Courtney Allen Milburn (born January 18, 1986), better known by his stage name Chedda da Connect, is an American rapper, singer, and record executive from

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

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", which peaked at number 94 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached virality on the social media platform

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. Since then, Milburn has founded the Houston-based record label We Run It, through which he signed then-unknown hometown native, rapper

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in 2017.

Career

In 2015, Chedda Da Connect's single "

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

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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 celebrities;

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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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in 2015. He founded the record label We Run It Entertainment the same year, signing himself and fellow Houston rappers

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and

Projects

Chedda Da Connect released his debut mixtape, ''Chedda World'' in May 2015. It features appearances from

and

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, with production from

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, 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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