Early life Chris Glover was born in 1983 and grew up in New York City's
Upper East Side. His early musical influences came mostly from his mother's love of
country music. Glover's favorite artists growing up were
Johnny Cash,
Patsy Cline, and
Hank Williams. Glover showed an interest in performing music at an early age when he joined his school's gospel choir at age 10, singing alongside future
R&B artist
Alicia Keys. He was signed to Interscope in 2005 under his birth name in quotes, and recorded an unreleased pop-rap album called ''Hell Isn't Even That Funny'' The album went unreleased because "[The record label] didn't really seem to know what to do with it so I just waited... and then finally said I'm gonna just do something else... and I started doing Penguin Prison shortly after that.". After this, he continued remixing songs, and created two songs for the soundtrack of the
web series "
Dirty Work".
2014-2016: Lost In New York In 2014, Glover collaborated with other artists such as
RAC and Viceroy, and made covers of "
All Night Long" by
Lionel Richie and "
Hang On to Your Love" by
Sade. On May 5, 2015 he released his sophomore album "Lost In New York".
2017-Present: Turn It Up EP and singles Glover continued making remixes, and released the Turn It Up EP on February 9, 2018. On May 10, 2019, he released "The Heat". On October 9, 2020, he released "Better", a song about the
COVID-19 pandemic. Glover stated on his
Instagram "This has been a very difficult year for a lot of people - a global pandemic, social injustice, climate change and countless other troubling developments. I wanted to make a song about rising above it all". On February 12, 2021, he released "All Your Love". He explained the meaning of the song on his Instagram, saying "This song is my version of a ballad and a dedication to my wife - an acknowledgement put into record. The past year has brought on a lot of feelings for everyone. For me, a renewed sense of gratitude for the people closest to me." On February 23, 2024, he released a remix of "The Worst" by The Sometimes Island. ==Discography==