Christopher Michael Gaines aka ILL Ruckus is a HipHop artist from Lexington Park, Maryland. Born as Christopher Michael Gaines in  Baton Rouge, LA, he moved to Maryland with his family.  Always being musically inclined, as a kid growing up, SIDD would memorize rap songs and recite  them as they were playing. Eventually he started writing his own rhymes and began creating his own  style that he calls ILL Ruckus, which includes sick rhymes and hyper active delivery.