Chingy’s Music- Hip Hop At Its Best

By Author: James Griffith
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Hip hop star Chingy is an American Hip hop artist famous for his cool rhymes; classic rap songs and cool Hip hop music videos. Born Howard Bailey, Jr. on March 9, 1980 in St. Louis, Missouri he had his first taste of fame with the release of his excellent debut album “Jackpot” in 2003. This excellent album featured high profile collaborations with Hip hop superstars Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Trina & Jermaine Dupri amongst others. The album also spawned the excellent singles & Hip hop music videos “Right Thurr”, “One Call Away” featuring J-Weav and the third official single release "Holidae In" featuring Snoop Dogg and Ludacris which featured another stunning Hip hop music video helping Chingy`s excellent debut album “Jackpot” debut at number 2 on the Billboard Album charts selling over three million copies in the United States. Chingy`s excellent Hip hop music videos for singles released from this album were also a huge hit on BET too.

Chingy released his highly anticipated sophomore album “Powerballin`” in 2004 and this excellent Chingy album again featured huge collaborations with some of the ...
... biggest stars in Hip hop and R&B music including R&B music legend Janet Jackson, Lil Wayne, Nate Dogg, Bun B, David Banner & R. Kelly. The album also spawned the excellent singles & Hip hop music videos “Balla Baby” and the hugely impressive “Don`t Worry” featuring Janet Jackson which featured another stunning Hip hop music video helping Chingy`s excellent sophomore album “Powerballin” to sell more than three million copies in the United States. Chingy`s excellent Hip hop music videos for singles released from this album also proved to be a huge hit with BET too.

Chingy released his third studio album “Hoodstar” in 2006 and this excellent Chingy album featured high profile collaborations with Hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, Jermaine Dupri, Mannie Fresh, Tyrese Gibson & Keri Hilson amongst others. The album also spawned the excellent singles & Hip hop music videos “Dem Jeans” featuring Jermaine Dupri and the hugely impressive “Pullin Me Back” featuring Tyrese which featured another stunning Hip hop music video helping Chingy`s excellent third studio album to debut at number 8 on the Billboard Album charts eventually selling more than two million copies in the United States. Chingy`s excellent Hip hop music videos for singles released from this album also proved to be a huge hit on BET too.

Chingy released his fourth studio album “Hate It Or Love It” in 2007 and this excellent Chingy album featured high profile collaborations with Hip hop superstar Rick Ross, Ludacris, plus R&B stars Trey Songz, Ameriie & Bobby V. The album also spawned the excellent singles & Hip hop music videos “Fly Like Me” featuring Ameriie and the second official single release “Gimme Dat” featuring Ludacris & Bobby V which featured another stunning Hip hop music video helping Chingy`s excellent fourth studio album “Hate It Or Love It” become another huge success on the charts selling 100,000 copies worldwide. Chingy`s excellent Hip hop music videos for singles released from this album were a huge hit on BET too.

Chingy is expected to release his highly anticipated fifth studio album in 2012. This highly anticipated disc is expected to feature several high profile collaborations with some of the biggest stars in Hip hop & R&B music. The album has already spawned the excellent singles & Hip hop music videos “Superhero” and the hugely infectious second single release “Paperman” which features another stunning Hip hop music video. Look out for the rapper to release further singles & Hip hop music videos in the next few months.

About the Author:

James Griffith is a freelance writer from London specialising in writing hiphop r&b music and uk grime music articles. Over the years he has developed an extensive knowledge of urban music and urban music artists and is considered one of the leading authorities on this subject. With a passion for Hip hop and R&B music since childhood, James Griffith brings great knowledge and a great understanding of this exciting music genre and his articles are both informative and entertaining too.