RZA

USA, 1991–now

American producer and rapper, born Robert Diggs in 1969, the architect of the Wu-Tang Clan. He built beats out of dusty soul loops, kung-fu dialogue and deliberately damaged sound, and made the pitched-up vocal sample a technique other producers had to answer.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced RZA and 1 artist RZA influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did RZA influence?

• Kanye West — The chipmunk-soul trick — an old R&B record pitched up until the singer squeaks — is RZA's, and West has said outright that he borrowed it.