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Rapper, Producer, Composer: The RZA

Fresh Air | By Terry Gross
Published March 7, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST
The RZA's 'The Wu Tang Manual' provides a group history -- as well as a guide to their sometimes arcane lyrics.
The RZA's 'The Wu Tang Manual' provides a group history -- as well as a guide to their sometimes arcane lyrics.

The RZA is one of the founding members of the kung-fu-meets-hip-hop group the Wu Tang Clan. He has also written film scores, including Kill Bill and Ghost Dog. Now he has turned his efforts to a new book, The Wu Tang Manual. The RZA is also known as the Abbot, Bobby Digital, Prince Dynamite and more. His birth name is Robert F. Diggs.

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