Izza Kizza (born Terry Davis in 1981[1]) is an American hip hop recording artist and MC, currently signed to Timbaland's Mosley Music Group label.
[2] Born and raised in Valdosta, Georgia, Terry started performing at the age of twelve in a singing group that consisted of his older brother and his two godbrothers.
[1][3] Later, influenced by appearance of emerging acts such as Kris Kross, he started his own career as an MC, adopting the stage name of Izza Kizza and gaining a significant local following.
[1] There he collaborated with renowned hip-hop artists such as Missy Elliott (resulting in the song "Walk The Dawg", which samples singer Shirley Ellis' "The Clapping Song"[4]), and ultimately accepted the offer to sign for Timbaland's record label, Mosley Music/Interscope Records.
One of the songs from the mixtape, "Red Wine", was featured as the opening track of Paste Magazine's June 2008 New-Music Sampler CD.