RZA

RZA (pronounced the rizza, born Robert Diggs, July 5, 1969 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an African American producer, rapper and the leader of the hip hop crew Wu-Tang Clan. He was also a member of the group Gravediggaz. As well as producing almost all of the Wu-Tang's albums, he has also produced many of their solo and affiliate projects, as well as releasing a succession of solo albums (two under the alter-ego Bobby Digital) and composing the scores for several movies.

Discography

Albums

• 1999 RZA as Bobby Digital in Stereo
• 2000 Ghost Dog OST
• 2001 Digital Bullet
• 2002 The World According to RZA
• 2003 Birth Of A Prince
• 2005 Kings of Funk (compilation of classic funk tracks compiled by RZA & Keb Darge)

Singles & EPs

• 1991 "Ooh We Love You Rakeem" (EP)
• 1999 "NYC Everything"
• 1999 "Holocaust (Silkworm)"
• 2001 "La Rhumba"
• 2001 "Brooklyn Babies"
• 2003 "We Pop"
• 2004 "Grits"

Appears on

• 1991 "Pass The Bone" (from the Genius (GZA) album Words from the Genius, vocals & beat)
• 1993 ' (album by the Wu-Tang Clan)
• 1994 6 Feet Deep (album by the Gravediggaz)
• 1994 Tical (album by Method Man, all beats, vocals on "Mr. Sandman")
• 1994 ' (album by Ol' Dirty Bastard, all beats except "Brooklyn Zoo", vocals on "Cuttin' Headz")
• 1994 "No Hooks" (from the Shaquille O'Neal album Shaq-Fu-Da Return, vocals & beat)
• 1995 Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (album by Raekwon, all beats, vocals on "Wu-Gambinos")
• 1995 Liquid Swords (album by GZA, all beats except "B.I.B.L.E.", vocals on "Living In The World Today" & "4th Chamber")
• 1995 "Killa Hill Niggas" (from the Cypress Hill album ', vocals & beat)
• 1995 "Doe Or Die (RZA Remix)" (from the AZ album Doe Or Die, beat)
• 1996 Ironman (album by Ghostface Killah, all beats except "Fish", vocals on "After The Smoke Is Clear" & "Marvel")
• 1996 Box In Hand (Remix) (Ghostface Killah single, beat)
• 1996 "Warface" (from the Bounty Killer album My Xperience, beat)
• 1996 Eyes A Bleed (Remix) (Bounty Killer single, beat)
• 1996 "Step Right In" (from the Dog Eat Dog album Play Games, vocals & beat)
• 1997 Wu-Tang Forever (album by the Wu-Tang Clan)
• 1997 "Bachelorette (RZA Remix)" (Bjork single, beat)
• 1997 "Long Kiss Goodnight" (from the Notorious B.I.G. album Long Kiss Goodnight, beat)
• 1998 The Pick, Sickle & The Shovel (album by the Gravediggaz)
• 1998 "The Legacy" (by Royal Fam), "Concrete Jungle" (by Sunz Of Man & Timbo King), "Co-Defendant" (by Shyheim & Hell Razah), "Execute Them" (by Wu-Tang Clan), "And Justice For All" (by RZA, Method Man & Killarmy), "97 Mentality" (by Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah) (from the ' compilation)
• 1998 The Pillage (album by Cappadonna, various beats)
• 1998 ' (album by Method Man, various beats)
• 1998 "Whatever Happened (The Birth)" (from the AZ album Pieces Of A Man, vocals & beat)
• 1998 "Say What You Want (All Day Everyday)" (Texas single, beat)
• 1998 "Tribulations", "Inmates To The Fire" & "Can I See You" (from the Sunz Of Man album The Last Shall Be First, beats)
• 1999 "They" & "Stand Up" (from the Charli Baltimore album Cold As Ice, beats)
• 1999 "1112" (from the GZA album Beneath The Surface,, beat)
• 1999 "Movers & Shakers" & "Friction" (from the Inspectah Deck album Uncontrolled Substance, beats)
• 1999 "Turbo Charge", "Stay In Your Lane", "Enter U-God" & "Turbulence" (from the U-God album Golden Arms Redemption, beats)
• 1999 "Cereal Killer" & "Run 4 Cover" (from the Method Man & Redman album Blackout!, beats)
• 1999 "Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)" (from the Big Punisher album Capital Punishment, beat)
• 1999 "The End" (from the Ras Kass album Rassassination, verse)
• 2000 Supreme Clientele (album by Ghostface Killah, vocals and beat on "The Grain" & "Nutmeg", beat on "Buck 50")
• 2000 The W (album by the Wu-Tang Clan, vocals and all beats except "Do You Really (Thang, Thang)")
• 2000 - The Album compilation, all beats, vocals on "Cakes", "Fast Shadow" and "Samurai Showdown"
• 2001 Iron Flag (album by the Wu-Tang Clan, vocals and all beats except "Rules", "Y'all Been Warned", "Back In The Game" & "One Of These Days")
• 2002 ' compilation, all beats except "Bar Mitzvah", "Doe Rae Wu", "Dancing With Wolves", "Rollin", "Get At Me" & "Hatin' Don't Play", also produced entirety of limited edition bonus disc.
• 2002 "Bankstaz" (from the Sunz Of Man album Saviorz Day, vocals)
• 2002 "Maxine", "Walking Through The Darkness", "Flowers" & "Jealousy" (from the Ghostface Killah album Bulletproof Wallets, beats)
• 2003 Legend of the Liquid Sword (album by GZA, vocals on "Fam (Members Only)", beat on "Rough Cut")
• 2003 "Da Great Siege" (from the Mathematics album Love, Hell Or Right, vocals)
• 2004 No Said Date (album by Masta Killa, beats and vocals on "School" & "Old Man", beat on "No Said Date")
• 2004 "The Turn" (from the Method Man album ', beat)
• 2004 "Run" (from the Ghostface Killah album Pretty Toney Album, beat)
• 2004 ' (album by the Wu-Tang Clan)
• 2005 "Lovely Ladies" & "Brutality (Grindz Remix)" (from the Prodigal Sunn album Return Of The Prodigal Sunn, beats)
• 2005 "Strawberries & Cream" (from the Mathematics album The Problem, vocals)
• 2005 "All In Together Now" (from the GZA & DJ Muggs album GrandMasters, vocals)
• 2005 "Advanced Pawns (from the GZA & DJ Muggs album Grandmasters, vocals)
• 2005 "Bio-Chemical Equation (from the Dreddy Kruger album Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture, vocals, beat)