Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Frzy has made his footprint on hip hop as one of the industry’s most versatile recording artists. Embodying the hard working, true grit reputation of the city from which he comes, he continues to reach new heights in his career while also maintaining a strong relationship with his hometown community.
Frzy’s music career launched after winning several notable rap battles, including DJ Kay Slay’s Hot 97
‘Drama Kings’ at the Pyramid Club in New York City. His intense performance earned him a spot on Nelly’s St. Lunatics Tour, where he performed alongside Naughty by Nature for crowds of 30,000.
Frzy soon after became the official spokesperson for the Subway Melt, while also adding Rick Ross,
Lil Wayne, Machine Gun Kelly, Wale and others to his performance resume.
Known for his strong writing skills and confident delivery, Frzy has released several projects over the years for which he is responsible for 100% of the lyrics and composition, including those of the artists he features. After the success of his mix tape “Orientation” in 2011, Frzy went on to release the mix tape “iStyle” in 2012 to incredible critical reception, including over 50,000 downloads with no national promotion. “iStyle: Special Edition” followed shortly after Frzy released his debut album in 2016, titled “God King Slave” – a 24 song, double-disc album that highlights his skills as an artist and writer like never before.
Frzy is a true MC. His talent has been recognized widely across many channels, and he has had many notable historical achievements. Frzy appeared on 50 Cent’s' 16 or Better' cypher series (presented by Jack Thriller), released a national news-worthy music video for his hit song “Witness”, has been featured
in Rolling Stone Magazine, MTV and Yahoo! Music, was selected as one of Pittsburgh’s 50 Finest in 2014
(the first rapper to ever receive this honor), was honored by Pittsburgh Magazine as one of their Top 40 Under 40 in 2015, and received a proclamation from the City of Pittsburgh for his achievements in 2016. Most notably, Frzy was nominated for and won an Emmy® Award in 2018 for his collaboration with PBS and WQED on a segment that honored Pittsburgh legend Mr Rogers. The segment, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Mr Rogers' Neighborhood, broke a ratings record for PBS and featured a performance by Frzy to an original hip hop version of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, written and produced by Frzy himself.
In addition to his career accolades, Frzy also loves to educate young up-and-coming artists and has spoken to students at some of the most prestigious schools in the country, including Harvard Law, Berklee College of Music and Carnegie Mellon University.