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Houston Press - Found Jun. 18, 2009
... found at Bonnaroo http://bit.ly/muhdT' So are we, waysidedrive: 'I am soooooooo ready for a nap.' Travel update from chamillionaire: 'Landed...

Posted on June 18, 2009, 4:35 am

Chamillionaire Addresses Retirement

MaleFirst Mens Magazine - Found Jun. 10, 2009
Rapper Chamillionaire has shot down rumours he's hanging up his microphone, insisting reports he's retiring from music have been greatly exaggerated.

Posted on June 10, 2009, 9:49 am

Rapper Chamillionaire Shoots Down Retirement Rumors

Post Chronicle - Found Jun. 12, 2009
Rapper Chamillionaire has shot down rumors he's hanging up his microphone, insisting reports he's retiring from music have been greatly exaggerated. ...

Posted on June 12, 2009, 4:50 am

*EXCLUSIVE* Chamillionaire says he's not retiring

Examiner.com - Found Jun. 5, 2009
Chamillionaire shuts the rumors down. Chamillionaire who is known for his gifted lyrical flow and his sometimes political lyrics released a ...

Posted on June 5, 2009, 5:17 am

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SOHH - Found Jun. 5, 2009
The music should fit together and not sound like it's all over the place.' (Chamillionaire's MySpace)

Posted on June 5, 2009, 8:06 am

Tunes: Chamillionaire, Yung LA headline Power Jam at Wet 'N' Wild

El Paso Times - Found May. 15, 2009
Top 15 song in the country, or Chamillionaire, who has had three successful songs on our station,' she said. In addition to Chamillionaire, the...

Posted on May 15, 2009, 7:37 am

Michael Jackson Liked Pooling Around

EOnline.com - Found Jun. 29, 2009
They'd say he was just one of those people who appreciated simple things,' Chamillionaire told us yesterday at the BET Awards.

Posted on June 29, 2009, 4:37 am

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Nigeria Guardian - Found Jun. 29, 2009
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Posted on June 29, 2009, 11:22 am

Michael Jackson's Missing Doctor ID'd

TMZ - Found Jun. 26, 2009
... where Paul Wall and Chamillionaire are from.. I would NOT be surprised if he wasn't a Dr. Feelgood to the hiphop/music world.
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Five Spot: Just Your Average Everyday Street Gangsta

Houston Press - Found Jun. 26, 2009
No doubt, the biggest obstruction to Ocean of Funk's rise to Ridin' Dirty status (UGK not Chamillionaire, although we suppose either way you...

Posted on June 26, 2009, 12:36 pm

Chamillionaire Biography

Chamillionaire
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Chamillionaire
In Stanford, California in July 2008.
In Stanford, California in July 2008.
Background information
Birth name Hakeem Seriki
Born November 28, 1979 (1979-11-28) (age 29)
Washington, D.C., United States
Origin Houston, Texas, United States
Genre(s) Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, record executive, entrepreneur
Years active 1998–present
Label(s) Chamillitary, Universal, Bibian Corp.
Associated acts The Color Changin' Click
Website www.chamillionaire.com

Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979)1, better known by his stage name Chamillionaire, is an American rapper and singer and CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. He stated that his aim is to prove that the South can produce quality lyricists. He is also a hook writer and usually sings and harmonizes with himself (using multi-tracked vocals) on his own hooks. Chamillionaire is a founder and original member of The Color Changin' Click.1 In 2007, he won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for his number-one single "Ridin'", a number-one hit in the United States for two weeks in 2006.2 He is a former artist on Michael 5000 Watts' Swishahouse label.1

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Early life

Seriki was born in Washington and later moved to Houston, Texas.1 when he was still a child. His father was a Muslim Nigerian immigrant and his mother was an African American Christian.3 He attended Eisenhower High School and transferred to Jersey Village High School to play in its basketball program, which he believed to be better than that of the former school.4 He appeared on Fox 26 morning news in 1994 before becoming a rapper and he held numerous jobs, including stocking trucks and transporting blood and urine for a medical lab.5

Music career

Beginnings

Chamillionaire stated that he has been recording mixtapes since January 2, 1998.6 Seriki's stage name Chamillionaire is a portmanteau of "chameleon" and "millionaire")7 While self-promoting at an event, Seriki and fellow rapper Paul Wall met Michael "5000" Watts, a popular mixtape DJ from northern Houston. After proposing to do promotions for Watts's company Swishahouse, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall came to Watts's studio and convinced Watts to allow them to freestyle on an intro to Watts's radio show on Houston hip-hop radio station KBXX-FM. Watts, who himself was convinced to rap on the record, enjoyed the freestyle so much that he put the verses on one of his mixtapes. Soon, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall became regular staples on Houston's mixtape circuit, appeared on several of Watts's mixtapes, and became permanent members of Swishahouse.8 Chamillionaire and Paul Wall soon started their own group, The Color Changin' Click. In 2002, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall collaborated for the album Get Ya Mind Correct, would go on to sell over 150,000 copies.1 The Source magazine nominated the album for independent album of the year in 2002.6

