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Christopher Zola, better known by his stage name Chri$DaPrince, is a British rapper and song writer from Edmonton, North London.

Early life
In the early 2000s, Chri$DaPrince lived in inner-city London but gravitated heavily towards US Rap music, to the point where he would write down, recite and perform lyrics made for listeners twice his age. As a late teen he realised his skill in music and wanted to become a rapper. Due to the heavy influences from the likes of Nas, Diplomats and Lil Wayne, when he first started rapping he could only write and perform with an American accent. Regardless of the quality this came with a lot of scrutiny. After a 1 year hiatus, in 2016 Chri$ released his first self-titled single 'Prince'.

2015-2017, Gem.In.I and single releases
Following a number of singles, In 2017, he released his debut extended play Gem.In.I, the title being a play on his star sign. This gave his growing audience a new incite to him and the new musical direction he was heading towards. The local success was followed by small performances at hip-hop events and clubs around London.

2018-2020, Before The Reign and 1994
In 2018, Chri$DaPrince signed a distrobution deal with Empire after 5 months in the states, which lead to the releasing his 2nd extended play Before The Reign which was supported by his breakthrough single 50 50 featuring House of Pharoahs member BlazeYL. At the time being one of his most successful songs Chri$ then went on to open a number of headline shows for a UK and international artist including Jay Critch, A$AP Tyy, Noah Carter also Touring the UK with German rapper Kelvyn Colt.

At the end of the pandemic Chri$DaPrince released debut mixtape 1994. An introspective body of work with no features showing more layers to is creativity. Notable singles Prince 2and  In My Bag which featured on the track-list for bestselling basketball video game NBA 2K21.

2021-present: Sweepers and MINE'S IS OURS
In 2021, Chri$DaPrince teamed up once more with BlazeYL for the single  Sweepers. This being his highest performing song in-terms of streams reaching 500k + plays across platforms and also aired on KISS national radio. Chri$ followed this up with MINE'S IS OURS premiered on US & UK music platform Complex UK.

After the release he also represented Team Complex alongside fellow rappers Rimzee, Backroad Gee & Che Lingo at the NBA X Hennessy Europe basketball tournament; which had the likes of many UK musical platform such as GRM Daily, link Up TV, TRENCH and The Basement going head to head.
 * url=https://www.complex.com/music/premiere-chrisdaprince-mines-is-ours

Extended plays

 * Gem.In.I (2017)
 * Before The Reign (2018)

Mixtapes

 * 1994 (2020)