Christopher Scott Greenwood (born July 19, 1979), known by his stage name Manafest, is a Canadian Christian rapper and rock artist from Pickering, Ontario.

[5] The following year, Manafest released his first full-length album My Own Thing and attracted the notice of Trevor McNevan of the Ontario-based rock band Thousand Foot Krutch.

The album was well-received with the single "Avalanche" charting on the Billboard Christian Songs, as well as selling over 50,000 copies of the track as of September 2011.

[10][11] The album showcased a directional change for Manafest, moving from a more straight hip hop flare to a heavier rock-based rap style.

[15] The genre of the release deviated from his hard rock style and featured a more electronic hip hop sound.

On their 2016 album Hold the Light, Bread of Stone featured Manafest on the track "Battleground".

[21] On September 17, 2019, after releasing several singles earlier in the year, he announced a new crowdfunding campaign in order to fund his tenth studio album This Is Not The End.

[22][23] Manafest released his eleventh album I Run With Wolves on May 6, 2022, featuring Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D.

After starting with a classic urban hip hop style for his first four releases, Manafest developed a style of alternative rock and rap rock by lightly mixing it into Citizens Activ, and integrating it by the time of The Chase.

In 2014, with the release of The Moment, Manafest's style changed to a mixture of rap rock and electronic-based hip-hop.

Adam Messinger has provided the majority of instrumentation for Manafest's studio releases throughout the years, while the band supplies the music live on tour and at shows: Current Former In 1984, at the age of five, Chris Greenwood lost his father to suicide, leaving only him, his sister Virginia, and his mother.