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{{Short description|American beatboxer and rapper (born 1966)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->

|name = Rahzel

|image = Razhel-mika.jpg

|caption = Rahzel in 2002

|background = solo_singer

|birth_name = Rozell Manely Brown

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|10|6}}

|birth_place = [[Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.

|alias = <!--this field is not for nicknames. See [[Template:Infobox musical artist/doc]]-->

|origin = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.

|genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]

|label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]Universal

|occupation = {{hlist|Beatboxer|rapper}}Producer

|associated_acts = {{hlist|[[The Roots]]|[[Peeping Tom (band)|Peeping Tom]]|[[Michael Winslow]]|[[The Beatnuts]]}}

}}

'''Rozell Manely Brown''' (born October 6, 1964) is an American beatboxer and rapper, formerly a member of [[the Roots]].<ref>Matsui, M (1999) ''Rahzel: The Fifth Element'', The Daily, University of Washington. [https://web.archive.org/web/20010510194615/http://www.thedaily.washington.edu/archives/1999_Summer/Jun.30.99/NA5.Rahzel.html archived version]</ref>

Rahzel is known for an ability to sing or rap while simultaneously [[beatboxing]], as evidenced in his performances of "Iron Man" and his [[signature song]] "If Your Mother Only Knew", a hidden track on ''Make the Music 2000''.<ref name="MTM">{{cite news | url=http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-10-12/long-island-voice/headline/ | title=Rahzel, ''Make The Music 2000'' review | newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] | date=October 12, 1999 | access-date=2009-09-10}}</ref> His talents are showcased in various solo projects as well as on [[Ben Harper]]'s 2000 single "[[Steal My Kisses]]." He also provided his own voice on video games [[SSX (2000 video game)|''SSX'']] and ''[[SSX Tricky]]'', as well as the [[EA Sports|EA Sports BIG]] logo from 2000 to 2008. Rahzel was featured on the album [[True Love (Toots & the Maytals album)|''True Love'']] by [[Toots and the Maytals]], which won the [[Grammy Award]] in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians.<ref>“True Love - Linear CD Notes." Toots and the Maytals. tootsandthemaytals.net. Web. <http://www.tootsandthemaytals.net/linear-cd-notes/>. Retrieved 9 November 2016.</ref>

== Discography ==

===Studio albums===

* 1999: ''[[Make the Music 2000]]''

* 2004: ''[[Rahzel's Greatest Knock Outs]]''

=== Guest appearances ===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 9pt"

!width="33" | Year

!width="170"| Song

!width="170"| Artist

!width="170"| Album

|-

|align="center|1987

|"Dawn"

|align="center"|Mikey D and the L.A. Posse

|align="center"|''My Telephone''

|-

|align="center|1993

|"Intro"

|align="center"|Raw Breed

|align="center"|''Lune Tunz''

|-

|align="center|1994

|"Bicoastal Holdup" <br> "Vibe Khameleonz"

|align="center"|Shä-Key

|align="center"|''A Head Nadda's Journey to Adidi Skizm''

|-

|align="center|1995

|"Lazy Afternoon" <br> "?. vs. Rahzel" <br> "The Lesson Part 1"<br>

|align="center"|[[The Roots]]

|align="center"|''[[Do You Want More?!!!??!]]''

|-

|align="center|1995

|"Locker bleiben"

|align="center"|[[Die Fantastischen Vier]]

|align="center"|''[[Lauschgift]]''

|-

|-

|align="center|1996

|"The Beat Down"

|align="center"|[[Da Bush Babees]]

|align="center"|''[[Gravity (Bush Babees album)|Gravity]]''

|-

|align="center|1997

|"Show Me Love (QD3 Fat Boy Remix)"

|align="center"|[[Robyn]]

|align="center"|''[[Show Me Love (Robyn song)|Show Me Love]]''

|-

|align="center|1997

|"The Battle"

|align="center"|[[DJ Skribble]]

|align="center"|''Traffic Jams''

|-

|align="center|1997

||"Dangereux" <br> "L'Enfer" <br>

|align="center"|[[IAM (band)|IAM]]

