For Rahzel, beatboxing has always been a part of him. The New York-born musician is one of the acts bringing his sound to the National Folk Festival stage. The 78th National Folk Festival opened its ...

Rahzel, formerly of The Roots, earned the reputation of being the world’s greatest beatboxer since the heydays of hip-hop’s fifth element in the ’80s. Without the aid of recordings or instruments, ...

In the hip-hop world Rahzel has grown up with, such a feat is called beatboxing. From years in his youth spent thrilling to performances by such rap pioneers as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five ...

The moment he lowered the bill of his baseball cap and held the microphone up to his mouth, there was no doubt that Grammy winning beatbox musician Rahzel was now in the house. From somewhere deep ...

It has been said there are five elements of hip-hop: graffiti, DJing, emceeing, breakdancing and beatboxing. Rahzel is the world's foremost purveyor of the latter. The beatboxer best known for his ...

Beatboxing might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words folk music. But with roots that hearken to traditional African vocal stylings and early jazz scat, the “fifth element ...

Rahzel knows a thing or two about beatbox sounds, but the performer’s also checking out some acting and environmental projects. The former Roots member brings his hip-hop show to the Fox Theatre on ...

The Roots are a revelation live, since they’re still just about the only hip-hop group that travels with its own band. But when their member Rahzel steps up to do his thing, it becomes even more ...