Rowdy Rebel

Chad Marshall (born November 24, 1991), known professionally as Rowdy Rebel, is an American rapper. He is a member of the Brooklyn-based GS9 collective, formed by hometown rapper Bobby Shmurda.

Early life Marshall grew up in a neighborhood known as "the 90s" in Brooklyn's East Flatbush area. People in his neighborhood referred to him as "rowdy" as a child, which is the genesis for his stage name. Many members of GS9 (including Shmurda) originated in the same East Flatbush locale. He is of Barbadian descent.

Career

Marshall achieved fame in 2014 with the rise of his GS9 cohort, Bobby Shmurda. Marshall was featured on a remix of Shmurda's hit single "Hot Nigga" alongside like Fabolous, Jadakiss, Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, and Yo Gotti. which was featured on GS9's Shmoney Shmurda (Shmixtape). In October 2014, he released a single entitled "Beam Jawn" which did not include any features from the GS9 crew or other artists.

In June 2020, he was featured on the single "Make It Rain" by the late rapper Pop Smoke, marking his first music release in three years. The track debuted at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Marshall's first charting single.

Following his release from prison in December 2020, Rowdy was interviewed by Complex and revealed that he was planning on releasing music straight away, however his team convinced him to work more on a forthcoming full-length project, possibly titled Rowdy vs. Rebel. He also stated that he is still signed to Epic Records.

On February 12, 2021, Rowdy Rebel released the single "Jesse Owens", featuring Canadian rapper Nav.

Rowdy Rebel has released three major projects since 2021, 'Rebel vs. Rowdy' in 2022, 'Splash Brothers', with Fetty Luciano, in 2023, and, most recently, 'Back Outside'.

In August 2025, Marshall was arrested in Los Angeles for alleged gun law violations.

Legal issues On December 17, 2014, Marshall was arrested by the NYPD for conspiracy, attempted murder, attempted assault, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon. Bobby Shmurda and 13 others associated with GS9 were also arrested for various charges including drug dealing. Marshall pleaded not guilty to all charges. He pleaded guilty in exchange for a deal that sentenced him to 6–7 years in prison. Due to time served awaiting his trial, Marshall was given almost two years credit for time served. Rebel had a parole hearing scheduled for August 2020, which approved his release in December 2020. Marshall was released from prison after serving 6 years on December 15, 2020. To celebrate his release, fellow rapper Young Thug gave him a YSL chain.

Released: July 15, 2022 Label: Epic Format: LP, digital download, streaming 6

Mixtapes + List of mixtapes, with year released Title Mixtape detailsShmoney Shmurda (with GS9) Released: July 8, 2014

Format: Digital download, streaming Remain Silent Released: August 7, 2015 Label: GS9 Format: Digital download, streamingShmoney Keeps Calling Released: January 1, 2016

Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist Title Year Certifications Album "Beam Jawn" 2014 Shmoney Keeps Calling "Computers"(featuring Bobby Shmurda) RIAA: Gold Shmoney Shmurda "She All About That Shmoney"(featuring Bobby Shmurda and Too Short) 2015 Shmoney Keeps Calling "Figi Shots" 2016 "Re Route" 2021 "Jesse Owens" (featuring Nav) "9 Bridge" "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album US USR&B/HH CAN IRE NZHot SWI UK "#FREEDA9" 2017———————Corner Stories "Make It Rain" 2020 49 21 35 86 11 84 73Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon "Whoopty NYC" 2021———————Loyalty Over Royalty "Shmoney"———————

Other charted songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUS USR&B/HH CAN "Came and Saw" 2021 66 29 76 Slime Language 2