Cuzzo Tón: More than just a rapper, Anton "Cuzzo Tón" McCutchen was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia's inner city Gilpin Court housing project until the age of thirteen.
Spending his days recording in the studio, he feels that the combination of his urban flavor and diverse, high-impact lyrics will help to define him as much more than “just a rapper.” “I definitely want to paint a vivid picture of the street life without glorifying its negative elements,” Cuzzo Tón states. During his adolescence, Cuzzo Tón desire to succeed in music was overshadowed by his dedication to a promising basketball career. Yet, after a life-changing altercation during his senior year in high school, he shifted his focus soley to music. Cuzzo Tón’s journey to manhood took him from the hardship of street life to the blessing of an opportunity to attend Old Dominion University where he received his degree in Communications. While a student at ODU, Cuzzo Tón completed his first mixtape, “I’m Just Me”, which immediately grabbed the attention of his musician peers and earned him numerous fans. This exposure led him to his first on-stage performance and, from there, he never looked back. Many opportunities have been afforded to Cuzzo Tón since those college days, including Richmond's 106.5 the Beat’s Male Model Contest where he won a vast number of prizes to include a Modeling spread with Wilhelmina Models, as well as, a trip to the 2010 BET Awards. As the owner and CEO of his very own independent recording label Cuzzo Entertainment, Cuzzo Tón plans to release his next project, "Free Yourself", in late 2014. In every instance, through every challenge, Cuzzo Tón has proven himself time in and time out. “I can only imagine what is in store for me, and I can only pray that the world is ready to receive my gifts.”