Ciz

Ciz (a.k.a. 69 Cochino) has been up in the rap game for ten years straight. A vet in his own right, this Albuquerque, New Mexico native (born and partially raised between there and Wyoming) started out as a songwriter at the age of 14, inspired by such greats as 2Pac and Eminem. He then started rapping at the age of 16, when he was at the time inspired by Chicano rap groups such as the Low Profile Gangsters and Nastyboy Klick. By the age of 18 he had already established and operated two of hi...

Ciz (a.k.a. 69 Cochino) has been up in the rap game for ten years straight. A vet in his own right, this Albuquerque, New Mexico native (born and partially raised between there and Wyoming) started out as a songwriter at the age of 14, inspired by such greats as 2Pac and Eminem. He then started rapping at the age of 16, when he was at the time inspired by Chicano rap groups such as the Low Profile Gangsters and Nastyboy Klick. By the age of 18 he had already established and operated two of his own independent record labels, starting with Battle-Freestyle Records in 2001 and its predecessor in 2002 STB (South Town Boy) RECORDS. Since then the Crazy Insane Zany Mexican (C.I.Z.) has been featured on a total of five independent/nationwide releases, which include; Denver, Colorado's Unforgotten Records release Frog Presents "Elevated Game" Vol. 1 (2002), Santa Ana, California's Madizm Productions Presents "Back On The Block" The Remixtape Vol. 1 (2005), as well as its follow up, "Cash On Demand" The Remixtape (2006), he is also featured on Tacoma, Washington's Silent Strike Music Presents "Rise of The Underground" (2007), and the Orange County/Santa Ana, California release Westside Cartel Presents “Westside Memories” Vol. 3 (TBA). Ciz's original style would be described as a mixture of hip-hop verses combined with R&B choruses, as he has a singing style that is all his own. He is also gifted with a fast paced tongue rolling rhyme, reminiscent of other tongue twisting rappers like Twista and Tech N9ne. The formula for his success combines Chicano rap with mainstream appeal, as well as the fact that he has so many styles when he spits it. Ciz is also at the forefront of a new genre in hip-hop music originated in the Southwest known as “Mexakrunk”, while his current fan base reaches out from Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Washington, to California. Now at the age of 24 he has left behind his roots in the city he established as the "City of Tha C" (Cheyenne, Wyoming) and his home in "The Land of Enchantment" (Nuevo México, "Tha 505") to venture out and take his style of music down to the dirty south, in the crunk capital of the world, Atlanta, Georgia!