Thadius is a Southern California hip-hop artist with a career spanning more than three decades of independent music. Earlier known as Chryme, his history intersects with the Southern California underground through Nightbreed and his work with Insane Poetry. One documented chapter from this period is Chryme’s appearance on the original 1996 version of Insane Poetry’s “Mr. Swine,” connecting Thadius to the Blacc Plague era.
His career later moved into the All Rise chapter during the early 2000s, a period that included additional recording and performance activity in Southern California. This era remains an important part of the Thadius archive, with additional recordings, performances and industry relationships with Tre Dizzle still being documented as the DBP historical record continues to develop.
In his current chapter, Thadius has taken his music in a faith-based direction and performs and records as Apostle Thadius. Based in Southern California, he continues creating and releasing music independently, bringing the experience of his earlier hip-hop career into music centered on faith, purpose and spiritual growth.
From Chryme and Nightbreed to Apostle Thadius, his story represents an evolution across distinct periods of Southern California hip-hop while maintaining a connection to the independent culture where his career began.
