| Product Summary | | Label: Capitol Records | | UPC: 00724359768601 | | Release Date: 11/16/2004 | | Buy.com Sku: 63908879 | | Item#: MS2PVM | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Haters 101 (Intro) ~ Chingy |  | | 2. Give Em Some Mo ~ Chingy | | | 3. Fall'N - (with G.I.B.) ~ Chingy | | | 4. Balla Baby ~ Chingy | | | 5. Jackpot The Pimp Pt. 2 (Skit) ~ Chingy | | | 6. Leave Wit Me - (with R. Kelly) ~ Chingy | | | 7. Make That Ass Talk - (with Ziggy) ~ Chingy | | | 8. I Do ~ Chingy | | | 9. Don't Worry - (with Janet Jackson) ~ Chingy | | | 10. All The Way To St. Lou - (with David Banner) ~ Chingy | | | 11. 26's - (with Lil Wayne) ~ Chingy | | | 12. We Clubbin' ~ Chingy | | | 13. We Do - (with Bun B) ~ Chingy | | | 14. Wurr Da Git It Gurlz At - (with G.I.B.) ~ Chingy | | | 15. Bring Da Beef - (with G.I.B.) ~ Chingy | | | 16. Outro ~ Chingy | | | 17. Balla Baby - (remix, Bonus Track, with Lil' Flip/Boozie) ~ Chingy | | | 18. What Up Wit It - (Bonus Track, with G.I.B.) ~ Chingy | | | 19. Don't Really Care - (Bonus Track) ~ Chingy | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Personnel: Chingy; David Banner, Janet Jackson, Lil Wayne, Nate Dogg, R. Kelly, Ziggy, Lil' Flip, G.I.B., Boozie, Bun B. | | Delivered a little over a year after the multi-platinum debut, Powerballin' initially comes across as an attempt to position Chingy closer to the street and further away from pop. However, it eventually becomes apparent that the album is not much different in scope from Jackpot. Apart from further emphasis on fame and riches -- as indicated by the addition of one more vehicle, three women, and a lot more jewelry on the otherwise similar cover -- what separates this from the debut is the smaller number of effective hooks. So, in effect, it seems less pop-oriented. The Trak Starz are on board again, but they share a good amount of the production duties with a couple newcomers. David Banner produces and Nate Dogg assists on "All the Way to St. Lou," unsurprisingly one of the best tracks on the album. ~ Andy Kellman | | Delivered a little over a year after his multi-platinum debut, Powerballin' initially comes across as a futile attempt to position Chingy closer to the street and further away from pop. However, it eventually becomes apparent that the album is not much different in scope from Jackpot. Apart from further emphasis on fame and riches -- as indicated in the addition one more vehicle, three women, and a lot more jewelry on the otherwise similar cover -- what separates this from the debut is the high number of deflated hooks. So, in effect, it seems less pop-oriented. The Trak Starz are on board again, but they share a good amount of the production duties with a couple newcomers. David Banner produces and Nate Dogg assists on "All the Way to St. Lou," unsurprisingly one of the best tracks on the album. Most of the other guest spots are for naught, including a sleepwalking Janet Jackson appearance on "Don't Worry." Chingy does little to help his own cause, improving little -- if at all -- as an MC. One moment in "Balla Baby," the lead single that isn't half as sharp or excessively fun as "Right Thurr," takes the cake as the dumbest rhyme in a 2004 hit: "I like 'em black, white, Puerto Rican or Haitian, Japanese, Chinese or even Asian." This, admittedly, is almost evened out by a so-bad-it's-good line in "Leave Wit Me," an otherwise flaccid R. Kelly collaboration that recycles "Holidae Inn" and Cassidy's "Hotel" for the umpteenth time: "Outside I got a fly drop/You hungry?/Round your girls up and we can all go to IHOP." Jackpot is superior in every aspect, indicating that Chingy's cannon-shot success left him too self-satisfied and complacent. Powerballin' also sounds rushed, which could be chalked up to striking while the iron's hot. In Chingy's case, a subpar 2004 follow-up would surely fare better commercially than a polished 2006 follow-up. ~ Andy Kellman | | Chingy became an instant hip-hop celebrity with his ear-turning, slang-baked single "Right Thurr" and its accompanying multi-platinum debut album, JACKPOT. With 2004's POWERBALLIN', the laid-back St. Louis rapper with the slurred flow faces the always-daunting task of following up a triumphant first record. What's more, Chingy returns without the backing of Ludacris's Disturbing Tha Peace posse, with whom Chingy parted ways in the prior year. | | Chingy harbors no bitterness towards his former crew, at least not in his lyrics, and more importantly, suffers no apparent drop-off from his opening salvo. POWERBALLIN' provides more of his lighthearted tales of clubs, cars, and women, delivered with Chingy's special sort of charm, bombastic and unaffected at the same time. After the most understated of intros, he starts the party quickly with the brash "Give Em Some Mo" and, from that point, the action never slows. On the R&B-flavored "Don't Worry," he collaborates with Janet Jackson and, on the beat-heavy "26's," he teams up with Lil Wayne. Chingy doesn't forge any new ground on POWERBALLIN', nor does he have to; as with JACKPOT, POWERBALLIN' is pure fun from a man with a knack for twisting words. |
Producer: The Beatstaz; Lil' Mack; Vudu; The Track Starz; David Banner |
| | Artist Overview | | Rapper Chingy (aka Howard Bailey Jr.) honed his craft in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. His style, which features a clever, quick delivery in a high-pitched voice, draws on Dirty South and East Coast hardcore. Chingy's 2003 debut, JACKPOT, released on Ludacris's Disturbing Tha Peace label, pushed the singles "Right Thurr" and "Holidae Inn" into rotation. Chingy's profile increased after his publicized beefs with Ludacris and Nelly. He continued to develop and refine his hip-hop stamp on the albums POWERBALLIN' (2004), HOODSTAR (2006), and HATE IT OR LOVE IT (2007). Each release yielded at least one single, and featured high-profile cameos from the likes of R. Kelly, Little Wayne, Snoop Dog, and Janet Jackson, and production from Scott Storch, Timbaland, Jermaine Dupri, and others. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 11/16/2004 | | Original Release Date : 2004 | | Catalog ID : 97686 | | Label : Capitol/EMI Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724359768601 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (p.82)
- "[H]e lifts up off the streets and makes like a purse-proud hip-hop giant operating from the penthouse." - Grade: BVibe (p.83)
- 3 discs out of 5 - "Chingy proves he's a safe bet." |
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