Bless (rapper)
| Bless | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ben Rinehart |
| Born | February 10, 1983 |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres |
Rap/Hip hop Pop Rap R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Singer |
| Instruments | Rapping |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Bless (born February 10, 1983, as Ben Rinehart) is a hip-hop artist from Montreal, Canada.
Life and career
Bless was a b-boy at the young age of eight. He wrote hip-hop rhymes when he was 12 and began recording tracks in studios. Bless moved to New York and collaborated with Limp Bizkit's DJ Lethal and Rahiem (Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five). After going to the 'Rocksteady Crew Anniversary' where he met Guru (of Gangstarr) the two began working on the track 'Never Ending Saga' which is on Guru's Baldhead Slick & Da Click album.
At the age of nineteen, his debut 12" on Guru's Ill Kid Records, Debuted at # 6 on several underground hip-hop charts in the U.S.
Bless appears is a playable character in Def Jam Fight For NY, an affiliate of Crow's crew, the main antagonist of the game, with a fighting style that is a hybrid of martial arts and kickboxing.
Bless has released two studio albums as well as a mixtape hosted by Clinton Sparks. They have featured artists such as Tony Touch, Nature, J. R. Writer of DipSet, Rah Digga of the Flipmode Squad, Guru of Gangstarr, Foxy Brown, Twista, and Cappadonna of the Wu-Tang Clan.
Discography
Albums and mixtapes
- Bless Presents Platinumberg: The Movement (2003)
- The Book of Bless (2005)
- The Day After (2013)
- Spoils of War (2016)
Singles
- "Car Money" (2013)