Christian Eugene Williams (born November 21, 2004), known professionally as yvngxchris (pronounced as "Yung Chris"), is an American rapper from

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. He is better known for his unreleased song "Blood On The Leaves" which received traction on

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. He is signed to

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and is managed by fellow Virginia rapper

Pusha T Terrence LeVarr Thornton (born May 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Pusha T, is an American rapper, songwriter and record executive. He rose to prominence as one-half of the hip hop duo Clipse, which was mainly active from 1994 to 20 ...

Early life

Williams was born in

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. His father works as a project manager and his mother works as a nurse. When Williams was 6, his family moved to

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for a couple of months. But he later moved to

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, where he was fully raised.

Career

2017: Beginnings

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

2020-2022: Breakthrough

In October 2020, Williams first came to light with the popularity of his song ''Kyrie Irving!'' on TikTok. In January 2022, he appeared on late rapper

PnB Rock Rakim Hasheem Allen (December 9, 1991 – September 12, 2022), better known by his stage name PnB Rock, was an American rapper and singer. He gained a large following in 2016 with his song " Selfish", which peaked at number 51 on the US ''Billb ...

's mixtape ''SoundCloud Daze''. In March 2022, he released a song titled ''excuse me?'' which received traction on TikTok. In August 2022, he released an EP titled ''Virality'' which included appearances from

Lil Yachty Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Boat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He first gained recognition on the internet in 2015 for his singles " One Night" and "Minnesota" (featuring ...

, DC the Don, and XLOVCLO.

Discography

Albums

Collaborative Extended Plays

Singles

Collaborative Singles

References

External links

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