# Hulvey

Christopher Michael Hulvey (born January 13, 1999), known professionally by his surname Hulvey, is an American Christian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His debut studio album Christopher debuted and peaked at No.2 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.

## Musical career

Hulvey was born and raised in Brunswick, Georgia. He dropped out of college and moved to Atlanta to pursue a career in music. He supported his music aspirations by working at a local supermarket where his job responsibilities included "scrubbing toilets [and] cleaning floors." In August 2019, Hulvey signed a contract with Reach Records which was made public in January 2020. His first release with the label was an EP titled Prelude then a month later he followed up with another EP titled BRKNHRT.
In addition to his solo work, Hulvey was featured on two songs ("Restored" and "Celebrate More") from Lecrae's album Restoration and also received writing credits for two additional songs on the album ("Set Me Free" and "Over the Top"). Hulvey was also featured on the 116 Clique song "Live Forever" (which recently passed 1 million views on YouTube) and on Jordan Feliz's song "Glorify" alongside his labelmate Lecrae. Lastly, Hulvey was the opening act during the Social Club Misfits tour in early 2020.
In 2021, his debut album Christopher landed at No. #8 on Billboard Top Christian/Gospel Albums chart, #19 at Rap Albums chart, only one week after its release. That same year, he released an eight track EP titled COMA. The following year, he released a standalone single "Beautiful". Also in 2021, Hulvey was featured on a song titled "Higher Power" by Crowder.
In 2023, he was featured in a song with Forrest Frank of Surfaces, called "No Longer Bound". The song reached #2 on the U.S. Viral 50 Chart on Spotify and #19 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs.
In June 2024, Hulvey released a remix of his 2023 song "Altar", featuring Ciara.
On September 13, 2024, Hulvey released his second studio album entitled CRY.

## Tours

In 2023, Hulvey announced his first nationwide tour, The Beautiful Tour, named after his July 2022 single "Beautiful." The Beautiful Tour was a major success, selling out multiple shows in cities across the United States.

## Discography
### Extended plays

Prelude (2020)
BRKNHRT. (2020)
COMA (2021)
Perry Lane Pack (2023)

### Studio albums

Christopher (2021)
* Peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums
* Peaked at #19 on the Billboard Top Rap Albums
CRY (2024)
* Peaked at #4 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums

### Singles
#### As lead artist

"Beautiful" (2022)
"Have Me" (2022)
"Closer" (2022)
"Altar (with Forrest Frank)" (2023)
* Peaked at #25 on Billboard Hot Christian Songs
"WALK (with Lecrae)" (2023)
* Peaked at #5 on Billboard Hot Christian Songs

#### As featured artist

"Restored" with Lecrae (2020)
"Celebrate More" with Lecrae (2020)
"Live Forever" with 116 Clique (2020)
"Glorify" with Jordan Feliz and Lecrae (2020)
* Peaked at #22 on Billboard Hot Christian Songs
* Peaked at #18 on Billboard Christian Airplay
* Peaked at #16 on Billboard Christian Adult Contemporary Airplay
"No Longer Bound" with Forrest Frank (2023)
* Peaked at #19 on Billboard Hot Christian Songs