Manafest

Chris Greenwood, better known by his stage name Manafest, is a Canadian Christian rapper from Toronto, Ontario.

He is also a skater, which led to his career in hip hop; after an accident in 1998, he took time to focus on rap and was noticed by Trevor McNevan of Ontario-based band Thousand Foot Krutch. This led to his signing to an internationally distributed label, BEC Recordings under the Uprok Records label, and his debut release Epiphany, which was made primarily of West Coast hip hop with several rapcore outings in the vein of Limp Bizkit.

He released two independent albums, Mislead Youth (2001) and My Own Thing (2003), prior to Epiphany in 2005. He has toured in Canada, the United States and Ireland to date.

His second album, Glory, emphasized rap-rock elements with more Linkin Park-esque nu metal, and included more authentic hip hop stylings.

Discography

• Mislead Youth (Solo) (2001)
• My Own Thing (Solo) (2003)
• Epiphany (2005)
• Glory (2006)
• Citizens Activ (2008)

Award nominations

GMA Canada Covenant Awards

• Winner, 2005 Covenant Awards, Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year

Juno Awards

• Nominee Juno Awards of 2007 Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year; won by Downhere.

GMA Dove Awards

• Nominee, 2007 GMA Dove Awards, Rap/Hip-Hip Recorded Song of Year, "Skills"
• Nominee, 2007 GMA Dove Awards, Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Album of the Year, Glory

References

• Hip Hop Canada interview, accessed 26 October 2006
• Rapzilla interview, accessed November 2006

External links

• Official site, accessed 26 October 2006
• Glory album information, accessed 26 October 2006
• Manafest videos
• PureVolume: Manafest, accessed 26 October 2006