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Chingy
Howard Earl Bailey Jr. (born March 9, 1980), known professionally as Chingy, is an American rapper. Chingy grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and began rapping in his late teens. He toured as an opening act with Nelly in the summer of 2002 and then became a protégé of Ludacris, who signed him to his newly formed Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP) record label. The rapper's 2003 summer debut single, "Right Thurr", put him on the musical map as a good-time rapper who specialized in catchy, club-friendly beats and simplistic lyrics delivered in a sing-song, nursery rhyme style. Chingy's 2003 debut album, ''Jackpot (Chingy album), Jackpot'', sold three million copies, thanks to the boost from "Right Thurr". A second album, ''Powerballin''', was released in 2004 to mixed reviews, and his 2006 release ''Hoodstar'' spawned the hit singles "Pullin' Me Back" (featuring Tyrese Gibson) and "Dem Jeans" (featuring Jermaine Dupri). In 2007, his fourth album, ''Hate It or Love It (album), Hate It or Lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right Thurr
"Right Thurr" is a song by American rapper Chingy. It was co-written and produced by St. Louis production team The Trak Starz. It was released on April 14, 2003, by Capitol Records, Priority Records, and Disturbing tha Peace as the debut single from his debut album, ''Jackpot'' (2003). The song received positive reviews from critics, who praised the production and Chingy's addictive delivery. "Right Thurr" stayed at number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for five non-consecutive weeks, giving Chingy his first of three top-five hits on that chart. It also became a number-one hit on the Hot Rap Songs chart for four weeks and peaked at numbers two and five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Mainstream Top 40 charts, respectively. The song reached number one in New Zealand and peaked within the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and the United Kingdom. It was certified gold in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Jess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackpot (Chingy Album)
''Jackpot'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Chingy. Sales of the album achieved Double Platinum in the US. It was released on July 15, 2003, by Capitol Records, The Trak Starz's Trak Starz imprint, and Ludacris's Disturbing Tha Peace. Anchored by the smash single "Right Thurr", this album also had two other hits, "Holidae In" featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg, and " One Call Away" featuring J-Weav. The album was produced by the Trak Starz except for "Bagg Up", which was produced by Da Quiksta. The enhanced version of the album features the uncut video of "Right Thurr". Critical reception ''Jackpot'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics who drew comparisons to fellow St. Louis rapper Nelly. Roni Sarig of ''Rolling Stone'' praised the record for its mixture of different U.S. regions from hip-hop, concluding with, "Taken all together, ''Jackpot'' is short on depth, but it's a ride with some hitworthy moments and plenty of bounce." Steve 'Flash' Juon of ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trak Starz
The Trak Starz are an American hip hop songwriting and record production duo from St. Louis, composed of Alonzo "Zo" Lee Jr. and Shamar "Sham" Daugherty. Biography Credited with helping establish St. Louis in the hip-hop community, the Trak Starz quickly developed a reputation as one of the rap industry's marquee production teams. Prior to forming The Trak Starz in 2000, Sham and Zo had known each other for over 7 years. Zo played in numerous reggae and funk bands including Reggae At Will and Dr. Zhivegas, while Sham was in a group called Out of Order. Zo also utilized his keyboard skills to produce tracks for various regional rappers. After producing a few tracks for Sham's Out of Order group the two began producing together, forming The Trak Starz. Soon after, the newly formed partners produced an album for Da Hol’ 9, a group that was signed to MCA Records. They also received production credits on albums for Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Krayzie Bone and Tyrese, as well as producing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powerballin'
''Powerballin is the second studio album by the rapper Chingy, released on November 16, 2004, through Capitol Records and Chingy's Slot-A-Lot label. The album entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 172 with first week sales of 7,000 copies in the US, but then climbed to number 10 with another 120,000 copies sold in the following week. It has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipping over a million copies in the US. The song "I Do" was used in the video game '' Need for Speed: Underground 2''. Critical reception ''Powerballin'' received mixed reviews from music critics who noted at Chingy's attempt to replicate the success he had with ''Jackpot''. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59, based on 9 reviews. Toshitaka Kondo of ''Vibe'' said that despite the middling lyrical content, he commended the instrumental flourishes and contributions of the featured artists found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoodstar
''Hoodstar'' is the third studio album by the hip hop artist Chingy, following the release of ''Powerballin'''. Released on September 19, 2006, the disc is split into two sides with different musical styles. While the "Hood" segment has the tracks "Hands Up" and "Cadillac Door", "Star" has more uptempo and club-oriented tracks like "Brand New Kicks" and "Dem Jeans". The guest features are by Three 6 Mafia, Chopper and Chingy's cousin Young Spiffy. The album was produced by Jermaine Dupri, Timbaland, the Trak Starz, Mannie Fresh, Mr. Collipark and the dance group Hoodstarz, among others. The album entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 9 with first week sales of 77,000 copies in the US. It was certified Gold by RIAA for shipping over 500,000 copies in the US. Singles The first official single was "Pullin' Me Back", featuring the R&B singer/actor Tyrese. The second single was "Dem Jeans", featuring Jermaine Dupri. Critical reception ''Hoodstar'' garnered mixed reviews from musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pullin' Me Back
