Chester P

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Chester P
Birth nameJoey Coombes
Born (1976-06-21) 21 June 1976 (age 47)
OriginCanonbury, London, England
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active1992–present
LabelsMusic From The Corner

Joey Coombes (born 21 June 1976), better known as Chester P, is a rapper in the UK hip-hop scene. He was a founding member of Task Force, Bury Crew and the M.U.D. Family.[1] He and his brother Farma G are both sons of musician Peet Coombes.

Chester P Hackenbush has a noted style of 'psychedelic' poetry and has a writing style that has fathered many influences since 1993. One of the pioneering UK hip hop artists to have moulded the scene to what it is today.[peacock prose]

Chester P's name was taken from The Chester P. Hackenbush Trilogy which are a collection of graphic novels, featured in an early eighties book, with other graphic novels called Brainstorm, written by Bryan Talbot.[citation needed]

Early years[edit]

Coombes was born in Sunderland but grew up in Canonbury, North London and still lives there today with his brother Farma G, his nephew Remus and his mother.[citation needed]

Discography[edit]

  • New Mic Order (1998) (Mark B presents)
  • From the Ashes (LP, 2007)
  • Survive or Die Trying (New Mic Order Part 1) (mixtape, 2008)
  • New Mic Order Part 2 (mixtape, 2011)
  • The Postapocalyptic Story Teller (2018)
  • The Nameless Project (LP, 2019)

Singles and EPs[edit]

  • "Oh No!"/"Chessmonster" (12", 2007)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "M.U.D. Family's artist profile on Suspect-Packages.com". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

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