✝️ God First 

Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

one of the most respected names in all of Seattle Hip Hop... his work speaks for itself... -Inkubiz

FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, R&B MUSIC HAS BEEN IN FREE FALL. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW ARTISTS SUCH AS RICO LOVE, H.E.R., MIGUEL, ELLA MAI, AND ERIC BELLINGER THAT HAVE BROUGHT A VIBRANT NEW LIFE TO THE ART OF CROONING AS OF LATE. ONE ARTIST WHO STANDS ALONGSIDE THIS SHORT LIST OF VOCAL PROTAGONISTS IS ARTIST/PRODUCER CHE BLAQ. HE IS THE PERFECT MELD OF PROVOCATION AND CHARM ON THE MICROPHONE WRAPPED IN A 6'2 CHOCOLATE PACKAGE WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAKING LOVE TO YOUR SPEAKERS. THIS NW TRANSPLANT HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO HELP FILL A DEEP VOID THAT HAS DISPLACED BY FANTASY AND EXCESS. CHE BLAQ IS THE ARTIST YOU WANT TO HEAR, AND ONCE YOU DO, YOU'LL NEVER LET HIM GO.
CHE BLAQ FOUND A LOVE FOR SONG VERY EARLY WHEN AT AGE FOUR HE HAD IS FIRST AUDIENCE PERFORMING "YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE" ON AN AFTERNOON BUS RIDE WITH HIS MOTHER. IN AUSTIN, TX, WHERE HE ATTENDED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CHE EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL AND VERBAL BULLYING FOR THE FIRST TIME BY HIS CLASSMATES. CHE BLAQ'S LOVE FOR MUSIC CAME INTO PLAY, GIVING HIM HIS ONLY ESCAPE FROM HIS ANTAGONIZERS.
NERVOUS AND SOMEWHAT SHY, CHE BLAQ FOUND SOLID FOOTING WHEN HIS 4TH GRADE MUSIC TEACHER PLACED HIM AS SOLOIST FOR A SCHOOL PRODUCTION PERFORMING FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH OF WALES. ONCE AGAIN CHE BLAQ MOVED TO SEATTLE TAKING THE LESSONS LEARNED, SHARPENING HIS SINGING AND SONGWRITING ABILITIES IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL IN SOME GROUPS WINNING MULTIPLE TALENT COMPETITIONS AND COMMUNITY FESTIVALS GAINING MODERATE SUCCESS.
AFTER A SHORT HIATUS, CHE WITH A FRIEND FROM A RIVAL HIGH SCHOOL FORMED THE LOCAL SENSATION THE ARQ IN 2001. THE TWO RELEASED FOUR STUDIO ALBUMS AND PERFORMED IN VARIOUS NATIONAL VENUES UNTIL THEIR DISSOLUTION IN EARLY 2011. SINCE THEN, CHE BLAQ HAS RELEASED HIS SOLO DEBUT ALBUM ENTITLED ''FEARLESS DELUXE”, WHICH HAS PLACED THREE SONGS IN THE MOVIE "POLITICS OF LOVE" STARRING RUBY DEE, BRIAN MICHAEL WHITE, AND LORETTA DEVINE. HE HAS ALSO WORKED WITH THE LIKES OF BIG K.R.I.T., WINGO OF JAGGED EDGE, AND MESSY MARV. CHE BLAQ'S MISSION IS TO BRING HIS SIGNATURE SOUND TO THE MOST POPULAR AND INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.

Paris Life is a Hip-Hop Recording Artist & Producer born and raised in Seattle, WA. His passion for music has put him on the stages of Bumbershoot, Folk Life, and a whole host of other events. In 2010, He worked with Youngstown Records, in a partnership with Arts Corp - to curate an exhibit at the Frye Art Museum, as well as a matching album, both entitled “I Wish I Knew Who I Was Before I Was Me.” The exhibit, album, and the adjoining release party ended up having him and his band mates go to the White House that year, where they all got to meet President Barack Obama and a whole host of other names at “A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement.” After that, he completed an Associate of Applied Arts & Sciences for Music Technology: Merchandising at Shoreline Community College. His uncle is the late Taj Randall, also known in the Seattle Hip-Hop Community as Tizzy T.

Paris Life is currently working to build new programs and avenues to help young people in Seattle and around the world. He managed a project with Dragonfly Cooperative and Kaju Media that will provide help and assistance to children in Tanzania. He is also always on the lookout for new talent to help, guide, work with, and hire.

Paris's latest single "BOP!" is available on all streaming platforms! You can find exclusive songs on his Bandcamp.

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