RZA

Birth Name:

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Music department, Director, Writer

Received the Central Ohio Film Critics Assocation Award for Best Score in 2004
Is a cousin of fellow rappers Ol' Dirty Bastard, The GZA and Flavor Flav
Interested in acting at a young age, he competed in local rap battles at the age of 11
In the 1990s, he completed an unreleased film about his alter ego named Bobby Digital
Is primarily known for his production of music for the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan
Often collaborates with director Quentin Tarantino on various projects
Turned down the role of Brown in "The Departed" due to scheduling conflicts

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