Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Maniphest DestNE is the co-founder and primary engineer of the Choppa Clique. He exudes extreme confidence and utilizes his own resources when it comes to mixing, mastering and engineering all the Choppa Clique's projects. He never ceases to get better as time progresses, and is constantly reinventing his craft in order to achieve dynamic and high quality sound.

    Maniphest DestNE's extraordinary songwriting skills and ability to create catchy hooks with substance prove you can still appeal to the masses while actually saying something. By creating music laced with influential lyrics and eloquent flow patterns, he proves himself to be one of the most promising hip hop artists of the future.

     “My main goal, like every other aspiring artist, is to make the music I love and get paid to do it… When I’m off the stage, I’m just another face in the crowd; when I’m on stage, I have the power to move the crowd. I have the ability to bridge the gap between heartfelt and hardcore, along with young and old of any race.”  -Maniphest DesNE