Gary Grice (born August 22, 1966), better known as GZA (pronounce /ˈdʒɪzə/), or The Genius, is an American hip hop artist. He is best known as a founding member of the seminal hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan. In addition to appearing on all the Wu-Tang Clan albums he has released five solo albums and has appeared on many other Clanmates' solo releases.