{{short description|American rapper}} {{about|the performer|the Bible verses|Psalm 1}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Psalm One | image = | caption = | birth_name = Cristalle Elaine Bowen<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/897344172 |title=AIN'T 2 FAMOUS |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> | alias = Hologram Kizzie | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|07|01}} | birth_place = | origin = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1980|07|01}} --> | death_place = | genre = Hip hop | occupation = Rapper | instrument = | years_active = 2001–present | label = {{hlist|Rhymesayers Entertainment|Bonafyde}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|Nacrobats|Rapperchicks|Big Silky}} | website = {{URL|https://www.psalmonelovesyou.com}} }}
'''Cristalle Elaine Bowen''' (born July 1, 1980), better known by her stage names '''Psalm One''' and '''Hologram Kizzie''', is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-psalm-one-hologram-kizzie-chicago-rap-20140206-story.html|title=Psalm One has a new name, new sounds, same excellence|work=Chicago Tribune|first=Jessica|last=Hopper|date=February 6, 2014|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> She has been a member of the groups Nacrobats,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chicago-rap-royal-psalm-one-finds-her-new-path-forward-with-flight-of-the-wig/Content?oid=71137310|title=Chicago rap royal Psalm One finds her new path forward with Flight of the Wig|work=Chicago Reader|first=Leor|last=Galil|date=June 20, 2019|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> Rapperchicks,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-rapperchicks-feat-gangsta-boo-rules-and-regulations-premiere/|title=The Rapperchicks' "Rules and Regulations," Featuring Gangsta Boo, Will Blow Your Brains Out|work=Vice|first=Kyle|last=Kramer|date=February 2, 2016|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> and Big Silky.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/psalm-one-and-angel-davanport-of-rapper-chicks-introduce-big-silky-their-sharpest-collaboration-yet/Content?oid=79631776|title=Psalm One and Angel Davanport of Rapper Chicks introduce Big Silky, their sharpest collaboration yet|work=Chicago Reader|first=Jessi|last=Roti|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>
==Early life== Psalm One was born Cristalle Bowen<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2010-10-29-ct-ott-1029-psalm-one-20101029-story.html|title=Even after a break, rhymes come easily for Psalm One|work=Chicago Tribune|first=Andy|last=Downing|date=October 29, 2010|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> on July 1, 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.thecurrent.org/2018/06/psalm-one-to-celebrate-birthday-by-playing-new-music-at-7th-st-entry/|title=Psalm One to celebrate birthday by playing new music at 7th St Entry|work=The Current|publisher=Minnesota Public Radio|first=Maia|last=Jacobson|date=June 28, 2018|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/February-2014/Psalm-One-on-her-new-album-Hug-Life/|title=Psalm One Mixes Chemistry, Charity, and Hip-Hop on the New Album Hug Life|work=Chicago|first=Erin|last=Osmon|date=February 2, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> She grew up in Englewood, Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xlr8r.com/features/psalm-one-something-explosive/|title=Psalm One: Something Explosive|work=XLR8R|first=Patrick|last=Sisson|date=September 1, 2006|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> She graduated from Whitney M. Young Magnet High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/people-issue-psalm-one-the-mc/Content?oid=5216417|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204065020/https://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/people-issue-psalm-one-the-mc/Content?oid=5216417|title=Psalm One, the MC|work=Chicago Reader|first=Miles|last=Raymer|date=December 22, 2011|archive-date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 4, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> She majored in chemistry at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/dropping-science/Content?oid=917419|title=Dropping Science|work=Chicago Reader|first=Bob|last=Mehr|date=December 2, 2004|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref>
