Manafest

Manafest
Background information
Birth name	Chris Greenwood
Born	July 19, 1979 (1979-07-19) (age 32)
Origin	Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Christian hip hop, hard rock, rapcore, rap metal
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, rapper
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2000-present
Labels	BEC Recordings
Associated acts	Thousand Foot Krutch
Website	Official website

Chris Greenwood (born July 19, 1979) better known by his stage name Manafest, is a Canadian Christian rapper and rock artist from Pickering, Ontario.

After a skateboarding accident in 1998, Manafest took time to focus on rap and was noticed by Trevor McNevan of the Ontario-based band Thousand Foot Krutch. This led to his signing with an internationally distributed label, BEC Recordings under the Uprok Records label, and his debut release Epiphany. The album was made primarily of West Coast hip hop with several rapcore outings in the vein of Limp Bizkit, P.O.D. and Linkin Park. Manafest's second album, Glory, used a more purely hip hop style. On June 24, 2008 Manafest released his third official album, Citizens Activ, which went on to become his most successful album to date. The single "Avalanche" from his latest album The Chase, debuted at 46 on the Billboard Christian Songs on May 29, 2010 being his highest and only charting song.^[1]

Discography

• Mislead Youth EP (2001)
• My Own Thing (2003)
• Epiphany (2005)
• Glory (2006)
• Citizens Activ (2008)
• The Chase (2010) No. 59 CAN
• Avalanche/No Plan B EP (2010) No. 65 CAN
• Live in Concert (2011) No. 84 CAN^[2]

Songs on compilations

• Hip Hope Hits 2006, "Let It Go" and "What I Got to Say" (Gotee, 2005)
• Launch: Ignition, "Let It Go" (CMC, 2005)
• Hip Hope Hits 2007, "Rodeo" (Gotee, 2006)
• Launch: Starting Line, "Style" (CMC, 2006)
• 27th Annual Covenant Hits, "Let It Go" (CMC, 2006)
• Hip Hope Hits 2008, "Bounce" (Gotee, 2007)
• Launch: Inferno, "Out of Time" (CMC, 2007) (bonus online download)
• Canada Rocks, "Impossible" (CMC, 2008)
• GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection, "Bounce" (CMC, 2008)
• Canadian Hit, "No Plan B" (CMC, 2010)

Awards and recognition

GMA Canada Covenant Awards

• 2002 Modern Rock/Alternative Song of the Year: "Freedom"
• 2005 Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year: Epiphany
• 2005 Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year: "Let It Go" (with Nasri Atweh, Adam Messinger, Aubrey Noronha and Gerard Thomas)
• 2006 nominee, Video of the Year: "Rodeo"
• 2007 Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year: Glory^[3]
• 2007 Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year: "Bounce"
• 2008 nominee, Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year: Citizens Activ
• 2008 nominee, Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year: "Good Day" (with Adam Messinger)
• 2009 Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year: "4-3-2-1" (with Adam Messinger)^[4]
• 2010 Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year: The Chase

GMA Dove Awards

• 2007 nominee, Rap/Hip-Hip Recorded Song of the Year: "Skills"
• 2007 nominee, Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Album of the Year: Glory
• 2009 nominee, Rap/Hip-Hip Recorded Song of the Year: "So Beautiful"
• 2009 nominee, Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Album of the Year: Citizens Activ

Juno Awards

• 2007 nominee, Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: Glory
• 2011 nominee, Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: The Chase

References

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

1. ^ Manafest's Chart history on Billboard.com [1]. Retrieved 2010-5-31.
2. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html
3. ^ In 2007 Manafest also received GMAC nominations for: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year: Glory, and Recorded Song of the Year: "Bounce". CGMA 2007 Covenant Award Nominees. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
4. ^ Manafest was also nominated as GMAC Artist of the Year in 2009. GMAC 2009 Covenant Award Nominees. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

External links

• "(Bio and discography) Manafest". Tha Holy Hip Hop Database. http://www.hhhdb.com/index.php?id=470. Retrieved 2008-11-29. 
• Manafest bio at Bec Recordings. Retrieved on April 18, 2009.
• Manafest videos.
• PureVolume: Manafest. Retrieved on 26 October 2006.

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