Reyes is a Chicano /Mexicano poet, emcee, actor, playwright, artist and youth organizer. He combines hip-hop, poetry and the spoken word to create a unique blend of inspirational and innovative, poems, narratives and rhymes.

Truly an emerging voice, Reyes’ fusses cultural stories of resistance, raw hip-hop and inspiring poems and tracks to reach youth and elders alike. Much of his work challenges and confronts the many social ills faced by the Latino communities of Chicago and beyond. He has been a community organizer and educator for more than 14 years.

For the last seven years much of Reyes’ work has been dedicated to Café Teatro Batey Urbano, a project of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago. He has been involved in a variety of youth lead proj- ects, including the founding of Zócalo Urbano, a Chicano-Mexicano/Latino youth space located in the neighborhoods of Pilsen and Little Village.

As part of Batey Urbano he has shared the stage nationally and internationally with many poets, artists and activists such as historical figures Lolita Lebrón and Delores Huerta, poets Tato Laviera, Pedro Pietri, La Bruja, and musical artists such as, Roy Brown, Dead Prez, Boca Floja, Luis Diaz of Intifada, and Grammy Award winner Malik Yusef.

As a poet and an artist he has been featured on HBO Latino’s Habla Series, nationally on Latin Nation and the PBS documentary Dream Makers. He has released three chapter books of poetry and 3 c.d.s. His work has also been featured nationally in many magazines, anthologies and newspapers.

He has worked with established institutions including; Chicago Public Radio, the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, the National Museum of Mexican Art, the Museum Of Contemporary Art and the Poetry Center of Chicago.

As an actor, his credits include roles in Miguel Piñero’s famed play, The Sun Always Shines for the Cool, Urban Poet, Why Are U Running? Chicago Boricua, Public Theater’s 365 Project written by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and the feature film Nothing Like the Holidays starring John Leguizamo and Debra Messing.

He has worked directly with famed NuYorican poet Tato Laveria on three productions titled The Spark, Chupacabera and the 1977 Division Street Riots. As part of his work with Tato he has served, both as an actor and a director.

Currently Reyes is touring the country with his new play Crime Against Humanity, co- written by former Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Luis Rosa. Reyes has played the role of actor, writer and director for the play. Crime Against Humanity has received incredible community support and it is scheduled to tour until September 2010. He is also touring with his latest mixture titled My Word Is My Weapon taking him as far as Spain.

This is my first mixtape and it was one of the most enjoyable projects that I have worked on. No guest appearances or collaboration, its just my soul on the beat and blood on the page. I took beats that many of my favorite rappers and emcees used and just spit. I wrote most of it in a week and I hope people can see my range as an emcee. As a fan of hip-hop and music in general it was fun to add my own style, as well as using other artists' style, while giving my own interpretation.

My Word Is My Weapon is just that, it explores freedom, justice and equality in an unconventional way. As a creator of "conscious" or "radical" art, I wanted to present our struggle in a fun and entertaining way. I tried to avoid what is called pamphlet hip-hop. Words are very powerful so I just wanted to use my talent as a weapon against oppression and have fun doing it. We are multi dimensional people and our struggles have multi dimensions. I hope my words convey a message of hope, possibilities and inspiration.