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Webster Gradney, Jr., better known by his stage name Webbie, is an American rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was signed to the independent Trill Entertainment label from 2003 to 2005.[first=David] In 2005 he came into the hip hop scene in with "Gimme That" featuring Bun B. His songs "Bad Bitch" and "Swerve" were featured on Gangsta Musik, his 2003 group album with Lil' Boosie, and in the 2005 movie Hustle & Flow. Both songs are also on Webbie's debut album Savage Life which was released on the summer of 2005 under Atlantic Records.
Early lifeWebbie was born September 6, 1985 as Webster Gradney, Jr. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[url=music.yahoo.com/ar-17973444-bio--Webbie] Ever since he was five years old, he had been writing rhymes, and throughout his childhood he had become an avid fan of hardcore rap artists including Southern hip hop performers Master P, Eightball & MJG, the Geto Boys, and UGK, as well as West Coast rap such as 2Pac, Eazy-E, and Snoop Dogg. His admiration for hip-hop is attributed to his cousin from California.
Things changed for him one day in the fall of 2001 after he made a freestyle rap about his late mother.[url=www.mtv.com/music/artist/webbie/artist.jhtml#bio] Thus, he was signed to independent label Trill Entertainment by rapper Pimp C of UGK.
Music careerUnder Trill, he recorded two albums in collaboration with fellow Baton Rouge-based rapper Lil' Boosie, Ghetto Stories in 2003 and Gangsta Musik in 2004. As Webbie's solo tracks "Gimme Dat" (featuring Bun B of UGK) and "Bad Bitch" were frequently featured in mixtapes, Trill began a deal to sign Webbie to the Warner Bros. Records subsidiary label Atlantic Records. He was signed there, and his major-label debut Savage Life was released in 2005[first=Hillary] It debuted at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, selling 72,000 copies its debut week. Singles from Savage Life 2 include "Independent" featuring Lil' Boosie and Lil Phat and "I Miss You" featuring Luckett.
Personal lifeOn September 14, 2008, Gradney was arrested in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, after he led police on a high-speed chase following their attempt to pull him over for a traffic violation. Gradney crashed into another vehicle and was booked at the Forrest County Regional Jail on charges of one count of felony eluding, one count of driving under the influence, and one misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana. .
DiscographyAlbums
Collaboration
SinglesSolo
Other charted songs
Featured songs
Mixtapes- The Savage Mixtape Vol. 1
- Released: April 19, 2006
- Label: Trill Entertainment
- Gangsta Grillz #14 (With DJ Drama)
- "Webbie's
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