Torch

Kevin Christopher Belnavis (born July 12, 1982), better known by his stage name Torch, is an American rapper signed to Maybach Music Group as part of the group Triple C's. Born and with a childhood in the Castle Hill area of the Bronx, he was sent by his mother to live with his older sister in Miami, Florida, as a teen.

While living in Miami, he met William Leonard Roberts II, who came to be better known as musician Rick Ross; a Miami rapper called Gunplay, and rapper Young Breed; together, the four young men formed the Southern rap group Triple C's (aka Carol City Cartel).

Childhood

Torch was born Kevin Christopher Belnavis to his parents Lorna and Christopher Belnavis on July 12, 1982, in the Castle Hill area of the Bronx, New York City.

Incarceration

In 2005, Torch served a brief sentence in a New York state prison on drug charges. Shortly after his release, Rick Ross shot to fame with his platinum single "Hustlin'." Torch has said that he began to believe that his own life might amount to something larger than the struggle on the streets. Their own first studio album, Custom Cars & Cycles, was released in 2009. The album reached peak positions of number two on the Billboard Rap Album chart and number 44 on Billboard's Top 200.

After releasing a series of independent mixtapes, Torch was given music's official stamp of approval from L.A. Reid, who dubbed the rapper, "what hip-hop's been missing."

Specialyst Entertainment

Torch is also CEO of Specialyst Entertainment, a music and artist management company based in New York. 2012: U.F.O. Vol. 2 2012: No A/C 2013: Tax Season 2013: Da Bronx Zoo 2013: No AC Vol. 2 Collaboration mixtapes 2008: Victory Lap 2009: Multi Millionaires 2009: White Sand 2011: Black Flag

Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album " Street Judge" 2010 Masspike Miles Supafly "Home Run" 2011 Young Buck, Young Breed Bond Money "Main Event" Masspike Miles The Road Less Traveled "Live And Let Die" 2012 DJ Kay Slay, A-Mafia, Shoota Grown Man Hip-Hop "U Can Do It" 2013 J-Hood, Project Pat, Lil' Flip, Ron Browz "Good Alcohol" Young Breed, GunplayYoung Nigga Old Soul "Count Your Blessings" DJ Kay Slay, Vado, Uncle MurdaGrown Man Hip Hop Part 2 (Sleepin' With The Enemy) "FTBS" ToraeAdmission of Guilt "Wherever I Fall" 2013 Richard OsborneNothing Personal "No Sympathy" 2014 DJ Kay Slay, N.O.R.E., Saigon The Rise of a City "Fort Apache" DJ Kay Slay, Fred the Godson, Oun-P The Last Hip Hop Disciple