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Webb was raised in a Christian household by his mother Donna, grandmother Regina and step-grandfather John, where they often attended church together. He started off as the drummer in the church choir and went on to play drums and percussion in his elementary, middle, and high school bands. The family bought him drums and keyboards to practice on for home use.[1]

With years of experience on the drums, Webb transitioned to beat production. Many of the melodies and instrumentals used on the 2000 album Country Grammar were composed by Webb and Jay E. This was the last of Webb's contributions to music for nearly a decade, while incarcerated Webb continued to collect royalties. The St. Lunatics would rarely visit him but would make the effort for phone calls as the group was frequently touring at the time and the following year on the 2001 album Free City, the group paid homage to Webb by naming the album after him.[1]

In 2023, Webb performed "Hot In Herre" with Nelly at the 2023 Grammy Awards for the '50 Years of Hip-Hop' showcase.[3]

Webb was a small time marijuana dealer as a young adult. After quitting his job at a McDonald's in North County, Missouri, he had little money. Webb and a conspirator came up with the plan to pretend to sell marijuana to someone, intending to rob them instead.

On the night of April 15, 1999, after Webb had set up the meeting over the phone, he joined the partner in parking at a 7-Eleven convenience store around the corner from where the buyer lived. Webb’s partner then robbed the victim while Webb stayed in the car. The outcome of the robbery led to the victim only having $30 to offer. The victim was shot five times in the back, and suffered from lifelong intestinal issues and use of his left hand as a result of the altercation.

The local police force had questioned Webb's grandparents after the incident, and Nelly ended up taking Webb to the station to confess. Webb was charged with first degree robbery, one count of first degree assault, and two counts of armed criminal action. Despite only being a first time offender, the state of Missouri's law to serve out a minimum 85% of a sentence affected Webb. The gunman had not been charged as of 2001, two years after the incident, as he was masked and the weapon used went missing.[1]

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