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KZ TALK WITH REPORTER DONNELL BALLARD
SAMUEL ELIJAH JOHNSON a.k.a. KZ was born of poverty In The rough projects
Of Escambia Arms In Pensacola fl. 1982. After surviving the trials And
tribulations of hood life. Kz Felt there was something else he was put on
this dirt to do. Besides the average things a human put on this earth would
do. He became very fascinated with music at a very young age. He loved the
way instruments sounded as they were being played. So as he got older and
the years passed. The fascination soon grew stronger. He idolized and
learned more about music by also watching videos and being influenced by so
many other great artist and performers. Suddenly Kz decided that he was
gonna give music a try. Because maybe it was his calling and ticket out of
the ghetto. At first it was just a lot of clumsy rhyming words he came up
with. That made no sense at all. Not even to him. But as time passed. KZ
started too quickly progress. Becoming extremely more lyrical. And also
beginning to write with better structure as well as meaning. Despite the
many people in his life. That kept telling him "You Cant Do It" Or Kz that
shit is whack" or it doesn't sound good" etc. Kz kept his mind focused and
stayed determined too one-day make it musically. But he didn't want too be
just another mainstream come and go artists. Kz wanted history to be made
like for people to remember his name after he is gone. He wanted too become
a legend like 2pac ,B.I.G. Jay-Z,RUN DMC,BIG L,BIG PUN and so many other
hip hop greats. Blessed with the gift too not only rap but also sing. Kz
now uses this combination sometimes too construct masterpieces as Picasso
does. Now 28, Kz has been in The Down Magazine as the best performer in the
area. Also included in The Source Magazine. Who stated "His Lyrics Are
Clearly Ready For Mainstream" written by the editor himself after watching
kz perform. Kz will also be featured in january edition of hostile magazine
out of BARSTOW CALIFORNIA. As well as DREAM BIG GRIND HARD MAGAZINES
February edition with THE REAL RICK ROSS on the cover page. And this
magazine is out of PARIS, FRANCE. WOLF ENTERTAINMENT of SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
is also helping with KZs digital distribution worldwide. Kz has also had
his picture on the front page of the local paper after performing in front
of thousands at a summer jam youth event. KZ also left over 4000 youth in
tears while performing "FLY AWAY". Which is a powerful motivational ballad
he wrote too inspire achievement despite your everyday struggles. He was
the winner of many Open Mic Competitions. Including the winner of 2
Nationwide Talent Search Contests. Even though alot of KZs accomplishments
fell sour. He still strives too add too his already extremely impressive
musical resume. Currently KZ has almost 250,000 myspace friends/fans. With
almost 20,000,000 plays/views as an independent unsigned artist. All of his
online social sites are very strong as well. Also kz has opened up for
dozens of mainstream artists. Such as, BLOODRAW,YOUNG JEEZY,YOUNG DRO,LIL
BOOSIE,GUCCI MANE,PASTOR TROY,FRANCHISE BOYZ,RICHBOY,ETC.KZ has also been
included in alwayztherro magazine in june 2011. He has been on coast2coast
mixtapes vol.155 and 171 hosted by Bobby Valentino and D-12. He has the top
50 indie mixtape out right now. And because of that he is the spotlight
artist on coast2coast top 50 indie mix tapes. He was also one of the
artists chosen for the unsignedhype tour. Which starts july 15 2012. Well
known and well respected in the streets, in the hoods, and in cities from
Florida 2 as high as Detroit. With 5 mixtapes and 1 album independently
distributed all by KZ and supportive cast. He is also a featured artists of
the month on TAGGLEME.NET because of his tribute too hiphop song which is
titled "HIPHOP". Its clear that Kz is a destined superstar artist. Who has
no problem in
Of Escambia Arms In Pensacola fl. 1982. After surviving the trials And
tribulations of hood life. Kz Felt there was something else he was put on
this dirt to do. Besides the average things a human put on this earth would
do. He became very fascinated with music at a very young age. He loved the
way instruments sounded as they were being played. So as he got older and
the years passed. The fascination soon grew stronger. He idolized and
learned more about music by also watching videos and being influenced by so
many other great artist and performers. Suddenly Kz decided that he was
gonna give music a try. Because maybe it was his calling and ticket out of
the ghetto. At first it was just a lot of clumsy rhyming words he came up
with. That made no sense at all. Not even to him. But as time passed. KZ
started too quickly progress. Becoming extremely more lyrical. And also
beginning to write with better structure as well as meaning. Despite the
many people in his life. That kept telling him "You Cant Do It" Or Kz that
shit is whack" or it doesn't sound good" etc. Kz kept his mind focused and
stayed determined too one-day make it musically. But he didn't want too be
just another mainstream come and go artists. Kz wanted history to be made
like for people to remember his name after he is gone. He wanted too become
a legend like 2pac ,B.I.G. Jay-Z,RUN DMC,BIG L,BIG PUN and so many other
hip hop greats. Blessed with the gift too not only rap but also sing. Kz
now uses this combination sometimes too construct masterpieces as Picasso
does. Now 28, Kz has been in The Down Magazine as the best performer in the
area. Also included in The Source Magazine. Who stated "His Lyrics Are
Clearly Ready For Mainstream" written by the editor himself after watching
kz perform. Kz will also be featured in january edition of hostile magazine
out of BARSTOW CALIFORNIA. As well as DREAM BIG GRIND HARD MAGAZINES
February edition with THE REAL RICK ROSS on the cover page. And this
magazine is out of PARIS, FRANCE. WOLF ENTERTAINMENT of SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
is also helping with KZs digital distribution worldwide. Kz has also had
his picture on the front page of the local paper after performing in front
of thousands at a summer jam youth event. KZ also left over 4000 youth in
tears while performing "FLY AWAY". Which is a powerful motivational ballad
he wrote too inspire achievement despite your everyday struggles. He was
the winner of many Open Mic Competitions. Including the winner of 2
Nationwide Talent Search Contests. Even though alot of KZs accomplishments
fell sour. He still strives too add too his already extremely impressive
musical resume. Currently KZ has almost 250,000 myspace friends/fans. With
almost 20,000,000 plays/views as an independent unsigned artist. All of his
online social sites are very strong as well. Also kz has opened up for
dozens of mainstream artists. Such as, BLOODRAW,YOUNG JEEZY,YOUNG DRO,LIL
BOOSIE,GUCCI MANE,PASTOR TROY,FRANCHISE BOYZ,RICHBOY,ETC.KZ has also been
included in alwayztherro magazine in june 2011. He has been on coast2coast
mixtapes vol.155 and 171 hosted by Bobby Valentino and D-12. He has the top
50 indie mixtape out right now. And because of that he is the spotlight
artist on coast2coast top 50 indie mix tapes. He was also one of the
artists chosen for the unsignedhype tour. Which starts july 15 2012. Well
known and well respected in the streets, in the hoods, and in cities from
Florida 2 as high as Detroit. With 5 mixtapes and 1 album independently
distributed all by KZ and supportive cast. He is also a featured artists of
the month on TAGGLEME.NET because of his tribute too hiphop song which is
titled "HIPHOP". Its clear that Kz is a destined superstar artist. Who has
no problem in
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