GZA sparks rap battle between NYC borough presidents

Wu-Tang Clan's GZA made an appearance at a press conference in the city yesterday, alongside Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz...

Ol' Dirty Bastard movie to star Michael K. Williams

theGrio

The life and times of the one and only Ol' Dirty Bastard are heading to the big screen in biopic starring actor Michael K. Williams...

FBI files: Who was Ol' Dirty Bastard?

theGrio

Thanks to Lyndon Baines Johnson and his Freedom of Information Act, this week the FBI profile of deceased rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard became publically available...

Ol' Dirty Bastard's FBI files finally made public

Donovan X. Ramsey

theGRIO REPORT - More than eight years after his death, ODB's FBI 94-page file has become available, revealing the organization's interest in him and the Wu-Tang Clan...

Eddie Griffin or Tracy Morgan to play ODB in Wu-Tang bio

theGrio

RZA, of the Wu-Tang Clan, recently told XXL magazine that either Eddie Griffin or Tracy Morgan would be playing Ol' Dirty Bastard in upcoming bio...

How 'Rock the Bells' has revolutionized hip-hop

Javier E. David

theGRIO REPORT - Its aesthetic is an unusual amalgam (a collision, really) of the old and the new; the known and the unknown; the hip and the square. And it's all hip-hop...

Ghostface Killah sued for sampling 'Iron Man' theme song

theGrio

The Wu-Tang Clan has never been shy about flaunting their influences: from martial arts to La Cosa Nostra, chess and, of course, superhero comics...

RZA lands role in upcoming ‘G.I. Joe’ film

Clutch Magazine

CLUTCH - RZA made his name from his Wu Tang days and most recently producing tracks for Kanye West, but the rapper-producer is cultivating his acting skills...