NEW YORK (Capitol Records) - Triple Platinum rapper
Chingy is joined by a stellar crew on his sophomore album, Powerballin', which will be released by Capitol Records on November 16.
Janet Jackson, Lil' Wayne,
David Banner, Nate Dogg, R. Kelly, G.I.B., Bun B and Ziggy are among the artists featured on the St. Louis-based rapper's follow-up to his debut album, Jackpot, which entered the Billboard Top 200 at No 2 in mid-2003 and is still charting as a Top 40 Rap album.
In just two weeks, "Balla Baby," Powerballin's lead single, has reached an audience of 20 million. It's in the Top 25 at Top 40 Rhythmic radio, and Top 40 Mainstream stations are jumping on the track well in advance of the mid-October add date at that format. The accompanying video has just been added by BET and goes into rotation this week at MTV after debuting on TRL on September 23. It was directed by Jeremy Rall (Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Bennie Man, Floetry) and features a guest appearance by David Banner.
A "Balla Baby" ring tune was made available to all EMI-approved wireless carriers three weeks prior to the radio add date. Capitol is the first major label to release a ring tune to Mobile Service Providers (MSPs) before street date. A special "Balla" edition of the CD with three extra tracks and a bonus 30-minute DVD documentary will be available at retail for a limited time.
Chingy will kick off a series of seven television appearances with a performance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on November 5. Also scheduled are "Showtime at the Apollo" (11/13), "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (11/16), "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (both airing on 11/23), "Last Call with Carson Daly" (11/26) and "Soul Train" (12/8).
Chingy will be the Yahoo Artist of the Month in October, and his new website will launch on October 11.
"This Powerballin' album is basically a celebration of my coming from nothing to have a little bit," says Chingy. "It's about me accomplishing my goals and my celebrating that. I'm also talking about what went on after I made the Jackpot album."
The track listing for Powerballin' is as follows:
1. Haters 101 (Intro)
2. Give Em Some Mo
3. Fall'N featuring G.I.B.
4. Balla Baby
5. Jackpot The Pimp Pt. 2 (Skit)
6. Leave Wit Me featuring R. Kelly
7. Make That Ass Talk featuring Ziggy
8. I Do
9. Don't Worry featuring Janet Jackson
10. All The Way To St. Lou featuring David Banner & Nate Dogg
11. 26's featuring Lil' Wayne
12. We Clubbin'
13. We Do featuring Bun B
14. Wurr Da Git It Gurlz At featuring G.I.B.
15. Bring Da Beef featuring G.I.B.
16. (Outro)
In addition to the above tracks, the special "Balla" limited edition CD, which will be accompanied with a bonus 30-minute DVD documentary, will include the following tracks:
17. Balla Baby Remix featuring Lil' Flip and Boozie of the G.I.B.
18. What Up Wit It featuring G.I.B.
19. Don't Really Care
