

SZA began making music in 2012, releasing her first two EPs as a free download, featuring production from the likes of brandUn DeShay, Felix Snow, Zodiac, Hassan Insane and APSuperProducer. These influences can be heard in her music with her voice garnering comparisons with Ella Fitzgerald in its rasping tone.

She also found a love for hip hop, with her name being inspired by Wu Tang Clan’s RZA. Rowe grew up listening to the jazz greats, finding a love for Billie Holiday, John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane, before later developing an interest in the music of Bjork.
