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GZA/Genius (22 Aug 1966 - )

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (3)

Releases (17)

Official

Album

  1. Words From the Genius 1991 (as The Genius)
  2. Liquid Swords 07 Nov 1995 (as Genius/GZA)
  3. Beneath the Surface 29 Jun 1999
  4. Legend of the Liquid Sword 10 Dec 2002
  5. Pro Tools 19 Aug 2008
  6. The Pro Tools Instrumentals 17 Mar 2009

Album - Compilation

  1. Collection of Classics 2007
  2. D.A.R.T.S. 2008

Single

  1. Come Do Me 1991 (as The Genius)
  2. Pass the Bone 1994 (as The Genius)
  3. Cold World 1995
  4. Liquid Swords 1995
  5. The Mexican 03 Mar 2015
  6. The Spark 30 Jun 2016 (as GZA)

EP

  1. Shadowboxin' / 4th Chamber 1996

Promotion

Single

  1. Words From a Genius 1991 (as The Genius)
  2. Animal Planet 2005

Relationships (5)

Member Of

  1. Wu‐Tang Clan (1992) original
  2. All In Together Now
  3. Phunky Nomads
  4. Soul Assassins

Children

  1. Karim Justice

Recordings by (181)

  1. Superfreak 4:38 (1990)
  2. Who’s Your Rhymin’ Hero 4:35 (1991)
  3. Stop the Nonsense 3:43 (1991)
  4. Superfreak 4:40 (1991)
  5. Stay Out of Bars 3:58 (1991)
  6. True Fresh M.C. 3:41 (1991)
  7. Feel the Pain 3:41 (1991)
  8. Come Do Me 4:49 (1991)
  9. Phony as Ya Wanna Be 5:04 (1991)
  10. Words From a Genius 5:05 (1991)
  11. Life of a Drug Dealer 3:41 (1991)
  12. The Genius Is Slammin’ 4:24 (1991)
  13. Those Were the Days 4:40 (1991)
  14. What Are Silly Girls Made Of 4:32 (1991)
  15. Living Foul 4:25 (1991)
  16. Drama 4:01 (1991)
  17. Come Do Me (dub remix) 3:37 (1991)
  18. Come Do Me (extended remix) 5:06 (1991)
  19. Come Do Me (remix) 4:50 (1991)
  20. I Gotcha' Back 3:44 (30 Aug 1994)
  21. Pass the Bone (instrumental) 3:48 (1994)
  22. Words From the Genius 5:07 (01 Jun 1995)
  23. Phony as You Wanna 5:06 (01 Jun 1995)
  24. Liquid Swords 4:30 (07 Nov 1995)
  25. Living in the World Today 4:22 (07 Nov 1995)
  26. Gold 3:57 (07 Nov 1995)
  27. I Gotcha Back 5:01 (07 Nov 1995)
  28. Killah Hills 10304 3:42 (1995)
  29. Liquid Swords 3:21 (1995)
  30. Cold World (Power mix) 4:26 (1995)
  31. Cold World (RZA instrumental version) 4:27 (1995)
  32. Liquid Swords (Late Night radio) 3:21 (1995)
  33. Liquid Swords (clean) 3:21 (1995)
  34. Liquid Swords (LP version) 3:21 (1995)
  35. Labels (clean) 2:59 (1995)
  36. Labels (GZA mix) 2:59 (1995)
  37. Labels 2:59 (30 Jul 1996)
  38. Cold World 3:19 (Jul 1996)
  39. Shadowboxin’ 4:07 (1996)
  40. Cold World (RZA mix) 4:26 (1996)
  41. Shadowboxing ?:?? (1996)
  42. Shadowboxin' (LP Version) 3:31 (1996)
  43. Shadowboxin' (Clean) 3:31 (1996)
  44. Shadowboxin' (Instrumental) 3:31 (1996)
  45. 4th Chamber (LP Version) 4:07 (1996)
  46. 4th Chamber (Clean) 4:07 (1996)
  47. 4th Chamber (instrumental) 4:07 (1996)
  48. Shadowboxin' 3:29 (20 May 1997)
  49. Get Off My Wall (All American Soulstar radio edit) 3:20 (1998)
  50. Intro 1:17 (29 Jun 1999)
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On Recordings (45)

