| Soup the Chemist | |
| Birth Name: | Christopher Jose Cooper |
| Alias: | Sup the Chemist, Super C |
| Birth Date: | November 17, 1966 |
| Birth Place: | New York |
| Origin: | Rancho Cucamonga, California |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Genre: | Christian hip hop |
| Occupation: | Rapper, singer, songwriter, author |
| Years Active: | 1984–present |
| Label: | BEC, Brainstorm, Broken, Word |
| Associated Acts: | Soldiers for Christ (S.F.C) |
Christopher Jose Cooper (born November 17, 1966), professionally known as Soup the Chemist and Super C, is an American Christian hip hop musician and a pioneer of the Christian hip-hop movement. He was a member of the hip hop group Soldiers for Christ, also known as S.F.C., and as a solo artist, has released two studio albums: Dust in 2000 through BEC Recordings and Eargasmic Arrangements in 2003 through his own Beesyde Records label. He published an autobiography, Through My Windows, in 2014, through Dimlights Publishing.
Christopher Jose Cooper was born on November 17,[1] 1966,[2] in New York. His father was George Muhammad L. Cooper and his mother was Joyce L. Cooper, now Jacquet (née Washington). His grandmother was Lucretia Lee Washington. He moved to and was raised in Rancho Cucamonga, California and graduated from Cajon High School in 1984.[3] [4]
He began his music career in 1984, after graduating from high school.[3] Cooper's pursuit of Christian hip hop became evident after he watched the film Wild Style, regarded as the original hip hop music and culture movie.[5] Among Cooper's earliest influences are old-school rap acts such as Double Trouble, Run DMC, and EPMD.[6] Then known as Super C, he formed the hip hop group Soldiers for Christ, also known as S.F.C., which, alongside similar groups such as Freedom of Soul and P.I.D., helped pioneer Christian hip hop.[7] [8] Under Cooper's auspices, the group released four studio albums. Because of his pioneering role in the genre, he is sometimes called the "Godfather of Christian hip-hop". He released a studio album, Dust, on January 31, 2000, through BEC Recordings.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Cooper wrote an autobiography, Through My Windows, published on February 3, 2014, through Dimlights Publishing.[15] [16] [17]
Studio albums