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{{Short description|American beatboxer and rapper (born 1966)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2015}} {{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 = {{Flatlist| * [[MCA Records|MCA]] * Universal }} |occupation = {{hlist|Beatboxer|rapper}}Producer | past_member_of = {{flatlist| * [[The Roots]]}} |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>βTrue Love - Linear CD Notes." Toots and the Maytals. tootsandthemaytals.net. Web. <http://www.tootsandthemaytals.net/linear-cd-notes/>. Retrieved 9 November 2016.</ref>
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