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Chris Rel

Chris Rel (pronounced ârealâ) was born in The Bronx and raised in Spring Valley, NY. He began rapping at the age of 12 under the influence of De la Soul, Ras Kass and The Roots. His style was unique from the beginning. Battling and performing with the other kids in his neighborhood, Chris set himself apart from the others with his conscious rhymes.
Rapping throughout his high school days, Chris took his talent to the next level while attending Stony Brook University. He and fellow classmate âOmni-Blaizeâ formed the group Kenek. The duo recorded and performed together, but never released a project. The two eventually parted ways and Chris went on to record his solo debut âFollow Me.â Drawing influences from the life he had lived and the emotions heâd longed to express on the mic. During the recording of âFollow Me,â Chris traveled abroad to perform his new material at venues such as the Redstar in London, England and also recorded several tracks in Sweden.

Arriving back in the US in early 2004 with âFollow Meâ soon-to-be released, Chris hit the stage. In New York he performed at Speed, Pyramid and Groove to name a few. Chris Rel was also a featured performer in The Next Big Hit showcase for several weeks.

Now itâs 2007 and Chris has been writing for the past two years. Heâs been back to Sweden to record and performed at the Swedish Music Festival in Malmo. Upon his return to New York, he was chosen by the Lincoln Jazz Center to lead hip-hop workshops between gigs in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Nepal.

With his second album, âVoice of Truthâ due out in spring 2007, Chris says he hopes, âthat people recognize the talentâ his album has. âIâm just trying to get to the truth in hip-hop again, the essence of the music. I think people are lost in façade of things and hopefully this album will bring it back to the center.â



Contact Information
Christopher H. Greene
chrisrel0225@yahoo.com
905.789.0374