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Christopher Scott Greenwood (born July 19, 1979), known by his stage name Manafest, is a Canadian Christian rapper and rock artist from Pickering, Ontario, Canada. He has won multiple awards for the GMA Canada Covenant Awards, GMA Dove Awards, and has been nominated for multiple Juno Awards. Signed for a decade with BEC Recordings, Manafest became independent in 2015.



After a skateboarding accident in 1998, Greenwood shifted his focus to musical writing. He and fellow rapper Jusachyl started a hip-hop group, Under One King. During this time, Greenwood used his skater nickname 'Speedy' as...
Read More Christopher Scott Greenwood (born July 19, 1979), known by his stage name Manafest, is a Canadian Christian rapper and rock artist from Pickering, Ontario, Canada. He has won multiple awards for the GMA Canada Covenant Awards, GMA Dove Awards, and has been nominated for multiple Juno Awards. Signed for a decade with BEC Recordings, Manafest became independent in 2015.



After a skateboarding accident in 1998, Greenwood shifted his focus to musical writing. He and fellow rapper Jusachyl started a hip-hop group, Under One King. During this time, Greenwood used his skater nickname 'Speedy' as his moniker. In 2000, Greenwood shifted to the stage name Manafest and began to produce music independently.

In 2001, Manafest debuted his EP, Misled Youth. The release garnered "Modern Rock/Alternative Song of the Year" for the song "Freedom" at the GMA Canada Covenant Awards in 2002.[5] The following year, Manafest released his first full-length album My Own Thing and attracted the notice of Trevor McNevan of the Ontario-based rock band Thousand Foot Krutch. This led to his signing with an internationally distributed label, BEC Recordings under the Uprok Records label.After signing on with BEC, Manafest released his second album Epiphany in 2005. The release achieved several nominations and awards.

Manafest's genre has developed and changed over his career. After starting with a classic urban hip hop style for his first four releases, Manafest developed a style of alternative rock and rap rock by lightly mixing it into Citizens Activ, and integrating it by the time of The Chase. In 2014, with the release of The Moment, Manafest's style changed to a mixture of rap rock and electronic-based hip-hop.

After many years of producing and recording albums via kickstar and other such schemes on September 17, 2019, after releasing several singles earlier in the year, Manafest announced a new crowdfunding campaign in order to fund his tenth studio album This Is Not The End.

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Apr 02 2012

Manafest

Known to his family as Chris Greenwood, Manafest is an international rock artist from Canada who was first noticed by Thousand Foot Krutch's Trevor McNevan, leading to him being signed by BEC Recordings for the release of his…

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Manafest - Words Are Weapons - EP

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After seven albums in the major label system, Manafest returned to his indie roots for his groundbreaking new album, Reborn, fully funded by his PledgeMusic campaign. The rapper gave us two minutes of his time so we could learn a…

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Nov 18 2019

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Rapcore Christian Rock Hip Hop Artist Manafest, originally from Toronto Canada and now living in California, releases his new album, 'This Is Not The End' on December 13th. Explaining the album's title and theme, Manafest…

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Jan 10 2020

Manafest - This Is Not The End

Rapcore Christian Rock Hip Hop Artist Manafest, originally from Toronto Canada and now living in California, releases his new album, 'This Is Not The End'. Explaining the album's title and theme, Manafest writes, "The battle that…

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Jul 25 2023

Manafest - Legacy

Here is the video for 'Legacy' featuring Myron Golden, by Manafest from his new album 'Words Are Weapons'.