C-Rayz Walz (born August 25, 1971) is a
rapper from
The Bronx,
New York. He is currently a member of the underground record label
Definitive Jux and NY
hip hop syndicate Stronghold. In addition to releasing four LPs and one EP, he has appeared on many other rappers' records, including
Aesop Rock and
Immortal Technique, and has done work with such artists as
Percee P and Messiah J & The Expert. Immortal Technique is reputed – by Walz himself – to be the only MC who can hold his ground against Walz in a
freestyle battle.
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On
June 29,
2005, he appeared with
Toki Wright on
MTV's
Made series as "MADE Coaches" for a Jewish teenager named Nile Greenberg (son of
Steven Greenberg) who wanted to be made into a rapper. This was the
premiere episode of the second series and featured
Ghostface Killah,
Snoop Dogg and
The Game. He also appeared on the 2005 compilation album
Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture. On October 14 he was featured on the concept album
Freestyle vs. Written with Israeli-American hip hop artist
Kosha Dillz. C-Rayz Walz freestyled all of his verses for the album, while Kosha Dillz's written rhymes couldn't really hold much weight on the tracks with the Bronx legend. He is also a member of the Wu-Tang affiliated group,
Almighty, along with rappers
Killah Priest,
Bronze Nazareth,
M-80,
Son One and
5-Star.
Releases
Sun Cycle Entertainment releases
