Gary Grice, better known as GZA ([ˈdʒɪzʌ]), Genius/GZA, or The Genius, (born August 22, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American hip hop artist. He is best known as a founding member of the seminal hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan. In addition to appearing on all the Wu-Tang… Read All
Gary Grice, better known as GZA ([ˈdʒɪzʌ]), Genius/GZA, or The Genius, (born August 22, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American hip hop artist. He is best 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.
Grice developed an interest in hip-hop alongside his cousins Robert Diggs (RZA) and Russell Jones (Ol' Dirty Bastard). They performed together as a group called All In Together Now with Grice going under the alias The Genius; Diggs and Jones performed as The Scientist and The Professor respectively (It should be noted these names weren't meant to be permanent according to RZA, e.g. Jones was also known as the Genius for a time). After gaing some notoriety in the underground Grice and Diggs were signed as solo artists. Grice managed to ink a deal with legendary hip-hop label Cold Chillin' Records. In 1990 Grice released his debut album under the moniker - The Genius with Words from the Genius.
