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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-Tang Clan. In addition to appearing on all the Wu-Tang Clan albums he has released five solo albums and has appeared on many other clanmates’ solo releases.
Born in Brooklyn, GZA spent his childhood living with various groups of relatives in the other New York boroughs. During this time began to visit the Soundview Projects in the Bronx where he became fascinated with hip hop. Influenced by the early MC’s of the time he began to write his own rhymes.
Also sharing his interest in hip-hop were his cousins Robert Diggs and Russel Jones. The three performed together as the group All In Together Now with Grice going under the alias The Genius; Diggs and Jones performed as The Scientist and The Professor respectively. After gaining some notoriety in the underground GZA and Diggs were signed as solo artists. GZA managed to ink a deal with legendary hip-hop label Cold Chillin Records. In 1990 GZA relased his debut album Words from the Genius on the label.
The album was produced by Easy Mo Bee and was heavily influenced by the style of Cold Chillin at the time, who wanted to make GZA a commercially viable artist like Big Daddy Kane. However critical reception for the album was lukewarm at best and sales were disappointing.
Born in Brooklyn, GZA spent his childhood living with various groups of relatives in the other New York boroughs. During this time began to visit the Soundview Projects in the Bronx where he became fascinated with hip hop. Influenced by the early MC’s of the time he began to write his own rhymes.
Also sharing his interest in hip-hop were his cousins Robert Diggs and Russel Jones. The three performed together as the group All In Together Now with Grice going under the alias The Genius; Diggs and Jones performed as The Scientist and The Professor respectively. After gaining some notoriety in the underground GZA and Diggs were signed as solo artists. GZA managed to ink a deal with legendary hip-hop label Cold Chillin Records. In 1990 GZA relased his debut album Words from the Genius on the label.
The album was produced by Easy Mo Bee and was heavily influenced by the style of Cold Chillin at the time, who wanted to make GZA a commercially viable artist like Big Daddy Kane. However critical reception for the album was lukewarm at best and sales were disappointing.
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Shoutbox
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UnownNegro wrote:
I nearly forgot how awesome "Breaker, Breaker" was. I remember bumping that song on the radio all the time when I was in 4th Grade.
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FreshOnez wrote:
stringplay is so dope
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Bamlaflamme wrote:
So much win and so little lose.
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BriceTM wrote:
Uhhh, I must say, I love Liquid Swords. So much win.
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tomasu-kun wrote:
oh my goooooood, the beats
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BriceTM wrote:
Just got Liquid Swords; I'm ready for this shiiiit.
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Free-Khadafi wrote:
Liquid Swords is a masterpiece. [3]
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FiyahG wrote:
liquid swords is a classic on first listen
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jeffjeffrey wrote:
SWORDSMAN! Shit is RAW!
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Music-Ninja wrote:
Liquid Swords Is The Best Solo Wu Album By Far
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kryptonbornson wrote:
I don't even try to compare them lyrically. Love is love.
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bluntbulletloco wrote:
I love tical's dark beats idk.. don't b mad I just can't choose, don't forget bout Cuban linx or ironman shit return to 36 chambers is fire too. I will however concede best lyricism to liquid swords without a doubt.
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Demise- wrote:
lol is blunt serious?
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bluntbulletloco wrote:
liquid swords is the shit but Tical is hard to top... Either way we're lucky to have gza n the rest of the clan to listen to
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Mystaah wrote:
Liquid Swords is a masterpiece. [2]
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Bamlaflamme wrote:
This language is so captivatin', when we lose a rap, nigga, the news is DEVASTATIN'.
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Areskelian wrote:
Liquid Swords is a masterpiece.
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pablo_cerve wrote:
[Why has Last Fm corrected if from Genius/Gza to Gza/Genius if that is what it has on the Liquid Swords album cover?] because in every other album is GZA/Genius, buy one and you'll see
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AlexBarnard wrote:
Why has Last Fm corrected if from Genius/Gza to Gza/Genius if that is what it has on the Liquid Swords album cover?
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