| Time | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chris Steele |
| Born | February 17, 1985 |
| Origin | Denver, CO, United States |
| Genres | Hip-hop, alternative hip-hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Instruments | Keys |
| Years active | 2000 - present |
| Labels | Dirty Laboratory Productions |
| Associated acts | Calm. |
| Website | Dirty Laboratory Productions |
Time, born Chris Steele, is an American independent hip hop artist, who was brought up in north Denver, Colorado. He is one of the original members of Dirty Laboratory Productions. He is also one half of the hip hop group Calm.
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As a youth Chris Steele was most known for playing basketball. He wrote a book when he was in second grade. At age 13, he started writing songs and poems. This eventually progressed to recording and writing whole albums. He caught attention from local MC battles and local shows.
Alf started playing Time and his group Calm. on KTCL station 93.3. Time released his first album Litterture[1] in 2004. He then went on to release his album Anti-Smiles[2] in 2006 under the moniker Calm. with producer AwareNess. In 2007, he released his third release under the name Time titled The Fantastic Reality.[3] Aside from local Dirty Laboratory Productions receiving acclaim in Denver it has also received praise from around the world. Time was called "Hip-hop's prodigy" and "The future of independent hip-hop" in a French review.[4] Other international praise comes from Benzine Mag from Time's album "The Fantastic Reality."[5] Time was also interviewed in Switzerland[6] and Australia.[7] Time's album Naked Dinner features appearances from Damon JeVon, Sole, C-Rayz Walz and Extra Kool [8]
Time has also worked closely with "at risk" students at Littleton High School's Freshman Academy program in Littleton, Colorado. His lyrics are studied in an extensive poetry unit in Language Arts classes. Time, along with producer Awareness, have performed on numerous occasions for the students of this program, and they have donated countless cds to these students.
In 2010, Time appeared on the musical artist Sole's mixtape Nuclear Winter: Volume One on the song "Put On For Denver.".[8] Time released 12 albums in 12 months called the Hydra Collection all for free download in 2010.[9] He has also worked closely with Minnesota-born rapper and producer Domain, collaborating for the song "Conspiracy" in Domain's sophomore album "Jetpack Music." [10] Time announced that his new album will feature Xiu Xiu and producer Jake One [11].
Chris Time Steele was a vocal engineer on the rapper Common's album The Dreamer/The Believer for the song "Pop's Belief."
Chris Steele writes for The Examiner as a progressive politics reporter. Steele has written on topics ranging from government cover-ups, conspiracies, GMO's, immigration, communism, UFO's, nonviolence, and social justice issues. He was featured on Alex Constantine's web-site when he released an article on the death of Fred Hampton. [12] Chris Steele has received attention for writing in favor of the Occupy Wall Street movement and was interviewed on Mike Feder's XM radio show Occupied Territory. [13]