Whyteout
Coming straight outta Long Island, NY, birthplace of many Hip-Hop pioneers ranging from Rakim, Public Enemy, De La Soul and EPMD amongst others, Christopher “Whyteout” Chiaro was born the second child of four boys. Whyteout witnessed everything from his father’s addiction to alcohol to daily occurrences of domestic violence. With his father leaving the family and his mother jobless there was no provided income for the family. Eventually his mother began working long hours, 6 days a week; there was no supervision in the household. This opened the door to a whole new life for Whyteout. Quickly becoming involved in the streets, Whyteout began showcasing his newly discovered talent in local performances and rhyme ciphers around the neighborhood.
Although his passion for music was strong, it wasn’t until coming outta prison in 2006 that he realized it’s “now or never”. “I didn’t wanna wind up in the situations I seen everyone else in, I was ready to really pursue this dream and push all the other bullshit to the side, it ain’t easy though, sometimes I still feel it callin’, but I know what I want and I’m not gonna stop till I get it”. Shortly after releasing his solo album “Life After Hustle” two months after coming home, Whyteout began making numerous appearances on various mixtapes including DJ Green Lantern, Big Mike, Superstar Jay and many others. In the midst of the mixtape appearances, Whyteout dropped “Get Ya Shine Box” hosted by Big Mike, followed by “Get Ya Shinebox 2” hosted by Superstar Jay.
During Christmas of ’08, Whyteout gave the mixtape “Get Ya Shinebox” to his childhood friend, Chris, older brother Kenny Randell, who was home visiting from California. Kenny instantly fell in love with the truth, passion, and familiarity that was embedded in Whyteout’s music. After 5 months of helping push the music from across the country, Kenny decided that in order to really pursue this with him, he had to get back to NY to do so and took on the role as his manager. Since teaming up with Kenny this past summer, Whyteout has met or worked with producers such as Vic Flowers, 7th Emp, Bob “Bassy” Brockman, Dan The Man Pro and Easy Mo Bee, who is quoted as saying “I’m buggin, this reminds me of when I discovered Biggie”.
After losing touch with Easy Mo Bee for almost 8 months, Kenny got in touch with Easy’s manager Damon Jackson who with his A&R Devon Depp came out to see Whyteout perform just one time and were amazed by his professionalism, passion and talent on stage. As fate would have it, exactly one year to the day of meeting Easy, Whyteout was signed to Easy Mo Bees’ BlackBOX Records Inc. as his 1st artist EVER!!
Throughout all of these trials and tribulations, Whyteout’s love for music grew stronger. Getting caught up with the streets wasn’t all bad because the life he lead opened the gateway to a passion that would take him far and beyond where people in his situation usually wind up. “My hardships from the street, to prison, to ICU, made me a much more knowledgeable and intelligent person and I prove that in the music I write”.
Whyteout’s lyrics have separated him from the others through his display of verbal knowledge from his experiences, which today’s Hip-Hop music lacks heavily. Whyteout’s songs are more than just catchy hooks with dance moves to accompany them. Rather, his raw lyrics allow a listener to think and reflect on issues and occurrences they themselves or others they may know or not know, face on a daily basis. Staying true to himself, Whyteout continues to prevail in a business that is notorious for alienating those who do not belong.
