Christopher Brent Wood (born September 19, 1995), better known by his stage name Brent Faiyaz, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and producer. He is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

His first single, “Natural Release,” was dropped on his SoundCloud. On September 19, 2016, Faiyaz dropped his EP A.M. Paradox; catching the attention of GoldLink. Just 2 months later on December 16, 2016, Goldlink collabed with Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy (Now Young Jefe) to create the behemoth single “Crew.”

On October 13th, 2017, Brent released his debut album Sonder Son.