Jay Bezel

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Name = Jay Bezel


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Alias = The Philadelphia Beast
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Origin = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Genre = Hip Hop
Occupation = Rapper
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Label = Diplomat Records
Sure Shot Records
Associated_acts = The Diplomats, Juelz Santana, Lil Wayne, Skitzo, Hell Rell, J.R Writer, ByrdGang
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Jay Bezel, or Bezel, is a Philadelphia-born rapper who currently lives in Harlem, New York.

Bezel is signed with Cam'ron and The Diplomats' label, Diplomat Records. He released a mixtape titled "The Philadelphia Beast", has appeared on various mixtapes and albums with the other members of Dipset, including "More Than Music Vol. 2", and worked with producer/MC Skitzo. Bezel's "The Philadelphia Beast Vol. 2" was released to stores on January 30, 2007, and featured appearances from Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana. [ [http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/021507/disc.html CD Reviews Feb 15-21.2007] , "Montreal Mirror". Published February 21, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2008.] Later that year, Bezel teamed up with fellow Philadelphia-area rappers Tone Trump and Hedonist da Amazon to produce an antiviolence single entitled "Every Day Is Crazy." [Volk, Steve. [http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/13966/news To Congress With Cosby: The comedian helps ex-offenders fight violence] , "Philadelphia Weekly". Published February 7, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2008.]

In February 2008, Bezel signed a contract with Focus Entertainment. [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS215352+29-Feb-2008+MW20080229 Diplomats Member Signs Unique Advertising Deal With Philadelphia-Based Focus Entertainment] , Reuters. Published February 29, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2008.] He has also recently collaborated with fellow Dipset member 40 Cal on a new track about the rap collective's possible demise. [ [http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?tag=jay-bezel Jay Bezel says 'Dipset is Over'] , "XXL". Published March 4, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2008.] Bezel helped produce Lil Wayne's album "Tha Carter III", [Shaheem, Reid. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1579291/20080108/lil_wayne.jhtml Lil Wayne Wrapping Up LP, Writing For Dr. Dre -- But He's Got Mariah Carey On The Brain] , MTV News. Published January 9, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2008.] [Pendleton, Tonya. [http://www.bet.com/Music/News/musicnews_wayneupdate_1.9.htm "The Carter III" Is Closer to Release] , BET. Published January 9, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2008.] and also made an appearance on Sin's album, "The Supreme Poet".

Discography

Mixtapes

*"The Philadelphia Beast"
*"Savior 2 da City"
*"The Philadelphia Beast Vol. 2"
*"Savior 2 da City Vol. 2"

Singles

*2008: "Fresh Dressed" (featuring Lil Wayne)

Appearances

*2006: "Wanna Do" (from the Tony Touch mixtape "Mic Destruction")
*2006: "Gangstas & Murderers" (from the Hell Rell mixtape "Streets Wanna Know")
*2007: "Gladiators" (from The Diplomats album "More Than Music Vol. 2")
*2007: "Get Ya Grind On" (from The Diplomats mixtape "Dipset All Day")
*2007: "A Champ Is Like" (from the ByrdGang mixtape "The New Season Vol. 2")
*2007: "Sleep" (from the Lil Wayne mixtape "I Am the Future Part 2")
*2008: "Pussy MVP" (from the Lil Wayne mixtape "Wayne's World 7: The Finale")
*2008: "G'd Up" (from the DJ Khaled/DJ Lust mixtape "The Pandemic")

References

External links

*Myspace|jaybezelskullgang
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jay+Bezel Jay Bezel] at Discogs
* [http://www.rhapsody.com/jaybezel Jay Bezel] at Rhapsody