Reborn - CD

Across the last decade and some change, Manafest has steadily cemented his status as one of the world's most diverse, envelope-pushing and all around uplifting artists.

His seamless, lightening-like blur between the spectrums of rap, hip-hop, rock and pop hasn't just led to 300,000-plus album sales and four coveted Juno Award nominations

(essentially the Grammy equivalent in his home country of Canada), but also more than 1,000 shows logged over four continents.

With such a wealth of experience and achievements, anchored by a rabid, tastemaking fan base, the singer/rapper/songwriter/author/skater could easily put his feet on the dash and coast through the next career chapter, but considering he's never been one to phone in the predictable, Manafest is taking a completely Reborn approach to his intelligent but ceaselessly contagious music throughout this fittingly named new album. Perhaps the chief catalyst in the ambitious leap forward comes from the decision to once again oversee his affairs, which after six albums within the major label system, has inspired a full circle season that mirrors the hunger and predominant hiphop flavors accompanying this versatile artist's self-released debut a dozen years ago.

"I really want this to be one of those records that becomes a soundtrack for those who connect with it just like Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory, Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP or P.O.D.'s Satellite were to me," he sums up. "My goal is for this record to not just reach current fans, but also new people because it just touches so many areas that are real and applicable. It's been my favorite album to make so far and I hope it can get people wondering 'what was he thinking when he was creating that?' and wanting to dig deeper into what I'm all about."