Chester P
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Chester P | |
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 Chester P in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Joey Coombes 21 June 1976 |
| Origin | Canonbury, London, England |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Label | Music From The Corner |
| Member of | Task Force |
Joey Coombes (born 21 June 1976), better known as Chester P, is a British rapper. 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]
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] His father, Peet Coombes, a musician, was a former member of the late-1970s new wave band The Tourists.[2]
Discography
- 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)
- From the Ashes (2018)
- The Nameless Project (LP, 2019)
