Chester P
Encyclopedia
Joey Coombes better known as Chester P, is a rapper in the UK hip-hop
scene. He was a founding member of Task Force
, Bury Crew and the M.U.D. Family. He and his brother Farma G are both sons of the late musician Peet Coombes
.
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
, North London
and still lives there today with his brother Farma G, his nephew Remus
and his mother.
British hip hop
British hip hop is a genre of music, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. It is generally classified as one of a number of styles of urban music...
scene. He was a founding member of Task Force
Task Force (band)
Task Force are a British hip hop group from Highbury in London, England. The group is led primarily by two brothers Chester P and Farma G...
, Bury Crew and the M.U.D. Family. He and his brother Farma G are both sons of the late musician Peet Coombes
Peet Coombes
Peet Coombes was the guitarist and vocalist with Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart in the two pre-Eurythmics bands, The Catch, who only released one single, "Borderline/Black Blood" and the Tourists, who had quite a few UK hits in the late '70s...
.
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
Bryan Talbot
Bryan Talbot is a British comic book artist and writer, born in Wigan, Lancashire, in 1952. He is best known as the creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and its sequel Heart of Empire.-Career:...
Early years
Chester P grew up in CanonburyCanonbury
Canonbury is a residential district in the London Borough of Islington in the north of London. It is roughly in the area between Essex Road, Upper Street and Cross Street and either side of St Paul's Road....
, North London
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
and still lives there today with his brother Farma G, his nephew Remus
Remus
Remus is the twin brother of the mythical founder of Rome.Remus may also refer to:* Remus , a fictional planet in Star Trek* Remus , a moon of the asteroid 87 Sylvia...
and his mother.
Discography
- From The Ashes (LP, 2007)
- Survive or Die Trying (New Mic Order part 1) (Mixtape, 2008)
- New Mic Order part 2 (Mixtape, 2011)
- Music from the corner (1998)