With two highly successful independent full-length group albums, numerous hit singles, a solo mixtape getting over 20,000 downloads, and an energy drink selling out in stores everywhere, Kaz Kyzah, one-third of the Bay Area-based rap super group, The TEAM, is now ready to take the hip hop world by storm.

Growing up in different parts of Oakland, California, Kyzah learned at a young age that he had a hustler’s spirit. After trouble with the law as a youngster, Kaz changed his focus to learning how to rap and making quality songs. He lists his broad range of musical influences from Theonius Monk and ColdPlay to A Tribe Called Quest, Black Sheep and Too $hort, not something you’d expect from someone with a true rapper’s past.

Sometimes overcoming obstacles in our lives could be the true test of a man’s character. Serving time in prison was a blessing in disguise for Kyzah. All the while, he heard from family members that his cousins, Clyde Carson and Mayne Mannish, had formed a rap group called The TEAM. Kyzah then decided to join the group and I guess you can say the rest is history.

After Kaz’s release from prison, The TEAM came out with their first mixtape, “Beyond the Glory.” The streets were now abuzz with “Team Music”. Local radio stations such as KMEL and KYLD caught wind of their sound and their first single, “Everybody In The Club,” was immediately put into regular rotation. With commercial radio play, The Team’s fan base quickly grew, especially with the evolution of the Hyphy movement. With The TEAM, Kaz Kyzah was again on his hustle. Hitting the airways with the follow-up single, “Rock That,” The TEAM’s popularity gained momentum on the streets and in Bay Area nightclubs.

Hit after hit was released including “It’s Getting Hot”, the lead off single from The Team’s first full-length album “Negro League”. The single solidified The TEAM as a force to be reckoned with, not only in the Bay Area, but nationwide, with numerous spins on radio stations throughout the country.