Real hip-hop is something people have been denied for far too long. But Staten Island’s latest musical export, reared on heavy dosages of Wu-Tang, Notorious B.I.G., and early G-Unit, has every intention of reacquainting folks. The job rests on the shoulders of not a man who grew up during rap’s golden era, but a young upcoming 21-year old named Ceazar, whose sole purpose is to bring some much-needed realness back to the game.

“My music isn’t like what you hear on the radio today,” says the young rapper, who hails from Staten Island, New York. “There’s no Autotune. It’s not down south music. It’s real east coast rap. It’s got the rawness that the game’s been missing.”

Ceazar’s style is best described as underground punchline rap. He weaves real-life stories with authentic lyrics and a solid delivery that is reminiscent of the golden era of rap. In an era of copycat hip hop, Ceazar takes a stand to deliver a pure message with a punch.

If Ceazar is an advocate of a grittier period in rap, it has less to do with his distaste for the current crop of MCs burning up the charts than it does his upbringing. Raised in a working class family (his father works for New York’s MTA and his mother works at a college), the only silver spoons he ever put in his mouth were the ones his parents grinded for day in and day out. Ceazar’s music is a reflection of his daily struggle to inch one step closer to the American Dream.

Living in New York, rap music and hip-hop culture is inescapable. Being around it so much, Ceazar began rapping as a youngster. But it wasn’t until he in 8th grade, after performing at a black history month event in front of all his junior high school classmates, that he was encouraged to take his craft seriously. Though by his own admission he was always a popular kid, the crowd’s embrace made him feel as if he’d found his true calling.

At Curtis High School, he spent some time in freestyle battles, but he realized quickly that there wasn’t much of a future in it, so he opted to focus his energy on crafting songs.

“In high school, everybody knew I rapped,” he explains. “But I just made music in my house. Then I got involved with Wu-Tang. I started talking to Raekwon when I was 15. I got more involved with them, just talking to Rae. He liked my music a lot. He told me to keep doing it until I got older.”

The connection with legendary Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon The Chef came at the hands of Ceazar’s manager, Greg Magras, who has a longstanding relationship with the Wu lyricist, having served as the CFO of Rae’s company, Ice Water Inc., since the early 2000s.

In the summer of 2009, Ceazar did his debut opening act for Raekown at Mahoney Park in Staten Island. The crowd responded very well, opening everyone’s eyes that Ceazar was for real. With Raekwon’s co-sign, Ceazar was invited on the road with the Wu, and joined them in Las Vegas on one of their tour dates. In the past few years, Ceazar has been a staple at all of Wu’s tri-state gigs.

When Raekwon went to L.A. to work on “Only Built for Cuban Linx… Part II,” Ceazar came along to gain exposure and experience in the music industry. For 6 months, Ceazar worked with Raekwon, Alchemist, and Doey Rock in L.A. Raekwon included Ceazar in his video “Walk Wit Me,” which was filmed in Hawaii. Ceazar also has a cameo role in Raekwon’s “New Wu” video. These videos showcase Ceazar as an artist who is affiliated with one of the top rappers in the game. While Ceazar’s grateful for Rae’s mentoring and advice, he’s not looking to fall in line like just another soldier. He’s well on his way to establishing himself as his own unique voice in hip-hop. He’s built his own recording studio and in November 2009 Ice H2O records signed a recording deal with Ceazar.  He was then featured on the soundtrack of the motion picture Ninja Assassin in a song titled "Legacy" which features Ceazar, Raekwon, Xzibit, and Murs there has also been a video released with this record to promote the film.

On December 7th, 2010 Ceazar released a mixtape titled, “Dead Or Alive,” the mixtape displays a steady balance of raw hip-hop between Ceazar and fellow Brooklyn MC Reason. “Dead Or Alive” has 18 tracks plus 3 bonus songs the mixtape consists of original music along with remixes. "Dead Or Alive" is hosted by Raekwon's official DJ the world famous "Dj Symphony".  The mixtape was premiered on the front page of www.datpiff.com for the first week of its release and received very high reviews. This mixtape is presented by the clothing company DOA Apparel & Young Cartel Ent. 

For the past 2 years Ceazar has been touring with car company Dub Magazine on their "Dub Show Tour" car show and concert circuit. In 2010 he appeared in Ocean City, MD and San Diego, CA and took the stage with the likes of Three 6 Mafia, Nick Cannon, The Compton Menace, and Travie McCoy. In 2011 Ceazar once again returned to Ocean City, MD to a crowd of about 2500 and rocked the stage once again this time along with the likes of The Rejectz, and Waka Floka. Ceazar plans to continue to tour with Dub in the near future to come. 

Ceazar has since gone on to release numerous songs and shoot multiple music video's which have been featured on many hip-hop blog sites and are posted on youtube. He has also collaborated with the likes of fellow Staten Island MC JoJo Pellegrino on multiple tracks along with fellow ICEH2O recording artist JD Era and artist Reina who had the chart topping single in 2005 "If I Close My Eyes" among many other projects Ceazar has been featured on.

"The next move for me right now is this mixtape "Render The Throne" I've kept this project real close to the chest it almost feels like a child to me "laughing". You gonna get a lot of action on this one unmatched punchlines along with top quality high power east coast production. This record sounds like an album! for real"

"Render The Throne" is set to be hosted by the world famous DJ Whoo Kid and will see appearances by legendary wordsmith Raekwon Da Chef, JoJo Pellegrino, JD Era, Reina, Tommy Nova, and of course fellow Brooklyn MC Reason. The Mixtape is set to be released in late December of 2011 or early January of 2012.

Tr aveling the 50 states and having a mixtape out and a second one on the way is quite an achievement, but Ceazar is just warming up. He know s he has a long road ahead of him, but he’s prepared and ready to make his mark in the music business.                        

“I just been doing my homework,” he says. “All I listen to is real rap. That’s what inspires me, and that’s what I’m bringing to the table. I feel like I’m the best up and coming artist from Staten Island, I’m not just talking about it, I’m showing and proving.”