Chris "Kazi" Rolle was born in Nassau, Bahamas and abandoned by his mother as a young child. He grew up in foster care and orphanages before coming to New York at the age of fourteen to reconnect with his biological mother. A turbulent reunion led to Kazi living homeless on the streets of Brooklyn. He began hustling at night to survive but continued to stay in school. In 1996, after graduating from PSRC Performing Arts High School, Kazi began directing, writing, and acting with the award winning urban theatre company, Tomorrow's Future, fusing hip hop and drama to tell tales of everyday life in the inner city. In 1999, Kazi created Art Start's Hip-Hop Project, an award winning outreach program that connects NYC teens to music industry professionals to write, produce, and market their own compilation album on youth issues. In 2000, Kazi was featured in "People Who Are Using Their Lives," The Oprah Winfrey Show. In 2005, Kazi founded Momentum, a hip-hop music label that prides itself in development, education and empowerment of its artists. Kazi is also co-founder of A.P.E.X., a non-profit organization that hosts monthly college preparation workshops, culminating in a tour of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Kazi is presently working on his highly anticipated debut album, Many Faces. He travels nationally, inspiring and motivating audiences with lectures and live performances.