Wanna Fuck
- Duel of the Iron Mic
- Labels
- Publicity
- Fame
- Hip Hop Fury
- Wu Banga 101
- Ich Lebe Fur Hip-Hop
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7 Pounds
by: GzaSpeakin' of this art form this slang is dangerous
MC's are like sperm cells, a gang of us
Fightin' to reach the egg
Bitin' or loose a leg
Odds are like one in ten million, a thin thread
One from a thousand speaks in his own voice
the other 999 imitate without choice
Never even knowing it until the going gets rough
See the amplified sample I've grown with.
I grab the microphone the unthinkable happens
See the rocket's red glare like the guns; clappin'
They still cage matchin' MC's is scrappin'
Not the UFC but my opponent's tappin'
So don't let a little bit of fear turn to hatred
I was sent as the savior to revive what is sacred
Also stop this uncalled-for behavior
Sylphic rap cats they lactate the flavor
Got word from the wise to let it drop
Set this on fire, take aim and let it pop
Because regardless of who or what
even with doors shut
I'm givin' 'em straight raw you're givin' 'em raw cut
Like Bolivian rock, your watered down hip hop
Rap so outta shape and far from tip-top
Girls next to pebbles
spoons against shovels
dictators next to rebels and
Gods against Devils.
No time for backwards thinkin' let's think ahead,
If you wanna sleep when you awake then make your bed
A lot of MCs came to see me on referrals
not even knowing that they would undergo great perils
This cutting edge methods from the most specialized
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The lord of the art strikes a chord in your heart
Your ear love to hear the guard rip the track apart
To me hip hop is like Einstein to science;
a match made in heaven, most likely alliance
Complex individual that you dream of being
Intellectual charlatan, the all-high-seeing
Got an appetite for heat so then come and bite the beat and
Digest the rest and don't stress the part you couldn't eat.
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