User:KrisRapsBetter

NY Lyricist KrisRapsBetter was born Kristofer Acosta on May 31st, 1985, at Jamaica hospital in Queens, NY. His love for music was evident from a very young age, and his mother would often tell stories of him watching Michael Jackson videos, and perfectly imitating the dance choreography. Growing up between households with both parents being from different backgrounds, he developed an eclectic musical palette early on, being introduced to and influenced by everything from hardcore Hip-Hop and R&B, to Alternative Rock. A fast learner, he would also quickly develop a taste for words and literature, which coupled with his love for music, would later give way to him writing his first rap at the age of 9. At 12, he would spend his time in school writing rhymes in class, and freestyle battling with his classmates. By the age of 16, he was writing both rap lyrics and poetry, often taking the frustrations of unstable family living situations, financial desperation, and emotional issues, and channeling them into vivid imagery and thoughtful concepts, using only his words and imagination, and a composition notebook that he carried with him everywhere. After dropping out of high school midway into his sophomore year, by the age of 18 he got caught up in attempting to live the street life so often depicted in the songs of his favorite artists, and landed himself a 5 - year prison stint. While inside he decided that the life he had glorified wasn't everything it was made out to be, and knew he needed to make a change. After serving his sentence and returning back into the free world, he would once again pick up the paper and pen, and write and record "See You Later", his first ever full song, which would effectively begin his recording career. In it, he took a more honest look at his life, penning lines like: "I started living the dishonest way/ cause I thought that crime would pay/ and it paid, just not the way I thought it did/ they caught the kid and thought I was a wide receiver/ so just like a quarterback the judge threw some time and I caught a bid/". With this new style of reflective Hip-Hop, Kris has set out to bring the combination of realism and witty content back to the once larger than life NY Hip-Hop scene, and solidify himself as one of the premier artists in the game today.