Finally, the canvas of hip hop has been splashed with a brand new color. Armed with a guitar and a notebook, hip hop artist Chris Harlan is impressing new fans everyday as he hops on stage, wails on his guitar and spits mind-blowing rhymes.

Chris Harlan released his first album "Harlan presents Brainstorm" in 2006. The single "Bring that Back" caught the attention of some indie film producers for various NC films, and Harlan was also invited to New York to be on the Speed Channel TV show "Unique Whips" as well as record a theme song for the nationwide cable show. Harlan's song "Like the Showgram" was played on one of NC's most well known radio stations, on G105's hit show "Bob & the Showgram" as they played the song and complimented on his music.

Not long after, he was invited back to the studio to a "Friday Free for All" where the DJs played more of his music. Harlan has shared the stage with Bubba Sparxxx, Nappy Roots, Afroman, Wu-Tang's Raekwon, The Ataris, and many more while promoting his new single "Burn it Up." His song, "Make Your Head Bang" was the soundtrack for the Osceola Studios commercial, aired on Fox 50 during Brian Dawson's (K97.5) television show. Recently he became nominated for "Best New Artist" by the Carolina Music Awards.

His unique style stems from an unsually wide range of influences including Jay-Z, Biggie, System of a Down, Fall Out Boy, Beastie Boys, Nirvana, Marilyn Manson and Eminem.

Thunderstorm87 is following