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Chester P
Chester P in 2023
Background information
Born	Joey Coombes (1976-06-21) 21 June 1976 (age 50)
Origin	Canonbury, London, England
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1992–present
Label	Music From The Corner
Member of	Task Force
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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 Hackenbush's style has been noted as 'psychedelic', and has been described as the influences to many^[who?] artists since 1993. He has been described as one of the pioneering UK hip hop artists who has shaped the scene of the art form.^{[citation needed]}

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]}