Yvngxchris

Christian Eugene Williams (born November 21, 2004), known professionally as yvngxchris (stylized in lowercase; pronounced as "Young Chris"), is an American rapper from Virginia. He first gained traction after his 2021 song "Blood On The Leaves" which received traction on TikTok.^[2] He was formerly signed to Columbia Records. As of 2024, he streams on Twitch under the username of yvngxchristucka.^[3]

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Williams in 2024.
Background information
Born	Christian Eugene Williams[1] (2004-11-21) November 21, 2004 (age 21) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Origin	Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop trap plugg
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Columbia

Early life

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. He later moved to Chesapeake, Virginia, where he was raised in a "nice middle class home".^[4] Growing up, Williams played multiple sports, he played basketball, football, and ran track.^[5]

Career

In 2017, Williams began to rap after being influenced by his father playing hip-hop music around him. During this time, Christian chose to record his music via iPhone earbuds.^[2] In October 2020, Williams first came to light with the popularity of his song "Kyrie Irving!" on TikTok.^[5] In January 2022, he released his most popular song "Off the Leash" with tana and Luiss.^[6] In August 2022, he released an EP titled Virality, which included appearances from Lil Yachty, DC the Don, and XLOVCLO.^[7] On April 30, 2024, Williams, along with Pusha T, and Khi Infinite released their freestyle for Red Bull Spiral, they were featured on the first episode of Season 2.^[8] In an interview with DJ Small Eyez, Williams stated how he had a fallout with Columbia Records, stating how he felt like he was a "puppet" under the label, due to that issue, Williams claimed how he "ghosted" the label and never got back with them. Around the same time, he also dropped his management with Dre The Mayor and Pusha T.^[9]

Personal life

Williams cited how his inspirations growing up were XXXTentacion,^[10] Comethazine, and Lil Wayne, which he got from his dad.^[5]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Virality[11]	Released: August 19, 2022[12] Label: Columbia Records Format: Digital download, streaming

Collaborative extended plays

Title	EP details
Nothing New (with Yxng Kelo)[13]	Released: May 31, 2021 Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Bitch I'm Joe Biden"[14]	2021	Non-album singles
"Extravagant"
"Excuse Me?"	2022
"Damn Homie" (featuring Lil Yachty)[15]		Virality
"Ain't No Fun"
"Giig"
"QuikkSkope"[16] (featuring DC The Don)[3]
"SHIMMY" (featuring DC The Don)	2024	Non-album single

Collaborative singles

Title	Year	Album
"2much" (YCO Jay Remix)[17] (with YCO Jay)	2021	Non-album singles
"2much!"[18] (with Lil Burnt Ketchup)	2022
"100" (Yvngxchris Remix)[19] (with Yung Carnage)
"W" (with Yvngxchris) (with Warren Hue)[20]		Boy of the Year (by Warren Hue)
"Big!" (with Acjxck)		Non-album singles
"Shoot!" (with Acjxck)
"Nine!" (with Ajxck)
"2k42!" (Open Verse Remix) (with Xelmiir & Mathiastyner)
"Jetlag!" (with Xelmiir)
"Sliding" (with 18iker)
"Peroxide" (with Chibi LOL)