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American hip hop recording artist and MC (born 1981)
Izza Kizza
(born
Terry Davis
in 1981
[1]
) is an American
hip hop
recording artist and MC, currently signed to
Timbaland
's
Mosley Music Group
label. He is known for creating mixes with an eclectic flow and versatile style, recalling some of hip-hop's most playful moments.
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Biography
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Born and raised in
Valdosta, Georgia
, Terry started performing at the age of twelve in a singing group that consisted of his older brother and his two godbrothers.
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Later, influenced by appearance of emerging acts such as
Kris Kross
, he started his own career as an MC, adopting the stage name of Izza Kizza and gaining a significant local following. This brought him to the attention of the production duo
Soul Diggaz
. Following their invite, he relocated to
New Jersey
in order to further his music career.
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There he collaborated with renowned hip-hop artists such as
Missy Elliott
(resulting in the song "Walk The Dawg", which samples singer
Shirley Ellis
' "
The Clapping Song
"
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), and ultimately accepted the offer to sign for
Timbaland
's record label,
Mosley Music
/
Interscope Records
. He has since left Timbaland's MMG citing that Timbaland was too busy with his solo album, Shock Value II, and didn't want to wait for him to finish with his other obligations. They are still friends.
Izza's first
mixtape
, "
Kizzaland
", mixed by
Nick Catchdubs
, was made available as a free download in 2008 via his weblog,
[5]
sporting mixes by
Timbaland
,
Soul Diggaz
and
Koolade
. One of the songs from the mixtape, "Red Wine", was featured as the opening track of
Paste Magazine
's June 2008 New-Music Sampler CD.
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The song "Millionaire" was included in the soundtrack for the
Madden NFL 09
video game,
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as well as his song "They're Everywhere" being included on the
NBA 2K10
video game soundtrack.
"They're Everywhere" also appeared on the 5th season of the popular FOX dance competition
So You Think You Can Dance
in a hip-hop routine danced by 4th-place finisher Kayla Radomski and 7th-place finisher Jason Glover, it was choreographed by
Shane Sparks
.
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Albums
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As featured artist
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