About

Born in Atlanta Georgia, raised in Central and East Africa, Crucifix spent much of his early childhood bouncing from continent to continent, soaking in a wide influence of music, language and culture. By the time he was eighteen, he was native to fifteen different countries, fluent in English, French, and Swahili, and was beginning to dabble in German and Finnish. With the world at his doorstep and youth at his feet, his heart was wherever he laid his head… and home was always just beyond the horizon.

But it was his unveiling passion for music that would soon take center stage in his life. Since the age of eight, he had begun to make a name for himself, freestyle battling with the neighborhood boys in Decatur, on Atlanta’s Eastside. A dance that would soon turn into a full blown love affair with hip-hop, changing his life forever. At the age of twelve he moved to Africa and began teaching himself to play the piano, writing and producing his own music. And quickly discovered the power of pouring out his heart into song.

Within a year, he found himself recording his first album, from the comfort of his bedroom. With little more than a tape recorder and a keyboard, he began making tapes. Designing the covers by hand, and selling them at school and on the dusty streets of Rwanda. But his rendez vous with local success would be short lived. In April of 1994, Rwanda would break out into one of the worst genocides in modern history, leaving over a million dead in its wake.

Crucifix and his family found themselves on the front lines… a broken road of burning cars and mangled corpses, the only path between them and safety. With nothing but a Bible in their hands and a prayer in their hearts, the family pushed towards the border. Escaping with their lives under a hail of gunfire, as they slipped through the roadblocks of machete wielding mobs, out of Rwanda and into the neighboring country of Burundi.

The memories of Rwanda would make a lasting imprint on the life and music of Crucifix from that point on. Life began to spiral out of control for the young teen, turned refugee. But music became the canvas for his pain, and the medicine for his heart. In 2005 he released his controversial double disc debut, “My Life’s Prayer” under the alias BabyBlue. A year later, in 2006, he was hired on as co-producer, editor and musical mind behind the Atlanta underground film, “Crackheads Gone Wild”.

But 2007 became year that everything changed for Crucifix. Turning his back on the streets that had taken so much from him, and shifting his focus to the God who had brought him through the genocide. Crucifix began to mark a new path… one of hope. In 2009 his life story was published in the book, “Your Own Jesus” by Mark Hall, of the multi-platinum, Grammy, Dove and American Music Award winning group, Casting Crowns.

In 2010, the Blue Crucifix story went international, as “Your Own Jesus” was translated into its second language for release in Europe. In July, he released his follow up sophomore album, “Cruce Signati”, showcasing his best work to date. Featuring Atlanta hip-hop legends; Goodie Mob and Sean Paul of Youngbloodz. With two more albums and an autobiography in the works, Crucifix has no plan of slowing down.

He recently teamed up with Sean Paul of the Youngbloodz to form a new group called “Slumdogz”. Mixing hard southern rock and dirty southern rap, the duo boasts a new image and sound, never before seen in the world of hip-hop. Looking into 2011 there’s no telling what the future will hold. But with the world at their doorstep, and determination at their feet… the sky’s the limit.