Cris Cray
Port Saint Lucie, Florida, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2019 | INDIE
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ARTIST: CRIS CRAY
NEW RELEASE: SPIRITUAL
GENRE: URBAN/HIP-HOP
Are you living your life with peace, positivity, and love?
Cris Cray, Spiritual was written in remembrance to Lil' Peep, xxxtentacion, and all the youth who passed away too young. Cris Cray wants us all to remember to embrace your life with all the positivity you should be embracing each day.
I love what I do but the music business is..
watered down and flooded with trash music. Today's hiphop is still too focused on the promotion of drugs and violence. when what we really need is now people promoting peace and togetherness. Where is the peace, positivity, and love at?
Maybe if we try, we can be the kind of change we want to see in this world.
Being an Independent musician is...
harder than you think because people aren't as willing to support or make the connections with the artist. Social media is great but it's difficult for a young artist to get a good message out. I rap about the positive and how it can make a difference like it used to be back in the day. I cherish those values and I'm always hopeful that if I keep telling my story my way, the message will reach the right people.
Why I Love To Create Music:
I love to create music for happiness and the performances. The joy I get seeing my fans connect to my music while I perform is unmatched by anything else. It's a blessing. - A.V.A. LIVE RADIO
Sixteen thousand five hundred forty-three people reside in Stuart, Florida as of 2019. Stuart, Florida is known for many things but not for Hip-Hop. Global Recording Artist is Cris Cray is driven to become a Hip-Hop Icon & open doors for future music millennials coming “Straight Outta Stuart.” The childhood of Cris Cray was influenced heavily by music, crime, drugs, economic struggles, rage, passion, & love. His parents always supported musical vision & encouraged his inner passion for creating gifts of music. At an early age, he began writing lyrics from rap videos of the Notorious B.I.G & 2Pac.
Their lyrical delivery & swag inspired Cris Cray to envision himself being a Hip-Hop Icon. Cris Cray lyrics always centered around his passion for life, swag, defining your purpose, & spiritual healing. At the tender age of 18, Cris Cray experienced the life of incarceration. During his time of imprisonment, Cris reflected on his life, mistakes, associates, & discovered a new purpose for his music.
Cris Cray new vision for his music included him crafting lyrics which uplifted & motivated millennials. Cris Cray understood the power of God & how he saved his life during his darkest moments during incarceration. Very few millennials understand how to interpret blessings from the highest force in the universe.
Cris Cray possesses the rare ability to extract raw emotions from his soul & converting them into spiritual, inspirational poems of music. In 2018, Cris Cray launched his own Multimedia Company which includes a record label, clothing line, & global merchandising. Cris Cray dropped multiple radio singles in 2018 and the lead track “Spiritual” has become a fan favorite on Spotify! The journey of Cris Cray has begun & the path is apparent on the final destination. - Jonathan P. Wright
Q: ARTIST NAME?
A: Cris Cray
Q: Describe your style of Music?
A: Hip-Hop Spiritual Rap
Q: Explain what your name means?
A: Cris Cray means: Cris is my nickname shortened for my first name and Cray is the shortened version of crayola; which emphasizes my colorful and artist view of the world.
Q: What city and state are you representing?
A: Port St. Lucie, FL
Q: Describe your style of singing or rapping?
A: A spiritual and uplifting hip-hop rapper.
Q: Who inspired you to pursue a music career?
A: My mom brought me up on Hip-Hop and she inspired me.
Q: What challenges did you face as a youth in pursuit of your music?
A: Drugs, anxiety, depression
Q: Describe your feelings when you’re recording music in the studio?
A: I feel comfortable and at home; it’s my favorite place to be.
Q: What do you fear the most in this business?
A: To help our yourth rise above drugs, anxiety, and depression.
Q: Are you excited to be featured in RNH Magazine?
A: I am ecstaticed to be featured in the RNH Magazine!
Q: How can people reach you on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & etc?
A: https://criscray.com
Q: Name of Track being aired?
A: Spiritual
Q: Twitter Link?
