Stezo, aka Stezo-E, (b. Steve Williams), was a Connecticut native turned Brooklyn transplant whose hip-hop aspirations led him to become a dancer for the hip-hop group EPMD. Leaving the group's auspices shortly after Run-DMC's "Run's House" tour of 1988, he was signed by Sleeping Bag/Fresh Records, and became a labelmate to his former crew. In 1989, Crazy Noise was released, to great acclaim in hip-hop circles and major spins on hip-hop friendly radio.