• • DJ 5000 Watts • • • • Website Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979), better known by his stage name Chamillionaire ( ), is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from. He began his career independently with local releases in 2002, including the collaborative album with fellow rapper and childhood friend.

He signed to in 2005 and released under Universal. It included hit singles ' featuring and the number-one, Grammy-winning hit ' featuring of. Followed in 2007, which was notable for not containing any. Chamillionaire is also known for his most anticipated series, which ran from 2004 until 2009. He currently serves as the of. Chamillionaire was also the founder and an original member of until the group split in 2005.

In early 2011, he left, which led to his would-be third album, Venom, going unreleased. Chamillionaire released his first independent in March 2012 and was noted as his first major release since he left the label. Another EP,, was released on February 17, 2013. He said it is going to be one of several to be released before his third studio album, and shortly after his third EP was released on July 23, 2013.

He is working on his third studio album, Poison. Chamillionaire joined -based venture capital firm in early 2015. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Music career [ ] 1998–2004: Career beginnings [ ] Seriki's stage name Chamillionaire is a of ' and ' While promoting at an event, Seriki and fellow rapper met Michael '5000' Watts, a popular mixtape DJ from northern Houston.

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After proposing to do promotions for Watts's company, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall came to Watts's studio and convinced Watts to allow them to freestyle on an intro to Watts's radio show on Houston hip-hop radio station. Watts, who himself was convinced to rap on the record, enjoyed the freestyle so much that he put the verses on one of his mixtapes. Soon, Seriki (performing as Chamillionaire) and Paul Wall became regular staples on Houston's mixtape circuit, appeared on several of Watts's mixtapes, and became permanent members of Swishahouse. Chamillionaire and Paul Wall soon started their own group,. In 2002, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall collaborated for the album, which went on to sell over 150,000 copies. Magazine nominated the album for independent album of the year in 2002. Chamillionaire and the Color Changin' Click, dubbed 'Houston's answer to and his posse', performed at the music festival in 2004.

2005–2006: The Sound of Revenge [ ]. (left to right) Chamillionaire, and at in 2008. Chamillionaire's first major solo release was released through Chamillitary Entertainment and Universal Records on November 22, 2005. The album debuted and peaked at number 10 on the album chart in the United States.

The album's lead single was ', featuring produced by, followed by ', featuring of produced by; 'Ridin' reached number one on the. Its video also was named ' at the. Vanitas font zip.

In 2007, he won a for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for 'Ridin'. He was at that time signed with Michael 5000 Watts' label. Comedic performer made a parody of the song entitled ', for his own album. The third single from the album was '. Additionally, the bonus track 'Grind Time' was featured in the video game. The album was certified platinum by the, and a, screwed by, was released in February 2006.

Guest appearances for the album included,,,,,,,, singer Billy Cook, and his brother Rasaq. Chamillionaire won the Best New Artist award for the The second installment to the series,, was released January 5, 2006. Later in 2006, Chamillionaire was featured in the singles ' by, ' by, ' by, ' by, and ' by in 2007. 2007–2008: Ultimate Victory [ ] To promote his new album, Chamillionaire released as a prelude to his new album on July 18, 2007, at 11pm Eastern Time on his website.

Chamillionaire released his second mainstream album on September 18, 2007. Ultimate Victory was made without a single profanity said by Chamillionaire. Guest appearances included,,, Famous (Lil Ken), Tony Henry,. The first single was ', featuring, which both Chamillionaire and Slick Rick performed on the CBS television network program on September 14, 2007. The following single is 'The Evening News.'