CusaX

Alexander Aaron Crawford (born November 7th, 2004), known professionally as CusaX, is an American rapper and record producer. He and fellow musician CJC founded Yeo Records in 2020. Crawford dropped 3 full LPs before the age of 18 (Violent Poetry, Murder Scene & Talking To The Dark) and continues to release albums.https://genius.com/TheRealCusaX 
Dear, Me is the shortest in his discography, though took the most time to createhttps://www.instagram.com/embismusic/p/Cw6rfhjteiX. The sound contrasts greatly to his prior records with rapping taking a backseat in favor of melodic elements. It was followed by P.S., an EP full of extra songs from the Dear, Me era. He has also dropped projects with frequent collaborators, like XG with ChampyG which released in December 2023, and Partners In Crime with Embis in May. 
== Early life ==
Prior to the 7th grade, Crawford wasn't a regular hip-hop listener. He listened to pop music and rock only, because he generalized the music as being uninspired and repetitive. In 2017, Crawford began to expand his tastes. He first discovered Eminem's catalog and from there moved on to Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and other Shady Records artists. Eminem's Kamikaze was the first album that he listened to upon release. With these new found influences, he was inspired to create hip-hop music himself.
== Career ==
=== Yeo records beginnings ===
In 2020, CusaX met CJC and ChampyG and shortly after, founded the label Yeo Records. Several mixtapes were produced during the early stages of Yeo, entitled Yeo, Yeo Deluxe and Yeo: Part II. They are now lost media and have been removed from the public eye. 44RON was signed to the label in May 2021. They then formed the rap duo S2N andkin released The S2N EP on July 30th, 2021, marking it as his first official multi-song release on streaming. 
==== Roll With It records ====
Before 2021, Crawford's taste in hip-hop music specifically was relatively closed off. He befriended fellow rapper Embis in May of that year who encouraged him to expand his listening further within hip-hop. Embis also gave him in-depth constructive criticism and aided him in the executive production and engineering process. Embis proposed that Yeo could merge with his label Roll With It Records. From this point on, Embis and CusaX became very tightly affiliated. CusaX credits a lot of his musical advances to Embis. 
=== Solo albums ===
His solo debut Violent Poetry released in October 2021, which boasted very heavy Dr. Dre and Eminem influences. His second studio album, Murder Scene followed in March 2022, where he branched out from his roots. He stated his goal with this album was to improve on Violent Poetry's weaknesses. Consisting of boom-trap style production with soul samples, blended with old school boom bap, it was first record with heavy involvement from Embis, He is credited as executive producer, engineer and has several vocal appearances. The last track, I Do, inspired his third record Talking To The Dark, which was released on Halloween 2022. The album has very dark and spacious trap production all throughout. It was also executively produced by Embis.
In January 2023, CusaX began working on Dear, Me. It was originally intended to only be an EP, however, after feedback from Embis it was decided that it would be a short LP. On the heels of Talking To The Dark, the initial draft was very similar in sound though much more melodic. The album was vigoursely refined, going through many stages and modifications over the course of 7 months. The final product was more sonically focused than his prior release, with primary influences from Kanye West, Post Malone and The Weeknd. It was finally released in September 2023. The EP P.S. released two months later, consisting of songs that were either cut from the main album or could not be finished in time.
=== Collaboration albums ===
On May 26th, 2023, CusaX and Embis released their collaboration album Partners In Crime. It features a narrative of the duo’s fictional criminal escapades, culminating in a dramatic finale where Embis meets his end and CusaX is apprehended. The album blends storytelling with music, showcasing their rap as a metaphorical weapon.
In the coming months, ChampyG and CusaX would work on their collaboration project XG which would release that December. The title is a play on their artist name's, as they both have a capital letter as a postfix to their name. The album shows more original production from CusaX, as well as additional elements from ChampyG.
== Discography ==
=== Solo Albums ===
Title 	Album details
Violent Poetry 	
* Released: October 29th, 2021
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download, CD
Murder Scene 	
* Released: March 25th, 2022
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download, CD
Talking To The Dark	
* Released: October 31st, 2022
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Dear, Me 	
* Released: September 8th, 2023
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
=== Collaborative albums ===
Partners In Crime 
(with Embis)	
* Released: May 26th, 2023
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
XG 
(with ChampyG)	
* Released: December 29th, 2023
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
=== Mixtapes ===
Title	Album details
Yeo
(with Yeo Records)	
* Released: ? (removed from sale)
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Digital download
Yeo Deluxe
(with Yeo Records)	
* Released: ? (removed from sale)
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Digital download
Yeo: Part II
(with Yeo Records)	
* Released: ? (removed from sale)
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Digital download
=== EPs ===
Title	Album details
The S2N EP 
(with 44RON)	
* Released: July 30th, 2021
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
P.S. 	
* Released: December 8th, 2023
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
=== Singles ===
==== As lead artist ====
Title 	Album details
Hip-Hop Therapy 	
* Released: ? (removed from sale)
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Woke (feat. M.C.D.)	
* Released: ? (removed from sale)
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Find Peace 
(feat. ChampyG)	
* Released: 2022
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Talk My Shit (Remix)
(feat. Embis & Matthew The Artist)	
* Released: June 20, 2022
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
On The Offensive 
(feat. 44RON)	
* Released: July 30, 2022
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Hellbound 	
* Released: August 26, 2022
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
End Of Days 
(feat. 44RON, Embis, Angelicly, 
ChampyG, & Matthew The Artist)	
* Released: September 9, 2022
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Step To Me 
(with 44RON)	
* Released: October 14, 2022
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Promise (Remix) 	
* Released: 
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
War 	
* Released: 
* Label: Roll With It/Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Not To Mess With 	
* Released:
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Sundown 	
* Released: 
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Hellscape 	
* Released:
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Witness (Remix) 	
* Released: 
* Label: Roll With It/Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Runnin' Past You 	
* Released: 
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Mental 	
* Released: 
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
Lockdown 	
* Released: 
* Label: Yeo Records
* Format: Streaming, digital download
==== As featured artist ====
TBW
=== Guest appearances ===
TBW
=== Production ===
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