Khrysis

A key member of North Carolina's Justus League collective, Khrysis is a veteran beatmaker whose tracks tend to combine rugged drums and intricate melodies with heavy usage of soul samples. He established himself in the early 2000s as one-half of the Away Team, partnering with MC Sean Boog for four albums (2005-2011) while producing tracks for Justus-affiliated projects from close associate 9th Wonder, Little Brother, and L.E.G.A.C.Y. as well as Boot Camp Clik and Slum Village, among many others. Extensive work with Rapsody -- most notably on the rapper's Grammy-nominated 2017 album, Laila's Wisdom -- along with smaller-scale connections with Black Thought, Conway the Machine, Busta Rhymes, and Phife Dawg, has continued into the 2020s. Khrysis' own extensive catalog of beat tapes, albums, and co-headlining projects includes The Hour of Khrysis (2021), the beat tape series Khrysis on the Boards (2007-2022), and Pure IZM projects with the Musalini (2022-2025).