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GZA is an American rapper, songwriter, producer, and director who has a net worth of $20 million. GZA, also known as The Genius, is best known for being a founding member of the hip-hop groupWu-Tang Clanand was known within the group as the 'spiritual head'—being the oldest and the first one within the group to land a record deal.
GZA dropped out of high school during his sophomore year. He formed the group Force of the Imperial Master (aka the All in Together Now Crew) with his cousins Russell Jones (Ol' Dirty Bastard) and Robert Diggs (RZA) in the late '80s, and they performed locally and took part in rap battles.
GZA eventually signed a contract with Cold Chillin' Records as a solo artist, using the name The Genius, and his debut album, "Words from the Genius," was released in 1991.The label did not promote the album, so it wasn't commercially successful, and GZA asked to be released from his contract.
In 1992, RZA formed Wu-Tang Clan and invited GZA to join. The group released the 3× Platinum album "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" in November 1993, and it reached #8 on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Their follow-up, 1997's "Wu-Tang Forever," was certified 4× Platinum and reached #1 on the "Billboard" 200 chart and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as well as the UK Albums chart and Canadian Albums chart. The single "Triumph" went Platinum and peaked at #6 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. Next, Wu-Tang Clan released the Platinum album "The W" (2000) and the Gold album "Iron Flag" (2001), followed by "8 Diagrams" (2007), "A Better Tomorrow" (2014), and "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" (2015). "The W" reached #1 on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and featured the Gold single "Gravel Pit."
GZA was born Gary Eldridge Grice on August 22, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York City. He became interested in hip-hop as a child while going to block parties in the early '70s. GZA got involved with DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti, and he developed an interest in writing at an early age.
GZA is involved with a partnership called Teachers College that is focused on improving science education in New York City by engaging youth through rap music and rap competitions. He has also directed music videos for a few of his songs as well as songs by Wu-Tang Clan andGhostface Killah, and he helmed the 2007 documentary "Wu Tang: Revealed." GZA executive produced "Wu Tang: Revealed" as well, and in 2019, he served as a producer on the miniseries "Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men" and as a consulting producer on the series "Wu-Tang: An American Saga."
During his youth, he enjoyed listening to the Commodores, The Isley Brothers, and the O'Jays as well as The Last Poets, "several groups of poets and musicians who arose from the late 1960s African-American civil rights movement's black nationalism." Later, GZA started listening to R&B and hip-hop such asGrandmaster Flashand the Furious Five and Secret Weapon.
With Wu-Tang Clan, GZA has released the albums "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" (1993), "Wu-Tang Forever" (1997), "The W" (2000), "Iron Flag" (2001), "8 Diagrams" (2007), "A Better Tomorrow" (2014), and "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" (2015). He has also released the solo albums "Words from the Genius" (1991), "Liquid Swords" (1995), "Beneath the Surface" (1999), "Legend of the Liquid Sword" (2002), and "Pro Tools" (2008), and he collaborated with DJ Muggs on the 2005 album "GrandMasters." Steve Huey of AllMusic called GZA "one of the best lyricists of the '90s," and in 2012, "The Source" magazine included the rapper on its "Top 50 Lyricists of All Time" list.
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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.
