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His lyrical style often dismisses typical rap story lines in favor of science and wide-ranging philosophies and has been characterized as "armed with sharp metaphors and a smooth flow". An analysis of GZA's lyrics found that he has the second largest vocabulary in popular hip hop music. He teamed up
324:. At the time he didn't like the sound of his voice. The group, FOI: Force of the Imperial Master, and later All in Together, saw the three rapping and DJing, switching names and performing local shows; since they lived in different boroughs, GZA and Ol' Dirty would travel from
239:, GZA is the group's "spiritual head", being both the first member in the group to receive a record deal and being the oldest member. He has appeared on his fellow Wu-Tang members' solo projects, and has maintained a successful solo career starting with his second album
436:. The album was met with positive reviews and sold well. It is considered to be one of the best albums from the Wu-Tang camp. It peaked at the #9 spot on the Billboard 200 chart and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. On October 8, 2015, the
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to meet up with their cousin RZA, after which the three would travel across New York City and challenge other MCs to battles. He left school in the 10th grade, but nurtured his affection for science as he developed his skills as a lyricist.
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1405:"Today In Hip Hop History: Wu Tang Clan's GZA Drops His Debut Album 'Liquid Swords' 20 Years Ago"
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1431:"Today In Hip Hop History: GZA's 'Liquid Swords' Certified Gold 20 Years Ago"
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1047:"Aesop Rock and GZA Have the Largest Vocabularies in Hip-Hop – Rolling Stone"
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1222:"20 Years, 20 Questions: GZA Revisits 'Liquid Swords'"
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972:"The 10 Greatest Rappers of All Time"
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1481:Cristopher Oconnor (July 13, 1999).
1253:"Wu-Tang Clan Member Visits Harvard"
869:Sarah Marie Pittman (May 25, 2011).
2565:Soundtracks from the Shaolin Temple
1828:Merrill Schwerin (March 27, 2013).
1802:Angela Watercutter (July 1, 2013).
1284:Anna Louie Sussman (May 30, 2012).
1156:Phillip Mylnar (January 27, 2012).
1025:"The Largest Vocabulary in Hip hop"
895:Peter Larson (September 15, 2014).
599:. He later toured parts of the US.
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1094:Harriet Gibsone (June 19, 2015).
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1672:Matt Whitlock (March 24, 2014).
1429:Kiah Fields (January 11, 2016).
1348:"GZA The Exclaim! Questionnaire"
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2724:Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
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1932:Corbin Reiff (July 2, 2016).
1646:Jeff Weiss (March 21, 2012).
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2676:Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style
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1719:"A Hip-Hop Experiment"
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2190:Ich lebe für Hip Hop
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798:Collaboration albums
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500:Ich lebe für Hip Hop
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21:For other uses, see
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2112:Beneath the Surface
1757:on November 4, 2016
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1257:The Harvard Crimson
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774:Beneath the Surface
651:Columbia University
644:Neil deGrasse Tyson
464:Beneath the Surface
415:Beneath the Surface
187:Gary Eldridge Grice
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2655:The Wu-Tang Manual
2589:The Saga Continues
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176:Wu-Tang Clan
131:1990–present
127:Years active
18:
2771:1966 births
2698:Wu-Massacre
2634:Discography
2319:Masta Killa
2200:Other songs
2183:4th Chamber
2083:Discography
2015:on Facebook
1995:November 3,
1969:November 3,
1943:November 3,
1917:November 3,
1891:November 4,
1865:November 2,
1839:November 3,
1813:November 3,
1787:November 3,
1761:November 3,
1730:November 3,
1715:John Leland
1683:November 3,
1657:November 3,
1631:November 3,
1605:November 3,
1579:November 4,
1527:November 3,
1497:November 3,
1466:November 3,
1455:John Bush.
1440:November 3,
1414:November 3,
1383:November 3,
1357:November 4,
1326:November 3,
1295:November 3,
1262:November 3,
1231:November 2,
1200:January 10,
1172:November 3,
1138:November 3,
1107:November 3,
1076:November 3,
982:November 3,
955:November 3,
906:November 3,
740:Discography
701:Tom Morello
666:Dark Matter
605:Dark Matter
595:as well as
585:True Master
581:Mathematics
527:Bill Murray
525:, opposite
494:GZA in 2000
479:2000–2009:
469:MCA Records
409:1995–1999:
404:Solo career
386:(1995) and
352:Easy Mo Bee
109:Occupations
2765:Categories
2682:Affiliates
2493:Gravel Pit
2465:C.R.E.A.M.
2404:8 Diagrams
2326:Method Man
2291:Cappadonna
2208:Cameo Afro
2169:Cold World
2021:on Twitter
1678:The Source
1435:The Source
1409:The Source
1378:The Source
901:Vice Media
873:. Pollstar
833:The Source
816:References
715:Paul Ryder
659:Rap Genius
577:Black Milk
446:Method Man
394:Method Man
342:The Genius
301:, and the
299:Commodores
263:breakdance
253:Early life
229:The Genius
163:Babygrande
118:songwriter
85:1966-08-22
74:The Genius
60:Birth name
2644:Anthology
2533:The Sting
2525:The Swarm
2486:The Worst
2396:Iron Flag
2126:Pro Tools
1990:Billboard
1912:Pitchfork
1886:Billboard
1860:Pitchfork
1652:LA Weekly
1553:March 26,
1053:March 26,
1030:March 26,
932:March 30,
877:March 29,
790:Pro Tools
705:The Roots
693:Babe Ruth
670:spacetime
597:Pro Tools
568:Pro Tools
559:Paid Dues
504:DJ Tomekk
485:Pro Tools
291:profanity
172:Member of
2750:Category
2711:Czarface
2705:Wu Block
1461:AllMusic
1352:Exclaim!
682:Vangelis
674:universe
538:DJ Muggs
519:'s film
356:boom-bap
326:Brooklyn
279:Brooklyn
267:graffiti
259:Brooklyn
245:(1995).
2627:Related
2479:Triumph
2340:Raekwon
2154:Singles
1938:Complex
1626:Complex
1072:. Nerve
1008:July 5,
678:physics
632:Cornell
589:50 Cent
398:Voltron
328:out to
233:hip hop
103:Hip hop
48:in 2022
44:GZA at
2619:(2001)
2611:(1999)
2592:(2017)
2584:(2011)
2576:(2009)
2568:(2008)
2560:(2007)
2552:(2005)
2544:(2004)
2536:(2002)
2528:(1998)
2442:(2004)
2423:(2015)
2415:(2014)
2407:(2007)
2399:(2001)
2391:(2000)
2383:(1997)
2375:(1993)
2029:Genius
1487:Forbes
1321:Forbes
811:(2005)
793:(2008)
785:(2002)
777:(1999)
769:(1995)
761:(1991)
717:, for
686:oceans
620:Oxford
303:O'Jays
297:, the
235:group
227:) and
153:Geffen
136:Labels
115:Rapper
99:Genres
2639:Songs
2388:The W
2347:U-God
1808:Wired
2038:IMDb
1997:2016
1971:2016
1964:Fact
1945:2016
1919:2016
1893:2016
1867:2016
1841:2016
1815:2016
1789:2016
1763:2016
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