GZA

American rapper (born 1966)
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GZA

Summary

GZA is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on August 22, 1966[3]. He worked as a rapper[4], songwriter[5], singer[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,391 views/month, #5,390 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], GZA…
  • GZA was born on August 22, 1966[3].
  • GZA held citizenship in United States[9].
  • GZA worked as a rapper[4].
  • GZA's professions included songwriter[5].
  • GZA worked as a singer[6].
  • GZA worked as a musician[7].
  • GZA was a member of Wu-Tang Clan[10].
  • GZA is recorded as male[11].
  • GZA's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • GZA's genre is East Coast hip-hop[13].
  • GZA's genre is mafioso rap[14].
  • GZA's genre is hardcore hip-hop[15].
  • GZA's genre is gangsta rap[16].
  • GZA's record label is recorded as Cold Chillin' Records[17].
  • GZA's discography is recorded as GZA discography[18].
  • GZA's Commons category is recorded as GZA[19].
  • GZA's family name is recorded as Grice[20].
  • GZA's given name is recorded as Gary[21].
  • GZA's given name is recorded as E.[22].
  • GZA's pseudonym is recorded as GZA[23].
  • GZA's topic's main category is recorded as Category:GZA[24].
  • GZA's Commons gallery is recorded as GZA[25].
  • GZA's instrument is recorded as voice[26].
  • GZA's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gary E. Grice'}[27].

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Origins and Family

GZA's place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on August 22, 1966[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rapper[4], songwriter[5], singer[6], and musician[7].

Why It Matters

GZA ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,391 views/month, #5,390 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was GZA born?

GZA was born in Brooklyn[2].

What did GZA do for work?

GZA worked as rapper[4], songwriter[5], singer[6], and musician[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 31
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he',
    Allcinema person id → 739824
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7214]]: 739824, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322472146|GZA (#322472146)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n'mat"
  2. 5w ago · TapuriaBot · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 1FA6-0D03-4ABE-48DE-FFA2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:mzn:جی‌زد‌ای]]"
  3. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 60166
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42112|batch #42112]]"
  4. 14w ago · BigJack20 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → East Coast hip-hop, mafioso rap, hardcore hip-hop +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P136]]: [[Q9302696]]"
  5. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Gary, E.
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
    Different from → GZA
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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