Chingy

Chingy來自于美國南方的圣·路易斯，在他的成長歷程中看到了社會上許多黑暗的層面，但是Chingy并不想描述他所看到的陰暗的事件，反而在他的學(xué)校和街道上一直都保持著相對“中庸”的立場。后來這也體現(xiàn)在他的音樂之中，Chingy是喜歡音樂才做音樂的，他并不想把做音僅僅當(dāng)作自己的飯碗，他的理想是能夠成為一名真正的音樂家，就像他的偶像邁克爾·杰克遜一樣！
　　他的音樂生涯很大程度上要感謝另外兩位南方說唱音樂的明星Nelly和Ludacris，正是由于此二人的提攜，才有了Chingy的今天。在LL Cool J，Run DMC，Snoop Dogg，Nelly和Ludacris這樣的大牌說唱歌星的影響下，Chingy很快有了自己的說唱明星夢想，并卻迅速將這一夢想付諸實施。他參與了Nelly的2002年的多白金專輯《Nellyville》的錄制工作，并且由于專輯的大獲成功，從而得到了不少的分紅。當(dāng)Chingy的首支單曲《Right Thurr》于2003年的4月份發(fā)行，并且在Ludacris的大力協(xié)助之下紅遍整個圣·路易斯的時候，Ludacris和他的經(jīng)理Chaka Zulu就開始把這個十分有潛力的小伙子的專輯制作計劃提上日程。與此同時，單曲《Right Thurr》并沒有停止腳步，它很快的開始在全美各大電臺播放，并且悄然的攀升至Billboard Hot 100單曲榜第三名的位置。
　　2003年7月15日，Chingy的首張個人專輯《Jackpot》正式發(fā)行。（CatCobain）
by Jason Birchmeier
Similar in style to fellow St. Louis pop-rapper Nelly, Chingy enjoyed a lot of success initially in his career, beginning with the summer 2003 smash hit "Right Thurr," yet he struggled to rival that success in subsequent years. Born Howard Bailey, Jr., on March 9, 1980, in St. Louis, MO, Chingy was signed by Atlanta rapper Ludacris, whose Disturbing the Peace label released "Right Thurr" as the lead single to Jackpot (2003). "Right Thurr" became a quick hit, getting a lot of airplay and breaking into the Top Five of Billboard's Hot 100. Jackpot spawned two additional Top Five hits, "Holidae In" and "One Call Away," but an ensuing dispute between Chingy and Disturbing the Peace resulted in a seperation of the rapper from the label. Powerballin' (2004), Chingy's second album, was released by Capitol and failed to rival the success of its predecessor; its lead single, "Balla Baby," stalled at number 20 and its follow-up single, "Don't Worry," failed to even crack the Hot 100. Hoodstar (2006) was relatively more successful, led by the Top Ten hit "Pullin' Me Back," though the album itself fell well short of platinum sales status (in comparison, Jackpot had gone triple platinum). Chingy resolved his differences with Disturbing the Peace thereafter and returned to the label for his next album, Hate It or Love It (2007).