Performer

  1. Guillotine (Swordz) 4:23 Raekwon featuring Ghost Face Killer A/K/A Tony Starks, Inspektah Deck A/K/A Rollie Fingers and Genius (01 Aug 1995)
  2. Ich lebe für Hip Hop (True Busyness remix) 3:51 DJ Tomekk (26 Jun 2000)
  3. Ich lebe für Hip Hop (Busy edit) 4:44 DJ Tomekk (26 Jun 2000)
  4. Ich lebe für Hip Hop (Stieber Twins remix) 4:43 DJ Tomekk (26 Jun 2000)
  5. Ich lebe für Hip Hop (censored version) 4:43 DJ Tomekk (26 Jun 2000)
  6. Ich lebe für HipHop (radio mix) 4:43 DJ Tomekk feat. GZA, Prodigal Sunn, Curse & Luxus Chris (26 Jun 2000)
  7. Bigacts Littleacts 3:44 Afu‐Ra feat. GZA (24 Oct 2000) guest
  8. Bigacts Littleacts (remix) 3:37 Afu‐Ra feat. GZA (21 Jun 2001)
  9. Shadowboxin' 2:05 Method Man feat. GZA (2003)
  10. On the Eve of War (Julio Cesar Chavez mix) 4:01 Jedi Mind Tricks feat. GZA/Genius (24 Aug 2004)
  11. On the Eve of War (Meldrick Taylor mix) 3:00 Jedi Mind Tricks feat. GZA/Genius (24 Aug 2004)
  12. Head Rush 2:03 RZA feat. GZA/Genius (09 Dec 2004)
  13. 3rd World (remix) 3:06 RZA feat. GZA/Genius (09 Dec 2004)

Vocals

  1. Clan in da Front 4:33 Wu‐Tang Clan (09 Nov 1993) lead vocals
  2. Method Man 5:50 Wu‐Tang Clan (09 Nov 1993) lead vocals
  3. Wu‐Tang: 7th Chamber 6:06 Wu‐Tang Clan (09 Nov 1993) lead vocals
  4. Wu‐Tang: 7th Chamber, Part 2 5:08 Wu‐Tang Clan (1993) lead vocals
  5. Swordsman 3:21 Genius/GZA feat. Killah Priest (07 Nov 1995) lead vocals
  6. Shadowboxin’ 3:30 Genius/GZA feat. Johnny Blaze A.K.A Method Man (07 Nov 1995) lead vocals
  7. Cold World 5:30 Genius/GZA feat. Rolly Fingers A.K.A. Inspectah Deck & Life (07 Nov 1995) lead vocals
  8. Gold 3:57 GZA/Genius (07 Nov 1995) lead vocals
  9. Investigative Reports 3:49 Genius/GZA feat. Lou Diamond A.K.A. Raekwon the Chef (07 Nov 1995) lead vocals
  10. Labels 2:54 Genius/GZA feat. Tony Starks A.K.A. Ghostface Killah (07 Nov 1995) lead vocals
  11. Duel of the Iron Mic 4:06 Genius/GZA feat. Dreddy Kruger (07 Nov 1995) lead vocals
  12. 4th Chamber 4:37 Genius/GZA feat. Tony Starks A.K.A. Ghostface Killah (07 Nov 1995) lead vocals
  13. Liquid Swords 4:30 GZA/Genius (07 Nov 1995) lead vocals
  14. I Gotcha Back 5:01 GZA/Genius (07 Nov 1995) lead vocals
  15. Living in the World Today 4:22 GZA/Genius (07 Nov 1995) lead vocals
  16. Hell’s Wind Staff / Killah Hills 10304 5:08 Genius/GZA feat. Killah Priest, Dreddy Kruger & Master Killer (07 Nov 1995) lead vocals
  17. Silverbacks 3:26 Masta Killa feat. Inspectah Deck & GZA (01 Jun 2004) guest
  18. Jewels 3:32 Cilvaringz feat. GZA/Genius (21 Mar 2007) guest
  19. Drop I Hold ?:?? Black Lips feat. GZA (05 May 2009) guest
  20. Stomp da Roach 3:24 U‐God feat. GZA & Scotty Wotty (23 Jun 2009) guest
  21. Purified Thoughts 3:31 Ghostface Killah feat. GZA & Killah Priest (20 Dec 2010) guest
  22. Labels ?:?? GZA/Genius (2011)
  23. 3rd Word ?:?? GZA & RZA (2011)
  24. Animal Planet 4:07 Tom Caruana Remixes GZA (01 May 2023)
  25. KFF2000 2:09 Tom Caruana Remixes GZA (01 May 2023)

Remixed

  1. Greyhound, Part 2 (The Genius remix) 3:24 The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion feat. Killah Priest (24 May 1995)

Produced

  1. Skit #1 0:37 GZA/Genius (29 Jun 1999)
  2. Intro 1:17 GZA/Genius (29 Jun 1999)
  3. Skit #2 0:31 GZA/Genius (29 Jun 1999)
  4. Skit #3 0:47 GZA/Genius (29 Jun 1999)
  5. Skit #4 0:45 GZA/Genius feat. Angela Yee (29 Jun 1999)
  6. Uncut Material 2:58 GZA/Genius (10 Dec 2002)

Credited as (242)

