For more than 12 years Michael Reyes, has brought innovative and engaging performance to audiences across America and internationally! Reyes is a Chicano /Mexicano poet, emcee, actor, playwright, artist and community organizer (specializing in youth development).

His combination of hip-hop, poetry and spoken word create a unique blend, where his narratives are infused into a rhythmically crowd pleasing performance. As a hip hop artist his work is a synthesis of radical soul, raw lyrical hip-hop, fresh beats and poetic style.

A leading voice in progressive and radical music, Reyes combines cultural stories of resistance, raw hip-hop and inspiring poems, to reach youth and elders alike. His work challenges and confronts the many social ills faced by communities of color.

He has shared the stage nationally and internationally with many poets, artists and activists such as historical figures: Lolita Lebrón and Dolores Huerta; poets: Tato Laviera, Pedro Pietri and La Bruja; and musical artists such as: Roy Brown, Dead Prez, Boca Floja, Siete Nueve, and Grammy Award winner Malik Yusef.

As a poet and an artist he has been featured on HBO Latino’s Habla Series, nationally on Latin Nation and the PBS documentary Dream Makers. He has released three novels of poetry and three performance CDs. His work has also been featured nationally in many magazines, anthologies and newspapers. Reyes has additionally worked with established institutions including: Chicago Public Radio, the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, the National Museum of Mexican Art, the Museum Of Contemporary Art and the Poetry Center of Chicago.

As an actor, his credits include roles in Miguel Piñero’s famed play, The Sun Always Shines for the Cool, Urban Poet, Why Are U Running? Chicago Boricua, Public Theater’s 365 Project written by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and the feature film Nothing Like the Holidays starring John Leguizamo and Debra Messing.
He has worked directly with famed NuYorican poet Tato Laveria on three productions titled The Spark, Chupacabera and the 1977 Division Street Riots; as part of his work with Laveria, Reyes has served, both as an actor and a director.

Currently Reyes is touring the country with his play Crime Against Humanity, co-wrote by former Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Luis Rosa. Multitalented Reyes has played the role of actor, writer and director for the play. Crime Against Humanity has received tremendous community support and has completed several tours in the past year. He is also touring with his latest mixtape titled My Word Is My Weapon taking him as far as Spain .