Christopher Bellard[1][2] (born June 17, 1979), known professionally as Young Maylay, is an American rapper, record producer and actor based in Los Angeles.
He is best known for his portrayal of Carl "CJ" Johnson, the main character of the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Bellard is the younger cousin of actor and rapper Shawn Fonteno, who played Franklin Clinton, one of the protagonists of Grand Theft Auto V.[3] His rapping career eventually took off in 2000, at the age of 21.
In 2010 Young Maylay was featured on two tracks on the album DJ Premier Presents Year Round Records - Get Used To Us.
and later appeared with Compton Cavie, Dresta and BG Knocc Out with the song Wes Indeed in the Cali Luv mixtape.
Maylay was working in New York when he received a phone call from DJ Pooh, who was in a meeting with staff from Rockstar Games.
A few weeks after the audition, Rockstar reviewed the tapes and decided on Maylay for the role of the main character of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Carl "CJ" Johnson.
[10] Malaynium Muziq is Young Maylay's own independent record label based in Studio City, California.