Wordz is an up-and-coming MC and is resident in the Chicago underground hip hop community. He came into contact with hip hop in 1989 through the sounds of Run DMC, Kool Moe D and Nuwcleus on the school playground. He got into breakdancing early on with various dance crews such as Lost Boyz, Sub City and participated in local battles and talent shows throughout the early 90’s. Later his love for words led him to rap. As a new mc Wordz was heavily influenced by the gangster lifestyle he was used to. He related to hip hop giants like Ice-T, NWA , and Public Enemy. What appealed to him was their ability to take what was happening in the streets and publish it loud and clear to a mainstream audience. In 1995 Wordz ran head first into an experience with God that changed his life and his music. He had grown to search for more thoughtful messages in hip hop through artists like Nas, Mos Def, Tribe Called Quest, Krs-one and of course the godfathers of Christian hip hop: Sup, Gospel Gangstas and Dynamic Twins. Today these people have helped Wordz's style to take shape. He has the ability to spit bold serious rhymes and still lace his message with punchlines and humor. Wordz ventured out as a solo artist in 2001 putting out an EP called “The Mic Extremist” fashioned after his extreme views about Christ and hip hop. Before that, he collaborated with a collective called Basement Crew and put out "basement" bootleg tapes for fun and small pockets of fans on Chicago's northside. . The Amused Eye His music looks with an amused eye at the hypocrisy of the world contrasting the way things are and what they claim to be. He exposes contradictions about beats rhymes and life. In his song "My Turn to Shine" off the debut LP from Reserved Records, he hollers sarcastically about how fresh other crews claim to be, but haven't really established themselves yet. "You think your dope cause your crews names on your clothes / that's the reason why your stuck your name is overexposed / or overated / my hearts gold while your heart pumps gold-plated / ...im married to the rhythm you other mc's just dated". Wordz gets his stage credibility by doing shows at youth rallies, schools, bus stops, youth groups and various nightlife venues in Chicago's underground scene with the goal to educate those in and out the hip hop community about their true purpose in life. He has worked with Chicago's legendary Nacrobats, and laced production by one of Chicago's up and coming producers Overflo. He has worked with national Christian artists as well such as LA's Tunnel Rats, KJ52, Mars ILL and Deepspace 5.