Kaz

Kaz is a name used by several artists, including an Argentine rapper and producer from La Pampa, a rapper signed to CO2 Records, and KaZ, an alias used by the Lithuanian cloud rap artist YABUJIN in 2022. It also refers to Ryuto Kazuhara, a Japanese singer and dancer who performs as KAZ, and to Kazuma Mitchell, a Japanese-American musician who releases solo music under the nickname Kaz.

One usage of the name is for an Argentine rapper and producer from La Pampa, working in rap and hip hop. Another is a rapper associated with CO2 Records. The name is also used by YABUJIN as KaZ, and the artist is linked to trap and cloud rap. In another context, KAZ is the stage name of Ryuto Kazuhara, a vocalist in GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE, who debuts as a solo artist in 2024 and releases the album STYLE. Kazuma Mitchell, meanwhile, begins in the group INTERSECTION in 2018, later releases solo material as Kaz, appears on the Chinese survival show Chuang 2021, and pauses idol activities while prioritising education at Harvard University.

A collaboration note also connects Kaz with J.F. Sebastian.