1. Chamillionaire began his career in Houston's hip hop scene in the late 1990s.
43 Facts About Chamillionaire
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Chamillionaire was briefly signed with the local record label Swishahouse until forming the hip hop duo Color Changin' Click with labelmate Paul Wall in 2002.
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In 2011, Chamillionaire left Universal Records and released his first independent extended play, Ammunition, in March 2012.
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Chamillionaire was the founder of the Color Changin' Click, which was formed in 2001 and disbanded in 2005.
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Chamillionaire co-created the social media app Convoz in January 2018.
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Chamillionaire was born to a Muslim Yoruba father from Nigeria and an African-American Christian mother in Washington, DC, and moved to Houston, Texas at the age of four.
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Chamillionaire settled into the Acres Homes neighborhood of northwest Houston.
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Chamillionaire attended Jersey Village High School alongside rap partner Paul Wall.
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Rap and other forms of secular music, which his parents had highly opposed in their household, became very appealing to Chamillionaire, who was still in his teens at the time.
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Chamillionaire has a brother, who is three years younger than him, Rasaq Seriki, who is an occasional rapper and a past member of The Color Changin' Click.
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Chamillionaire was at that time signed with Michael 5000 Watts' Swishahouse label.
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Chamillionaire won the Best New Artist award for the 2006 BET Awards.
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Chamillionaire released his second mainstream album Ultimate Victory on September 18,2007.
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In November 2008, Chamillionaire announced his plans for his third album, Venom, for release in early 2009.
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However, it is unclear whether or not the song will be included on Venom after Chamillionaire canceled and then reinstated the album.
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Chamillionaire announced that Mixtape Messiah 7 would be the final installment of the "Mixtape Messiah" series and that he cancelled Venom to create different material for his third album.
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Chamillionaire awarded his final Mixtape Messiah 7 to 100 winners of a contest which he ran on his website.
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Chamillionaire appeared on the remix for Weezer's song "Can't Stop Partying", from their album Raditude.
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Chamillionaire joined Weezer for live performances as Lil Wayne, who is featured on the original version of the track, was convicted on gun possession charges and was unable to perform.
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On December 11,2009, Chamillionaire performed a set for "Fort Hood Community Strong", an event described as a day of "healing, fun and entertainment" for those placed at the Fort Hood military base who were affected by the shooting that took place on November 5,2009, killing 13 people.
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On December 23,2009, Chamillionaire announced via his YouTube page that he would be initiating a new mixtape, Major Pain, through his website on February 2,2010.
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Venom has been confirmed as canceled as Chamillionaire has parted ways with Universal.
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Chamillionaire was then working on a new series called Playlist Poison and released tracks on a random basis.
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In 2012, Chamillionaire was featured on the track "Mayday" from the Krizz Kaliko album Kickin' and Screamin' as well as the single "Keep Pushing" from the Saigon album The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread and Circuses.
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On January 17,2013, Chamillionaire announced he had been working on a new extended play, stating that it would be one of many he would release to promote Poison.
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Chamillionaire announced that despite leaving Universal, Poison was likely to be released through a major label, unlike the various promotional EPs.
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On July 23,2013, Chamillionaire released Reignfall, his third EP.
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On February 13,2014, Chamillionaire released his first single of the year titled "Watching Breaking Bad" featuring Tami LaTrell, in recognition of the TV show Breaking Bad.
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Since 2015, Chamillionaire has been appointed as an entrepreneur in residence for Upfront Ventures.
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Chamillionaire was featured on one single titled "Sweet Dreams" by BeatKing in the same year.
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Chamillionaire released volume 3 of his Greatest Verses on April 3,2018, which contained a collection of non-album songs recorded from 2007 to 2014.
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Chamillionaire was featured on the song "Diamonds in the Sky" by Big Pokey which featured Texan rappers Killa Kyleon and Kirko Bangz and was released in September 2021.
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Since 2010, Chamillionaire has stated his third album Poison is in the works.
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Chamillionaire has since let Ernest take over the whole company, due to his career.
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Chamillionaire believes it is his way of giving back to those who have things to offer, he says, but do not know how to get there.
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Chamillionaire founded the company in 2006 after seeing the business potential from touring around the US after the release of The Sound of Revenge as a rapper.
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Chamillionaire met Mark Suster in 2009, an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist who is a managing partner at Upfront Ventures.
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Chamillionaire became and invested in his online video talent agency, Maker Studios.
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On November 4,2009, Chamillionaire launched the Global Innovation Tournament 2009 at the Stanford Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University with Quincy Jones III as part of the Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar Series.
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Chamillionaire announced through a video log that he has a son born on May 14,2010.
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Chamillionaire has stated that despite being a Texas native, he has always been a Los Angeles Lakers fan.
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Chamillionaire expressed his disappointment in Paul Wall, arguing that they all used to be family and that these events should not have happened.
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Chamillionaire released a diss track with Rasaq titled "Go Head".