8 artists named as Bless: 1) Montreal born and bred MC Bless has spent almost his entire life surrounded by hip-hop whether it was break dancing by age 8 or demoing songs in the studio by 12. At the young age of 23 he is of a generation that is old enough to respect the history, but has an eye towards becoming the future. By the time he was 16, Bless was already garnering a reputation as being a battle MC in and around Montreal who could stand toe to toe with anyone