Krohme (born Chris Moore) is an American hip hop and

metal A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typicall ...

producer, noted for his work with Chuck D,

MC Serch Michael Berrin (born May 6, 1967), best known by his stage name MC Serch, is an American rapper and music executive. He is a former member of 3rd Bass and Non Phixion. Early life and education Serch grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York ...

Sid Wilson Sidney George Wilson (born January 20, 1977) is an American musician. He is the turntablist for the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #0. Wilson was the youngest member of the band until bassist Alessandro Venturella and dr ...

of Slipknot, Otep, Obie Trice,

Brother Ali Ali Douglas Newman (born Jason Douglas Newman, July 30, 1977), better known by his stage name Brother Ali, is an American rapper, community activist, and member of the Rhymesayers Entertainment hip hop collective. He has released seven albums ...

Hell Razah Chron Smith (born October 1, 1976), better known by his stage name Hell Razah, is an American rapper. He is best known as a member of Sunz of Man, an early affiliate group of the Wu-Tang Clan. Razah is rumored to have suffered a brain aneurys ...

Lord Jamar Lorenzo Dechalus (born September 17, 1968), known professionally as Lord Jamar is an American rapper, DJ, record producer, actor and podcaster. He is a founding member of the hip hop group Brand Nubian, which was formed in 1989. In 1996, he disco ...

Sadat X Derek Murphy (born December 29, 1968), better known as Sadat X, is an American rapper, best known as a member of alternative hip hop group Brand Nubian. Originally known as Derek X, Sadat takes his name from former Egyptian president Anwar Sad ...

Brand Nubian Brand Nubian is an American hip hop group from New Rochelle, New York, composed of three emcees ( Grand Puba, Sadat X and Lord Jamar), and formerly three DJs (DJ Alamo, DJ Sincere, and DJ Stud Doogie). Their debut studio album, '' One for All' ...

Sean Price Sean Duval Price (March 17, 1972August 8, 2015) was an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik. He was one half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruck, along with partner Rock. Early life and educa ...

Doug Wimbish Douglas Arthur Wimbish (born September 22, 1956) is an American bass player, primarily known for being a member of rock band Living Colour and funk/dub/hip hop collective Tackhead, and as a session musician with artists such as Sugarhill Gang ...

Living Colour Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. The band currently consists of guitarist Vernon Reid, lead vocalist Corey Glover, drummer Will Calhoun and bassist Doug Wimbish (who replaced Muzz Skillings in 1992). S ...

Cappadonna Darryl Hill, better known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip-hop collective the Wu-Tang Clan and is a member of the rap group Theodore Unit together with Ghostface Killah. Career Cappadonna (also know ...

of the

Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close aff ...

and more. His music has been featured on MTV,

BET Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los ...

and HBO.

Biography

A native of Alexandria, VA, Krohme (often incorrectly listed as "Khrome") was born in 1980 to an African-American father and a mother of Spanish and German descent. He developed an ear for production via the eclectic music tastes of his parents and later through playing instruments in elementary school. Using his own diverse musical interests, which included hip-hop, soul, rock, heavy metal, and classical, he began sampling records in 1997 to create hip-hop beats that he gave to unsigned artists in the

Washington metropolitan area The Washington metropolitan area, also commonly referred to as the National Capital Region, is the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C. and parts of the states of Maryland, Virgi ...

. It wasn't until 2005 that Krohme connected with his first major artist,

Ras Kass John R. Austin II (born September 26, 1973), better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop supergroup The HRSMN, along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt in 2014. He is also a member of the ...

, for the single, "The Long Walk Home."ll Praises Due Interview> He made his first record label debut on Day by Day Entertainment with

MF Grimm Percy Carey (born June 11, 1970), also known by the stage names MF Grimm, Grimm Reaper, GM Grimm and originally Build and Destroy, is an American underground rapper, music producer, CEO, and Eisner Award-nominated comic book writer from New ...

