C-Rayz Walz: Biography

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Genres:

Rap & Hip-Hop Music, Underground Rap Music

Decades Active:

2000's

Socially conscious and a skilled freestyler, underground rapper C-Rayz Walz had been participating in open mics around New York City before hooking with the Stronghold collective. Walz's earliest appearances include mixtapes, an ~AWOL magazine compilation, and Single Minded Pros' Session 2 EP. A demo-filled first album, The Prelude, appeared on his own Sun Cycle Entertainment imprint in late 2001 and soon caught the attention of the folks at Definitive Jux. Guesting on Cannibal Ox's The Cold Vein with fellow Stronghold member L.I.F.E. and an appearance on Aesop Rock's Labor Days kicked off his relationship with the label. Definitive Jux released Walz's proper debut, Ravipops, in 2003.

- David Jeffries, All Music Guide