RZA

Biography

Date of Birth 5 July 1969, Brooklyn, New York, USA Birth Name Robert Fitzgerald Diggs Nickname Prince Rakeem Bobby Digital Bobby Steels The Abbott Ruler Zig-Zag-Zig Allah The Rzarector Height 6' 2" (1.88 m) Spouse Talani Rabb (29 August 2009 - present) Eboni Mills (? - ?) Trivia Co-founder of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan along with his cousins, the late Ol' Dirty Bastard (Russell Jones) and The GZA (Gary Grice). Hip hop MC and influential producer best known for his work with Wu-Tang Clan. The Daily News reported that his family is allegedly the largest extended family living in New York City. Distant cousin of Flavor Flav. Was offered the role of "Brown" in The Departed (2006), but turned it down because of scheduling conflicts. Outside of the Wu-Tang Clan family tree, he has worked with Kool G. Rap, 'Bjork', Last Emporer, Big Gipp, 'Notorious B.I.G.', Ras Kass, Force M.D.'s, Deborah Cox, E-40, MF Doom, Jayo Felony, Cypress Hill, Ed OG, Junior Reid, Bounty Killer, Afu-Ra, Big Pun, Redman, Dog Eat Dog, Tricky, Texas, Big Daddy Kane, IAM, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, Kanye West and even Shaquille O'Neal. During his visit at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con, he said he's a fan of the Ninja Scroll movie. In 2010 began shooting his first feature film, his directorial debut. Considered one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, helping to found the gritty, dark, cinematic sounds of mid 90's wutang rap. Is good friends and has collaborated with directors Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino. Was part of a group called "Gravediggaz" in the mid 90's that pioneered a sound called horror-core hiphop. Has a brother, Divine, with whom he founded Wutang on a business level, as a label, and with whom he shares executive producer role on group albums. Shot an unreleased movie about his alternative ego, 'Bobby Digital', in the late 90's. Since then, began work on his feature 'Man with the Iron Fist'.