American Hunger ''American Hunger'' is a triple album released on CD. It was released in 2006 by Manhattan, New York rap artist MF Grimm. It is also the first triple album in hip-hop history. It was originally planned for release on July 4, 2004, however mult ...

album where he produced 3 songs.

also served as his manager during this time. In 2007,

of Black Market Militia/ Sunz of Manll Praises Due Interview/> asked Krohme to produce tracks for his solo album, Renaissance Child for

Nature Sounds Nature Sounds is a record label based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in hip hop and reggae music. The label is independently owned and operated. It was founded by Devin Horwitz in 2003. History Nature Sounds was founded in 2003 by Devin ...

, Nativity with Killah Priest and Lost Ark. He also worked on unreleased remixes for Los Pepes, Pt. 1 and Project Jazz. Additionally, Krohme founded Godsendant Music (now Godsendant Collective) in February 2005 and released the his first project, All Praises Due, with guest appearances from Royce da 5'9",

Agallah Angel Aguilar (born May 8, 1974), better known by his stage names Agallah, 8-Off, Brad Piff, Swagallah and Agallah Don Bishop, is an American rapper and producer. He was a member of The Diplomats-affiliated group Purple City and he is the CEO ...

C-Rayz Walz Waleed Shabazz (born August 3, 1975), better known by his stage name C-Rayz Walz, is an American rapper from the Bronx, New York. He has been a member of the collective Stronghold. Early life Waleed Shabazz was born and raised in the Bronx, New ...

, Hell-Razah, Chace Infinite, Triple Seis and more. The label also featured releases from Block McCloud, Jazz Spastiks, Little Indian, and more before shutting down in 2011. In between projects, he signed with

Babygrande Babygrande Records is an American independent record label based in New York City, founded by Chuck Wilson. Babygrande is distributed by The Orchard and represented by the Creative Artists Agency in Hollywood. History Babygrande Records was ...

on Valentine's Day 2008 to release his 3-year project, The Beasts Released Volume 1: South of Heaven, which featured

Kool G Rap Nathaniel Thomas Wilson (born July 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Kool G Rap (or simply G Rap), is an American rapper from Queens, New York City. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and a ...

Chino XL Derek Keith Barbosa (born April 8, 1974), better known by his stage name Chino XL, is an American rapper, and actor. He has released four solo studio albums, in which his most recent – '' Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary'' – won the 2012 HH ...

Psycho Les The Beatnuts are an American hip hop group and production duo from New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu (born Jerry Tineo on December 14, 1968) is a Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les (born Lester Fernande ...

, Atari Blitzkrieg,

, Rapper Pooh,

, Killah Priest and additional artists which was leaked but never officially released. He started working on a collaboration album with Hell-Razah in 2009 under the tentative title "Krohme Razahs."ll Praises Due Interview/> In 2006, he produced the Ras Kass track "Hush Little Baby," the infamous diss towards Gamell Praises Due Interview/> and would later work with Game on the remix to the Dezert Eez track, Gunz Out. After stepping away from music in 2012, Krohme returned in 2020 to produce an album with

Breez Evahflowin Enrique DaSilva, better known by his stage name Breez Evahflowin, is a rapper based in New York. He is a founding member of the Stronghold rap collective. He was crowned the national grand champion of the Blaze Battle competition in 1999 sponsor ...

; Old Man Spring: Krohme. He has since signed deals with Man Bites Dog Records and SpitSLAM Records to begin work on new albums. Krohme was a member of the Wu-Tang affiliated groups, Lost Children of Babylon and Thug Angelz. He is also noted for his work as a multi-genre producer and remixer, working with members of Slipknot,

Fear Factory Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released ten full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of sounds, all in their main style of industrial metal. ...

Earth Crisis Earth Crisis is an American hardcore punk band from Syracuse, New York, active from 1989 until 2001, reuniting in 2007. Since 1993 the band's longest serving members are vocalist Karl Buechner, lead guitarist Scott Crouse, bassist Ian Edward ...

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (often shortened to Thrill Kill Kult or TKK) is an American electronic industrial rock band originally based in Chicago and founded by Groovie Mann (born Frankie Nardiello) and Buzz McCoy (born Marston Daley). ...

and Damnation A.D. to name a few.

