Yvngxchris

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Yvngxchris
Birth nameChristian Eugene Williams [1]
Born (2004-11-21) November 21, 2004 (age 19)
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Origin Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present
Labels Columbia [2]

Christian Eugene Williams [1] (born November 21, 2004), known professionally as Yvngxchris (stylized in lowercase; pronounced as "Young Chris"), is an American rapper from Virginia. He is better known for his song "Blood On The Leaves" which received traction on TikTok. [3] He was formerly signed to Columbia Records [2] . He now streams on Twitch under the username of yvngxchristucka, . "R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Kenny Mason, Ice Spice, yvngxchris & More". Billboard . Retrieved September 23, 2022.</ref>

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Early life

Williams was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. His father works as a project manager and his mother works as a nurse. When Williams was 6, his family moved to Jacksonville, Florida for a couple of months. But he later moved to Chesapeake, Virginia, where he was fully raised in a nice middle class home. [4]

Career

In 2017, Williams began to rap being influenced by his father playing hip-hop music around him. He was recording through iPhone earbuds. [3]

In October 2020, Williams first came to light with the popularity of his song "Kyrie Irving!" on TikTok. [5] In January 2022, he appeared on late rapper PnB Rock's mixtape SoundCloud Daze. [6] In January 2022, he also released his most popular song "Off the Leash" with tana and Luiss. In March 2022, he released a song titled "Excuse Me?", which received traction on TikTok. [7] In August 2022, he released an EP titled Virality, which included appearances from Lil Yachty, DC the Don, and XLOVCLO. [8]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Virality

Collaborative extended plays

TitleEP details
Nothing New
(with Yxng Kelo) [10]
  • Released: May 31, 2021 [11]
  • Label: Independent (yxng kelo)
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Bitch Im Joe Biden" [12] 2021Non-album singles
"Extravagant" [13]
"Excuse Me?" [14] 2022
"Damn Homie" [15] (featuring Lil Yachty)Virality
"Ain't No Fun" [16]
"Giig" [17]

Collaborative singles

TitleYearAlbum
"2much" (YCO Jay Remix) [18] (with YCO Jay)2021Non-album singles
"2much!" [19] (with Lil Burnt Ketchup)2022
"100" (Yvngxchris Remix) [20] (with Yung Carnage)
"W" (with Yvngxchris) [21] (with Warren Hue)Boy of the Year [22]
(by Warren Hue)
"Big!" [23] (with acjxck)Non-album singles
"Shoot!" [24] (with acjxck)
"Nine!" [25] (with acjxck)
"2k42!" (Open Verse Remix) [26] (with Xelmiir & Mathiastyner) [27]
"Jetlag!" [28] (with Xelmiir)
"Sliding" [29] (with 18iker)
"Peroxide" [30] (with Chibi LOL)

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  2. 1 2 "Columbia Records – Artists". Columbia Records . Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "The Break Presents – Yvngxchris". XXL . January 14, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Yvngxchris Discusses Impact of His Five Career-Defining Songs". XXL . July 27, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Yvngxchris "If I Can Make It, So Can You"". Flaunt. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ "PnB Rock Celebrates "SoundCloud Daze" On New Mixtape". HotNewHipHop .
  7. ↑ "yvngxchris Does Numbers With "excuse me?" Single". HotNewHipHop . Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  8. ↑ "B.o.B, YBN Nahmir, Yvngxchris and More – New Hip-Hop Projects This Week". XXL . August 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ "VIRALITY – Album by yvngxchris". August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ Nothing New – EP by yvngxchris & yxng kelo, May 31, 2021, retrieved November 26, 2022
  11. ↑ Nothing New, May 31, 2021, retrieved November 26, 2022
  12. ↑ bitch im joe biden, October 22, 2021, retrieved October 28, 2022
  13. ↑ EXTRAVAGANT, December 17, 2021, retrieved October 28, 2022
  14. ↑ excuse me?, March 18, 2022, retrieved October 28, 2022
  15. ↑ DAMN HOMIE (feat. Lil Yachty), May 13, 2022, retrieved October 28, 2022
  16. ↑ Aint No Fun, August 3, 2022, retrieved October 28, 2022
  17. ↑ Giig, August 12, 2022, retrieved October 28, 2022
  18. ↑ 2much (YCO Jay Remix), December 17, 2021, retrieved November 26, 2022
  19. ↑ 2much!, February 9, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  20. ↑ 100 (yvngxchris Remix), February 14, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  21. ↑ W – Single by Warren Hue & yvngxchris, March 25, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  22. ↑ Boy of the Year by Warren Hue, July 29, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  23. ↑ Big!, April 12, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  24. ↑ Shoot!, April 12, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  25. ↑ Nine!, April 14, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  26. ↑ 2k42! (Open Verse Remix) – Single by Xelmiir & yvngxchris, May 30, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  27. ↑ 2k42! (Open Verse Remix), May 30, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  28. ↑ Jetlag! – Single by XELMIIR & yvngxchris, July 17, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  29. ↑ Sliding – Single by 18iker & yvngxchris, August 20, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  30. ↑ Peroxide – Single by CHIBI LOL & yvngxchris, September 19, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022


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