2005–2006: The Sound of Revenge

Chamillionaire's first major solo release The Sound of Revenge was released through Chamillitary Entertainment and Universal Records in November 2006. The album debuted and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States.9 The album's lead single was "Turn It Up", featuring Lil' Flip produced by Scott Storch, followed by "Ridin'", featuring Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony produced by Play-N-Skillz; "Ridin'" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.10 Its video also was named "Best Rap Video" in the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.11 Comedic performer "Weird Al" Yankovic made a parody of the song, titled "White and Nerdy", for his own album Straight Outta Lynwood.12 The third single from the album was "Grown and Sexy".10

Additionally, the bonus track "Grind Time" was featured in the video game NBA Live '06.13 The album was certified platinum by the RIAA, and a chopped and screwed version, screwed by OG Ron C, was released in February 2006.14 Guest appearances for the album included Lil' Flip, Natalie, Krayzie Bone, Bun B, Lil Wayne, Pastor Troy, Killer Mike, Scarface, and his brother Rasaq.

In January 2006, Chamillionaire entered a feud with BCD Music Group, a company that used to distribute his music, as BCD claimed that Chamillionaire was making slanderous remarks about the company in his songs. Consequently, Shila Mitra, a partner of BCD, fueled the feud further with her own diss track.15 Later in 2006, Chamillionaire was featured in the singles "Get Up" by Ciara, "That Girl" by Frankie J, "Bet That" by Trick Daddy, "King Kong" by Jibbs, and "Doe Boy Fresh" by Three Six Mafia in 2007. Chamillitary Mane

2007–2008: Ultimate Victory

Chamillionaire (left) with MC Hammer and Mistah F.A.B. in July 24, 2008.

To promote his new album, Chamillionaire released Mixtape Messiah 3 as a prelude to his new album on July 18, 2007 at exactly 11pm Eastern Time on his website. Chamillionaire released his second mainstream album Ultimate Victory on September 18, 2007. Ultimate Victory was made without a single profanity said by Chamillionaire. Guest appearances included UGK, Krayzie Bone, Lil Wayne, Famous aka. Lil' Ken, Tony Henry, Devin the Dude and Lloyd. The first single was "Hip Hop Police", featuring Slick Rick, which both Chamillionaire and Slick Rick performed on the CBS television network program Late Show with David Letterman on September 14, 2007.16 The following single is "The Evening News."

Chamillionaire recently signed back to Chamillitary Entertainment the rapper Yung Ro, a former member The Color Changin' Click, but released him from Chamillitary Entertainment shortly after. His artist Famous released his debut on Chamillitary titled "Money, Power, and Fame". Chamillionaire will release the Tony Henry R&B project through the label Chamillitary Soul.17

Mixtape Messiah 4, the fourth title in Chamillionaire's Mixtape Messiah series, was initially set for release on December 18, 200718, but was released on August 27, 2008.19

2008–present: Final mixtape, third album

In November 2008, Chamillionaire announced his plans for his third album, Venom, for release in early 2009.20 His fifth installment in the Mixtape Messiah series was to be a "prelude" to Venom.21 The first single of "Venom" was "Creepin' (Solo)", which featured Ludacris and reached #1 on the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. He announced that Mixtape Messiah 7 would be his final mixtape and that he cancelled Venom to create different material for his third album.2223

Other ventures

Chamillionaire is also known for his business ventures outside of Rap. Chamillionaire owns Houston based auto dealer Fly Rydes which he co-owns with his business partner, Ernest. The car dealership designs, rents, and sells cars to corporations and individuals. Chamillionaire also owns a tour bus company; and owns his record label, Chamillitary Entertainment. He has also become interested in real estate marketing. 5

