''Homegrown'' is the second EP by American rapper

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. The EP was released on November 12, 2013 by his own label Homegrown Music and

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. The EP features a

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, and contains

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, DJ Burn One, Rich Kidd,

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among others. ''Homegrown'' was supported by the single "Down Right".

Background

Throughout the Northern Hemisphere Summer months of 2013, Webby non-stop recorded music for his upcoming projects. In mid-2013, Chris Webby signed a record deal with independent powerhouse

to release his new projects and his Homegrown record label. Following that Webby revealed that he was working on an EP and his debut studio album, which he said will "highlight his transformation from a rapper to an artist." Upon release of the first single in August 2013, the EP was announced to be titled, ''Homegrown'', and released digitally on October 29, 2013. Webby explained the title saying, "It is also my label, Homegrown Music Group. But in general, it is pretty much a word that represents my entire career as a whole. It’s been very organic, it’s been super homegrown. I am still here living in Connecticut. Of course, it also has the herbal references." On September 4, 2013, Webby released the cover artwork to ''Homegrown''. On October 24, 2013, Webby revealed that the EP's release had been pushed back to November 12, 2013 due to sample clearance issues. Upon revealing the track list, Webby revealed a

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, DJ Burn One, Rich Kidd,

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Promotion

On April 20, 2013, Chris Webby released the music video for "Turnt Up" featuring

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. The song was originally meant to be featured on the EP, but could not be due to sample clearance issues. On August 28, 2013, the EP's first single "Down Right" was released to iTunes. Chris Webby also released various left-over tracks leading up the EPs release including, the

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featuring "Look At My Name", "Pieces of My Life" and "Blue Skies" (featuring Anna Yvette, produced by Alex 'AK' Kresovich). On October 29, 2013, the EP was made available for pre-order on iTunes. On November 6, 2013, Webby released "Do Like Me" produced by

as the album's first

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. The EP was made available for free streaming on DJBooth.net on November 11, 2013, the day before its release. Following the release of ''Homegrown'', Webby went on the Homegrown Music Winter Tour in promotion of the EP.

Track listing

Chart positions

References

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