In Rotation: Kuzi Cee

When a kid drops two tracks on SoundCloud—one rapping, one singing—and the singing joint pulls ten times the numbers, the universe is trying to tell him something. Kuzi Cee listened. Born in Zimbabwe, the youngest of six in a household humming with Mariah and Usher, he bounced from London to New York, Philly, and Toronto before dropping his bags in Calgary. That kind of passport stamps out any regional bias. His ear just absorbs what works. Right now, what works is unapologetic loverboy R&B. We spent the last decade crowning singers who sounded like they resented the women they were harmonizing about. Kuzi actually sounds like he enjoys being in love. He built his foundation on early-2000s nostalgia, but he isn't just doing Chris Brown karaoke. He understands how to structure a modern ballad, weaving subtle Afro-fusion percussion under buttery vocal runs. His October 2025 breakout "Rather Be" cracked the door open with millions of streams, but his latest drops prove he has the legs for a marathon. Tracks like "Ember (Remind Me)" and "GIA" are currently in heavy rotation at the Wooster offices. The production feels warm. The drums snap right in the pocket while his falsetto floats over the bassline. The industry is catching up to what the fans already knew. He inked a major deal with Universal Music Canada and Mercury Records back in February. Now you’re seeing "Ember (Remind Me)" crack the top tiers of Apple Music's New in R&B and Spotify's Mood Ring playlists, while terrestrial radio in Detroit and New York is already catching the wave. He’s even shared stages with 2000s royalty like Mario and Ashanti, bridging the gap between the era he studied and the one he's about to help define. Get familiar before the debut project drops. Check it out below.