Chamillionaire
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Hakeem Temidayo Seriki (born November 28, 1979), better known by his stage name Chamillionaire (), is an American rapper. He began his career in Houston's hip hop scene in the late 1990s. He was briefly signed with the local record label Swishahouse until forming the hip hop duo Color Changin' Click with labelmate Paul Wall in 2002. The two signed with Houston's Paid in Full Entertainment to release the collaborative album Get Ya Mind Correct (2002), which entered the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
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Chamillionaire is an American musician, actor, and businessperson born in Washington, D.C., in 1979. A male vocalist who performs in the hip-hop genre, he began his work period in 1997. He is associated with the record label Universal Records and formed his musical presence in Houston. His native and spoken language is English.
His musical style is categorized under tags including hip-hop, rap, Dirty South, and southern rap. He has collaborated with Nipsey Hussle as a partner in business or sport. Chamillionaire is also known for his website, Chamillionaire.com, which features limited-edition drops and exclusive song releases.
Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Firecrawl, MusicBrainz. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1979
Discography
- The Mixtape Messiah2004
- Best of… Continued2005
- Big Business2005
- Chamillitary2005
- Greatest Hits2005
- Man on Fire2005
- Ridin’2005
- Ridin' / Southern Takeover2005
- The Sound of Revenge2005
- The Truth2005
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,169,574
- Total plays
- 14,894,362
Tags
Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979 in Houston, Texas) is a Grammy Award nominated rapper, member of The Color Changin' Click and founder of Chamillitary Entertainment. Better known as Chamillionaire, he also uses nicknames such as The Mixtape Messiah, King Koopa, Color Changin' Lizard, Chamillinator, Chamillitary Mayne, Major Payne and The Truth From Texas. He began rapping in 1998, releasing mixtapes and a collab album with fellow Houston rapper Paul Wall. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Chamillionaire
- Musical artist.image
- Chamillionaire and Michael Arrington (cropped).jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Chamillionaire in 2008
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Hakeem Temidayo Seriki
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Washington, D.C., U.S.
- Musical artist.origin
- Houston, Texas, U.S.
- Musical artist.genre
- Southern hip hop
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1997–present
- Musical artist.discography
- Chamillionaire discography
- Person.child
- yes
- Person.children
- 1
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Official website
Chamillionaire.com | Limited-Edition Drops & Exclusive Song Releases. – CMLTRY
Step into the exclusive world of Chamillionaire at chamillionaire.com. Uncover limited-edition collections, premium apparel, rare vault items, and exclusive song releases. Join the Chamillitary now to unlock unmatched access to Chamillionaire's world.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Universal Records
- Official website
- chamillionaire.com
- Image
- Chamillionaire July 2008 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Chamillionaire
- date of birth
- 1979-11-28
- location of formation
- Houston
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- pseudonym
- Chamillionaire
- social media followers
- 716467
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Chamillionaire
- partner in business or sport
- Nipsey Hussle
Sources (6)
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Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Music career
- 1998–2004: Career beginnings
- 2005–2006: ''The Sound of Revenge''
- 2007–2008: ''Ultimate Victory''
- 2008–2010: Final ''Mixtape Messiah'', ''Venom'', and ''Major Pain''
- 2011–2012: Departure from Universal Records and ''Playlist Poison''
- 2013–2015: EPs, finalizing ''Poison''
- Since 2015: Entrepreneurial career, hiatus and return to music
- Entrepreneurial career
- 2003–2005: Fly Rydes and record label
- 2006–2008: Masterpiece Mind Frame & Tour Bus Company
- 2009–2014: Maker Studios
- 2014–2016: Upfront Ventures
- 2017–2021: Convoz
- Since 2022: Access Club
- Personal life
- Feud with Paul Wall
- Awards and nominations
- Discography
- Filmography
- See also
- References
- External links
Hakeem Temidayo Seriki (born November 28, 1979), better known by his stage name Chamillionaire (), is an American rapper. He began his career in Houston's hip hop scene in the late 1990s. He was briefly signed with the local record label Swishahouse until forming the hip hop duo Color Changin' Click with labelmate Paul Wall in 2002. The two signed with Houston's Paid in Full Entertainment to release the collaborative album Get Ya Mind Correct (2002), which entered the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Seriki signed with Universal Records as a solo act in 2005. His debut studio album, The Sound of Revenge (2005), peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200 and received critical praise, along with his second album, Ultimate Victory (2007). The former was preceded by the singles "Ridin'" (featuring Krayzie Bone) — which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and won Best Rap Performance at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards — and "Turn It Up" (featuring Lil' Flip), while the latter was preceded by "Hip Hop Police" (featuring Slick Rick) and notable for its lack of profanity. His 2009 pop rap single, "Good Morning", peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 was intended to lead his third album Venom, which was never released.
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