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| Studio album by Chamillionaire | |||||||||||
| Released |  September 18, 2007 October 1, 2007 |
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| Genre | Southern hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Pop | ||||||||||
| Length | 79:42 | ||||||||||
| Label | Chamillitary/Universal Records | ||||||||||
| Producer | J. R. Rotem, Play-n-Skillz, Happy Perez, Rick Rock, Kane Beatz, The Runners, Beat Bullies | ||||||||||
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Ultimate Victory is southern rapper Chamillionaire's second album. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published XXL (pronounced, double-X-L is a hip-hop magazine from Harris Publications. Hakeem Seriki (born November 29 1979 better known by his Stage name Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-MIL-yin-air kəˌmɪljəˈnεər a Portmanteau of The Sound of Revenge is the debut solo album from American Rapper Chamillionaire, although it is not Chamillionaire's debut " Hip Hop Police " is the first single of Chamillionaire 's second album Ultimate Victory. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hakeem Seriki (born November 29 1979 better known by his Stage name Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-MIL-yin-air kəˌmɪljəˈnεər a Portmanteau of It was released on September 18, 2007 and has sold 525,250 copies worldwide. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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History
Guests on the album are Krayzie Bone, Lil Wayne, Pimp C, Slick Rick, K-Ci, Tony Henry, Bun B, Lloyd, Famous, and Devin The Dude. Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973 better known as Krayzie Bone, is a two-time Grammy Award -winning artist and member of the Dwayne Michael Carter Jr (born September 27 1982 better known by his Stage name Lil Wayne, is an American Rapper. Chad Butler ( December 29, 1973 &ndash December 4, 2007) better known by his Stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper Ricky Walters (born January 14 1965) better known by Stage names Slick Rick, MC Ricky D and Rick the Ruler, is a Grammy Tony Henry is a British singer who has performed at Buckingham Palace, the FA Cup Final, and the Royal Albert Hall. Bernard Freeman, better known by his Stage name Bun B, is a rapper and one half (with the late Pimp C) of Southern hip hop act UGK Devin Copeland, better known by his Stage name, Devin the Dude, is a Houston hip hop artist best known for his exceptionally unique rapping style Chamillionaire announced that his first official single off Ultimate Victory is "Hip Hop Police" featuring Slick Rick and produced by J. R. Rotem. " Hip Hop Police " is the first single of Chamillionaire 's second album Ultimate Victory. Ricky Walters (born January 14 1965) better known by Stage names Slick Rick, MC Ricky D and Rick the Ruler, is a Grammy Jonathan Reuven Rotem (born 1975 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an American Record producer. Chamillionaire will release music videos in sequential order to make it seem like a movie. [1] The first video, "Hip Hop Police", premiered in full, along with "Evening News", on July 26 on BET Access Granted. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus
The song "The Bill Collecta" featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Krayzie Bone, was serviced to radio on September 18, 2007. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip hop group from the Glenville section of Cleveland Ohio. Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973 better known as Krayzie Bone, is a two-time Grammy Award -winning artist and member of the Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
The song titled "Industry Groupie" from the album heavily samples the song "The Final Countdown" by Europe. The song used the same beat with a hip hop twist.
Chamillionaire kept the album clean (no swearing, no explicit sexual references, no violence) and 'n-word free. Nigga is a term used in African American Vernacular English that began as an Eye dialect form of the word Nigger (which is derived ultimately Chamillionaire says that he made this decision after hearing white fans rap to his "n-words" in his previous album. [2] There was a Explicit Version leaked onto the internet but the track "Pimp Mode" was left censored but unlike the retail version of the album it was censored by a gunshot.
An explicit versions of "Rock Star" featuring Lil Wayne and "You Must Be Crazy" featuring Lil Ken has been released on Chamilitary's MySpace page.
On September 14, 2007, Chamillionaire, Famous and Slick Rick appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and performed "Hip Hop Police. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS " On September 18, 2007, Chamillionaire, Famous, and Slick Rick appeared on Total Request Live and performed "Hip Hop Police". Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. On September 19, 2007, Chamillionaire along with Famous & Slick Rick performed "Hip Hop Police" on BET's 106 & Park. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Later in October he made an exclusive visit for the first time to India, and performed live rapping at Bottles & Chimneys, Hyderabad to the beats of DJ Shaun (Shaun Ryder). Shaun Ryder (aka X) (born Shaun William Ryder on August 23, 1962, in Little Hulton, near Salford) is an English
Critical reception
