For all those Koopa fans out there. Lets keep it pimpin' baby!
[Chamillionaire]
Koopa I said I never cheat on my money
Its funny how hoes dont belive me
watch mad-hatter and cat-hatter
but gave it to me becouse I'm greedy
dont be touchin all on my money
cause that make me honey look sleazy
gettin paid is like good sex
becuse my money comes easy
my fat stack be the reason
nappy head hoes wanna trap me
they be like "dont he look exactly like my son he the pappy"
haters be making my doe unhappy
you should gimme my props
for makin my cash the propa way
instead of comin up pop ya
[Chorus]
Dont blame us for visions of princess cuts on our fangas(fingers)
Big house's, candy paint and big swangas eehh
if aint about no money dont call my pager
because My Money Gets Jealous
blame us we ballin so hard
they think we drug slangas
we just entertainers
dont point your fangers yea
I'd rather be rich than be broke and famous
because My Money Gets Jealous
[Paul Wall]
Listen, see I use to sit at a bus stop
and try to holla at a broad
I'd ask he for her number to call
she laugh and tell a player Nah
take a bus a block and stop I
hop in my candy car with Texas plates
pop the trunk while the neon lights say aaawwww
I bet you feel stupid got to confess, the truth is
bullet-proof vest on my chest
so I cant get shot by Cupid
man, man, I'm the man
but ladies cant understand
how I can marry my grands
with no wedding band or best man
[Chorus]
Dont blame us for visions of princess cuts on our fangas(fingers)
Big house's, candy paint and big swangas eehh
if aint about no money dont call my pager
because My Money Gets Jealous
blame us we ballin so hard
they think we drug slangas
we just entertainers
dont point your fangers yea
I'd rather be rich than be broke and famous
because My Money Gets Jealous
[Chamillionaire]
{*door bell*} Who is it, Here Lizard Lizard Lizard
pretty red bones and hott yellows
in high heels trying to gets us
but treat like some cinderellas, naah
"My Money Get Jealous"
We got tickets is what the tell us
the bail bond mail us letters
and tell us the police comin to get us, so
"My Money Get Jealous"
Uncle Sam doesnt want to let us to
ball on 20inch propellas
gimme my cut is what he tell us, no
"My Money Get Jealous"
cant even trust my own fellas
some got secret vendettas
probally plotting about trying to get us
"My Money Get Jealous"
you never know me and mad-hatter might
take a flight to nevada right,
near the ring at the tyson fight
but I'm sitting next to evanders wife
never trick and throw this, no
rose pedals, no candle-light
if you want to see a "G"
dont ask me go ask Vanna White
Koopa spend a grand at night
want a show I demand a price
thats right because I'm hott as a damn can
of Louisiana spice
never bite the hand that writes the checks
or you'll go broke
ugh could you see me grippin oak
or do you wish for me to choke
got to stay on your paper-chase
and get your change
because you dont know how long you'll last in this game
visions of twankies twisting while I'm grippin grain
this girl in the passenger seat
I dont know her name
she said if I just let her hop up on my thang
she put it on me and I never be the same
that'd be nice but I do not think
that thats going to do a thang
I'm married to my change
and that will never change, man
[Chorus]
Dont blame us for visions of princess cuts on our fangas(fingers)
Big house's, candy paint and big swangas eehh
if aint about no money dont call my pager
because My Money Gets Jealous
blame us we ballin so hard
they think we drug slangas
we just entertainers
dont point your fangers yea
I'd rather be rich than be broke and famous
because My Money Gets Jealous
Chamillitary Mayne!
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Chamillionaire (born Hakeem Seriki on November 28, 1979) is a rapper from Northside Houston, specifically Acres Homes, who also uses the names The Mixtape Messiah and King Koopa professionally. He is known for his ability to effortlessly change the tempo and rhyme scheme of his rapping within a single song, and for the rapid, clear, and distinct quality of his delivery and voice. He is regarded by many hip-hop fans as one of the most lyrically talented emcees in the South, and has publicly stated that his aim is to prove that the South can produce New York-quality lyricists. He is also a talented hook writer and usually sings and harmonizes with himself (using double-tracked vocals) on his own hooks. In 2005, Chamillionaire signed a record deal with Universal Records.