  1. GZA/Genius
  2. RZA & GZA/Genius
  3. GZA/Genius & Ras Kass
  4. GZA/Genius & Masta Killa
  5. GZA, Bill Murray & RZA
  6. Prefuse 73 feat. Masta Killa & GZA
  7. Method Man feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard & GZA
  8. Soul Assassins feat. RZA & GZA
  9. DJ Muggs vs. GZA feat. RZA
  10. Morcheeba feat. GZA
  11. Mando Diao feat. GZA & Cadence Weapon
  12. GZA & Ras Kass
  13. Genius
  14. Wisemen feat. GZA
  15. DJ Tomekk feat. GZA, Curse, Prodigal Sunn & Stieber Twins
  16. GZA/Genius feat. Ghostface & Streetlife
  17. GZA/Genius feat. Santi White
  18. GZA/Genius feat. RZA & Masta Killa
  19. GZA/Genius feat. Anthony Allen
  20. GZA/Genius feat. Inspectah Deck
  21. GZA, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Cappadonna & Masta Killa
  22. GZA, Method Man, U‐God, Raekwon & RZA
  23. GZA/Genius feat. Masta Killa & RZA
  24. GZA/Genius feat. Justice Kareem
  25. GZA/Genius feat. Rock Marcy
  26. GZA/Genius feat. True Master
  27. Killah Priest feat. GZA & Inspectah Deck
  28. RZA feat. Big Daddy Kane, GZA & Suga Bang Bang
  29. Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck & GZA/Genius
  30. Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man & GZA/Genius
  31. DJ Tomekk feat. GZA, Prodigal Sunn, Curse & Luxus Chris
  32. GZA/Genius feat. Ghostface Killah & Streetlife
  33. GZA/Genius feat. Masta Killa
  34. GZA/Genius feat. Rebel Ins & Masta Killa
  35. GZA/Genius feat. RZA
  36. GZA/Genius feat. Method Man
  37. GZA/Genius feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Rebel Ins & Masta Killa
  38. GZA/Genius feat. Dreddy Kruger, RZA, Timbo King & Hell Razah
  39. GZA/Genius feat. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa & Cappadonna
  40. GZA/Genius feat. Killah Priest, Njori & Masta Killa
  41. GZA feat. RZA, Hell Raizah, Royal Fam (Timbo King) & Dreddy Kruger
  42. GZA feat. Masta Killa
  43. Jedi Mind Tricks feat. GZA
  44. Method Man feat. Raekwon, GZA & U‐God
  45. Method Man feat. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, GZA, Raekwon & U‐God
  46. Method Man feat. GZA
  47. Mocky feat. GZA/Genius
  48. Wu-Block feat. Masta Killa, GZA & Erykah Badu
  49. Pete Rock feat. RZA & GZA
  50. GZA/Genius feat. Ghostface Killah, RZA & Killah Priest
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Works (56)

Wrote

  1. Dedicated
  2. 9 Milli Bros.
  3. Triumph
  4. As High as Wu‐Tang Gets
  5. Severe Punishment
  6. Older Gods
  7. The W
  8. Babies
  9. Lead Poisoning
  10. The Monument
  11. Chamber Music
  12. Wu Tang Forever
  13. Nice for What
  14. Uzi (Pinky Ring)
  15. Bring da Ruckus
  16. Shame on a Nigga
  17. Clan in da Front
  18. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
  19. Can It Be All So Simple
  20. Method Man
  21. Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)
  22. Da Mystery of Chessboxin’
  23. Deadly Melody
  24. Beautiful Inside
  25. The Closing
  26. Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)
  27. CHAIN ON
  28. Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit
  29. C.R.E.A.M.
  30. Method Man
  31. Protect Ya Neck
  32. Tearz
  33. Wu‐Tang: 7th Chamber, Part II
  34. Liquid Swords
  35. Purified Thoughts
  36. Duel of the Iron Mic
  37. Reunited
  38. Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2
  39. Radioactive (Four Assassins)
  40. Dashing (Reasons)
  41. Living in the World Today
  42. Gold
  43. Cold World
  44. Labels
  45. 4th Chamber
  46. Shadowboxin’
  47. Killah Hills 10304
  48. Hell's Wind Staff
All Works Results >>

Composed

  1. Ex-Factor
All Works Results >>

Lyrics

  1. Ich lebe für Hip Hop
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Events (6)

Main Performer At

  1. Bevrijdingspop Haarlem
  2. 2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival, Day 3: This Tent
  3. Roskilde Festival 1996, Day 1: Deeday time
  4. SXSW 2012, day 4: The Jacked Stage by Doritos time
  5. SXSW 2012, day 5: Haven time
  6. SXSW 2010, day 2: Mohawk Patio time

Links (25)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.gza-genius.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99027566
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no99027566
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13951448h
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134979990
  5. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/gza_genius

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/GZA%2FGenius

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/3006321

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/198518
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/606584

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001866895
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000170084
  3. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001799163

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1292361/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/17413787

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361657

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ns6XAOsw4B0nDUIovAOUO
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/452073

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id64434

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B002E3I4CM

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/3535502

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/550cb78b-4995-4873-baea-76ef265531f5

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/theGZA

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/therealgza

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/gza