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Chingy By: Sade Keller Howard Bailey .Jr Known better as Chingy. Chingy was born March,9, 1980 in St .Louis, He grow up in the historic Walnut section of St. Louis a neighborhood that is referred to as the “Bad Block.” Him being the middle child with two older brothers and two younger sisters. Before he settled with the stag name Chingy witch means money in slang he also thought about other name such as H.Thugzy and H.Thugs. He made his first recording at the age of ten. He started writing lyrics at the age of nine, During his early career he was on the Dirty South phenomenon, he was also on Disturbing than Peace label, with the quick release of the party rap track “Right Thurr,” Chingy became an overnight Sensation. That track became popular in clubs, and no doubt throughout the south.

The partnership between Ludacris and Chingy turned sour when Chingy accused his mentor and former label Disturbing Tha Peace of cheating him out of his money. So after the incident between Ludacris and Chingy, Chingy released his second album, Powerballin, on November 16,2004 with his slot-A-Lot / capitol Records deal. The album ranked #10 on the charts, with his featured hit single “Balla Baby.” It might have been the only hit on that album but, however the second single, “Don’t Worry” had gained popularity as well. The album “Power Ballin” had featured guest like R.Kelly, Bun B, lil Wayne, lil Fip, Janet Jackson, David Banner, Nate Dogg, and Get it Boyz. Powerballin would go on and sell about one million copies. In June 2006 it was reported that a local St. Louis producer Ronald R. Gavin had filed a lawsuit against Chingy and his record producers Tha Trak Starz for more than $250.000, saying that the rap star broke his deal in 2003, so he could join Ludacris’s national recording label Disturbing Tha Peace. Gavin also said that in June 1999, Chingy signed an exclusive contract with his label, 49 Productions inc, spending more than $100,000 developing Chingy’s professional image and career as a rap star over three years. In April 2007 Chingy signed a join- venture netween Disturbing Tha Peace Records and his slot-A-lot records imprint. In 2002 the Trak Starz got Chingy to sign a separate contract, with the promise to connect him with Alanta’s based rapper Chistopher ‘ludacris’ Bridges, also claiming that the Trak Starz knew about Chingy’s contract with Gavin in 2008, and to our knowledge there is no other information regarding there case.



