RYZE speaks True Knowledge

RYZE, BORN WALTER HENDRICKS III, IS A HIP HOP ARTIST/ACTOR FROM BUFFALO, NEW YORK. HE BEGAN RAPPING WITH FRIENDS AT THE AGE OF 9. ALWAYS HAVING A LOVE FOR CREATING, HE CONTINUED TO MAKE MUSIC THROUGHOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.

WHEN ATTENDING COLLEGE AT KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY, HE CAME ACROSS A FEW FRIENDS FROM THE SOUTH AND MIDWESTERN AREA THAT PURSUED THE MUSIC CRAFT SERIOUSLY. HE LINKED UP WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS AND BEGAN PERFORMING IN SCHOOL TALENT SHOWS, WHERE HE STARTED MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF ON CAMPUS AS ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED LYRICIST. WITH FRIENDS ANTICIPATING WHEN HE WOULD COME OUT WITH A SOLO PROJECT, HE BEGAN RECORDING AT A LOCAL STUDIO WITH A FRIEND NAMED HYBRID, WHO HAD A POPULAR LOCAL BAND CALLED BASEMENT UPSTAIRS. THE FIRST ALBUM WAS TITLED "CERTIFIED ARTIST" AND WAS RESPECTED AND LOVED BY FRIENDS AND OTHER STUDENTS. THE ALBUM WAS SO POPULAR THAT HE WAS OFFERED SHOW SLOTS IN THE LOCAL CLUBS, WHICH EXPANDED HIS FAN BASE.
AFTER GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE, HE DECIDED TO MOVE TO NEW JERSEY AND COMMUTE TO NEW YORK CITY TO PURSUE HIS MUSIC CAREER. WHILE IN NEW YORK, HE HAS ALREADY MADE A MARK ON THE UNDERGROUND MARKET AS ONE OF THE CITY'S BEST STAGE PERFORMERS, WINNING NUMEROUS TALENT SHOWS AND AWARDS. THESE AWARDS INCLUDE "STRONGEST SONG OF THE YEAR" AND "STRONGEST NEW ARTIST" AT THE EODUB AWARDS, $1000 WINNER IN MENTAL SUPREME'S TRAINING CAMP SHOWCASE, FIRST PLACE IN THE GREEK FEST COMPETITION HOSTED BY DJ ENVY, AND WAS CHOSEN TO PERFORM FOR THE SOURCE MAGAZINES WEBSITE.
RYZE IS CURRENTLY EXPANDING HIS FAN BASE AND PUSHING HIS MUSIC INDEPENDENTLY. WE ARE DEFINITE THAT RYZE WILL BE AMONG THE NEW YORK'S FINEST

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT HIS MUSIC!!!

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