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WEBBIE
Webster Gradney (born
September 6, 1985) better known by his stage name Webbie, is a rapper
from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He came into the hip-hop scene in 2005 with
"Give Me That Pussy" which featured U.G.K. rapper Bun B and the songs
"Bad Bitch" & "Swerve" (Lil' Boosie Feat. Webbie) were featured in the
2005 movie Hustle & Flow. Both singles are on Gangsta Musik, his group
album with Lil' Boosie, the album was released in December 2003, both
songs are on Webbie's debut album Savage Life which was released on July
5, 2005.
Gradney was raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the Sherwood Forest
section of the city. Webbie's upbringing was anything but stable his
mother, Jocelyn, died of cancer when he was eight years old . He spent
his early teen years shuttling back and forth between the care of his
father and grandmother. Ever since he was five years old, writing rhymes
had been his release. "My big cousin from California taught me how to
rap," Webbie recalls, adding that his mother was a music lover who often
danced to her favorite songs. Intrigued by music that reflected his
rough upbringing, he started listening to "all the gangsta rappers, all
that shit that hits hard," including the Geto Boys, 2Pac, Eazy E, Snoop
Dogg, 8Ball & MJG, UGK, and Scarface. Webbie struggled throughout
school, often getting suspended for fights. He attended Broadmoor Middle
School, where former math teacher Sean Fluharty described him as "a
quiet, respectful student who liked to write lyrics and rap quietly to
himself... he never caused me any problems; he did his work and was
actually pretty decent at math." He played fullback on his middle school
football team, but was seen in a bad light by his coach, which sometimes
chased Webbie's older brother (known for selling drugs). He went on to
attend Woodlawn High School and later Belaire High School but was
prevented from playing his favorite sports, football and basketball, due
to his poor grades and discipline problems. |
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