Chris Barz

Who is Chris Barz?

Chris Barz is an American hip hop recording artist, songwriter, record producer, video director, and fashion designer from Washington DC. He dropped his first EP "Do You Know Him?" in late 2007 which featured Alicia Keys remix of "Feeling Me, Feeling You" entitled "Conversations WitHER" and was praised for his amazing wordplay at such a young age. The style featured Chris rapping poetic, soulfully clever lyrics over musical accompaniment without any drums. The song "Regular Day" from "Do You Know Him?" got Chris recognized by the Best Kept Secret.

They immediately started working on a project that reflected that style of Chris's artistry, reminiscent of the Golden Age of Hip-Hop. Barz then released "You Cool", "Dreamers" and "School Aint Workin'" on Thanksgiving 2009. He then released his first full length mixtape entitled "Class[Sickz] Out The Dark" in December 2009.The Washington Post wrote, "The underrated young DMV native may finally break through with his whip-smart, soul-fortified new mix tape, "Class[sickz] Out the Dark: A Dedication to Hip Hop."