Wu-Tang Clan founder and 'Wu-Tang: An American Saga' author RZA has been married to his wife since 2009. Here's what to understand concerning the former video vixen.
With hits like "C.R.E.A.M." (greenback buck bill, y'all) and "Protect Ya Neck," the Wu-Tang Clan solidified itself as a musical drive to be reckoned with in Staten Island within the early-'90s.
Hulu's Emmy-nominated series Wu-Tang: An American Saga puts a focus on the legendary crew's humble beginnings.
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From creators Alex Tse and RZA himself, the coming-of-age retelling — which took a decade to make — "tracks the Clan’s formation, a vision of Bobby Diggs aka The RZA, who strives to unite a dozen young, Black men who are torn between music and crime," as detailed by the streamer.
Not only is the sequence in keeping with RZA's books The Wu-Tang Manual (2004) and The Tao of Wu (2009), but the events spread from his perspective (Moonlight's Ashton Sanders performs him).
Considering the critically-acclaimed series displays much of RZA's philosophies and transformative reports, it is only natural that viewers want to know extra in regards to the cutting edge rapper's non-public life. Who is his wife? Does he have children?
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RZA has been married to his wife, Talani Rabb, since 2009.
RZA — whose delivery identify is Robert Fitzgerald Diggs — used to be married to Eboni Mills from 2000 to 2006. The two must've been an excessively private couple, as little data has been made public about their courting.
After his cut up from his first wife, the Wu-Tang Clan founder married type and actor Talani Rabb in 2009. They reportedly have one son in combination.
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Known for her appearance in Chuck Russell's 2002 motion flick The Scorpion King, California native Talani has been acting and modeling since she was 10 years old, in keeping with her IMDb page. By 16, she was once traveling the arena (particularly Europe and Africa) doing model photo shoots.
According to Page Six, she sooner or later met tune video director Hype Williams — who's identified for operating with DMX, Beyoncé, and the Notorious B.I.G. — and soon turned into a '90s-era MTV "video vixen." Though she also gave the impression in Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” and Dr. Dre’s “California Love," Talani is more so known for her performance in LL Cool J's “Doin' It” video. Yes, naturally, she's the girl licking and kissing on LL's cheek. She was certainly doin' it well.
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According to the publication, Talani's mother often accompanied her to music video jobs, but chose not to when it came to the "Doin' It" gig. Talani was just 17 back in 1995.
“Hype had to call my mom before I went on set. My mom said, ‘Take care of my baby. Make sure everything is kosher.’ He always made sure everything was proper and respectful,” Talani told Page Six in 2021.
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“They had the lead girls try on bikinis and decide who would do a particular scene. They chose me and I was, like, ‘Crap. I don’t want to wear a bikini,’” she explained of the controversial job that made her. “Then they told me I had to act like a cat and lick LL’s face. I was, like, ‘What?’” We have to admit, it's a bit cringey, but Talani truly sold us the saucy fantasy.
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In fact, Talani credits Hype with "getting her face in the market," as she's been outspoken about the difficulties of being a Black model in the industry.
"Blackstreet 'No Diggity' video. I used to be signed to Ford Models and used to be employed to do that video via @HypeWilliams as a model/actress. This is when doing videos were in reality professional and they hired successful fashion fashions and TV actresses with best businesses and had phrases and paid neatly," she wrote on Instagram, clearly shading the current climate.
"As a Black type, again you then didn’t see many people on photograph shoots. They would only hire 1 black style in line with 10 white fashions a shoot, so videos and commercials were otherwise for us to get our faces available in the market and paintings," she continued.
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Though we wish there were juicy details to share regarding RZA and Talani's marriage, perhaps it's better that there aren't. The lovebirds seem to live a happy life together, with Talani occasionally posting sweet selfies of the two of them.
"He were given my again, aspect, and entrance and I were given his!" Talani wrote in 2020. Talk about marriage goals.
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