==Career== Psalm One released a studio album, ''The Death of Frequent Flyer'', on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/itd-be-nice-to-have-a-few-vaginas-onstage-psalm-one-calls-out-rhymesayers-20-7849898|title='It'd be nice to have a few vaginas onstage': Psalm One calls out Rhymesayers 20|work=City Pages|first=Jack|last=Spencer|date=November 24, 2015|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> In 2010, she released ''Woman at Work'', a series of free original compositions, through her website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2011-04-21-ct-ott-0422-psalm-one-20110421-story.html|title=Psalm One does it her way with 'Woman at Work' series|work=Chicago Tribune|first=Jessica|last=Hopper|date=April 21, 2011|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> After releasing a studio album, ''Child Support'', in conjunction with America Scores and ASCAP in 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/psalm-one-hologram-kizzie-is-the-wife-of-hologram-2pac-6627552|title=Psalm One: Hologram Kizzie is the wife of Hologram 2Pac|work=City Pages|first=Jack|last=Spencer|date=February 14, 2014|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> she ran a music education program called Rhymeschool.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-chicago-rhymeschool-youth-program-with-hiphop-artist-psalm-one-20130124-htmlstory.html|title=Chicago's hip-hop school of rock|work=Chicago Tribune|first=Jack M.|last=Silverstein|date=January 24, 2013|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> Under the Hologram Kizzie moniker, she released ''Free Hugs'' in 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/07/29/check-out-psalm-ones-touching-macaroni-and-cheese-video|title=Check out Psalm One's touching "Macaroni and Cheese" video|work=Chicago Reader|first=Leor|last=Galil|date=July 29, 2013|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> and ''Hug Life'' in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/02/12/tonight-embrace-psalm-ones-new-name-at-the-hideout|title=Tonight: Embrace Psalm One's new name at the Hideout|work=Chicago Reader|first=Leor|last=Galil|date=February 12, 2014|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, she released ''Flight of the Wig''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.51793/title.psalm-one-on-escaping-domestic-violence-to-emerge-with-flight-of-the-wig-album|title=Psalm One On Escaping Domestic Violence To Emerge With "Flight Of The Wig" Album|work=HipHopDX|first=Kyle|last=Eustice|date=June 18, 2019|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * ''Bio: Chemistry'' (2002) * ''Bio: Chemistry II: Esters and Essays'' (2004) * ''The Death of Frequent Flyer'' (2006) * ''Woman at Work'' (2010) * ''Woman at Work Vol. 2: 500 Bars'' (2010) * ''Woman at Work Vol. 3'' (2010) * ''Child Support'' (2012) * ''Hug Life'' (2014) {{small|(as Hologram Kizzie)}} * ''Psalm One Loves You (P.O.L.Y.)'' (2015) * ''Shitty Punk Album'' (2016) {{small|(with Angel Davanport, et al., as Rapperchicks)}} * ''Gender Fender Bender'' (2016) * ''Flight of the Wig'' (2019)
===Mixtapes=== * ''Get in the Van'' (2005) * ''Get in the Van Vol. 2'' (2007) * ''Get in the Van Vol. 3'' (2011)
===EPs=== * ''Whippersnapper'' (2001) * ''Regular Black Girl'' (2012) {{small|(as Hologram Kizzie)}} * ''Free Hugs'' (2013) {{small|(as Hologram Kizzie)}} * ''Don't Get Lazy Now!'' (2019) * ''Before They Stop Us'' (2020) {{small|(with Optiks)}} * ''Big Silky Vol. 1'' (2020) {{small|(with Angel Davanport, as Big Silky)}} * ''Big Silky Vol. 2'' (2020) {{small|(with Angel Davanport, as Big Silky)}}
===Singles=== * "Juke Me" (2011) * "Need Love Too" (2013) * "Impatient (Just U and Us)" (2015) * "Rules and Regulations" (2016) {{small|(with Angel Davanport, et al., as Rapperchicks)}} * "Where U Been Hiding?" (2019) * "Cult of Ye" (2020) {{small|(with Optiks)}} * "What I Get for Being Brilliant" (2020) {{small|(with Optiks)}}
===Guest appearances=== * Maker - "Nacrology" from ''Honestly'' (2003) * Polyphonic the Verbose - "Out to Lunch" from ''Abstract Data Ark'' (2005) * Casual - "Bitin' and Freakin'" from ''Smash Rockwell'' (2005) * Copperpot - "Blow" from ''WYLA?'' (2007) * The Ritz - "Blown" from ''The Night of Day'' (2008) * Longshot - "How U Like It" from ''Addicted'' (2008) * Ro Knew - "We the Ones" from ''High Times in Low Places'' (2009) * Canibus - "Ripperland" from ''Melatonin Magik'' (2010) * Hopie - "Retarded" from ''Raw Gems'' (2011) * The Hood Internet - "More Fun" from ''FEAT'' (2012) * Oh No - "Same Shit" from ''Disrupted Ads'' (2013) *The Palmer Squares - "Nowhere to Not Go" from ''Planet of the Shapes'' (2013) * Probcause - "Subzero" and "Whiskey on the Rocks" from ''The Recipe Volume 2'' (2013) * Culture Cry Wolf - "You Wanted This" from ''The Sapient Sessions'' (2013) * Neak - "Hollywood Talk" from ''XIII'' (2013) * CunninLynguists - "The Morning" from ''Strange Journey Volume Three'' (2014) * Abstract Rude - "Kan of Whoop A** Reprise" from ''Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul'' (2015) * The Palmer Squares - "Day Trippers" and "Nowhere to Not Go" from ''Planet of the Shapes'' (2016) * Manic Focus x Psalm One - ''Joy in the Noise'' (2017) * Mean Joe Scheme x Optiks - "Close Up" from ''Beams'' (2018) * Time - "Seeds" from ''These Songs Kill Fascists'' (2020)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.psalmonelovesyou.com}} * {{Discogs artist|Psalm One}}
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