What is Chris Webby's Net Worth?
Chris Webby is an American rapper who has a net worth of $1 million. Chris Webby is known for his hit songs "The Stickup," "Friend Like Me," and "Rookie of the Year" and has collaborated with artists such as Mac Miller, Method Man, Prodigy, and Tech N9ne over his musical career.
Early Life
Christian Walcott Webster was born on October 13, 1988, in Norwalk, Connecticut. His mother was a middle school teacher at Nathan Hale Middle School and his father was a guitarist. Webby attended Greens Farms Academy, a private school in Westport, Connecticut. As a kid, Chris Webby idolized rap icons like Eminem and Dr. Dre. He soon began writing and recording original material under the name Vindictive.
Music Career
In the space of a year and a half, Chris Webby would go on to release six full length mixtapes, which were available (free of charge) on datpiff.com. After showcasing his music online, the Connecticut-born rapper became an overnight sensation thanks to social websites like YouTube. He caught the attention of major record labels, but he ultimately started his own label, Homegrown Music who signed a deal with E1 Music.
"The White Noise LP" was Webby's first release in 2009. This was immediately followed by the second mixtape, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Rapper." By spring 2010, Webby was all set for his third release, "Optimus Rhyme" and by July he pumped out another mixtape, "The Underclassmen." In December of 2010, Webby released his fifth LP, "Best in the Burbs." "Webster's Laboratory" was released in June of 2011. In 2012, he dropped his official "There Goes The Neighborhood" EP on iTunes which debuted at #1 on the Hip Hop Charts and Debuted On The Billboard Heatseeker chart at #1 selling nearly 30k units. He followed that up with his critically acclaimed mixtape "Barz On Me" that was downloaded over 250k times.
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In the summer of 2013, Chris Webby Signed his first record deal with independent heavyweight E1 (Entertainment One). And in November of 2013, Chris Dropped the EP "Homegrown" as his first project with E1. The album debuted at #2 on the iTunes hip-hop chart behind his idol Eminem. Chris released his first full length studio album "Chemically Imbalanced" in 2014. In May of 2014, Chris released a mixtape called "The Check Up" which was downloaded over 100,000 times. In July of 2015, Webby released his 12th project, "Jamo Neat," a collaboration with producer Sap. It was recorded over eight days in the studio together. And in June of 2016, he released his 13th project and 9th mixtape titled "Webster's Laboratory 2."
Personal Life
Despite overnight attention from fans and record labels, Webby never dared to compare himself to his number one rap idol, Eminem. Instead, he always described himself as "a goofy, rough around the edges white kid who's really into Ninja Turtles and Super Mario."
In 2013, Chris Webby told AllHipHop that he uses prescribed Adderall in the studio. He was diagnosed with ADD at a young age and has been on the medication his entire life.
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