Krohme

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Krohme
Birth nameChris Moore
GenresHip Hop, Metal
Occupation(s)Record producer
InstrumentsDrums
Keyboard
Turntable
Sampler
Drum Machine
Years active2005 - Present
Labels
Babygrande Records

Associated actsAtari Blitzkrieg
Hell Razah
Breez Evahflowin

Krohme (born Chris Moore) is an American hip hop and metal producer, noted for his work with The Game, Kool G Rap, Chuck D, Nas, Sid Wilson of Slipknot, Otep, Obie Trice, MF Grimm, Chino XL, Metta World Peace, MC Serch, Hell Razah, Lord Jamar, Sadat X, Sean Price, Krondon, Ras Kass, Cappadonna and more. His music has been featured on MTV, BET and HBO.

Biography[]

A native of Alexandria, VA,[1] 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.

It wasn't until 2005 that Krohme connected with his first major artist, Ras Kass, for the single, "The Long Walk Home."[2]

He made his first record label debut on Day by Day Entertainment with MF Grimm's American Hunger album where he produced 3 songs. MF Grimm also served as his manager during this time.

In 2007, Hell Razah of Black Market Militia/Sunz of Man[2] asked Krohme to produce tracks for his solo album, Renaissance Child for Nature Sounds, Nativity with Killah Priest and Lost Ark. He also worked on unreleased remixes for Los Pepes, Pt. 1 and Project Jazz.

Additionally, Krohme founded (now Godsendant Collective) in February 2005 [1] and released the his first project, All Praises Due, with guest appearances from Royce da 5'9", MC Serch, Agallah, C-Rayz Walz, , , 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 on Valentine's Day 2008 to release his 3-year project, , which featured Kool G Rap, Sean Price, Chino XL, Agallah, C-Rayz Walz, Hell Razah, Psycho Les, Atari Blitzkrieg, Lord Jamar, , Cappadonna, Killah Priest and additional artists which was leaked but never officially released.

He started working on a collaboration album with in 2009 under the tentative title "Krohme Razahs."[2] In 2006, he produced the Ras Kass track "Hush Little Baby," the infamous diss towards Game[2] 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; 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 .

He is also noted for his work as a metal producer, working with Otep, Sid Wilson, Christian Olde Wolbers, and Mike McTernan of Damnation A.D. to name a few.

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • Breez Evahflowin - (2020)
  • - (2020)

EPs[]

  • x Krohme - (2021)

Mixtapes[]

  • (2007, )
  • (2008, )
  • (2008, )
  • (2009, )

Partial list of productions[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Krohme Interview". 2007-05-20. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  2. ^ a b c d "Krohme (Godsendant) - [All Praises Due Interview]". 2007-02-14. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2021-06-19.

External links[]

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