Steve Williams, known by his stage name Stezo, is an American rapper and producer from New Haven, Connecticut.[1] He is the cousin of fellow New Haven rapper Dooley-O. Stezo first appeared on the hip-hop scene as a dancer for the group EPMD. He appeared in the video for EPMD's single "You Gots to Chill" from their 1988 album Strictly Business. After this experience Stezo sought a solo career as a hip-hop artist, and in 1989 signed a record deal with Sleeping Bag Records. In 1989 Sleeping Bag released his debut solo album Crazy Noise. Stezo handled all rapping and production on the album. It was fairly successful commercially, charting at #37 on the Billboard R&B albums chart,[2] and received praise for its very funky production and on-point rapping. It featured two charting singles in "Freak the Funk" and "It's My Turn". Despite the praise put on his debut, Stezo would not release more music for five years. In 1994 he released the singles "Shining Star" and "Bop Ya Headz", and in 1997 he released his second solo album, Where's the Funk At. The album received little attention and did not chart. In 2005 Stezo released his third solo album, C.T. (The Lost State), paying homage to his home state of Connecticut.