Manafest

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Manafest
Chris Greenwood (Manafest)
Background information
Birth name	Chris Greenwood
Born	1979
Origin	Canada
Genre(s)	Christian hip hop Rapcore
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	BEC Recordings Uprok Records
Website	Manafest official website

Chris Greenwood (best known as Manafest) is a Christian rapper from Toronto Ontario Canada.

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.

Central themes of Manafest's music include nonconformity, hip hop culture, and walking with God.

Many artists have cited Manafest a major influence upon their music. Most notably, underground Christian MC Skribbal, whom stated - "Manafest is one of the most unbelievable talents out there, I believe. His whole style, sound, tone, and delivery is really a big influence upon my music."-Skribbal 2008 interview with HHU