Chamillionaire feat. Slim Thug, Lil Keke, Paul Wall, Trae, Bun B, Z-Ro, Pimp C.
Universal Records should be ashamed of itself for letting Koopa down on Ultimate Victory. That album is filled with gems, like this one, that people may never get to hear because of label politics.
[Props to Khal]
Chamillionaire brought his former nemesis Paul Wall onstage for a reunion performance yesterday. Cham was headlining this year’s BET College Concert at TSU (Texas Southern University), and decided to surprise fans with a powerful rendition of the CCC (That’s Color Changin’ Click for the uninitiated) classic “In Love with My Money.” What’s iller than two grown men putting their differences aside and moving on with life?
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It must feel good to have to perform your single live on air without worrying about bleeping out cuss words in between breaths.
::Shout out to ENVY for the Koopa cover story.
The “Ridin’” duo and producers Play-N-Skillz reunite on “Bill Collecta”. Btw, Ultimate Victory > everything else you’ve downloaded all week.
For his sophomore LP, Cham bypassed the big league producers and opted for a dime-a-dozen Kane Beatz assortment instead. And you damn right Weezyanna is on this album too. I’m starting to think that all rap albums are required (by the labels) to have at least one Weezy joint these days.
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“Nsync. Making The Band. Milli Vanilli have just broken up.”
Cham debuted a portion of this banger along with the “Hip-Hop Police” video. Alas, the full version is even more interesting.
Ultimate Victory is still slated for September 18th. Chamillionaire vs. Havoc. It’s on!
Chamillionaire - Hip-Hop Police
Chamillionaire - Evening News
Cham got 99 problems but Bob O’Wildy ain’t one.
In the 9-minute 2-part clip, Koopa plays three different characters: Hal Sharpless (hip-hop cop), Bob O’Wildy (news anchor), and Cashus Burns (reporter). Slick Rick will be in on the fun, playing Detective Jeffrey Jackson. They dropped plenty of clues with all those names, but I’m not too sure about Cashus Burns.
One thing, “When did BET start playing music videos again?”
I don’t know how this interview managed to slip past me but it’s definitely worth a read. He talks about the concept behind Ultimate Victory, his ringtone hustle, vibing with Lloyd for 3 hours (pause), and beefs in hip-hop.
Complex: Who do you think’s pushing the “beef” envelope in rap nowadays?
Chamillionaire: Well, I mean the corporations really just do it because they make money off it. They’re gonna make money off it, they’re gonna keep on doing whatever’s making them money, but it’s not them, it’s the actual artists that are sitting there arguing over nonsense and don’t even realize it. People are like, ‘Oh, well we got to do this to sell records.’ Or people kind of make up little beef and arguments because they think it brings more hype. But if you look at it nowadays, they’re not really even selling records like that. That doesn’t really help you sell records. It might get you a little more exposure, but it still doesn’t sell the records. The music just got to be that. You can’t really fool the audience. I don’t really see too many beefs that are something real serious. If you get to the real source of the problem, it’s really just little childhood stuff. Like I said, people always want to think that it’s the end of the world until somebody dies and then they go back and look at the source at why they was beefing and be like, ‘Man you know what, this was a dumb argument.’ But they realize later after somebody done lost their life.
The King of Free Mixtapes That Actually Bang returns with his latest installment in the Mixtape Messiah series. This one finds Koopa rocking hard-body beats like “Big Things Poppin’,” “I Get Money,” “International Players Anthem (I Choose U),” and–believe it or not–”Stronger.” Enjoy.
Mixtape Messiah 3 Tracklist
1. Get Ya Burners Out
2 Money Already Made
3. Get on My Level
4. Livin Good
5. Its Just Pain
6. The Call
7. Nothin But Lies
8. Ima Playa Fasho
9 Roy Woods Jr. Skit
10. Failures Not an Option
11. Got a lot of options
12. See it in My Eyes
13 Don’t Hurt ‘Em Hammer
14. Roy Wood Jr. Skit
15. It’s On
16. You A Dummy
17. Chamillionaire Speaks
18. Mo Scrilla
19. The Crowd Goes Wild
20. Makes Me Stronger
21. Chamillionaire Speaks
22. Rain (w/ Famous)
Download: Chamillionaire - Mixtape Messiah 3
Bonus: Mixtape Messiah DVD
On the Web: Chamillionaire.com
Previously:
Chamillionaire - Mixtape Messiah 2
Chamillionaire recently threw a listening party for his upcoming album, Ultimate Victory, out in New York. (Don’t ask me why he didn’t host one in H-town.) Apparently, they also presented him with a plaque for his 2005 debut, The Sound of Revenge, which has now moved an impressive 5.5 million units worldwide.
(From L - R): Coco & Ice T; Cham & Ice T; Cham & Sylvia Rhone
