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Born and raised in Lawrence, MA, street lyricist Corey Isiah Christie, better known as Reks, started out as a breakdancer in his
teens and was part of a local B-boy crew called Funk Town Connection. By the time he entered college at University of
Massachusetts-Amherst, Reks had built a reputation for himself in the local Boston rap scene, but then eventually quit school to
begin recording for Brick Records. A few 12" singles, "I Could Have Done More" and "Fearless", arrived first in early 2001, before
Brick issued his debut LP, "Along Came the Chosen", later that year. A cult favorite ...read more
Born and raised in Lawrence, MA, street lyricist Corey Isiah Christie, better known as Reks, started out as a breakdancer in his
teens and was part of a local B-boy crew called Funk Town Connection. By the time he entered college at University of
Massachusetts-Amherst, Reks had built a reputation for himself in the local Boston rap scene, but then eventually quit school to
begin recording for Brick Records. A few 12" singles, "I Could Have Done More" and "Fearless", arrived first in early 2001, before
Brick issued his debut LP, "Along Came the Chosen", later that year. A cult favorite in Beantown rap circles, the album earned
Reks nominations for hip-hop album and Artist of the Year by the Boston Music Awards. Even with all the accolades as well as
press features running in Source, XXL, Vibe, and URB, Reks' career didn't ascend to the national stage. In fact, he self-released
his second album, "Rekless", in 2003, and had no distribution other than from the trunk of his car. In 2004, he turned to the
mixtape circuit, releasing "Happy Holidays", and the Rash Music series, the latter of which was under his new group, M Diesel
(which included Lucky Dice and Chi Knox). In this time period, he also hooked up with fellow Lawrence, MA, native and national
mixtape guru Statik Selektah, eventually signing on to the DJ's ShowOff Records imprint. Reks made several appearances on
Selektah's 2007 LP, "Spell My Name Right", as well as on material by the DJ's up-and-coming protégé Termanology. Since then,
he has garnered wide acclaim for his lyricism, and has released a handful of albums as well. « hide |
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