Excerpt from a piece written by Nick Warren of the Erie Reader (Dec 16, 2020)
Bill$up - Manifest
From the first beautiful warbly notes of Manifest's opening track, you know you're in for something special. An extremely talented producer and engineer, Chauncy Bill$up is an Erie native and Cathedral Prep graduate, returning to Erie after a stint in Manhattan. After breaking his ankle playing semi-pro football in 2014, he started experimenting with audio programs and making his own hip-hop beats. Needless to say, he's come a long way. Bill$up released Manifest in February of 2020 following January's Spaceship EP with Kenny Ba$e (who collaborated with Bill$up on "Never Gon Stop") in January. Joined by local artists like Dommy, Aaron Rennel, K-Sanz, and more, Bill$up built Manifest based on the seven hermetic principles, functioning on a deeper level, one that succeeds via ambition and surface-level appeal alike. // music.apple.com