The son of jazz saxophonist Jimmy Cozier, Cozier was encouraged to sing as a child by his family, who would demand that he perform in group settings. He started out as a singer/songwriter for artists such as Mýa, Sinéad O'Connor, and Janet Jackson. He was a background vocalist for the Junior Mafia/Lil' Kim track "Backstabbers" and toured with Joe behind the latter's album All That I Am. Wyclef Jean caught word of Cozier's talent and had him meet with Clive Davis, who signed Cozier to J Records in 2000. His debut single "She's All I Got" was released in 2001, and rose to #26 on the BillboardHot 100 and to #4 on the R&B chart. Following the success of the single, his self-titled debut was released on July 9, 2001 and hit the Billboard Top 200 at #65 and #15 on R&B Albums. A follow-up single "So Much to Lose" was released later in the year, and peaked at #123 on the R&B chart. He also appeared on labelmate Alicia Keys' debut Songs in A Minoron the track "Mr. Man" which he co-wrote and "Turn Around" with other labelmate Olivia, On her self-titled Debut. He began writing songs for other artists such as Chris Brown, Olivia and Cheri Dennis in the years since. After the folding of J Records, he became an independent artist, creating his own label Cozi Music INC. In 2007, he announced work on a new album, releasing two singles "U Got Them Goods" and "You" that year. Continued work on his sophomore album stretched through 2010. The album Way of Life was announced in 2010, led by the single "Tonight" which was released on March 2, 2010. His second albumWay of Life was released on March 16, 2010. In 2013, he collaborated with Sean Paul for his single "Always Be My Lady" which was released on August 2. Additionally, he released a single "Girls Girls" that year. The next year, he premiered a new single "Choose Me" featuring Shaggy and announced his third album would be titled R&B set for a 2015 release. Following the single, he collaborated with artists such as Gyptian, Elephant Man, Shaggy, Red Fox, Melissa Musique on various compilation albums. One of those collaborations, "Special Girl " was released as a single in 2014. His third album now titled Get Cozi was released on December 9, 2016. The set's second single "I'll Change" was announced that same month.