|align="center"|''[[L'École du micro d'argent]]''

|-

|align="center|1997

|"Rob Swift Versus Rahzel"

|align="center"|[[Rob Swift]]

|align="center"|''[[Soulful Fruit]]''

|-

|align="center|1999

|"Jam"

|align="center"|[[Alliance Ethnik]]

|align="center"|''Fat Comeback''

|-

|align="center|1999

|"[[Southern Gul]]"

|align="center"|[[Erykah Badu]]

|align="center"|''[[Southern Gul]]''

|-

|align="center|1999

|"Step into the Realm"<br>"Adrenaline!"<br>"The Notic"<br>

|align="center"|[[The Roots]]

|align="center"|''[[The Roots Come Alive]]''

|-

|align="center|1999

|"First Thing"

|align="center"|[[Choclair]]

|align="center"|''[[Ice Cold]]''

|-

|align="center|1999

|"It's a Must"

|align="center"|[[Rakim]]

|align="center"|''[[The Master (Rakim album)|The Master]]''

|-

|align="center|1999

|"[[Steal My Kisses]]"

|align="center"|[[Ben Harper]]

|align="center"|''[[Burn to Shine (album)|Burn to Shine]]''

|-

|align="center|2000

|"Used to be Perfect"

|align="center"|[[Lynden David Hall]]

|align="center"|''Sleeping with Victor''

|-

|align="center|2000

|"In Tune with the Sound"

|align="center"|[[Roni Size|Roni Size Reprazent]]

|align="center"|''In the Mode''

|-

|align="center|2000

|"Children's Story"

|align="center"|[[Everlast (musician)|Everlast]]

|align="center"|''[[Eat at Whitey's]]''

|-

|align="center|2000

|"Cold Blooded"

|align="center"|[[Common (rapper)|Common]]

|align="center"|''[[Like Water for Chocolate (album)|Like Water for Chocolate]]''

|-

|align="center|2001

|"Side to Side"

|align="center"|DJ Hasebe

|align="center"|''Hey World EP''

|-

|align="center|2002

|"Top of the Game"

|align="center"|[[Sean Paul]]

|align="center"|''[[Dutty Rock]]''

|-

|align="center|2003

|"Rock the House"

|align="center"|[[The High & Mighty]]

|align="center"|''[[The Highlite Zone]]''

|-

|align="center|2003

|"Deep Cover"

|align="center"|[[Tonedeff]]

|align="center"|''Underscore''

|-

|align="center|2004

|"Bam Bam"

|align="center"|[[Toots & the Maytals]]

|align="center"|''[[True Love (Toots & the Maytals album)|True Love]]''

|-

|align="center|2004

|"Oh My God"

|align="center"|[[Masta Ace]]

|align="center"|''[[A Long Hot Summer]]''

|-

|align="center|2004

|"Pleasure Is All Mine" <br> "[[Where is the Line]]" <br> "[[Who Is It (Björk song)|Who Is It]]" <br> "Mouth's Cradle" <br> "[[Triumph of a Heart]]"

|align="center"|[[Björk]]

|align="center"|''[[Medúlla]]''

|-

|align="center|2004

|"Confused Rappers"

|align="center"|[[The Beatnuts]]

|align="center"|''[[Milk Me]]''

|-

|align="center|2004

|"Starting Over"<br> "The American Way"<br> "Acetone"

|align="center"|[[The Crystal Method]]

|align="center"|''[[Legion of Boom (album)|Legion of Boom]]''

|-

|align="center|2004

|"Rock and Roll Part 2"<br>"A Day in the Life"<br>

|align="center"|[[Handsome Boy Modeling School]]

|align="center"|''[[White People (album)|White People]]''

|-

|align="center|2004

|"Mega Beast Theme Song"

|align="center"|[[Dub-L]]

|align="center"|''Day of the Mega Beast''

|-

|align="center|2004

|"B-Box

|align="center"|Chris K

|align="center"|''Cycles/B-Box''

