Norman Berry(I)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
An articulate rap artist, actor and humanitarian. Chill E.B. was born
in Jacksonville, NC but spent most of his childhood in Germany.
Following high school Chill E.B. served in the US Army. Standing 6 foot
5 inches tall the Veteran received a basketball scholarship to Lon
Morris Junior College and East Texas State University. Realizing after
a few semesters that he wanted to pursue the arts, he moved to
California. Soon after, he released his first single "Freedom" on an
independent label. In 1993 Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles Record
Label released Chill E.B.'s EP Born Suspicious. The video of his song
"Menace To Society" from his Born Suspicious EP was played on rotation
across American television screens. Chill E.B. wrote "Menace To
Society", a story inspired by a 13-year-old boy who dealt drugs to help
feed his sister and mother, the song inspired a film of the same name a
year later (though the cut was not included on its soundtrack), his
song was also dubbed on two television films. The pro-survival rap
artist is also an accomplished voiceover talent and actor - Chill E.B.
appeared in the Warner Bros. movie Mad City, starred in adverts for
Sega, Double Rainbow Ice Cream, Partnership For Drug Free America,
Department Of Energy, Nike, Nickelodeon and most recently NBA.com.
Chill E.B. walked away from the music business in 1994, but returned to
the scene in 2009 after reinventing himself with the release of his
single "Y'all Busted". His single "Define Better" soon followed
grabbing the attention of celebrities John Travolta and Kelly Preston
who linked his video on their websites. Chill E.B. started his own
record label - Kathartic Music Group in 2008. He has been on an
international tour ever since 2010, bringing his music to 23+
countries.