Discography

Main article: Chamillionaire discography

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Chamillionaire

References

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  2. ^ "Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group". Grammy.com. 2007. http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_show/list.aspx#07. Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 
  3. ^ Adaso, Henry (2007). "Chamillionaire". About.com. http://rap.about.com/od/artists/p/Chamillionaire.htm. 
  4. ^ Gabriel, Robert (2006-01-13). "Ain't Nobody Real but Me". The Austin Chronicle. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:323603. Retrieved on 2008-12-27. 
  5. ^ a b "Chamillionaire - Bio". Chamillionaire.com. 2007. http://www.chamillionaireonline.com/bio.asp. Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 
  6. ^ a b Burnett, John (2005). "Chamillionaire - Doing It My Way". NobodySmiling.com. http://www.nobodysmiling.com/hiphop/interview/85353.php. Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 
  7. ^ Salt, Limara (2007). ""Not a Criminal" - Review". UKMusic.com. http://www.ukmusic.com/reviews/hip-hop-and-rnb/chamillionaire-feat.-kelis-not-a-criminal.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-02. 
  8. ^ "Chamillionaire - The Sound of Revenge". MusicRemedy.com. 2005. http://www.musicremedy.com/c/Chamillionaire/album/The_Sound_of_Revenge-1802.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-02. 
  9. ^ "Chamillionaire - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. 2007. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=CHAMILLIONAIRE&sql=11:g9fyxqtaldke~T5. Retrieved on 2008-02-02. 
  10. ^ a b "Chamillionaire - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. 2007. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=CHAMILLIONAIRE&sql=11:g9fyxqtaldke~T51. Retrieved on 2008-02-02. 
  11. ^ Montgomery, James (2006-09-01). "Underdog Night At The VMAs: Panic, Gnarls, Blunt, Chamillionaire Win Big". http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1539952/20060831/index.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-02-02. 
  12. ^ Jeffries, David (2006). ""Straight Outta Lynwood" - Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gcfoxqtdldje. Retrieved on 2008-02-02. 
  13. ^ "NBA Live 06 Soundtrack". IGN. 2005-09-13. http://music.ign.com/articles/650/650620p1.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-02. 
  14. ^ Kellman, Andy (2006). ""The Sound of Revenge [Screwed & Chopped] - Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39fpxqudldte. Retrieved on 2008-02-02. 
  15. ^ Rashbaum, Alyssa (2006-01-06). "Chamillionaire Sparks Beef with Soccer Mom". http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2006/01/chamillionaire_sparks_beef_with_soccer_mom/. Retrieved on 2008-02-02. 
  16. ^ McIntee, Michael Z. (2007-09-14). "Friday, September 14, 2007 - Show #2816". The Wahoo Gazette. CBS. http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/wahoo/index/php/20070914.phtml. Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 
  17. ^ ThatsHiphop.com - » CHAMILLIONAIRE: Expanding His Brand
  18. ^ Adaso, Henry (2007-11-21). "Chamillionaire Returns with Mixtape Messiah 4". About.com. http://rap.about.com/b/2007/11/21/chamillionaire-set-to-release-mixtape-messiah-4.htm. Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 
  19. ^ "Chamillionaire.com". http://www.chamillionaire.com/. Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 
  20. ^ Universal Records (2008-11-20). Platinum Rapper Chamillionaire Readies for Third Major Label Release with Chamillitary/Universal.... Press release. http://www.allbusiness.com/media-telecommunications/movies-sound-recording/11697626-1.html. 
  21. ^ Koroma, Salima (2009-11-10). "Chamillionaire Plans Mixtape Messiah 5 And Venom". HipHopDX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8057/title.chamillionaire-plans-mixtape-messiah-5-and-venom. Retrieved on 2009-06-20. 
  22. ^ Chamillionaire (2009-06-03). "A moment of clarity......". MySpace. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=4789608&blogId=492857599. Retrieved on 2009-06-20. 
  23. ^ Chamillionaire (2009-06-05). "No retirement...". MySpace. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=4789608&blogId=493153078. Retrieved on 2009-06-20. 

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Chamillionaire
Studio albums
Collaborations
Get Ya Mind Correct · Controversy Sells · Chamillitary · Big Business · Money, Power, and Fame
Compilations
Best of... Continued · Greatest Hits 2 · Best Of… Continued Part 2
Mixtapes
Chamillitary · Mixtape Messiah · Houston We Have a Problem · The Truth · Tippin' Down 2005 · Late Summer 2k5 · Whut It Dew · Big Business · Man on Fire · Mixtape Messiah 2 · Da Bottom Vol. 2 · Mixtape Messiah 3 · Mixtape Messiah 4 · Mixtape Messiah 5 · Hangin' Wit Mr. Koopa · Mixtape Messiah 6 · King Koopa (Southern Royalty) · I Am Legend (Greatest Verses) · Mixtape Messiah 7
Singles
"Turn It Up" · "Ridin'" · "Grown and Sexy" · "Hip Hop Police" · "Won't Let You Down" · "Creepin' (Solo)"
Featured singles
"Draped Up" · "Get Up" · "That Girl" · "Bet That" · "King Kong" · "Doe Boy Fresh" · "I Know U Want That"
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