Born in Framingham, Massachusetts, growing up in Nova Scotia, and having travelled as far as Jamaica with his music as a solo act, Dennis Wright, better known as Hellafactz, has used his lyrics as a tool to take him places a lot of emceez simply read about. "Hella" a term used mostly on the west coast meaning many, in front of all the facts he has put into his music growing up just outside the city of Halifax, is where he gets his stage name. His father, Cecil Wright, was a member of the local R&B band "Worth The Wait", so Hellafactz was introduced to music at an early age and experienced a wide variety of sounds. Eventually, he began turning his poetry into raps in grade six with close friend, Ryan Somers, aka DJ R$ $mooth. They formed the group Illville Fam which over time has grown into a bigger movement with Hu$$les, Lamar Ashe, Shadey, G-Dolo, and additional artists from the community signing up to the team.
After travelling throughout the United States for nearly six years setting up his own independent company, "Illville Entertainment", he began performing and networking in Boston, New York, Florida and California. Hellafactz attended live performances by such musical heavyweights as Jay Z, Snoop, Naughty By Nature, Mariah Carey, Mr. Vegas, 50 Cent and Rahzel. He relished opportunities to be in the presence of such luminaries as Scorpio and Melle Mel of the Furious 5, Grand Master Flash, and Grand Master Cas. He has shared the stage with T-Pain, Raekwon, Nas, Methodman, Redman, Kardinal Offishall and the legendary KRS ONE. Hellafactz gained a lot of experience and knowledge before returning home to Halifax in early 2007, and has been grinding and getting his name and face out there to the public ever since.
Now that his dream has been in the works for nearly a decade, Hellafactz plays an active role in the hiphop community, having recorded over 200 original songs as a solo artist, juggling projects with his group, Heavy Spittaz, who recorded two CDs (A Sneak Peek; The Preview), and engineering at his own studio where he not only cultivates his own music, but also edits and produces his own music videos. This has been great preparation before hitting the streets with a new and inspiring album in 2009 entitled "Hard 2 B Humble" with a documentary film currently in the making. While many rappers have changed their style to get that cash, Hellafactz feels his role is to be humble and stay an "akdaviss", while inspiring his listeners with down-to-earth vibes about real issues which impact all of us on a regular basis.
Some of Hellafactz's primary influences include Notorious B.I.G, Sizzla, Bobby Brown, Das Efx, Petert Tosh, and the iconic KRS ONE with whom he proudly recorded two tracks in 2008. He's also recorded with Boston legend, Edo G in 2006, and most recently in 2009, Nova Scotia's own Classified.
Some of Hellafactz's accomplishments also include being recognized by ANSMA( African Nova Scotia Music Association ) as UP & COMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR IN 2008. Also Hellafactz was selected as 1 of 5 artists for the who's got next award at the 2009 DJ STYLUS AWARDS picked from more than 140 applicants from across Canada.
" I feel my part in the hiphop community is as an activist, making sure that quality music is being recorded. My goal is to see people have fun at shows and put smiles on their faces, while raising peoples awarness on socially consious issues at the sametime."
