Chamillionaire

Also known as Hakeem Temidayo Seriki, Hakeem Seriki

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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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1979

Discography

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Listeners: 1,169,574
Total plays: 14,894,362

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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

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Wikidata facts

Official website: chamillionaire.com
Image: Chamillionaire July 2008 (cropped).jpg

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Commons category: Chamillionaire
date of birth: 1979-11-28
start of work period: 1997-00-00
pseudonym: Chamillionaire
social media followers: 716467
name in native language: Chamillionaire

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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections

Contents

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

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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