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Chester Watson
BornSt. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
OriginMiami, Florida, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupations
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • POW Recordings[2]
  • Radio Juicy[3]
Websitechstrwtsn.com

Chester Watson is an American rapper and record producer based in Miami, Florida.[3] He is a member of the crew Nü Age Syndicate.[4]

Early life

Chester Watson was born to separated parents[5] in St. Louis, Missouri.[3] He rarely saw his father, who has been a producer for Three 6 Mafia and a keyboard player for Con Funk Shun and Bar-Kays.[5] He grew up in Clearwater, Florida and spent several years in Georgia.[6] He transferred from a performing arts school, where he studied ballet, to a regular public school in St. Petersburg, Florida.[4]

Career

At the age of 15, Chester Watson started releasing his music online.[5] In 2012, he released a mixtape, Phantom.[5] The music video for its title track caught the attention of Zane Lowe, who played the song on his BBC Radio 1 show.[5] For weeks, the video received tens of thousands of views each day.[5] Watson released Tin Wooki in 2014,[7] Past Cloaks in 2016,[8] and Project 0 in 2018.[9]

Discography

Mixtapes

  • Phantom (2012)
  • Tin Wooki (2014)
  • Past Cloaks (2016)
  • Project 0 (2018)
  • Instrumental Tape (2019)

EPs

  • Space Nobility (2013)
  • My Girlfriend Made Me Drop This (2014)
  • Summer Mirage (2015)
  • Autumn Mirage (2015)
  • Spring Mirage (2016) (with Kent Loon)
  • 3 of 3 (2016)
  • Nebulous (2019)

Singles

  • "Koi Island" (2015)
  • "Marble" (2017)
  • "Smog" (2017)
  • "Halloween" (2017)
  • "Chessmaster" (2018)
  • "Afro!" (2019)
  • "Time Moves Slower Here" (2019)
  • "Cloud Mask" (2019)[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Marsh, Calum (April 10, 2014). "Chester Watson "Yetti"". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Galil, Leor (May 25, 2016). "Ballet student turned rapper Chester Watson lights up 'I Get It'". Chicago Reader. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Cortez, Kevin (October 22, 2018). "Music and Cannabis With Hip-Hop Artist Chester Watson". Leafly. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Leight, Elias (November 28, 2018). "Chester Watson Wants to Open Your Mind". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Bell, Max (May 18, 2016). "Chester Watson's Fantastic Visions". Vice. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Bell, Max (December 16, 2014). "Interview: Young Florida Rapper Chester Watson". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Spencer, Jack (January 16, 2015). "Rap Prodigy Chester Watson Turned Down to Stir Up His Audience". City Pages. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Confusion (February 5, 2016). "Listen to Florida Rapper Chester Watson's 'Past Cloaks' Album". Complex. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  9. ^ Cubbison, Jeff. "Chester Watson - "Cloud Mask"". Impose. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  10. ^ "Music | Chester Watson". Bandcamp. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
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