Kaiz La Kazie is the future!

What's going on people? I would like to take this time to introduce you to a good friend of mine and a very talented individual. I know some of you may already know who it is and be thinking "no introduction needed fam!" but hey, some people still need educating, so let's get into it real quick.

Kaiz La Kazie.


Who is she?

I'd like to describe her as a unique blend of music artist and poet. She raps, she sings, I think she produces if I remember right, and a little birdie told me she tap dances... OK that last one isn't true, but all jokes aside Kaiz La Kazie is the future. But why is she the future? Well....

See, while a lotta lyricists these days are just spittin hype and jus gettin by, my girl Kazie is doing something different, being far from typical. Her style and content is in a sense quite unorthodox, and I mean that in a good way. She has the ability to deliver flows that go hand in hand with beautiful instrumentals, I ain't talkin about your typical Lil Wayne beats, I mean that real soulful stuff, the typa sounds that you gotta dig for. Its sounds like those that were made for such talents as Kaiz La Kazie.

She has the ability to bless these beats with deep thinking stories, whether they are happy vibed or sad vibed they have an effect on you as the listener. And when its neither of those then you can bet your student loan that its hard hitting raw lyrics that will be pouncing at you. She can be very descrptive in her rhymes which is one thing I really like about the aritist, because she can create vivid imageries for her listeners as they listen. Anything from her mental state (sober or otherwise) down to stains on her sleeve. Its just fantastically raw and when you hear it, you feel it. Almost like you are it. When a music artist can do that, that's something special. Simon Cowell can have his blonde twins, we got the real deal right here in the hood.

To my knowledge there have been five mixtapes from the young lady, not to mention all the extra tracks, freestyles and collabs being pushed over the years. From these facts alone you can tell that the work is been put in. But its not just about speaking into a mic, or writing words down on paper. Its also about what is being said and heard. I keep going back to the sound element because I feel that's one of the key things to understand when listening to Kaiz La Kazie. The vocal results end up being so diverse that its hard to categorise Kazie in a specific genre or put her in a box. Its kinda like she's made her OWN genre. I dig that.

The other thing I dig is the content. I explained how it has various vibes and can be raw etc, but another thing to take note of is not just the story telling ability, but the stories themselves. Kazie can make a topic such as love or heartache (which would normally come across as basic or typical with most artists today) sound totally unpredictable. And by truly listening to what's being said you can tell this girl's been through a lot in life. Its almost as if she's letting us into a part of her mind, giving us a little a tour. And figuratively speaking, in this tour we see many rooms, we got the anger room, the upset room, the sexual room, the love room, the hate room, the hilarious room, the music room, the list goes on. Add this to what I mentioned earlier about the type of instrumentals used for the music then you truly get a sense of realness from her sound. Kinda like that of which you get from live music, or an old school Soul artist, or even a rapper in the field of someone like Talib Kweli or Common or Mos Def. There's that real vibe and that poetic vibe mixed in with that raw and powerful musical vibe. The real music lovers will understand what I'm saying here.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, this artist known as Kaiz La Kazie is seriously one of a kind. Despite the fact that today's music overall is somewhat losing it (at least in the sense of what's getting pushed by the media) there are still many artists in this world who bless the mic in a tremendously unique way, and Kazie is one of them. She's not about the hype, she's about the music, and telling her stories. Doing those two things while being versitile and keeping it real are the main quailities of a real music mind.

There's loads more things I can say about Kaiz La Kazie, but I think its time for you to listen. You can download ALL her mixtapes and features by clicking here. Also check out the two videos below, the first being a full performance set live at Magnesium and the second being her brand new music video.

Peace!