|-

|align="center|2005

|"Rahzel Skit 1" <br> "Rahzel Skit 2"

|align="center"|[[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]

|align="center"|''[[Osirus (album)|Osirus]]''

|-

|align="center|2006

|"Chocolate Chewing Gum" <br>

|align="center"|[[k-os]]

|align="center"|''[[Atlantis: Hymns for Disco]]''

|-

|align="center|2006

|"Mojo" <br>

|align="center"|[[Peeping Tom (band)|Peeping Tom]]

|align="center"|''[[Peeping Tom (Peeping Tom album)|Peeping Tom]]''

|-

|align="center|2006

|"Main Title"<br>"Bus Is Not for Sissies"<br>"Barry's Love Theme"<br>"Kidnapping"<br>"Rahzel Interlude"<br>"Funeral is for Sissies"<br>"Rahzel in the Park"<br>"King of the Crapper"<br>"From Behind"<br>"Fresca"<br>"The Mole"<br>

|align="center"|Various Artists

|align="center"|''[[Let's Go to Prison]]'' Soundtrack''

|-

|align="center|2006

|"Some MCs" <br>

|align="center"|[[C-Rayz Walz]]

|align="center"|''The Dropping''

|-

|align="center|2007

|"Keys 2 Your Ass"<br>

|align="center"|[[Imani Coppola]]

|align="center"|''[[The Black And White Album]]''

|-

|align="center|2009

|"Intro"<br>"What's Happening"<br>"Brainbender"<br>

|align="center"|DJ JS-1

|align="center"|''Ground Original 2: No Sell Out''

|-

|align="center|2009

|"No Sleep Till Brooklyn"<br>"Shakedown Street"<br>

|align="center"|[[The String Cheese Incident]]

|align="center"|''Trick or Treat Box Set<br>(Released 2009. Stated to be performed 2011-10-31 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY)''

|-

|align="center|2009

|"Blow Up Da Spot"<br>

|align="center"|[[Sadat X]]

|align="center"|''[[Brand New Bein']]''

|-

|align="center|2010

|"Bad Self"

|align="center"|[[Rhymefest]]

|align="center"|''Dangerous: 5–18''

|-

|align="center|2013

|"Shotta"

|align="center"|[[DJ Muggs]]

|align="center"|''[[Bass For Your Face]]''

|-

|align="center|2019

|"Heavy Metal"

|align="center"|[[Bring Me the Horizon]]

|align="center"|''[[Amo (Bring Me the Horizon album)|Amo]]''

|}

== Filmography ==

* 2001: [[Brooklyn Babylon]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rahzel |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1004881/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=IMDb}}</ref>

* 2009: [[The Magnificent Cooly T]]<ref name=":0" />

* 2012: [[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora's Easter Adventure]] (Fiesta Trio)

==Awards==

Rahzel received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 American Beatbox Championships for his revolutionary contributions to the industry. [[Doug E. Fresh]] presented the award to Rahzel. At the 2022 American Beatbox Championships, Rahzel actually presented the same award to Tara Hall, the wife of late [[Biz Markie]] who accepted the award on his behalf.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CiJh5floxe1/ | title=Tara Hall on Instagram: "Thank you @american_beatbox for honoring Biz with the 2022 Lifetime achievement award. Thank you @rahzelthelegend for your touching words and tribute. We had fun in the ring!!! Also thank you @brandprocedure and @realjakerich for the 1st Class treatment. I was Touched by @dcrosstheartist and performers by your tribute as well, and your rendition of the #bizdance. As promised in my speech, here is the clip of Biz and my 5 month old niece beatboxing🥰 #keepinghistoryalive #bizmarkie #americanbeatbox #NBTB #legendsneverdie" }}</ref>

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==

* [http://www.lostateminor.com/2007/04/15/rahzel/ Rahzel interviewed]

* [http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2007/04/interview-with-rahzel-the-roots-of-rap/ Rahzel Internet Radio Interview]

* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Rahzel Discogs page]

* [http://www.micism.com/iba/rahzel/ Rahzel's IBA profile]

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