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.