Taz Conley

about

There are many words to describe this young Indiana native. 'Uncommon' comes to mind, followed by 'Exciting' and 'Adaptive'; but one has always stuck out amongst others: Necessary. Once an aspiring drummer, music caught the eye of James Conley at an early age when he began playing drums for local churches of his native Kokomo, Indiana. It wasn't until he heard his cousins rap on Fridays against other kids after school that he took interest in lyricism and thus, TAZ the rapper was born. Every rapper needs beats, and TAZ didn't know many producers so for the time, he focused on producing his own music as well as writing his own lyrics. He formed a rap group with his relatives called Black Magic that gained popularity around his high school and around the city but the death of a friend would cause him to break away from the group and almost give up on music all together. While on hiatus he had a vision, a vision that included the friend he lost before. The following week, TAZ switched schools, switched goals and returned to music once more. While attending Kokomo High School in Kokomo, Indiana; he released "Organs on the Table", which was widely accepted throughout the midwest and was huge in creating a solo name for TAZ, as well as "Space Camp". Both mixtapes documented the sometimes reckless nights of TAZ's high school life and had the fire of a hungry, young & ambitious Individual. Things only got better for him when he linked up with local Djs, party promoters, and party