Featuring the singles "Balla Baby" and "Don't Worry," the platinum-selling Powerballin' would become his first album for the label in 2004. A monetary dispute between the rapper and DTP would result in a supposed "beef" with Ludacris - Luda issued some terse words through a press release while Chingy claimed there was no animosity - and would end with the formation of Chingy's own Capitol imprint Slot-A-Lot. Released in July, his debut album Jackpot spawned two additional Top Five hits, "Holidae In" with Ludacris and Snoop Dogg, plus "One Call Away" with J/Weav. With Chingy's slow drawl and laid-back swagger, the track became the anthem for hot summer nights, peaking at number two on Billboard's Hot 100 while topping the magazine's Hot Rap Tracks chart. He would sign to DTP in 2003 and release "Right Thurr" on the label that same year. While on tour with Nelly in 2002, he met rapper and Disturbing Tha Peace labelhead Ludacris. Renamed Chingy after a slang term for a looking wealthy, he signed with Fo-Reel Entertainment, an artist management firm with local heroes Nelly and St.
on March 9, 1980, he began writing rhymes at the age of 10 and began rapping under the name of "H Thugs" during his teen years. Louis rapper Chingy spent two solid years in the limelight, releasing two platinum-selling albums while becoming a household name thanks to some television appearances and movie roles. Album DescriptionKicking off his career in 2003 with the massive hit "Right Thurr," St. See More Your browser does not support the audio element. Still, there are enough well-crafted songs on Jackpot to make it an entertaining listen from beginning to end, provided you skip past a few songs here and there. On the downside, the quality of the hooks sometimes doesn't match up to that of the beats, and Chingy himself lacks the substance to match his style. Credit largely goes to the Trak Starz, whose Neptunesque productions fill the album (they produce all but one song).
The remainder of Jackpot - especially "Holidae In," featuring both Ludacris and Snoop Dogg - is nearly as tailor-made for pop-rap appeal.
From the bouncy, bassy beats to the Southerrn dialect, and from the sexual overtones to the teen pop accessibility of the hook, "Right Thurr" is an instant party rap classic. The track borrows everything wonderful about Nelly's "Hot in Herre" smash hit from the summer before. Buy the album Starting at 14.79€Ī pop-rap sensation weeks before his debut album was even released, Chingy didn't really need a solid effort to move platinum-level units, as his massive breakthrough debut single, "Right Thurr," was certainly enough in itself. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
0 kommentar(er)
