Rayne Storm

Rayne, who is of African American and Native American descent, was raised in Harlem and spent most of his childhood growing up in New York City. He began writing rhymes while a sophomore in high school after a competition with friends. As a senior, Rayne became a television and radio show host for Teen Talk Productions. As a host of the television show, he won a PASS Award for an episode about the September 11 attacks. As a radio show host he interviewed "World Hop" artist Don Yute and 90s R&B singer Horace Brown. After graduating Rayne joined Art Start's Hip-Hop Project, which collaborated with Russell Simmons and others, leading to the documentary The Hip Hop Project, executive produced by Bruce Willis and Queen Latifah. Rayne later spent a few years recording with the independent label Ravenel Records before pursuing a career as an independent artist and producer.

In 2006, Rayne released his first mixtape Storms Coming which gained him a small buzz and recognition. He later released The Unkrowned King (2008), Storms Coming TWS Edition (2010) and Supreme: The Mixtape (Dec 2015). On Jan 1, 2016 he released his first official EP, Supreme, which was re-released in 2018 with "All Black (Black Panther Remix)" inspired by the Black Panther Marvel movie as well as a new song "Work (Who Gettin' It)" and intro/outro skits. The first "Remixes" mixtape was released in 2017 with next 2 installments coming back to back in October and November 2018. "Remixes IV" was released in March 2019 and the next installment, "Remixes V" on October 17, 2020. "The Classic Collection" is a 3 mixtape compilation of freestyles, remixes and features released individually between June and July 2018. On December 7 2020, Rayne released his long awaited debut album "Uptown Baby" which topped the iTunes charts in Denmark at #41 in Hip-Hop/Rap with the single "Yada Yada" ft. Pudgee Tha Phat Bastard & Kazzy Raxx. The sequel to his first mixtape, Storms Coming II was released on April 3, 2021.

Rayne's next EP "Summer In The City" was released on Sept 21, 2021 and featured a music video for the title track. The song "Prolly Me" ft. DecadeZ reached #81 on Planet Radio in Germany. Rayne Storm's sophomore album "AudioCity" is his most successful to date gaining over 150,000 Spotify streams in its first year of release. "AudioCity" debuted on February 22, 2022 and contained high profile features such as DMC, Sticky Fingaz & Canibus. The album topped the iTunes charts in Bahrain (#4 in Hip-Hop and #21 in All Genres) with the single "Revenge" ft. Jarren Benton & Kony Brooks and South Africa (#35 in Hip-Hop) with "Dive Bar" ft. Killah Priest and KingFsorrow. "Remixes 6" was released on December 22, 2022 and included original songs such as "Armageddon" ft. Killah Priest & KingFsorrow, "Verzuz (Run This Shit)" and "Just Gettin' Warm".

Rayne is best known for his cadence, flow and unique production style. His rap influences include Big L, Jay Z, The Lox (Styles P, Jadakiss & Sheek Louch), Mobb Deep (Prodigy & Havoc), Nas, The Notorious B.I.G. & Tupac. He names producers Dr. Dre, Pharrell Williams, DJ Premier, Kanye West, Timbaland, Ryan Leslie & Frank Zappa as inspiration for his production.

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