Ultimate Victory was very well-received by many critics. Rolling Stone praised the title track stating, "“The Ultimate Victory”—on which Cham expresses sympathy for media-dogged celebrities like Eminem and Britney Spears and admits, "I'm still filled with doubt"—might be the most personally reflective hip-hop track since Slim Shady himself stepped to the mic. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer " All Music Guide said that it is "a positive outlook for the future of the genre. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. " Allhiphop. com praised his lyricism, stating, "Chamillionaire's flow and lyricism is rampant through each track on Ultimate Victory. " Sputnikmusic acknowledged that the album was a "cohesive and complete album in the world of Southern rap. " Sixshot declared "“The Ultimate Victory” is the biggest thing to come out of Texas since the space shuttle. " Hip Hop DX stated, "Chamillionaire effortlessly transitions from one subject to the next without coming off too overbearing or preachy. Blending his trademark, butter-smooth melodies with hard-hitting beats and intricate punch lines, The Ultimate Victory is an interesting blend of braggadocio, thought-provoking, political undertones and bravado, something rarely seen from today’s mainstream emcee. "
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Feature guest(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "The Morning News" | Kane Beatz | 3:58 | |
| 2 | "Hip Hop Police" | JR Rotem | Slick Rick | 4:11 |
| 3 | "Standing Ovation" | Kane Beatz | 4:27 | |
| 4 | "Won't Let You Down" | Kane Beatz | K-Ci | 4:37 |
| 5 | "Industry Groupie" | JR Rotem | 3:32 | |
| 6 | "Pimp Mode" | Happy Perez | Bun B | 5:22 |
| 7 | "Rock Star" | The Beat Bullies | Lil Wayne | 5:00 |
| 8 | "(Skit)" | Spanky Hayes | 3:04 | |
| 9 | "The Bill Collecta" | Play-N-Skillz | Krayzie Bone | 3:51 |
| 10 | "The Ultimate Vacation" | The Beat Bullies | 4:05 | |
| 11 | "Come Back to the Streets" | The Runners | 4:52 | |
| 12 | "I Think I Love You" | The Beat Bullies | 4:43 | |
| 13 | "The Evening News" | Kane Beatz | 4:08 | |
| 14 | "Welcome to the South" | Kane Beatz | Pimp C | 4:12 |
| 15 | "You Must Be Crazy" | Dave M. " Hip Hop Police " is the first single of Chamillionaire 's second album Ultimate Victory. Jonathan Reuven Rotem (born 1975 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an American Record producer. Ricky Walters (born January 14 1965) better known by Stage names Slick Rick, MC Ricky D and Rick the Ruler, is a Grammy Bernard Freeman, better known by his Stage name Bun B, is a rapper and one half (with the late Pimp C) of Southern hip hop act UGK Dwayne Michael Carter Jr (born September 27 1982 better known by his Stage name Lil Wayne, is an American Rapper. Play-n-Skillz are a team of award winning hip-hop producers consisting of brothers Juan "Play" Salinas and Oscar "Skillz" Salinas who hail Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973 better known as Krayzie Bone, is a two-time Grammy Award -winning artist and member of the Chad Butler ( December 29, 1973 &ndash December 4, 2007) better known by his Stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper G. or Jomeezius the Genius (disputed)[3] | Lil Ken | 4:54 |
| 16 | "We Breakin Up" | Chops | 4:40 | |
| 17 | "Stuck in the Ghetto (Skit)" | Tony Henry | 1:45 | |
| 18 | "Rocky Road" | Happy Perez | Devin the Dude | 4:59 |
| 19 | "The Ultimate Victory" | Happy Perez | 3:11 | |
| 20 | "Somebody's Gonna Get Hurt" (Best Buy bonus track) | Rick Rock | 4:26 | |
| 21 | "Keep It on the Hush" (Best Buy bonus track) | Rick Rock & Matty P | Lloyd | 4:01 |
| 22 | "Still Countin' My Cash" (iTunes bonus track) | TrakTwinz | 4:25 |
Chart position
| Chart (2007) | Peak Position |
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| U. CHOP is the acronym for a Chemotherapy regimen used in the treatment of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Tony Henry is a British singer who has performed at Buckingham Palace, the FA Cup Final, and the Royal Albert Hall. Devin Copeland, better known by his Stage name, Devin the Dude, is a Houston hip hop artist best known for his exceptionally unique rapping style Best Buy Co Inc ( is a Fortune 100 company and the largest specialty retailer of Consumer electronics in the United States and Canada In terms of recorded Music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an Album. Rick Rock (born Ricardo Thomas) is a hip-hop music producer from the Bay Area Lloyd Harlin Polite Jr (born January 3 1986 professionally known as Lloyd is an American R&B Singer-songwriter, Dancer and The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc S. Billboard Hot 200 | 8 |
| U. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard S. Billboard Top Rap Albums | 3 |
| U. The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 3 |
| U. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop Albums based on sales compiled by S. Billboard Top Digital Albums | 8 |
| U. S. Billboard Billboard Comprehensive Albums | 8 |
| U. Billboard Comprehensive Albums is a weekly albums chart produced by ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the biggest selling albums in the United States S. Billboard Tastemakers | 4 |
Bonus DVD
Chamillionaire released his Bonus DVD to Ultimate Victory. This DVD is only in exclusive double-pack in BET Edition available at Wal-Mart.
DVD features are:[4]
- ACCESS GRANTED: "Turn It Up", "Grown & Sexy", "Hip-Hop Police"/"Evening News"
- 106 & PARK: Chamillionaire Inverview
- BET Spring Bling 2007 Performance
- BET Black Collage Tour
- Fly Rydes
Music Videos:
- "Turn It Up"
- "Ridin''"
- "Grown and Sexy"
- "Hip-Hop Police"
- "The Evening News"
References
- ^ Down South Hip-Hop and R&B Online Magazine at WordofSouth.com
- ^ Steve Jones, "Chamillionaire triumphs over cursing on 'Ultimate Victory'", USA Today, September 16, 2007. " Turn It Up " is a 2005 single by Chamillionaire featuring Lil' Flip. " Ridin' " is the second single from Chamillionaire 's album The Sound of Revenge, and features a guest rap by Krayzie Bone. "Grown and Sexy" is the third US single and second international single from Chamillionaire 's album The Sound of Revenge. " Hip Hop Police " is the first single of Chamillionaire 's second album Ultimate Victory. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Lawsuit Erupts Over 'Ultimate Victory' Production Allhiphop. com News -- January 15, 2008, accessed 01/28/08
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