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| Full Name: | Webbie |
| Birth Name: | Webster Gradney |
| Famous As: | Rapper |
| Date of Birth: | September 06, 1985 |
| Place of Birth: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Nationality: | American |
| Mother: | Jocelyn |
| Claim to Fame: | Album Savage Life (2005) |
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Contact Webbie |
| Full Name: | Webbie |
| Birth Name: | Webster Gradney |
| Famous As: | Rapper |
| Date of Birth: | September 06, 1985 |
| Place of Birth: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Nationality: | American |
| Mother: | Jocelyn |
| Claim to Fame: | Album Savage Life (2005) |
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Hip Hop DX - Found Dec. 1, 2008 A Florida man was stabbed outside of a nightclub in Boca Raton on Friday (Nov. 28), where rapper Webbie was performing. |
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Fresno Bee - Found Sep. 19, 2008 Rapper Webbie was charged with felony eluding, driving under the influence and misdemeanor possession of marijuana after a high-speed police chase. |
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EURweb - Found Sep. 18, 2008 *Rapper Webbie was being held in a Hattiesburg, Mississippi jail as of press time Tuesday after leading police on a high-speed chase down Interstate |
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Hip Hop DX - Found Sep. 16, 2008 Webbie was arrested and jailed on Sunday (Sept 14) after evading police on a high-speed chase that started on Interstate 59 in Hattiesburg, MS. |
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NME - Found Sep. 16, 2008 The rapper is charged with eluding police and drug possession Webbie was arrested and charged with several felonies after attempting to elude police |
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Durham Herald-Sun - Found Sep. 16, 2008 Rapper Webbie was charged with felony eluding, driving under the influence and misdemeanor possession of marijuana after a high-speed police chase. |
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All Hip Hop - Found Sep. 15, 2008 ... was quickly tracked down and Webbie, real name Webster Gradney, was identified as the driver by the initial traffic stop authorities. Webbie is... |
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The Gramblinite - Found Oct. 8, 2008 Webbie, and Bobby Valentino set to grace the stage. All three have had numerous hit songs, with Ross just recently releasing an album. Webbie... |
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Poughkeepsie Journal - Found Sep. 18, 2008 - Rapper Webbie was charged with felony eluding, driving under the influence and misdemeanor possession of marijuana after a high-speed police... |
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CJFW - Found Sep. 17, 2008 Webbie posted $25,000 bail and is now free. He released his latest album, Savage Life 2, earlier this year. |
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| Webbie | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Webster Gradney, Jr. |
| Born | September 6, 1985 |
| Origin | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Label(s) | Asylum Records/Trill Entertainment/Atlantic/Warner Bros. Records |
| Associated acts | U.G.K., Trill Entertainment, Lil Boosie, 3 Deep |
| Website | www.webbiemuzik.com |
Webster Gradney, Jr. (born September 6, 19851) better known by his stage name Webbie, is a rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was signed to the independent Trill Entertainment label from 2003 to 2005.2 In 2005 he came into the hip-hop scene in with "Gimme That" featuring U.G.K. rapper 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.2 He is currently planning an independent biography movie called Ghetto Stories: The Movie with Lil' Boosie based on their lives and lyrical themes.3
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Gradney was raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His mother Joycelyn died of cancer when he was eight years old, so his parental care was split between his father and grandmother.4 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.4 He attended Broadmoor Middle School, where he played fullback for the football team. 7th grade math teacher Sean Fluharty described Gradney as a "quiet, mild-mannered student" and said "he was actually pretty good at math."4
Things changed for him one day in the fall of 2001 after he made a freestyle rap about his late mother.5 Thus, he was signed to independent label Trill Entertainment by rapper Pimp C of UGK.2
Under 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 20052, debuting at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.6 In 2007, he wrote and performed on the track "Wipe Me Down" by rapper Foxx and began work on his follow-up album Savage Life 2 which was released February 26, 2008.7 It debuted at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, selling 72,000 copies its debut week.8 Singles from Savage Life 2 include "Independent" featuring Lil' Boosie and Lil Phat and "I Miss You" featuring LeToya Luckett.
On 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 has been charged with one count of felony eluding, one count of misdemeanor driving under the influence (other), and one misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana.9 He was released and seen in Baton Rouge the next week.
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | Album |
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| 2005 | "Give Me That" (featuring Bun B) | 29 | 8 | 4 | Savage Life |
| "Bad Bitch [Remix]" (featuring Trina) | 62 | 48 | - | ||
| 2007 | "Independent" (featuring Lil Phat & Lil Boosie) | 9 | 5 | 1 | Savage Life 2 |
| "I Miss You" (featuring LeToya) | - | 64 | - |
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | Album |
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| 2007 | "Wipe Me Down [Remix]" (Foxx featuring Lil Boosie & Webbie) | 38 | 8 | 4 | Trill Entertainment Presents: Survival of the Fittest |
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