Chester P

Joey Coombes (born 21 June 1976), better known as Chester P, is a British rapper. He was a founding member of Task Force, Bury Crew and the M.U.D. Family.^[1] He and his brother Farma G are both sons of musician Peet Coombes.

Chester P
Chester P in 2023
Background information
Birth name	Joey Coombes
Born	(1976-06-21) 21 June 1976 (age 48)
Origin	Canonbury, London, England
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Music From The Corner
Member of	Task Force

Chester P Hackenbush has a noted style of 'psychedelic' poetry and has a writing style that has fathered many influences since 1993. One of the pioneering UK hip hop artists to have moulded the scene to what it is today.^{[peacock prose]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Early years

Coombes was born in Sunderland but grew up in Canonbury, North London and still lives there today with his brother Farma G, his nephew Remus and his mother.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

• New Mic Order (1998) (Mark B presents)
• From the Ashes (LP, 2007)
• Survive or Die Trying (New Mic Order Part 1) (mixtape, 2008)
• New Mic Order Part 2 (mixtape, 2011)
• The Postapocalyptic Story Teller (2018)
• From the Ashes (2018)
• The Nameless Project (LP, 2019)

Singles and EPs

• "Oh No!"/"Chessmonster" (12", 2007)

References

1. "M.U.D. Family's artist profile on Suspect-Packages.com". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

External links

• Interview at britishhiphop.co.uk, Feb. 2008