Pardon what appears to be an opening digression, but there’s a point here, which I’ll get too in reasonably short order, I promise. They may have patterned their concepts on kung-fu and mafia movies ...

As any Kanye interview from the past few years can attest, rappers calling themselves geniuses aren’t a unique breed. However, only one emcee has the audacity to call himself The Genius: Brooklyn-born ...

Editor's Note: This is a classic interview from IGN, dug out for the launch of IGN Music. Hope you enjoy this trip back to 1999. IGN: When the Wu-Tang Clan first burst onto the scene back in late 1992 ...

Pete Rock is not the only elder statesman in hip-hop who frowns at today’s rap music. Wu-Tang Clan lyricist GZA is not impressed with some of the current rhymers who are making waves in the music ...

This article is more than 10 years old. Though it doesn't match the Wu-Tang Clan's sales king, the quadruple platinum Wu-Tang Forever, GZA's Liquid Swords remains one a favorite among hip-hop fans and ...

GZA's 1995 album Liquid Swords is widely thought of as one of the greatest albums in the entire Wu-Tang Clan discography. It featured the Clan's most cerebral lyricist (not for nothing was his ...

Finally, your chance to appear on a GZA album. In conjunction with the launch of his new website next week, the rapper is inviting fans to "put their MC skills to the test" in a contest called "Duel ...

GZA is a busy dude. In his Step Into The Black interview, he discusses his lecture circuit, a coming-of-age graphic novel called Chlorine and his upcoming album, Dark Matter. He also shares some deep ...

On this day exactly three decades ago, Wu-Tang Clan member GZA released his debut, pre Wu-Tang album Words From the Genius. This album was one of two pre Wu-Tang Clan albums from one of the members, ...

GZA is a busy dude. In his Step Into The Black interview, he discusses his lecture circuit, a coming-of-age graphic novel called Chlorine and his upcoming album, Dark Matter. He also shares some deep ...