Crystle Lea Lightning (born February 5, 1981) is a Canadian-American
film actress, musician, DJ, and hip-hop MC. A dedicated electro house
DJ, Crystle recently moved from the booth to the center-stage mic with
her performance partner, MC RedCloud. The pair wrote and recorded a
collaborative work LightningCloud (2012) with RedCloud's long-term
musical collaborator, DJ Hydroe.LightningCloud released their
self-titled debut in 2012 to critical acclaim. Sam Slovik of the L.A.
Weekly called the group, "a near-earth object inventing new realms of
the Electro-House-Hip-Hop revolution on the planet. Urban futurist[s],
MC RedCloud and Crystle Lightning are L.A.'s subterranean Bonnie and
Clyde." The Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards (APCMA) honored the
group with recognition for Best Hip Hop Album in November 2012.[1] In
2013, LightningCloud battled their way past the best MCs in Southern
California to win the "Who's Next: Battle for the Best" contest on the
number one hip hop station in the United States, Power 106.[2] As
winners, LightningCloud received a cash prize, a performance with
Kendrick Lamar, and the honor of representing the best of west coast
hip hop against Hot 97's Brooklyn-based, east coast representative
Radamiz in a freestyle battle in Austin, Texas on March 15, 2013.
After winning that MC battle,[3] LightningCloud received the
opportunity to work with Timbaland in the recording studio.Lightning
holds dual citizenship with the United States and Canada. She is the
daughter of director and actress Georgina Lightning. Her brother is
actor Cody Lightning. A First Nations Hobbema/Enoch Cree artist,
Crystle began performing in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada when she was 4
years old. She relocated to Hollywood, California with her family when
she was 9 and quickly landed a lead role in Three Ninjas Knuckle Up
(1995). Since then she has landed acting performances including a
recurring role on the daytime NBC soap Days of Our Lives; BET's The
Game (2006); American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005); and in Older
Than America (2008) where she played alongside Bradley Cooper.Crystle
Lightning is also an electro house DJ. Inspired by a mix performed by
DJ Lady Tribe at a local Los Angeles nightspot, Lightning sought a
musical apprenticeship with Christi Mills, later partnering with her
mentor to form a performance crew called Ladies of the House. They
perform regularly at Los Angeles venues including King King, the House
of Blues, the 1616 Club, and Lucy's 51, as well as throughout the
United States.
film actress, musician, DJ, and hip-hop MC. A dedicated electro house
DJ, Crystle recently moved from the booth to the center-stage mic with
her performance partner, MC RedCloud. The pair wrote and recorded a
collaborative work LightningCloud (2012) with RedCloud's long-term
musical collaborator, DJ Hydroe.LightningCloud released their
self-titled debut in 2012 to critical acclaim. Sam Slovik of the L.A.
Weekly called the group, "a near-earth object inventing new realms of
the Electro-House-Hip-Hop revolution on the planet. Urban futurist[s],
MC RedCloud and Crystle Lightning are L.A.'s subterranean Bonnie and
Clyde." The Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards (APCMA) honored the
group with recognition for Best Hip Hop Album in November 2012.[1] In
2013, LightningCloud battled their way past the best MCs in Southern
California to win the "Who's Next: Battle for the Best" contest on the
number one hip hop station in the United States, Power 106.[2] As
winners, LightningCloud received a cash prize, a performance with
Kendrick Lamar, and the honor of representing the best of west coast
hip hop against Hot 97's Brooklyn-based, east coast representative
Radamiz in a freestyle battle in Austin, Texas on March 15, 2013.
After winning that MC battle,[3] LightningCloud received the
opportunity to work with Timbaland in the recording studio.Lightning
holds dual citizenship with the United States and Canada. She is the
daughter of director and actress Georgina Lightning. Her brother is
actor Cody Lightning. A First Nations Hobbema/Enoch Cree artist,
Crystle began performing in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada when she was 4
years old. She relocated to Hollywood, California with her family when
she was 9 and quickly landed a lead role in Three Ninjas Knuckle Up
(1995). Since then she has landed acting performances including a
recurring role on the daytime NBC soap Days of Our Lives; BET's The
Game (2006); American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005); and in Older
Than America (2008) where she played alongside Bradley Cooper.Crystle
Lightning is also an electro house DJ. Inspired by a mix performed by
DJ Lady Tribe at a local Los Angeles nightspot, Lightning sought a
musical apprenticeship with Christi Mills, later partnering with her
mentor to form a performance crew called Ladies of the House. They
perform regularly at Los Angeles venues including King King, the House
of Blues, the 1616 Club, and Lucy's 51, as well as throughout the
United States.
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