This album is a promotional soundtrack for my debut novel: "Emergence - Luctor et Emergo". About the Author: Kristopher Driver is a romantic, a music fanatic, a patron of the arts and avid philosopher. He wrote Emergence over the course of 8 years, delving into his psyche as honestly as possible to unearth and confront his demons in the pursuit of self-improvement and personal fulfillment in all aspects of his life. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Kris began writing early on in his childhood. He took a keen interest in the pursuit of knowledge and the metaphysics inherent therein. At times, his pursuit of knowledge and professional development came at the expense of his relationships, but through the years he learned to better manage the balance of life's pleasures and work largely due to his introspective predisposition. About the album: His greatest influences were his relationships and music, crediting the vast majority of his experiences to the people and music he found in his walk of life. Kris's magnum opus, Emergence, is the summary machination of his experiences. When faced with moral dilemmas and questions of honor and integrity, he penned his thoughts and expressed them through song. This album is the culmination of half a lifetime of experience and reinvents the hip hop and reggae genres by both appealing to the "dirty shirts" and scholars alike. Wrought with multiple interpretations, layered metaphors, constant word plays and intricate patter scheme rhyming, it's only emphasized by its raw and unpolished engineering and production; all of which done in my living room.