Zoss

Kujoe Abisai Mensah (born May 10, 1980), known professionally as Zoss, is a New Zealand rapper, record producer, actor and musician. In addition to his solo career, he is known to be the leading member of then-hip hop group, Zoss & The Sub-W'z.

Early life
Born in Accra, Ghana, his mother was Ghanaian while his father was of Jamaican descent. He moved to Auckland, New Zealing when he was two years old and grew up there. He attended Auckland Grammar School, where he was bullied because of his nationality, often being called, 'Blackie Chan" and "Brownface".

Early career
Kujoe originally began his career by starring in various Pepsi Light and Schweppes commercials in New Zealand in 1994, he also played a major role in the 1995 New Zealand-Canadian horror film, Caroline Lake.

Zoss & The Sub W'z (1996-2013)
After sending a mixtape to Sony Music, him and 4 other boys would later be signed up to the label as Zoss & The Sub W'z. They would record their first album, Wild Teenz & Guns in 1996, the album would be released on July 9, 1997, containing the 4 hit singles, The Anthem of the Sub-W'z, Paydirt, Don't Give A MF Damn, and The Roof Is on Fire. The Anthem of the Sub W'z would be ranked #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, making it their first hit in America. About a year after the album's release though, Zoss caught one of his members, Phat Phillip, sodomizing his younger sister. As a result, Phillip was expelled from the band and replaced with Crazy Chris. They would record a diss track to Phat Phillip called, Racist Raper/Rapper on August 7, 1998. The track would reach #45 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it their second hit in the US. The song would then later be included on their 2nd album, Big Bang Boom!, which also contained the hit single, Hangover.