Producer, DJ, Emcee, "Coolout Chris" has been rocking Chicago since he was 18-years old and formed the 90’s era rap group Spalaney’s, with his friends Riff-Raff, Snap, and Tony Baines. For the next several years the group, performed widely and toured the US for the next 5 years, including showcases for Giant/Warner Bros., E.M.I., and Def Jam. They were also featured at the A.S.C.A.P Music showcase in Los Angeles, on tour with DJ Quik, and met and performed for Prince’s at his former nightclub Glam Slam in Minneapolis. Their ’94 song ‘Universal Language’ was featured on the now classic compilation “Talent Fest” produced by Beathole Records, the first nationally distributed Chicago hip-hop compilation. (more......)
