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Chris Webby in 2015
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Background information | |
Birth name | Christian Webster |
Born |
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States |
October 13, 1988
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Homegrown Music, eOne Music |
Associated acts | Emilio Rojas, Jon Connor, Tech N9ne, Mac Miller, Dave McIntyre, Jarren Benton, Talib Kweli, Dizzy Wright, B-Real, Rittz, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Sap (producer), Spose |
Website | listentowebby |
Christian Webster (born October 13, 1988), better known by his stage name Chris Webby, is an American rapper from Norwalk, Connecticut. Chris Webby has released many mixtapes such as the DJ Drama-hosted Bars On Me (2012) and his EP There Goes the Neighborhood (2011), which peaked at number 101 on the Billboard 200. He has worked with various artists such as Freeway, Mac Miller, Joell Ortiz, Big K.R.I.T., Method Man, Prodigy, Gatzby, Bun B, Tech N9ne, and Joe Grit$ Kid Ink. In 2013 he and his label Homegrown Music signed a deal with E1 Music. He then released Homegrown, another EP, in November 2012. Webster released his debut studio album Chemically Imbalanced on October 27, 2014.
Chris Webby was born Christian Webster on October 13, 1988 in Norwalk, Connecticut. Webby's mother Mrs. Webster was a middle school teacher at Nathan Hale Middle School, his father Dave Webster and he was their only child. He started listening to rap at a young age admiring Eminem, DMX, Ludacris, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Tech N9ne, he then started writing his own raps in 2000 at age 11. He attended Greens Farms Academy, a private school in Westport, Connecticut.