… keep a concept of independence and self-reliance. His confidence and surety of his own being is inspiring as I’m aging. My father is 75 and our relationship just started 15 years ago. He’ll still puff a joint or take a shot of Jack Daniel’s.”
He has also released solo albums under the alter-ego Bobby Digital, along with executive producing credits for side projects. Prior to forming the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA was a founding member of the horrorcore group Gravediggaz, where he went by the name The RZArector.
RZA has been heavily involved in filmmaking since the late 1990s. He has scored a number of films, most notably Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004). He has written and directed in film and television, starting with his directorial debut, The Man with the Iron Fists, in 2012. He has also acted in numerous films and TV series, including the films American Gangster and Brick Mansions, and the TV series Gang Related and Californication.
Now, in 2019, Hulu will premiere Wu-Tang: An American Saga, a 10-part scripted series co-written by RZA detailing the clan’s history and formation. “I call the writers’ room the therapy room,” he says, only half-joking.