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Bronze Nazareth

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Bronze Nazareth is an American hip-hop producer and emcee associated with the Wu-Tang Clan from Detroit, Michigan. He is, along with Cilvaringz, part of the new generation of producers to carry on the Wu-Tang sound. He has a solo career as an emcee and is also a part of the hip-hop group Wisemen.

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BIRTH NAME: 
Justin Cross
BORN: Grand Rapids, Michigan
ORIGIN: Detroit, Michigan
OCCUPATIONS: 
Emcee, music producer
YEARS ACTIVE: 1998 - present
LABELS: Babygrande
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BIO  Bronze Nazareth was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI. Around 1998, Bronze Nazareth met with producer and rapper Cilvaringz, who was impressed by his work and added him to his own production team and label Ringz & Partners Inc. with whom Bronze released the internet-only release, The Unknown - Death's Birth: The Grip Of Behemoths in 2002. Eventually he was asked by RZA to join the Wu-Tang's in-house team. Bronze went on to contribute two beats to RZA's solo album Birth of a Prince. He produced most of the 2005 compilation album Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture, released on Dreddy Kruger's label Think Differently Music. On May 23, 2006 he released his solo debut on this label titled The Great Migration to critical acclaim. It features Wu-Tang Clan affiliates such as Timbo King, Prodigal Sunn and Killa Sin.

Mixtapes
Thought For Food Vol. 1 (May 2005)
Thought For Food Vol. 2 (September 16, 2008)

Appearances
- Various artists - Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture (Studio album released October 14, 2005)
   12. "Street Corners" (Performed by Bronze Nazareth, and Byata)
   19. "Black Dawn" (Performed by Bronze Nazareth)
- Hell Razah - Renaissance Child (Studio album released February 20, 2007)
   05. "Los Pepes Pt. 1" (featuring Bronze Nazareth)
- "Gun Barrell Prison" - Shaka Amazulu The 7th featuring Bronze Nazareth (2008)
- "Brain Swell" - Chronicredeye featuring Bronze Nazareth, Franko Fraize & Lyrical T
- "Old Flicks" - Shaka Amazulu The 7th featuring Bronze Nazareth & Cilvaringz Cilvaringz
- "7 Pounds feat. Bronze Nazareth" - Genius/GZA (Unofficial remix released on the internet)
- "Thirsty Vampires - Shaka Amazulu The 7th ft. Jedi Mind Tricks & Bronze Nazareth, Produced by Bronze.
- Canibus - Melatonin Magik
   16. "Gold & Bronze Magik feat. Bronze Nazareth, Copywrite" (produced by Krohme)

Production Credits
2003
- The RZA - Birth of a Prince (Studio album released October 7, 2003)
   13. "A Day To God Is 1,000 Years"
   15. "The Birth"

2005
- Black Market Militia - Black Market Militia (Studio album released March 22, 2005)
   01. "Intro: Children of Children"
   08. "Righteous Talk"
- Afu-Ra - State of the Arts (Studio album released June 14, 2005)
   06. Livin' Like Dat (featuring Masta Killa)
Various artists - Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture (Studio album released October 14, 2005)
   01. "Introduction"
   02. "Lyrical Swords" (Performed by GZA and Ras Kass)
   03. "Slow Blues" (Performed by Timbo King, Prodigal Sunn, Vast Aire and Byata)
   06. "Think Differently" (Performed by Casual, Rock Marciano, Vordul Mega and Tragedy Khadafi)
   09. "O.D.B. Tribute" (Performed by DJ Noize)
   10. "Fragments" (Performed by Del tha Funkee Homosapien)
   12. "Street Corners" (Performed by Bronze Nazareth, Solomon Childs and Byata)
   13. "Listen" (Performed by Littles, Khalid and Planet Asia)
   19. "Black Dawn" (Performed by Bronze Nazareth)
- Blue Raspberry - Out of the Blue (Studio album released 2005)
   02. "Growing Up"

2006
- Masta Killa - Made in Brooklyn (Studio album released August 8, 2006)
   05. "Nehanda & Cream"
   10. "Street Corner" (featuring Inspectah Deck and GZA)
   11. "Ringing Bells"

2007
- Hell Razah - Renaissance Child (Studio album released February 20, 2007)
   05. "Los Pepes Pt. 1" (featuring Bronze Nazareth)
   12. "Millennium Warface"
Wisemen - Wisemen Approaching (Studio album released February 27, 2007)
   01. "Introducing (No Matter How)"
   04. "Associated" (featuring GZA)
   05. "Mixture Of Muhammad"
   06. "Iconoclasts" (featuring Killah Priest and Vast Aire)
   07. "Founder Of Pain"
   09. "Up There Beyond"
   10. "Verbal Joust"
   11. "Words From Prodigal Sunn..."
   12. "Goblins (Tablets)" (featuring Planet Asia and Prodigal Sunn)
   13. "Welcome Home" (featuring Altaire and Gooch)
   15. "Wisemen Approaching"
- Cilvaringz - I 8. "Brothers Ain't Brothers"

2008
Immortal Technique - The 3rd World
   11. "Payback" (featuring Ras Kass and Diabolic)
GZA - Pro Tools
   4. "Groundbreaking" (featuring Justice)
   10. "Columbian Ties" (featuring True Master)
Vordul Mega - Megagraphitti
   6. "Trigganomics"
- Almighty - Original S.I.N. (Strength In Numbers) 
   3. "Handle The Heights" (featuring Canibus & Keith Murray) 
   7. "Daylight" (featuring Kevlaar 7) 9. "Interlude #1" 10. "Killer Bee Swarm" (featuring Timbo King) 
   16. "Dead Flowers" (featuring 62nd Assassin)

Discography
- The Great Migration (2006)
- Wisemen Approaching (2007)
- The Unknown (2007)
- Bronzestrumentals Vol. 1 (2009)
- Children Of A Lesser God (2010)
- School for the Blindman (2011)





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