Cazwell has been creating waves in the music industry since the late 1990s, when he moved to New York. In 2008 Cazwell was featured on Lady Gaga’s number 1 hit “Just Dance” he was also in the video and has opened for Lady Gaga among many other high profile artists.
Cazwell has been a You Tube Sensation first with his “I seen Beyonce at Burger king” in 2008 reaching over 1 and a half million views and still climbing. Cazwell followed that track up with “Ice Cream Truck in the summer of 2010 which has almost amassed 3 and a half million views and was used and reworked into another song involving frozen yogurt company “Snog”. After the release of “Ice Cream Truck,” Cazwell teamed up with his best friend and fashion icon Amanda Lepore to release “Get into it” and “Marilyn”.
In 2011 Cazwell reunited with the director of “Ice Cream” Truck” Marco Ovando and dropped his long awaited video clip for “Get My Money Back” which showcases Cazwell’s light and dark sides.
Cazwell has had the honor of performing at Radio City Music Hall as an opening act for Cyndi Lauper’s True Colours Tour, he has also preformed for Dior and has worked with Peaches. In Cazwell’s own words he describes his style as “if Biggie Smalls ate Donna Summer for breakfast.” He has also been a guest judge on such TV shows as VH1/LogoTV’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race,”. His songs have also been featured on HBO’s True Blood.
Cazwell has released many singles most recently “I Got No Selfie Control” which was genius on his part which mocks people all over the world that don’t and can’t live in the moment they have to “capture a selfie” and share with their social network. The track also had Cazwell’s fans inundating him with their own selfies. His next titled single is Helen Keller which will drop sometime in January 2014. Cazwell is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on his album ‘Hard 2 B Fresh’.
Read Cazwell’s full interview in RA’s winter issue HERE