Christopher Lee Rios Jr. (born November 15, 1993), known professionally as Chris Rivers, is an American rapper. He is the son of the late rapper

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Early life

Rivers is the son of Christopher Lee Rios, better known as

- who died when Rivers was six, and his wife, Liza Rios. He is the youngest of three children. He grew up in many parts of

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, New York. Rivers initially started pursuing a hip hop career when he was eight and then professionally at eighteen.

Career

Chris Rivers began his music career in 2002 as a member of a group called 3 Down, consisting of himself, Ray Ray (

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's son), and Lil James. They released a single called "Baby Boo", featuring Brenda Russell, shortly before disbanding. Chris Rivers has had collaborations with various artists including

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, Joell Ortiz,

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, and

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. He was originally known as Baby Pun. His style is said to be similar to that of his father.

Discography

* ''Wonderland of Misery'' (2013) * ''Wonderland of Misery 2: The Good King'' (2014) * ''The Good King EP'' (2014) * ''Medicated Consumption'' (2016) * ''Medicated Consumption 2.0: The Refill'' (2016) * ''Delorean'' (2017) * ''G.I.T.U.'' (2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivers, Chris Living people 1993 births Singers from New York (state) American people of Puerto Rican descent Hispanic and Latino American rappers Rappers from the Bronx 21st-century American rappers