{"id":143820,"date":"2020-05-01T18:50:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T16:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=143820"},"modified":"2020-05-01T18:50:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T16:50:39","slug":"video-dig-of-the-day-stezo-ft-jim-slice-bop-ya-headz-1994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-dig-of-the-day-stezo-ft-jim-slice-bop-ya-headz-1994\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Dig Of The Day: Stezo ft. Jim Slice &#8211; Bop Ya Headz (1994)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qVyIMC8N1Sc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I was shocked to say the least. New Haven, Connecticut native, one of the dopest cats in the game since the late 80&#8217;s, a gentleman, a dancer, rapper and producer, mr. <strong>Stephen Jerome Williams<\/strong>, known by his stage name <strong>Stezo<\/strong>, sadly passed away in his sleep on April 29, 2020 at the age of 51 from heart complications. <\/p>\n<p>He dropped on the  scene as a dancer for <strong>EPMD<\/strong>, where he appeared in the video for <em>You Gots to Chill<\/em> from <strong>EPMD<\/strong>&#8216;s 1988 debut album <em>Strictly Business<\/em>. Shortly after that he got deeper in the game and became a producer and excellent on-point rapper which can be witnessed on his whole debut &#8217;89 album <em>Crazy Noise<\/em>. He was funky at the begining but as years went by he went underground and his music became much more serious.<\/p>\n<p>This video you&#8217;re watching is a real treat, I found out about it just minutes ago&#8230; <em>Bop Ya Headz<\/em> appears on <em>Bop Ya Headz \/ Shining Star<\/em> single, released on <strong>Funktown Records<\/strong> in &#8217;94.<\/p>\n<p>Rest in Power! (March 10, 1969 \u2013 April 29, 2020) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/85ab8413cae44fa4863108d595face25.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"143821\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-dig-of-the-day-stezo-ft-jim-slice-bop-ya-headz-1994\/85ab8413cae44fa4863108d595face25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/85ab8413cae44fa4863108d595face25.png?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"85ab8413cae44fa4863108d595face25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/85ab8413cae44fa4863108d595face25.png?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/85ab8413cae44fa4863108d595face25.png?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/85ab8413cae44fa4863108d595face25.png?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/85ab8413cae44fa4863108d595face25.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/85ab8413cae44fa4863108d595face25.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was shocked to say the least. 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