American - Musician | August 22, 1966 -
Live a life full of humility, gratitude, intellectual curiosity, and never stop learning.
Gza
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I'm a late-night person who likes to eat a lot of breakfast stuff at night.
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I was always interested in skateboarding, BMX bike riding, flipping, gymnastics. Anything with tumbling, turning, twisting, and extreme sports.
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In chess, you have to bring all the pieces into the game. It is about development. In writing, you have to develop the story.
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I think every being in the universe is connected somehow.
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When I was growing up, to be an emcee meant to write the most clever, intellectual, and wittiest rap. And that's what we did.
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Writing is sort of like chess for me. You have to think carefully before you move, thinking, planning.
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Oh, hip hop is always changing.
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I played on a 10'x10' chessboard at a hotel in Miami. The pieces were heavy, and I got tired just making a move. Not cool with that.
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I don't knock material rappers, but let me hear it in a different way. How many songs do I have to hear about rims on a car? It's ridiculous. There's no substance. It's a hollow shell.
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When we did 'Back In The Game' on the Wu-Tang 'Iron Flag' album, I did a verse about gambling. I didn't want to be 'back in the game' or 'back on the block' - that's typical. I made it all metaphorical.
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Hip-hop started with street poets with great lyrical skills, and that's what hip-hop has always been about for me.
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