Rob Dz
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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But, really, it’s the people who make our entertainment scene sizzle. Like spoken-word artists and poets Rob DZ and Fabu who entertain and challenge us with the power of their words. And all-around good guy—and pretty awesome basketball coach—Bo Ryan, who earned favorite local celebrity status again this year.
Spoken Word Artist/ Poet
Rob Dz
Fabu
Adam Gregory Pergament - Madison Magazine
Hip-Hop
1. Rob Dz
2. Dumate
3. Tefman Truck$top Girlfriend (TIE) - Isthmus Magazine
12. The Rob Dz Experience Soul Anthems (2005)
Hip-hop lived on the margins of the Madison music scene until the middle of last decade. Soul Anthems helped change all that. Dz collaborated with an influential group of local musicians. The raps were easygoing. The messages were positive. The R&B was smooth. The jazz was mellow. The disc heralded a new wave of progressive Madison hip-hop. - The Isthmus Magazine
Discography
Enhance(2000) -Regime Records
Soul Anthems(2005)- Floroq Entertainment
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Bio
ROB DZ combines elements of jazz, R&B, funk and gospel as a wordsmith to make a sound unlike any other in music. Dz has performed with NAS, EMINEM, COMMON, TALIB KWELI, BLACKALICIOUS, BLACK EYED PEAS, WALE, MURS, KIDZ IN THE HALL, RHYMEFEST, TWISTA, members of THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, ZION I, ATMOSPHERE, PIGEON JOHN, CROWN CITY ROCKERS, IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, NAUGHTY BY NATURE, BONE THUGS AND HARMONY, N.O.R.E., AFROMAN and others. He appeared on ESPN's MIDNIGHT MADNESS SPECIAL at George Mason University as well being selected as a national semi-finalist on MTV's ULTIMATE HIP HOP TALENT SEARCH. He recently was named 2014 Spoken Word/Poet Of The Year by Madison Magazine as well as 2014 Best Of Hip Hop by Isthmus Magazine. As a past winner of BEST HIP HOP ARTIST, PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD and BEST HIP HOP SONG and ALBUM by the MADISON AREA MUSIC AWARDS, Dz is Wisconsin’s leader in the soulful Midwest hip hop movement. With a goal of touching listeners without sacrificing integrity, Rob Dz is putting the soul back into soul music, and that itself, is quite an experience!
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