Born G. Jean Charles (August 10th, 1985) in Grand-Islet, Haiti. Moved to Gonaives, Haiti with his family when he was 1 year old, escaped the evil doings of witches and demons after they tried to murder him as a baby involved the practicing of Haitian Voudou. Then, he moved to Belle Glade, Florida now known as Muck City when he was 14 years old. Known as G-Real from the group Born Alez back in 2001. He gave himself the stage name Jay Zo, Which means Last Haitian, based on black on black discrimination he faced growing up in Belle Glade, Florida. Full name ZO LYRIKKO: CUZ DAT HAITIAN NIGGA KNOCKS OUT LYRICS. Zo began jotting raps and tapping rhythms after his family settled in Belle Glade almost 10 years ago. Zo been dealing with the struggle since a little child, sharing a two bedroom apartment with his mother, father, three sisters, a little brother and later on his oldest sister and niece. Fighting wanna-be thugs all through the neighborhood, trying to avoid jail time, witnessing drug dealers from block to block seling drugs, sons getting locked up, brothers getting shot up, and fathers turning into crackheads and leaving home. As a very ambitious boy, he knew there was a better way to make it through life, so he stayed away from it all. Going to school as an honor student, he had college dreams at first, until he fell in love with Hip Hop and decided to use his music to express his feelings and letting out his pain.
Numerous emcee word battles, high school party freestylin' and short-lived bands later, the 23-year-old moved to Bradenton, Florida where he majors in Business/Psychology at Manatee Community College. He is marketing his hip-hop- and R&B-influenced songs on the Internet and via live performances. He writes his own lyrics and makes his beats. He produces his own music, makes graphic pictures, and directs his own videos.
DISCOGRAPHY:
2006: Zoez In B-Town
2007: The Movement
2007: DJ Saint's The Come Up
2007: Spotlight
2008: DJ Saint's Doing My Damn Thing Vol. 1
2008:Fear No Competition
2008: All A Dream
2008: DJ D.Blake's Tastemaker Vol. 4
2008: Lyricist Of The South
2009: Most Talked About
2009: Hey Ladies
2009: My Word & My Balls
He made it to the Herald Tribune Newspaper on the 10/25/07. He opened a show for Supa D from SlipNSlide Records. He used to record songs at Papaduck's studios back in Belle Glade, FL. He also performed with Zenglen, a very popular haitian kompa group on May 18th, 2001 (Haitian Flag Day).
Zo once said: "I don't Want to be famous, I will be a legend."
CONTACT:
Phone: 941-565-3044
Email:
[email protected].
Request Zo on your local radio stations and show your support to one of the hardest working men in the world!!!
Shout out to everybody who always comes through my page to show me love. Keep listening to the tracks, I have more hits coming for all my fans. I can't do it without yall, spread the word out, tell everyone you know, what feels good to you is going to feel good to someone else. Keep showing me love yall, because I love yall back.
THANK YOU!!!
