Original sentence: A founding member of the hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan, GZA is the group's "spiritual head", being both the oldest and the first within the group to receive a record deal.He has appeared on his fellow Clan members' solo projects, and has maintained a successful solo career starting with Liquid Swords (1995)
Edited sentence: A founding member of the hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan, GZA is known as the group's "spiritual head", being both the oldest and the first within the group to receive a record deal.He has appeared on his fellow Clan members' solo projects, and since the release of his critically acclaimed solo album Liquid Swords (1995), he has maintained a successful solo career