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Ceza

ジェザ　/　じぇざ

Rapper from Turkey

December 31, 1976 (age 49)　・　Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey

Istanbul Province
rapper
singer
songwriter

My Take

Ceza, born Bilgin Ozcalkan, is one of the artists I most respect outside the Anglophone music world. His stage name means punishment in Turkish, and his rapid, rolling delivery in his native tongue is unmistakable once you have heard it. Making hip-hop land internationally in a language other than English is genuinely hard, and I admire that he turned the sound of Turkish itself into his weapon rather than chasing a borrowed style. As a rapper, singer, and songwriter who carried Istanbul's underground onto a bigger stage, he represents the kind of authentic regional voice that global music desperately needs.

Overview

Bilgin Özçalkan (Turkish pronunciation: [bilˈɟin ˈœzt͡ʃaɫˌkan]; born 31 December 1976), also known by his stage name Ceza (pronounced [dʒeˈzaː], Turkish for "punishment"), is a Turkish rapper, singer, and songwriter.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ceza
Name (Japanese): ジェザ
Reading: じぇざ
Born: December 31, 1976 (age 49)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dragon
Origin: Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: rapper / singer / songwriter / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Istanbul University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.ceza.com.tr/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cezagram/
Xhttps://x.com/ceza_ed
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B6

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