Concrete Playground

When I attempt to beatbox, I sound like a dog growling and spitting at the same time. It’s one thing to make beats with a drum, but how on earth can you do it with your mouth?

Rahzel is the first rapper to make it big in “the fifth element” of hip hop - beatboxing. He not only creates beats, but masters full songs with absolutely no instrumentation. He can sing a chorus and provide a backing beat simultaneously; achieving bass, treble and vocals all in one. He’s wowed audiences across the world by performing tracks so slick it's as if they’ve been mastered in the studio. He’s the most energy efficient electronic instrument on the market, using only the power in his lungs.

A former member of The Roots, Rahzel grew up saturated in the hip hop scene. He looked up to his cousin Rahim of the Furious Five, went to Grandmaster Flash shows and became a roadie for the Ultramagnetic MCs. His dream to gain respect for beatboxing as a true art form, and you can make it come true when he performs in November at OAF with with DJ JS-1 (from the Rock  Steady Crew).