Shay Valenz, also known as SV, is a Bay Area CHH artist. A Nor Cal and
Bay Area native, SV first began his foray into music as a rapper and
producer in the late 90s and early 2000s to mild success in the local
music scene. However, SV saw his life radically transformed in the
late 2010s when he heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He became a
believer and servant of Christ, burdened to see others come to know
and love Jesus as their savior. This lead to partnering with a street
evangelism team from his church, and going to the streets to tell others
about Christ. In his talks with young people it seemed that
discussions about music opened up the most conversations about
Christ. Knowing that the tracts he would give them were simply
getting thrown into garbage cans, and having his love and creativity
for rap reignited as a creative expression to praise Christ, SV partnered
with several brothers from his local church also interested in CHH to
form ECMHH, Exalting Christ Music Hip Hop, and to produce ECM
volumes 1, 2, and 3. These albums were given out free of charge on the
streets of the Bay Area as part of their street evangelism ministry and
as digital downloads. SV is now venturing out on his own. His latest
singles are a solo project with the same heart and goal: to exalt and
magnify Christ, to proclaim the gospel, and to build up and encourage
fellow believers through CHH.
