DJ Cazz

DJ Cazz is a DJ from the city of Pittsburgh, PA, currently working on new music with Hip Hop legend Doctor Ice from the group UTFO. Cazz and Doc began their friendship in 2006, and became music partners a couple years later (2008) with the single "They Got Me", which introduced Cazz as Doc's new DJ. In early 2010, the song "Overdose" was released, coming in at #1 overseas the first day it made it's debut, holding onto the spot for some time. The Skee-Lo song featured a verse by Doc Ice, and scratching performed by DJ Cazz. "Overdose" was arranged by another associate of theirs, Michael DeBarge (of the DeBarge family), head of the Premier Entertainment group.
Cazz began DJing around 1992, having loved the scratching in Hip Hop music, and having been influenced by the DJ's from the old school like Grandmaster Flash, Jam Master Jay, Grandmixer DST, and so on. DJ Jazzy Jeff being his favorite DJ of all, he was also heavily influenced by DJ Premier of Gangstarr.
Cazz has also worked closely with Hip Hop producer , landing credits on "Radio" by KRS-1 & Eneeone, "Absolutely Positive" by Pack FM, and "The House of Wolves" by M.O.P. (uncredited). He has also worked on a couple songs by Kool G Rap, and a song entitled "Vocabulary Spills", ft. Sadat X of Brand Nubian.
In 2008, DJ Cazz released his 1st project "Back 2 The Future" with Vivid, a talented lyricist from New Jersey. It contained a large body of work with many different conceptual songs, and also included production from both Domingo and DJ Premier.

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