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Chingy
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Howard Earl Bailey Jr. (born March 9, 1980), better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American rapper. He toured as an opening act with fellow St. Louis rapper Nelly in 2002, and signed with Georgia-based rapper Ludacris' record label, Disturbing tha Peace (DTP), that same year. Released in a joint-venture with Capitol Records, his 2003 debut single, "Right Thurr" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Flaming Arrow ~ Series 4
- Flaming Arrow ~ Series 3
- Flaming Arrow ~ Series 1
- Flaming Arrow~ Series 2
- Flaming Arrow -Series 2
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Film & TV
Acting · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Chingy, born Howard Bailey, Jr., is an American rapper, actor, and television personality.
Known for
- American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special — Self2024
- G-Funk — Self2017
- Couples Therapy — Himself2012
- Polish Bar — Fat Moe2010
- Speed-Dating — Kenneth2010
- Psycho Sleepover — Pizza Man2008
- Heckler — Self2007
- The System Within — Nick2006
- Scary Movie 4 — Chingy2006
- Yo Momma2006
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1980
Discography
- Holidae In2003
- Jackpot2003
- One Call Away2003
- Right Thurr2003
- Right Thurr (remix)2003
- Balla Baby2004
- Pick 32004
- Powerballin’2004
- That Thing2004
- Don’t Worry2005
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 960,761
- Total plays
- 6,360,497
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Howard Bailey, Jr. (born March 9, 1980 in St. Louis, Missouri), better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American rapper, actor and entrepreneur. Following in the footsteps of his heroes Ice Cube and Run-DMC, he began writing lyrics at age nine and was recording at ten. He originally considered the stage name H.Thugzy before settling on Chingy, a slang term for money. With the release of the track "Right Thurr" Chingy became an overnight sensation, with the track peaking at number four on t
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Recent publications · Crossref
1 total works indexed
- Inspiring urology trainees to enter academic careers
· 2009 · cited 2x
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Chingy
- Musical artist.image
- Chingy.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Chingy performing in 2004
- Musical artist.alias
- H Thugz
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Howard Earl Bailey Jr.
- Musical artist.birth_place
- St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2000–present
- Musical artist.genre
- Hip-hop
- Musical artist.discography
- Chingy discography
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- righthurr.com
- Image
- Chingy.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1980-03-09
- Commons category
- Chingy
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- pseudonym
- H Thugz
- social media followers
- 311000
- name in native language
- Howard Earl Bailey Jr.
- birth name
- Howard Earl Bailey Jr.
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 2002: Early career
- 2003–2005: ''Jackpot'' and ''Powerballin''
- 2006–2008: ''Hood Star'' and ''Hate It or Love It''
- 2009–2012: ''No Risk, No Reward''
- 2013–2016: "King Judah" and "Watch the World"
- 2017–present: Signing to Bungalo Records
- Other ventures
- Acting career
- Cologne
- Controversy
- Feud with Nelly
- Log Cabin Republicans concert
- Discography
- Filmography
- Film
- Television
- References
- External links
Howard Earl Bailey Jr. (born March 9, 1980), better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American rapper. He toured as an opening act with fellow St. Louis rapper Nelly in 2002, and signed with Georgia-based rapper Ludacris' record label, Disturbing tha Peace (DTP), that same year. Released in a joint-venture with Capitol Records, his 2003 debut single, "Right Thurr" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song preceded the release of his debut studio album Jackpot (2003), which, despite mixed critical reception, peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. His second album, Powerballin' (2004), peaked at number ten on the chart, while his third album, Hoodstar (2006), peaked at number nine and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top ten single, "Pullin' Me Back" (featuring Tyrese Gibson). His fourth album, Hate It or Love It (2007), saw a commercial decline and was preceded by the single "Fly Like Me" (featuring Amerie). His fifth album, Success & Failure (2010), failed to chart.