Courtney A. Milburn, (born January 18, 1986) better known by his

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Chedda Da Connect, is an American hip hop

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from Houston, Texas. He is best known for his 2015 single "

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" which was one of the biggest hip-hop singles of 2015. As of September 2015, the single has been certified Gold selling over 500,000 downloads, spawned over a million memes and vine compilations, and has accumulated over 6 million YouTube views in 6 months, since being uploaded to

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in May, 2015. It peaked at number 94 on the US

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on 29, May 2015.

Career

In 2015, Chedda Da Connect's single "

" which went viral online. The single, which was released 3 March 2015, has been remixed by numerous rap artists such as

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, Migos,

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, Kevin Gates and many more. The song became a popular meme on Vine, with characters such as Spider-Man and Squidward (from 'SpongeBob SquarePants') "dancing" to the song in short clips. It has been supported on social media by numerous celebries;

Tyga Michael Ray Nguyen-StevensonMicheal Ray Stevenson ...

posted a Snapchat of he and

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dancing to it at

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's Met Ball party in May,

herself uploaded a video vine singing the song and doing the songs dance,

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and his

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who in a YouTube video was seen celebrating after a win to the song,

who uploaded a video of himself cooking to the song, and

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taught his mother how to do the "Flicka Da Wrist" dance. The song entered the Billboard chart's weeks after gaining online popularity, largely on the strength of its streaming activity and digital download sales. An official "Flicka Da Wrist Remix" was released in June 2015 and featured

, Boosie Badazz, Yo Gotti and Boston George. Chedda Da Connect signed with

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. He also started the record label We Run It Entertainment, signing himself and fellow Houston rappers

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and

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Projects

Chedda Da Connect released a mixtape called 'Chedda World' in May 2015. The mixtape features appearances from

, Kirko Bangz and more, with production from Zaytoven, Sy Ari Da Kid, and Fred On Em.

Discography

Albums

*''Chedda World'' (2014) *''Catchin' Playz'' (2014) *''Catchin' Playz 2'' (2014) *''Chedda World: The Album'' (2015)

Singles

References

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