RZA

RZA, real name Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, is an American rapper, actor, filmmaker and record producer, best known as a member of Wu-Tang Clan, having produced most of the group’s albums. He is cousin to GZA (also vegan) and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard, two of Wu-Tang’s founding members. He has also released solo albums as Bobby Digital and was part of the Gravediggaz, going by The RZArector.

Why RZA is vegan

RZA is vegan for the animals, the planet and his health.

RZA gave up red meat in 1995 and by 1997 he’d gone vegetarian. A few years later, he made the transition to veganism and has been a vegan since 2000.¹Abbate, E. 2021. The Real-Life Diet of the RZA, Who Says Not All Vegan Food Is Actually Good For You. GQ. Available: https://www.gq.com/story/the-real-life-diet-rza [Accessed 23 June 2026]. RZA has said that he had animals as friends and was sure they didn’t want to end up on his plate.2 He also believes that when we eat an animal that has been stressed and terrified, we also take on that stress and fear in our own body.²Bell, P. 2014. Wu Tang’s RZA Wants To Get Real About Why He’s A Vegan. HuffPost. Available: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/12/01/wu-tang-rza-vegan-peta-_n_6247396.html [Accessed 24 March 2021].

“No animal needs to die for me to live.”³Pointing, C. 2021. RZA Just Told Joe Rogan What It Means to Be a ‘True Vegan’. LiveKindly. Available: https://www.livekindly.co/rza-joe-rogan-true-vegan/ [Accessed 24 March 2021].