Meet EZ Duzzit | Artist, Songwriter, Ghostwriter, Music Producer, Mix Engineer

We had the good fortune of connecting with EZ Duzzit and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi EZ, where are your from? We’d love to hear about how your background has played a role in who you are today?
I am from Denver, CO born and raised in the era where crack cocaine was a prevalent part of my upbringing and history. There’s definitely a love/hate relationship with the game from it because on one hand without it I probably wouldn’t have been as taken care of as I was growing up, but with it I also would have likely had better overall caretakers that contributed more to my mental, spiritual, and physical growth. Don’t get me wrong, my father was a single parent and he did his best and was as good a father as anyone had that I knew, if they had one at all that is.

Having to learn a lot on my own as far as how the world of the streets works as well as how the world of business works in itself was and has been a journey that keeps on giving. My cutting edge is the fact that I am street savvy in a business setting and am able to recognize when something isn’t seeming beneficial to me or my conglomerate therefore able to make wiser decisions and move with more calculation rather than impulse. All of this put together with a driving dedication, passion, and love for music, as I truly believe great music has the power to create the vibes that can change the world in ways other forms of artistry can’t.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I have a quite unique approach and I am always evolving as I can pretty much rap or write over virtually any beat. I have a genuine relationship with music overall, not only that, but my love for my people and the overall community goals I have are a direct reflection of my upbringing.

My father was an avid activist and still is really, he was very aware and he made sure that his children were aware as well. Some would say to the contrary that maybe he had us worried about the wrong things but he wasn’t, everything he was teaching us was about standing up for our rights by knowing our rights. The fight for justice and the fight for equality was our lifestyle, and in many ways it still is for me, as it’s just who I am and what I believe in.

What sets me apart from others is my dedication to the healing of my people from everything we are already under by providing positively driven music that has substance and still has a vibe to it. My biggest challenge in this industry has always been myself, my own thoughts and doubts and getting out of my own head. Once I figured that out everything became much more clear.

I’ve learned to never give up, always keep things true to myself and my heart, watch out for smooth talkers and fast talkers but treat everyone with respect, and other than that I just learned overall that it’s not hard to just be a good person, no matter how bad other people can be, which is all I can ask for, now I’m just ready to make something dope.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I’d probably take them downtown to Columbus, GA to start maybe hit a couple clubs like Martinis or Circa, then we’d head over to The Sound Factory or The Suite and sing some karaoke or perform our own songs depending on what friends we’re talking about. I also like things like video games, laser tag, bowling, and eating at restaurants.

Of course I’m imagining in local terms, but if we were to take a trip I’d take them all to Colorado when it’s warm and go to the Garden of the Gods and Denver to check out some of my old stomping grounds.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I would have to say first and foremost my father Earl Armstrong Sr deserves a shoutout because without him I wouldn’t be here and wouldn’t even have had the tools necessary to be all that I am in many ways, so big shout out to Dad, love you sir!

Other than that I’d have to give a big shout out to Anthony “A-Rod” Rodriguez with “Raw Society” for welcoming me to the team when I first came to the south and began to meet people working at a payday loan company in Alabama. I believe I came across him and my next shoutout Jessica “J. Chantel” Smith via a customer there that came across the information to the fact that I did music, and it turned out that she did too! Her name is Nelly Black, big shoutout to Ms. Nelly! Without these people I wouldn’t have ended up performing at Circa in Downtown Columbus, GA at an open mic that a one Ms. Saprina Denise was running at the time. Shoutout Saprina!

Also I have to give my biggest shoutout to my children Semajai, Imani, Anisha, Collin, Jamar, Earl, Elijah, Lanaiya, and Aleyx because their existences provide the greatest motivation to succeed and I am dedicating the remainder of my years to making sure they, and their children will be set forever. And lastly I need to shoutout my Mom, I love you mommy! And Grandma, love you grandma!

I honestly probably could go on and on, but I’m going to land my plane there… Anyone I may have missed it’s all love if you know I vibe with you, you know.

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