Partial Discography

Albums

*''

- Old Man Spring: Krohme'' (2020) *'' Shogun Assason - Target Practice 3: Krohme Remixes'' (2020) *''Godforbid of

That Handsome Devil That Handsome Devil, often shortened to THD, is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, by way of Boston, Massachusetts. The band mixes genres such as rock, funk, jazz, jive, blues, surf, rhythm and blues, reggae, rockabilly, rap, ...

x Krohme - Tales of the Haunted Microphone'' (2021) *''Krohme -

The Ceremony of Innocence ''The Ceremony of Innocence'' is a 1970 television movie adaptation of the play by the same name which depicts a highly fictionalized account of the events leading up to Sweyn Forkbeard's invasion of England in AD 1013. The script was written by ...

'' (2022)

EPs

*''Kahlee x Krohme - Blind to the Facts'' (2021) *''Empuls x Krohme - By Love or By Force'' (2022) *''Krohme - Cursed Earth'' (2022) *''Indigo Phoenyx x Krohme - The Dynasty of Dominique Devereaux'' (2022) *''Empuls x Krohme - By Love or By Force'' (2022) *''I9on x Krohme - Liqwit Krohme'' (2022) *''Paavo x Krohme - Evidence of a Struggle'' (2022)

Partial list of productions

* Almighty - "Soul Position" feat. Bronze Nazareth, M-80, Philie, Son One, 5-Star, Kevlaar 7 &

Canibus Germaine Williams (born December 9, 1974), better known by his stage name Canibus, is an American rapper and actor. He initially gained fame in the 1990s for his ability to freestyle, and eventually released his debut album Can-I-Bus in 1998 ...

- "Gold & Bronze Magik" feat. Bronze Nazareth & Copywrite * Chuck D Featuring the Impossebulls – "Circle of Lies Remix" * Dezert Eez - Mind Stormin feat. Killah Priest *

– "Lost Ark" *

– "Renaissance Child" *

– "Nativity" *

Ill Bill William Braunstein (born July 14, 1972), known by his stage name Ill Bill, is an American rapper and record producer from Brooklyn, New York City. Having gained fame in the underground hip hop group Non Phixion, Ill Bill is known for his diver ...

ft. Killah Priest - "Awaiting the Hour" * King Dude & Krohme - 16 Tons feat.

& Daniel Fleming of Age of Ruin *Krohme - Catch Me On Broadway Feat.

Shyheim Shyheim Dionel Franklin (born November 14, 1977) is an American rapper from New York better known simply as Shyheim. He initially gained fame as a teenager, releasing his debut album ''AKA the Rugged Child'' at the age of 16 in 1994. He has sp ...

& Dom Pachino *Krohme - Comrades Feat.

Trife Diesel Trife Diesel or Trife Da God (born Theo Bailey on July 11, 1980, in Stapleton, Staten Island, New York) is an affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan. He is a protégé and close associate of Ghostface Killah and is part of both of his protégé groups T ...

& Ty Farris *Krohme - "Goon Opera (Come See Me)" feat.

*Krohme – "Line of Fire" feat.

, Chuck D, Speech of

Arrested Development The term "arrested development" has had multiple meanings for over 200 years. In the field of medicine, the term "arrested development" was first used, ''circa'' 1835–1836, to mean a stoppage of physical development; the term continues to be use ...

, and

*Krohme – "Ride or Die feat. Challace &

Metta World Peace Metta Sandiford-Artest (born Ronald William Artest Jr.; November 13, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He was known as Ron Artest before legally changing his name to Metta World Peace in 2011 and later to Metta Sandifor ...

" *Krohme - "Think Twice" feat. Rapper Pooh, Motion Man &

*Krohme – "The Judgment" feat.

, Sadat-X and

– "Karma" feat. Block McCloud and

– "Page Six" *

– "When Faith is Lost" * Obie Trice – "Hope" *

– "Hush Little Baby (The Game Diss)" *

– "The Long Walk Home" featuring Jay 211 *

- "The Love Inside" * Strong Arm Steady – "Set Me Free"

References

{{Reflist

External links

Godsendant Music
1980 births American hip hop record producers Living people Musicians from Alexandria, Virginia Record producers from Virginia 21st-century American rappers