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There were maybe 20 people there, and it was really horrible. We have it on tape and no one will ever see it! From such a humble beginning the rapper's progress was pretty steady and by he had released his first EP, 'Misled Youth' "A harmony of true hip-hop culture and alternative styles," enthused Feed magazine. Remembered Manafest , "Two of my favourite songs on that are 'Session', that's more of a hip-hop song about skate boarding, and 'Freedom'.

As Manafest 's skills as a rapper increased, so did his creative ambition and his next independent album, 'My Own Thing', was a definite step forward. Said the rapper, "That had tracks, that's a lot of tracks. Then in I cut 'Glory' which really blew things up and became a big hit in Japan. It sold over 30 thousand records over there - and we haven't even been over there yet!

I wondered aloud to the rapper why 'Glory' should have been Manafest 's breakthrough record in Japan? After all, there are few Christians there. He responded, "Yeah, there's barely any at all.

It's a very low percentage of Christians, like 0. If an album is going to sell there, it's got to do it in the mainstream. So God just opened some really cool doors there. And that's the reason I was able to do the newest record now, 'Citizens Activ'. The new singles off that are 'So Beautiful' and '4,3,2,1'.

And then '4,3,2,1' is more of a club, party jam kind of song. Usually for Manafest the songwriting process begins with a rhythm. Or I'll write to somebody else's track. I'll find an instrumental or something that really inspires me, I'll write then I'll get a certain producer to produce something around the lyrics.

But normally it's the beat first. And then I write the lyrics; that's what I prefer. I love to get involved with the hooks - I find that one of the most challenging parts, because it's got to be catchy, that's why it's called a hook. And that's where we really nailed it on 'Citizens Activ'; every song is just very catchy, sing-alongable, very radio friendly.

And it's tough you know, there's one song I wrote, 'Breakup', I had all the lyrics and all the verses but it took me like four months. I was like 'No, that's not it, that's not it, that's close, but that's not it. Or sometimes I'll get Trevor from TFK, he's really good at writing catchy hooks so he helped me with some of the rock stuff with putting the hooks in.

He said, "My wife Melanie and I almost moved to Nashville about a year and a bit ago. And then we wanted to move to California at one point. This album featured a more diverse arrangement of sounds from Manafest, with Chris himself citing artists from Sum 41 to Kanye West as influences.

After his fourth album Citizens Activ , he began to flaunt his rock influences to the max with his fifth record The Chase , on which he showed off his powerful singing voice and eclectic tastes.

It received critical acclaim and is often considered to be his best album. Since then, he has enjoyed a following from both rap and hard rock fans, and has become a popular artist in his home country of Canada. Community Showcase More. Follow TV Tropes. More Featured Album. More News.

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