Zane

b. Zane Copeland Jnr., 11 July 1982, Yonkers, New York, USA. First known to the rap world as Lil' Zane, Copeland grew up fast, so much so, that by the time of his second album, he was no longer Lil', just Zane. When Zane was only seven years old, his family relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, and shortly thereafter he began developing a deep appreciation of both rap and soul music. By the age of 10, prepubescent rap acts such as Another Bad Creation (ABC) and Kris Kross had inspired the youngster to give rhyming a try himself, so he began rehearsing with a cousin and entering local...