Early Life
Born to a Muslim father and Christian mother, Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-millionaire) moved to Houston with his family when he was only 4 and settled on the North Side. His father was determined to keep his children on the straight and narrow path and the legacy of that strict upbringing remains to this day. “My father never supported my desire to be a rapper when I was growing up, so to hide what I was doing from him, I would write all of my rhymes in the messiest handwriting possible", he reminisces. “If he would ever look at what I was working on, I would always tell him it was schoolwork. He couldn’t question me because the writing was illegible, except to me. It’s a habit I’m stuck with even now.” Chamillionaire went on to complete two years at the University of Houston but withdrew to concentrate on his music career. Though he was raised in a two-faith home, Chamillionaire currently considers himself a Christian.
Early Career
In his late teens, Chamillionaire, along with childhood friend Paul Wall, started doing promotions for major Texas events. Chamillionare has spoken about the beginning of his musical career, saying:
“One day we were doin promotions outside a club on the South Side and we bumped into Michael 5000 Watts, who was one of the hottest mixtape DJs on the North Side. We came at him and gave him a proposition about doing some promotions for his company. He set it up for us to come and meet him at his studio, the Swishahouse, and when we got there, instead of talking about promotions, we convinced him to let us record a freestyle intro for the radio show that he had on Houston’s 97.9 The Box. We even convinced him to rap on the record with us and that was something that the public had never heard before because Watts was a DJ, not a rapper. He loved the record so much that he put it on one of his mixtapes and the freestyle started making a lot of noise in the streets.”
The success of that collaboration enabled Chamillionaire and Paul Wall to rap on several of Watts’ screwed mixtapes. The street buzz they garnered made them fixtures at Swishahouse, along with artists like Slim Thug. Chamillionare remembers that “Watts & OG Ron C were co-CEOs of the label and each time either one of them would do a tape, we on it. We eventually started makin a lot of noise in the streets but were not makin that much money doin the mixtape thing. There were 13 members in the Swisha House mixtape camp that the show money had to be divided amongst and us being the newest members, we just got told that we had to pay our dues when the money was being divided.”
The disparity between their popularity and the lack of cash payment began to wear on many of Swishahouse’s members. Slim Thug left the label and Chamillionaire and Paul soon followed suit. “We split off from the Swishahouse and started our own mixtape group called ‘The Color Changin' Click.’", Chamillionare has said. "The group we started was five members including Paul Wall. As a group we were putting our own mixtapes out in the streets and our buzz was still so hot that we started selling a lot of copies and realizing how much money could be made. The hotter our name got in the streets, the more opportunities came our way.” It was at this time that Houston’s popular radio DJ, Madd Hatta from 97.9 The Box came calling with a contract offer to do a full album for his Paid in Full Records label. Mad Hatta had some local success with previous album releases, and had one of the hottest tracks on radio at the time. A short contract was negotiated, and The Color Changin' Click's first album, “Get Ya Mind Correct”, (regular and screwed version) would go on to sell over 100,000 copies independently. The album was nominated for Indie Album of the Year in The Source magazine.
With a certified street classic under their belt, CCC began doing shows nationwide. Several labels came calling with deal offers and Chamillionaire was featured on fellow Houston rapper Lil Flip’s platinum certified Sony release ‘Underground Legend’. However, the group decided to remain independent and build their resume until the right deal came along. As the time drew near for a second album release, creative differences began to fester between Chamillionaire and Paul Wall. When it became clear that the issues dividing them could not be resolved, it was decided that the two would each release solo albums to be packaged together. Things were never resolved to his satisfaction though, and with his contractual obligations fulfilled, Chamillionaire left the label and his almost complete album, and decided to focus on his mixtape label instead.
Solo Career
Vowing never again to work for anyone but himself, Chamillionaire began cranking out his own mixtapes, bringing his younger brother Rasaq aboard as an artist. “I had already been through money problems with Swishahouse and Paid in Full and I swore that I wasn’t gonna work for anybody else but me.", Chamillionare stated. "The best way I could make sure that I received the money I was owed was if I was the person that was in control.” Chamillionare hired former Swishahouse CEO and ‘chopped and screwed’ DJ extraordinaire OG Ron C, and the group released mixtape after mixtape, going ‘ghetto platinum’ many times over. Chamillionare recalled this point in his career by saying, “It seemed like it was just us against the world because now that we refused to go back and do business with the folks from our past, they started becoming our enemies. The more success we had, the more conflicts I started havin' with other people who hadn’t seen eye to eye with me in the past.” Soon after Chamillionare's departure, Paid in Full released an album with the title ‘Controversy Sells’, a name Chamillionaire had planned to use for his Universal debut, banking on the street buzz they knew had been generated.
Chamillionaire's first major solo release is entitled The Sound of Revenge, and was released in November 2005. The album's lead single is entitled "Turn It Up" and is produced by Scott Storch. The album was recently certified gold.
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