14 Facts About Benji Webbe

Clive John "Benji" Webbe was born on 11 March 1967 and is a Welsh singer, best known as the lead vocalist for the reggae metal band Skindred.

Benji Webbe has featured on albums by Bullet for My Valentine, Soulfly, The Alarm, and Punk Rock Factory.

Clive John Benji Webbe was born on 11 March 1967 in Newport to Caribbean parents.

Benji Webbe's father was brought to the UK on the Windrush ship which brought one of the first groups of West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom.

Benji Webbe's father arrived in Manchester where he struggled to find a job and moved to Wales instead.

Benji Webbe became an orphan at the age of 13 and was raised by his older brother in Newport.

Benji Webbe was involved in drug dealing, but turned his life around with music.

Benji Webbe first came to prominence with Dub War, releasing two studio albums, Pain and Wrongside of Beautiful.

Benji Webbe left Earache after they refused to let him record a solo album, which was intended to move to a more hip-hop sound.

In 2015, Benji Webbe released his debut solo album, a purely reggae album entitled I Haven't Been Nicking in Ages, produced by Monsta Boy.

Benji Webbe has been performing intermittently with the reformed Mass Mental and in 2015, Dub War.

In 2018, commemorating Black History Month in the United Kingdom, Benji Webbe was included on a list of 100 "Brilliant, Black and Welsh" people.

In 2020, Benji Webbe unveiled a new studio project with Dub War bassist Richie Glover, entitled Diamond Spider.

Benji Webbe has four children with his ex-wife and 19 grandchildren.