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THE 1st TWO TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNING BEATBOXER - RAHZEL THE GODFATHER OF NOYZE BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH - www.rahzellive.com

“RAHZEL is Deft and Impressive” - Rolling Stone Magazine “The Sounds Effects Master” - Queen Latifah “The Muhammad Ali of Beatboxing” - Carson Daly “The Ethnic Robot” - Björk “RAHZEL is the Ultimate iPod” - Dave Chappelle

RAHZEL The Godfather of Noyze has redefined the art of Vocal Percussion and has perfectly mastered this quintessential musical art form, emerging him as a true virtuoso and the blueprint of the now International Phenomenon. 40 Countries 350 cities later, performing live for a audience of 60,000 he’s become the most recognizable Beat Boxer in the world. He is the “Undisputed Beat Box Champion” and RAHZEL is the only & 1st Beat Boxer to date to have won two Grammy Awards. He has performed for the Grammy’s with Alternative Rock Artist Beck and the Grammy’s mentorship program. Continuing to make history and kick down doors with his art form, RAHZEL was the first Beat Boxer to receive over 2 million views and downloads when YouTube first launched in 2005 and to date has over 30 million views collectively.

Beat Boxer RAHZEL made his triumphant debut at the legendary “Showtime at the Apollo“an international known theatre located in Harlem New York City. As he stunned the crowd with a repertoire that stroked the memory of any true hip hop fan and the world’s toughest audience loved him. RAHZEL has since been officially inducted as an “Apollo Legend” with this honor; he joins the ranks of our nation’s most beloved artist.

The Godfather of Noyze rise to stardom and popularity didn’t come without hard work and as a member of Hip Hop’s hardest working band “THE ROOTS” what better way to reinforce his contribution in music history. As a part of THE ROOTS, RAHZEL has earned 2 Grammy Awards, 1 Platinum and 3 Gold Albums.

On his critically acclaimed and groundbreaking solo album titled “Make the Music 2000” (2000), has gone to sell over 400,000 records worldwide featuring such artist as THE ROOTS, R&B Artist Erykah Badu, Saxophonist Brandford Marsalis, Founder of Neo-Soul/Bassist Me’shell N’Degeocello and Hip Hop Group Tribe called Quest. The album also the included the career defining tracks, “All I Know“ and “If Your Mother Only Knew” (a special tribute to the late R&B Artist Aaliyah), which has become a cult sensation and widely downloaded on You Tube, a popular international video sharing website.

His newest up and coming release “SuperHuman” Rap, Rock & Reggae, has been hailed a “Hip Hop Classic” to say the least. Featuring some of Hip Hop’s greatest Icons like KRS-One, Styles P & Sadat X; Reggae Artist Sean Paul; Rapper Bun B; Rapper Gucci Mane to name a few. With the stand out, sure to be hit track with Singer, Songwriter & Producer Mike Patton “Fly with Me” RAHZEL will surely redefine why his talents are undeniable.

Far from being camera shy, RAHZEL has entertained millions of households in national commercials for “Pepsi Cola”; “Twix” cookie bars; “American Express Blue” and the current hit cable television show on Nickelodeon “Yo Gabba Gabba” Being the first host of his kind, RAHZEL has been sought out by T-Mobile, Boost Mobile, Scion, Verizon. In 2010, Comedy Central featured a series of “RAHZEL’s Rap Minutes” a sneak peak of RAHZEL’s comedic talents.

He has lent his vocal talents to Fuse TV; Monc Blanc, writing instruments & watch company; EA Sports video games-NBA Live 2000, 2004 and SSX Tricky In the film industry, he has worked with Miramax Films “Bad Santa”; “Barbershop 2”; HBO Documentary’s and Reality series, “City of God”; “The Fantastic 4”; American Recording Artist Madonna’s performance at the Live 8 concert and American Recording Artist Christina Aguilera’s “Back to Basics” album.

Grammy Award Winning Artist RAHZEL has made his big screen debut in the documentary “The Blues: A Musical Journey” a film by Martin Scorcese; the BET favorite “Preaching to the Choir” starring Patti Labelle; also contributing writing credits to the musical soundtrack with Nona Hendryx and as the “Narrator” in the highly controversial “Brooklyn Babylon” a film by Mike Levin starring THE ROOTS. Other notable movie soundtrack: “Let’s Go To Prison” and Chris Rock’s “Pootie Tang.”

Performance Highlights: Radio City Music Hall; Lincoln Center; Madison Square Garden; New York’s Time Square; Walt Disney Theater for the Arts; and Giant Stadium.

Press and Media Credits: The David Letterman Show; The Jimmy Fallon Show; Last Call with Carson Daly; The Jimmy Kimmel Show; The Grammy Awards; MTV’s “It’s On” with Alexa Chong; MTV’s Music Video Awards; MTV’s “Made” series; and the Sci-Fi Channel.

The Incredible RAHZEL not only occupies a hallowed position in the world of Hip Hop, but is also the human embodiment of a musical tradition. As a master performer, he has produced, written and has been featured on 10 platinum and gold albums, 2 Grammy Awards, 7 Grammy nominations for collaborations with such artists as Reggae Artist Sean Paul, THE ROOTS, Ska & Reggae Group the Toots and the Maytals, Rock & Jazz Artist Björk and American Rap Metal Band Methods of Mayhem. RAHZEL has performed with such superstars as: Rock band The Who; Hip Hop Artist Jay-Z; Hip Hop Group The Beastie Boys; American Rock Band Linkin Park; American Rock Band Rage Against The Machine; Rock & Jam Band – the Dave Matthews Band; Rock & Jazz Singer & Songwriter Björk; Hip Hop Artist Snoop Dogg; Hip Hop Group Black Eyed Peas; Alternative Rock Artist Beck; R&B Artist John Legend; American Rock Band Eve 6; Guitarist Ben Harper; Hip Hop Group Cypress Hill; THE ROOTS; Hip Hop Artist Common; and American Rock Band Maroon 5.

USA Today Proclaims:

“The Godfather of Noyze has elevated the art form.”(Sharhonda (talk) 05:55, 10 December 2011 (UTC)) Reference From: Rahzel Brown ~ Sha-Rhonda 12:50am 10 December 2011 (EST)

Bio
Need more biographical details. Badagnani (talk) 02:57, 11 November 2008 (UTC)


 * JBSupreme recently removed them. --Pwnage8 (talk) 16:17, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

"was an American musician" -- what happened to him?
 * Fixed ;) -- &oelig; &trade; 05:47, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Noyze?
What's "noyze"? is an alternative name for the well-known genre "Noise"? If that's so, how can he be the godfather of a genre that has been around since the beggining of 20th century? I'm asking this because the hyperlink at "noyze" directs to Noise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.164.181.79 (talk) 01:24, 13 February 2012 (UTC)