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Cousin Stizz

Stephen Goss (born March 15, 1992) best known as Cousin Stizz is an American rapper and songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. A childhood friend gave him the nickname "Cousin Stizz" when he was 12. After a close friend was shot to death, he began to behave recklessly. His parents gave him a choice of military school or a high school in the suburbs; he chose the latter, attending Reading Memorial High School in Reading, MA.In his late teens, he began freestyling with friends in a local cypher series and released music as part of the group Pilot Nation later that year. A boost to his drive to turn rapping into a full-time career came in 2013 with the early success of friend and fellow Boston r… more »