Topher

Topher is Christopher Townsend, an American rapper based in Philadelphia, Mississippi, who has performed hip-hop for about 20 years. His 2020 single The Patriot, with The Marine Rapper, topped Billboard's Rap Digital Song Sales chart, and he released the albums No Apologies (2021) and 222 (2022). In late 2025 he began releasing AI-generated gospel music under the stage name Solomon Ray, whose first single, Find Your Rest, reached number 3 on Billboard's Hot Gospel Songs chart. He is credited as Solomon Ray's songwriter.