The teen who was by then known as Webbie began to release singles to urban radios and surprisingly received favorable response.

Together with Lil Boosie, he recorded several indie tapes and slowly became a commodity to rap scene. The rapper who was only 15 years old was signed to the recording house which was co-owned by the late rapper Pimp C of duo UGK. When urban music splashed its influence thicker in the nation, Gradney moved on with bigger label, Trill Entertainment. He was writing, having gigs and meeting important people that would later help him in launching his career. In life outside school, Gradney thrived on his rapping skill that he was signed by local label Get Money Boys by the age of 11. Teachers often gave him poor grades and he was often expelled for fights although he admittedly said that he cared about school so much. He was not the picture of a perfect student. His father and grandmother took turns in raising him, consequently leaving him to depend on himself in school works. Gradney moved on with his life, juggling his time between rapping and school. He would later recalled that his mother liked to dance to her favorite tunes and somehow introduced him to the kind of life with music. Unfortunately his mother Jocelyn who brought the music influence to him at the first place gave up her life to cancer when he was only 8 years old. Apt to his life condition, Gradney relates his personal issues being brought up in the tough part of the world to his music. He had a cousin from California who taught him how and introduced him to many 'gangsta' rappers who had set a name out there like Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, Eazy E, UGK and many more. Gradney however, was keen on developing his artistic side that is by starting to rap at the age of five. That's where I'm from, that's home.' When he moved to Glen Oaks few years later, it was not much a change for the area was also still considered 'harsh' for young kids. When I'm gone for too long, I be missin' it.

'But it's nice if you mind your own business. on Septemand reared in Rough Sherwood where its crime rate was ranked the second highest in the nation. Webbie's childhood was particularly hard for he was raised in a tough part of Baton Rouge, Lousiana.

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