almost famous

____Chamillionaire and I spoke at the Universal/Motown offices on Broadway. He's a really cool kid and a friend of Lil'Flip, so we got along well. He's the type of young rapper who is really informed about the industry as far as the nuts and bolts of album production, promotion and distribution go. Rap-Up magazine named Chamillionaire as one of their top "6 of 06" rappers on the come-up and who better to interview him than me.

____His new album,"The Sound of Revenge," is due out next week and a lot of people in hip-hop, from the Bayou up to Brooklyn I'm hearing, are talking about the young rapper from Houston. Dubbed, at least by himself, as "The Truth from Texas" and rightfully dubbed "The Mixtape Massiah" for his tireless work on the underground, Cham was really open about discussing the situation between childhood friend turned foe Paul Wall, his succesful run as an independent, family struggles and future. He gave me a real sense that he'd been preparing for this moment (his Nov.22 major-release date) his entire life. Had he not given me a copy of his album, I'm pretty sure I would have bought it just out of curiosity. After taking a listen, I'm pretty impressed with his ability, style and delivery. I hope the album and my interview, set to appear in the next issue of Rap-Up, re-enforce that.



TrackCheck
3_"Turn it Up" Featuring Lil'Flip *Ill Video
4_"Ridin" Featuring Krayzie Bone *Certified Dope!
13_"Fly as the Sky" Featuring Lil'Wayne and Rasaq(Chamillionaire's little brother)