| LC control no. | no 99013830 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.R984 Biography |
| Personal name heading | RZA (Rapper) |
| Variant(s) | Abbott (Rapper) Diggs, Robert, 1969- Digital, Bobby, 1969- Prince Rakeem R Z A (Rapper) Rakeem, Prince Rzarector (Rapper) Steels, Bobby Scientist (Rapper) Abbot (Rapper) Prince Delight Prince Dynamite Ruler Zig-Zag-Zig Allah |
| See also | Corporate body: Wu-Tang Clan (Musical group) Corporate body: Banks & Steelz (Musical group) |
| Birth date | 1969-07-05 |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Rap (Music) Acting Motion pictures--Production and direction Motion picture authorship |
| Affiliation | Wu-Tang Clan (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Rap musicians Sound recording executives and producers Instrumentalists Authors Masters of ceremonies Actors Motion picture producers and directors Screenwriters |
| Special note | Do not confuse with: Digital, Bobby (no 98025698), Jamaican music producer who also used the nickname Bobby Digital; born, Robert Dixon, 1961. |
| Found in | His RZA as Bobby Digital in stereo [SR] c1998: container (RZA) All music guide web site, Sept. 27, 1999 (RZA, b. Robert Diggs, July 5, 196?; rap musician, producer for Wu-Tang Clan; a.k.a. the Abbott, Prince Rakeem, the Rzarector, Bobby Steels) Encycl. of pop. mus. (b. Bobby Steels, USA) All music guide WWW site, Aug. 5, 2008 (RZA; b. Robert Diggs, July 5, 1969, Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY) Wikipedia, Dec. 11, 2012 (Rza (usually styled RZA); b. Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, July 5, 1969, Brownsville, Brooklyn, N.Y.; American music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, emcee, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter; de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan; also known as Prince Rakeem, The Scientist (as member of Force of the Imperial Masters, later known as All in Together Now Crew), The Abbot (as member of Tommy Boy Records), Rzarector (as a member of Gravediggaz); Rza is known for having multiple aliases, for different lyrical styles and personalities: Prince Rakeem, The Abbot, Bobby Digital, Bobby Steels, the Scientist, Prince Delight, Prince Dynamite, Ruler Zig-Zag-Zig Allah) |
| Associated language | eng |
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