Real talk: How was Chingy ever popular?

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

Sure..He had catchy songs...but looking back...had one of the corniest personas to ever grace hiphop...

I like the way you do it right thurrr.....
Balla baby...
Chillin at the holiday innn....

Looking back...2003-2005 unveiled so much ready made hip hop corniness...wrapped in xxxl white tees, customized air force 1s, jorts with 44 nba logos on them, and pinwheel colored new era fitteds.



Thank god cam killed this dude's career on the "Hey Lady" remix...

 

[SwagmundFreud]

Now he's a hebrew israelite





also this

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

Now he's a hebrew israelite





also this

Damn...All that 00s rap money done dried up huh?

 

[SirBiatch]

Sure..He had catchy songs...but looking back...had one of the corniest personas to ever grace hiphop...

I like the way you do it right thurrr.....
Balla baby...
Chillin at the holiday innn....

Looking back...2003-2005 unveiled so much ready made hip hop corniness...wrapped in xxxl white tees, customized air force 1s, jorts with 44 nba logos on them, and pinwheel colored new era fitteds.



Thank god cam killed this dude's career on the "Hey Lady" remix...

You're asking how a corny rapper got popular, knowing that most people in general are cornballs and relate mostly to cornballs..... AND to top it off, in this incredibly corny climate?

I fux with you but this is bushes material

 

[KXIVN]

He went in on that one dj quick song tho

 

[28 Gramz]

I don't think Chingy himself was ever popular..he just made some catchy radio hits for 2 years and dipped.

Holidae Inn was my shyt though

 

[Ego Noir]

Nobody was ever actually a fan of Chingy the rapper.

He had a hot track and a hot uncut to that track that gave tip drill a run for its money.

 

[Killer Instinct]

You answered your question with your first sentence.
He had a spurt where he was dropping singles that caught on.
They may not endure the test time, but they were catchy and hot for that period.


Right Thurr.
Holiday Inn.
One Call Away (Still holds up, imo)

He was your average singles artist.
Limited shelf life but good for the era.

 

[DeuceZ]

it's easy to look back and be like but back then that shyt was slapping. .. chillin at the holiday innnnn

 

[Gunshi]

i fuxx wit dis and them old shyts was poppn...... nikka your prolly been depressed all your life so how the fukk we suppose to vibe with you on the music tip?

 

[CarltonJunior]

I hope how people remember him now is how they'll remember Young Thug in 2025

 

[Earnings]

Sure..He had catchy songs...but looking back...had one of the corniest personas to ever grace hiphop...

I like the way you do it right thurrr.....
Balla baby...
Chillin at the holiday innn....

Looking back...2003-2005 unveiled so much ready made hip hop corniness...wrapped in xxxl white tees, customized air force 1s, jorts with 44 nba logos on them, and pinwheel colored new era fitteds.



Thank god cam killed this dude's career on the "Hey Lady" remix...

I think Cam was refferin to Life the movie breh breh

 

[Chris Cool]

He went in on that one dj quick song tho

i agree. he had the best verse on that song with luda and 2chainz on chicken and beer too.

 

[boskey]

Cuz the early 2000s was low key a wack era in hip hop

 

[ORDER_66]

he had a few bangers....