The Resume

(August 22, 1966- )
Born in Staten Island, New York
Birth name was Gary E. Grice
Founding member of the Wu Tang Clan
Cousin of RZA and Ol’ Dirty Bastard
Recorded the solo albums ‘Words from the Genius’ (1991), ‘Liquid Swords’(1995), ‘Beneath the Surface’ (1999), ‘Legend of the Liquid Sword’ (2002), and ‘Pro Tools’ (2008)
Name pronounced ‘Jizza’

Why he might be annoying:

He dropped out of school in the 10th grade.
He originally recorded under the name ‘the Genius.’
He has a long-running feud with 50 Cent.
He has been announcing the imminent release of a physics-themed album, ‘Dark Matter,’ for nearly a decade (as of 2020).

Why he might not be annoying:

An analysis of his lyrics concluded that he had the fourth largest vocabulary in hip-hop.
Method Man said about his role in the Wu Tang Clan, ‘We come together like Voltron and GZA happens to be the head.’
’Liquid Swords’ has frequently been called the best solo album by a Wu Tang member (with Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx…’ the main rival for the title).
He teamed up with Columbia University professor Chris Emdin to promote science education in NYC through hip hop.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 75]
• Coachella [Performers] (Ranked: 2013)
• I Did Not Graduate High School [F-I]
• I Lived on Staten Island
• Look at Me, I'm Playing Chess
• New Musical Express' Top Albums [1995] (Ranked: 30)
• Profiles 46501-46750 (Ranked: 46699)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 301-400 [2020] (Ranked: 347)
• Vanilla Ice References
• Wu Tang Clan

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying