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Mawuli Kulego (better known by his stage name LAZEE) is a Swedish rapper from Malmö, Sweden.
Biography
LAZEE was born in Malmö, Sweden, to parents of Ghanaian origin. His passion for music grew from a young age and he was heavily influenced by the musical tastes of his father who was a DJ. He introduced young Lazee to soul, R&B and reggae. LAZEE first became interested in Hip Hop when he was seven and wrote his first rhyme at the age of 10.
Just before LAZEE's 13th birthday his mother sent him to England where she believed he could "be someone". He attended Elliott School in Putney, Greater London. Whilst still a teenager at school LAZEE heard the song "Players Anthem" by The Notorious B.I.G. and describes it as a "turning point" in his life. Together with Marcus Nzaku Curtis he started writing lyrics and rap battling with other students. LAZEE continued to listen to Hip Hop and began work on his first mixtape until he eventually moved back to Sweden in 2004, where he attended John Bauer High School in his native Malmö.
Career
LAZEE released his first major work as a mixtape entitled It is what it is with the help of New York DJ Kayslay; the mixtape was a free sample given to 5000 members of the Swedish urban underground from which Lazee gained critical acclaim and notoriety. The mixtape included tracks like "Top Notch" and "Bigga Nigga" and there are two music videos for the tracks as well. Things became serious for LAZEE in 2007 when he moved to Stockholm and began working with producer Ishi. The collaboration gave birth to LAZEE's debut single "Rock Away" on his new label 2Stripes and major label Sony BMG which was released across Scandinavia in 2008. The single was met with high regard across Scandinavia and wider Europe with some critics giving it 9/10. Since then LAZEE has released several critically acclaimed songs including "Drop Bombs", "I'm not pop", "Pusherman, featuring Swedish rapper J-Son" and his current hit single "Hold On" featuring Neverstore a Swedish punk rock band which has been a featured single on UK radio stations including Radio 1 and Kiss100 receiving listeners choice selects and ranking highly in song request tables.
Discography
Sampling
- 2010: Eurostreetz - Global Tactics 1.5 - The Landing
Mixtapes
- 2006: It Is What It Is
- 2008: Back For The 1st Time
- 2009: First Class Five Stars
- 2009: First Class Five Stars Season 2
Albums
- 2008: Setting Standards
Singles
- 2008: "Rock Away"
- 2008: "Hold On" (feat. Neverstore)
- 2008: "Im Not Pop"
- 2010: "Calling Out" (feat. Apollo Drive)
- 2010: "Just Like That" (feat. Danny Saucedo)
- 2010: "Do It" (feat. Mohombi)
- 2011: "Tag" (feat. Madcon & Julimar)
- 2011: "Stronger" (feat. Dead By April)
- 2011: "Uptown Girl" (feat. Mohombi)
Compilations
- 2011: Global Attack Mixtape, Vol. 2
Guest Appearances
- 2009: "Gå Loss" (Kartellen feat. Lazee, Adam Tensta, J-Son, Glaciuz, Eboi & Mofo The Maverick)