A: https://www.twitter.com/cris_cray
Q: Instagram Link?
A: https://www.instagram.com/officialcriscray
Q: Facebook Link?
A: https://www.facebook.com/officialchrisg
Q: Spotify Link?
A: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4d7PH5nuhh3NGg4NTFQ1Gl?si=FrlkjHLhTxaTzaDTkoaUWQ
Q: Soundcloud Link?
A: https://soundcloud.com/criscray/1-spiritual
Q: ITUNES link to your track?
A: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/spiritual-single/1435011169
Q: Soundcloud Link to your profile?
A: https://www.soundcloud.com/criscray
Q: YouTube link to your VIDEO?
A: https://youtu.be/tLy1ZmBhlxI - RNH Magazine
LIVE Radio Interview with Laghe Music from BlogTalk Radio
Leader of the New Age Spiritual Music Millennial’s
Sixteen thousand five hundred forty-three people reside in Stuart, Florida as of 2019. Stuart, Florida is known for many things but not for Hip-Hop. Global Recording Artist is Cris Cray is driven to become a Hip-Hop Icon & open doors for future music millennials coming “Straight Outta Stuart.” The childhood of Cris Cray was influenced heavily by music, crime, drugs, economic struggles, rage, passion, & love. His parents always supported musical vision & encouraged his inner passion for creating gifts of music. At an early age, he began writing lyrics from rap videos of the Notorious B.I.G & 2Pac.
Their lyrical delivery & swag inspired Cris Cray to envision himself being a Hip-Hop Icon. Cris Cray lyrics always centered around his passion for life, swag, defining your purpose, & spiritual healing. At the tender age of 18, Cris Cray experienced the life of incarceration. During his time of imprisonment, Cris reflected on his life, mistakes, associates, & discovered a new purpose for his music.
Cris Cray new vision for his music included him crafting lyrics which uplifted & motivated millennials. Cris Cray understood the power of God & how he saved his life during his darkest moments during incarceration. Very few millennials understand how to interpret blessings from the highest force in the universe.
Cris Cray possesses the rare ability to extract raw emotions from his soul & converting them into spiritual, inspirational poems of music. In 2018, Cris Cray launched his own Multimedia Company which includes a record label, clothing line, & global merchandising. Cris Cray dropped multiple radio singles in 2018 and the lead track “Spiritual” has become a fan favorite on Spotify! The journey of Cris Cray has begun & the path is apparent on the final destination. - Laugh Andrews and Jonathan P. Wright
Cris Cray / Rapper / Poet - Cris Cray has endured a lot in his young years. Before his entry into the Rap game Cris was writing a different story. After a short time in lock up for what could have been a lifetime of incarceration, Cris decided that he had to change his life. With not many practical skills he found that he had a real talent for songwriting and music arrangement. So, like many young guys before him he made the decision to tell his story through the power of music and rap.
Cris began writing and honing his skills in local talent shows and competitions as well as collaborations with numerous local artists and producers all over South Florida. 2019 brought the release of his first major effort "Craytropolus". An ecclectic collection of Hip-Hop infused with Cris' own brand of poetic justice.
I was introduced to Cris Cray when he came to my former Studio "Lyrical Legends". I thought he was super talented but more importantly he was hungry. He had a passion for the music like I hadn't seen in many artists before. His style was unique, his drive was relentless. Never one to give up on his passion. Cris Cray has recently released his single "Spiritual".is a deep melodic joint w/production by JustBronsin. I give it 5 mics on lyrical content, arrangement and production. Cris Cray is a true storyteller. His star is shining bright and skys the limit for this young spitter. Visit his world at: www.CrisCray.com and find him on all Social Media Platforms. - Kenneth Jackson
Cris Cray’s ‘Angels’ single is a combination of opposites; dark, optimistic, complex, simple, heavy and whimsical. With a booming distorted 808 kick drum pushing the instrumental into energetic and frantic territory otherwise left simplistic and spacious without it, the merging of polar opposites plays into the instrumental as well. ‘Angels’ has Cris Cray spilling it all out in a rapid fire flow and ominous tones detailing his trials and tribulations. A drowsy distorted hook weaves in and out in seemingly inebriated assistance. Cris Cray covers both sides of the coin with this dark track that plays as a druggy party anthem and doubles as a introspective trap soliloquy.
