Renzel Danforth
Clinton, MD, USA
@ZellyZel
My name is Renzel Danforth, but most people know me as Zelly Zel. I’m an independent artist, rapper and engineer from Maryland who fell in love with music at an early age, writing and recording by age 14.
My life took a dramatic turn after high school. One night, while riding in the back seat beside two girls, the car hydroplaned in the rain and crashed into a utility pole. I wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, and the impact left me in a near-death coma for nine days. When I woke up, I was facing a sev...