Born in Toronto Canada in 1991 QUANCHE aka Q.che has already seen and been through more then the average person will in their entire life time. Faced with trying times at the tender age of two, QUANCHE’s parents were divorced. After moving around with his then single mother he found himself living on the infamous Vaughn Road; where he would go on to spend most of his life to date.

At 9 years old QUANCHE found comfort and belonging in the world hip hop and has been rapping ever since. Influenced by his best friend Snacks, a young boy from upstate Rochester New York who visited Toronto every summer. He remembers Snacks as a child, always reciting his verses and free styling. Around this time QUANCHE realized his neighbor (Logical Ethix of Stolen from Africa) could also rap. QUANCHE would listen to him practice through his bedroom window, turning his infatuation with hip hop into love. After that QUANCHE began writing his lyrics as a hobby.

As time passed and QUANCHE found himself getting in trouble with the police and not relating to society. He was starting to acquire a lengthy criminal record and had a few brushes with death. That was when he began he to take his hobby to another level. Using hip hop as an outlet to express himself and vent in a constructive manner. Thus saving him from the otherwise inevitable fate of becoming a career criminal. When asked how he feels about having such a hard life and being exposed to so much at such a young age, QUANCHE responds by saying “I don’t dwell on how different my life is from regular teenagers. Everything happens for a reason and I’m sure it will all make sense in the end. All of my hardships in life have just built an even stronger young man and my music will reflect that”.

In the summer of 2005 local artist and entrepreneur Kama aka Kamikaze was shooting a music video in the Vaughn Road community QUANCHE calls home. After the shoot was wrapped up everyone was hanging around and having a free style cipher. QUANCHE decided to exhibit his talent, reciting some verses for his peers. Kama aka Kamikaze being a long time veteran in the music industry approached QUANCHE and let him know his skills were exceptional for someone of such a young age and with no professional experience. That day would lead to QUANCHE’s first professional recording in a professional studio with Kama and Producer Fonz of Dramatic Trax. During that recording QUANCHE really wowed both Fonz and Kama by laying his verses perfectly in just one take. That is something that had never been seen before or after that occasion with a first timer by either of the two hip hop veterans. At this time QUANCHE was signed to Ez-Mak Records and Entertainment.

To date QUANCHE has been featured on a number of tracks and mix tapes such as, VO OV All day, Lock Stock and the Keys to the Range Mix Tape, 88Fingaz:In the Streets Mix Tape and B.A.D.C Underground Railroad Mix Tape. In the summer of 2007 QUANCHE dropped his own street level mix tape entitled: Quanche-The Youngest In Charge. QUANCHE’s debut album “THE PRELIM” is in stores now!

When hearing the life stories or listening to the depth of QUANCHE’s lyrics it’s hard to remember that he is a mare 18 years of age. QUANCHE has exhibited raw talent right from the beginning and as he grows and develops he is becoming what many have already dubbed him as… “The Future of Canadian Hip-Hop”.