https://soundcloud.com/criscray/angels
FILED UNDER: NEW RELEASES, SUB FEATURES
TAGGED WITH: CRIS CRAY - Dan Stuckie
Discography
CRAYTROPOLUS Album
Vibrations and Frequencies EP
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Bio
Running around with the wrong type of crowd left Cris Cray behind bars when he was only 18. After his time was up he could've walked out and right down that same path, but he learned a great deal living that incarcerated life. His sentence gave him time to reflect on the mistakes he'd made so when he was a free man, he knew he had to do something different, do better. Cris Cray had always been a fan of creating music but after his time served, he decided to take things in a whole new, empowering and uplifting direction which can be heard on his 2019 release, CRAYTROPOLUS.
While so many were focused on Biggie Vs. Tupac, East Vs. West, Cris Cray admired them both for their lyrical delivery and overall swag. As a child, he'd watch their videos over and over on MTV, BET, while his mom blasted it on the boombox, and crafting his own lyrics to their beats. His mom started to look at Cris Cray the way she looked at those prolific rappers. She was encouraging to say the least, even if her child's rhymes were rooted in the gangster rap elements of crime and drugs.
Cris Cray showed promise in being an emcee, but reality got in the way when one bad decision after another led him to serve time at 18. When he emerged, not only had his overall outlook on life evolved but his sound did as well. No longer was he passionate about glamorizing life on the streets. He wanted to focus more on both uplifting and motivating millennials with his music and the power music has to heal. Religion saved Cris Cray during some of the darkest times of his life and in turn he wants to share that with a generation he feels doesn't quite understand the blessings the highest force can allow one to achieve.
Throughout his new sound, Cris Cray shines a light on a number of subjects; mental illness, homelessness, racism, and more issues that plague the world today. The Florida-based emcee notes, "I create otherworldly hip hop music with a combination of positive, uplifting, and motivational messages with a sound that is a funky-futuristic collaboration of old school and New Age hip hop with a dash of southern charm; adding zest in today's hip hop culture. "
That zest can be heard on Cris Cray's 2019 release, CRAYTROPOLUS. Songs like "These Streets" and "Cloud 9" hold things down as the anchors, but it's tracks like "Spiritual" and "Dark" that showcase the emcee's range. When the hip hop world lost the likes of Lil Peep and XXXtentacion, many mourned - Cris Cray included. That is when he decided to pen "Spiritual" as a reminder to listeners to embrace each day. He keeps the positive light going ironically with "Dark" as it's a reminder to treat one another with kindness.
In 2018 Cris Cray spent much of his time dropping one radio single after the next, with "Spiritual" becoming widely revered on Spotify as a fan favorite. Since then he's been featured on The Colorado Phil Show and RADIOPUSHERSTV/MUSICHYPEBEAST, with shout outs and features on sites such as Results and No Hype, Blog Talk Radio, and AVALIVE Radio. Cris Cray hasn't just been heating up the airwaves, he's also been taking live audiences by storm with performances up and down the east coast. Most notably at Rep Ya Hood Concert in New York March 2019 and at Who's The Hottest Tour in Orlando in June 2019. With all of that including over 150 million streams on Spotify and Soundcloud combined, it's clear Cris Cray is going places.
Those places include investing in his future through any means necessary and giving back to his community. One way he plans on doing that with the release of the video for "Spiritual." He's partnered with a local volunteer ambulance service, Port St. Lucie Volunteer Ambulance Service for the video to help spread their name and showcase the good they're also doing for their local community.
Cris Cray didn’t start a saint in this world but after seeing what staying on the negative road he was on would eventually lead him, he switched gears in not only his life but his music to ensure that this current generation does right by themselves and God.
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