"Pullin' Me Back" is a song by American rapper Chingy, released as the first single from his third album ''Hoodstar''. The song features actor/R&B singer Tyrese singing the chorus with production by Jermaine Dupri. The track employs a synthesized sample of SWV's 1998 single " Rain" (which itself sampled Jaco Pastorius's "Portrait of Tracy") The video was retired on 106 & Park after being on the countdown for 65 days. The song peaked at number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it his fourth and final top ten single. It peaked at number one on the R&B chart, where it was his first number-one single. The music video features America's Next Top Model cycle 3 runner-up Yaya DaCosta. Commercial performance "Pullin' Me Back" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the week of July 1, 2006 at number 86. Three months later, it entered the top 10 by moving six spots from number 15 to its peak at number nine, the week of October 7, 2006. It stayed on the chart for twenty weeks. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dem Jeans
"Dem Jeans" is a song by American rapper Chingy. It's the second and final single off his third album ''Hoodstar'' (2006). The song is produced by and features rapper Jermaine Dupri. The song peaked at number 59 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, his first single to not reach the top 40 on that chart. It did better on the Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts respectively. Bun B & David Banner made cameo appearances in the promotional video. "Dem Jeans" was heard on the 100th episode of "CSI: Miami," the fourth episode of the fourth season of "The O.C." and in the 2007 film ''Norbit In electronics, the NORBIT family of modules is a very early form (since 1960) of digital logic developed by Philips (and also provided through and Mullard) that uses modules containing discrete components to build logic function blocks in resis ...''. Commercial performance "Dem Jeans" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the week of November 18, 2006 at number 93. It peaked at number 59 on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fly Like Me
"Fly Like Me" is a song by American rapper Chingy. It is the first single from his fourth album ''Hate It or Love It'' (2007). It features singer Amerie and has, in Chingy's words, a "mainstream feel" similar to that of the 2005 single " Pimpin' All Over the World" by rapper Ludacris, who was originally to have been featured on the song alongside singer Rihanna. The song was released on November 13, 2007 but was a commercial failure as it stalled at number 89 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, however it went to number 40 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.Crosley, Hillary"Chingy Drops Ludacris Beef, Inks With Island Def Jam" ''Billboard''. August 2, 2007. From October 12, "Fly like Me" was available for streaming on Def Jam Recordings' official website. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hate It Or Love It (album)
''Hate It or Love It'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper Chingy. It was released on December 18, 2007, by Disturbing tha Peace, Slot-A-Lot Records and Def Jam South Recordings.Kevin C. JohnsonChingy's Changes''STLtoday'', June 3, 2007 (Accessed January 9, 2008) On the United States edition, it was released as with a bonus DVD the Movie for "Fly Like Me". The mixtape the movie was also released in Japan (limited - not on amazon.com or amazon.co.uk), with two bonus tracks: "Hate it or love it part 3 (Skit) and "I like When" featuring Lloyd . This is the first Chingy's album that was not to be released in the United Kingdom. Chart performance The album entered at number 84 on the ''Billboard'' 200, with first-week sales of 30,000 copies in the United States, making it Chingy's lowest-charting album in his career. Singles *The first official radio single was "Fly Like Me" featuring Amerie Amerie Mi Marie Nicholson ( Rogers; born January 12, 1980) is an American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disturbing Tha Peace
Disturbing tha Peace Records (DTP) is an American record label founded by Ludacris, Jeff Dixon, and Chaka Zulu. History Beginnings Disturbing tha Peace was founded in 1998 by Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, manager Chaka Zulu, and Zulu's brother Jeff Dixon. The record label started as an independent label and was created to serve as an outlet for musicians hailing from the “Dirty South” especially for Ludacris who at the time failed to get a major label record deal. Incorporating all aspects of A&R Guidance, Marketing/Publicity, Promotions, Creative Sponsorship Opportunities, Touring and Performance set-up, and Long-term Artist Development. That same year the label released Ludacris' independent album ''Incognegro'' which it sold more than 50,000 copies that Ludacris sold himself out of the trunk of his car. Also that same year the Atlanta-based rapper caught his big break when he signed to The Island Def Jam Music Group's newly established Southern rap subsidiary, Def Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disturbing Tha Peace
Disturbing tha Peace Records (DTP) is an American record label founded by Ludacris, Jeff Dixon, and Chaka Zulu. History Beginnings Disturbing tha Peace was founded in 1998 by Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, manager Chaka Zulu, and Zulu's brother Jeff Dixon. The record label started as an independent label and was created to serve as an outlet for musicians hailing from the “Dirty South” especially for Ludacris who at the time failed to get a major label record deal. Incorporating all aspects of A&R Guidance, Marketing/Publicity, Promotions, Creative Sponsorship Opportunities, Touring and Performance set-up, and Long-term Artist Development. That same year the label released Ludacris' independent album ''Incognegro'' which it sold more than 50,000 copies that Ludacris sold himself out of the trunk of his car. Also that same year the Atlanta-based rapper caught his big break when he signed to The Island Def Jam Music Group's newly established Southern rap subsidiary, Def Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Success & Failure
''Success & Failure'' is the fifth studio album by rapper Chingy, it was released on September 7, 2010. The project can be downloaded on ITunes, Amazon Music, Google Play Music. Track listing The track listing was confirmed by Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It has been referred to as "one of the most influential economi .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Success and Failure 2010 albums Albums produced by Big Hollis Chingy albums Real Talk Entertainment albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |