Christian Eugene Williams[1] (born November 21, 2004), known professionally as Yvngxchris (stylized in lowercase; pronounced as "Young Chris"), is an American rapper from Virginia. He is better known for his song "Blood On The Leaves" which received traction on TikTok.[3] He was formerly signed to Columbia Records.[2] He now streams on Twitch under the username of yvngxchristucka.[4]

Yvngxchris
Birth nameChristian Eugene Williams[1]
Born (2004-11-21) November 21, 2004 (age 20)
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
OriginChesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present
LabelsColumbia[2]

Early life

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Williams was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. His father works as a project manager and his mother works as a nurse. When Williams was 6, his family moved to Jacksonville, Florida for a couple of months. But he later moved to Chesapeake, Virginia, where he was fully raised in a nice middle class home.[5]

Career

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In 2017, Williams began to rap being influenced by his father playing hip-hop music around him. He was recording through iPhone earbuds.[3]

In October 2020, Williams first came to light with the popularity of his song "Kyrie Irving!" on TikTok.[6] In January 2022, he appeared on late rapper PnB Rock's mixtape SoundCloud Daze.[7] In January 2022, he also released his most popular song "Off the Leash" with tana and Luiss. In March 2022, he released a song titled "Excuse Me?", which received traction on TikTok.[8] In August 2022, he released an EP titled Virality, which included appearances from Lil Yachty, DC the Don, and XLOVCLO.[9]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
Virality

Collaborative extended plays

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Title EP details
Nothing New
(with Yxng Kelo)[11]
  • Released: May 31, 2021[12]
  • Label: Independent (yxng kelo)
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Bitch Im Joe Biden"[13] 2021 Non-album singles
"Extravagant"[14]
"Excuse Me?"[15] 2022
"Damn Homie"[16] (featuring Lil Yachty) Virality
"Ain't No Fun"[17]
"Giig"[18]

Collaborative singles

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Title Year Album
"2much" (YCO Jay Remix)[19] (with YCO Jay) 2021 Non-album singles
"2much!"[20] (with Lil Burnt Ketchup) 2022
"100" (Yvngxchris Remix)[21] (with Yung Carnage)
"W" (with Yvngxchris)[22] (with Warren Hue) Boy of the Year[23]
(by Warren Hue)
"Big!"[24] (with acjxck) Non-album singles
"Shoot!"[25] (with acjxck)
"Nine!"[26] (with acjxck)
"2k42!" (Open Verse Remix)[27] (with Xelmiir & Mathiastyner)[28]
"Jetlag!"[29] (with Xelmiir)
"Sliding"[30] (with 18iker)
"Peroxide"[31] (with Chibi LOL)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Information on yvngxchris's songs in ASCAP ACE database". ASCAP. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Columbia Records – Artists". Columbia Records. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "The Break Presents – Yvngxchris". XXL. January 14, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Kenny Mason, Ice Spice, yvngxchris & More". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Yvngxchris Discusses Impact of His Five Career-Defining Songs". XXL. July 27, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Yvngxchris "If I Can Make It, So Can You"". Flaunt. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "PnB Rock Celebrates "SoundCloud Daze" On New Mixtape". HotNewHipHop.
  8. ^ "yvngxchris Does Numbers With "excuse me?" Single". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "B.o.B, YBN Nahmir, Yvngxchris and More – New Hip-Hop Projects This Week". XXL. August 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "VIRALITY – Album by yvngxchris". August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  11. ^ Nothing New – EP by yvngxchris & yxng kelo, May 31, 2021, retrieved November 26, 2022
  12. ^ Nothing New, May 31, 2021, retrieved November 26, 2022
  13. ^ bitch im joe biden, October 22, 2021, retrieved October 28, 2022
  14. ^ EXTRAVAGANT, December 17, 2021, retrieved October 28, 2022
  15. ^ excuse me?, March 18, 2022, retrieved October 28, 2022
  16. ^ DAMN HOMIE (feat. Lil Yachty), May 13, 2022, retrieved October 28, 2022
  17. ^ Aint No Fun, August 3, 2022, retrieved October 28, 2022
  18. ^ Giig, August 12, 2022, retrieved October 28, 2022
  19. ^ 2much (YCO Jay Remix), December 17, 2021, retrieved November 26, 2022
  20. ^ 2much!, February 9, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  21. ^ 100 (yvngxchris Remix), February 14, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  22. ^ W – Single by Warren Hue & yvngxchris, March 25, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  23. ^ Boy of the Year by Warren Hue, July 29, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  24. ^ Big!, April 12, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  25. ^ Shoot!, April 12, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  26. ^ Nine!, April 14, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  27. ^ 2k42! (Open Verse Remix) – Single by Xelmiir & yvngxchris, May 30, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  28. ^ 2k42! (Open Verse Remix), May 30, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  29. ^ Jetlag! – Single by XELMIIR & yvngxchris, July 17, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  30. ^ Sliding – Single by 18iker & yvngxchris, August 20, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
  31. ^ Peroxide – Single by CHIBI LOL & yvngxchris, September 19, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2022
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