We prepared for you a very interesting topic and a very interesting text that will attract you attention. Today’s theme will be a lot of different from others topics and we will talk about one of the most important and interesting things in the world. In today’s article we will talk about the favorite things of many people and about something without which we could not imagine our lives and our everyday activities.
We will talk about music without which the present world would look empty. Music is something that connects all people in the World and every person in the world has the kind of music that is his favorite. Music has been among people from ancient times and without it the world would be different.
Today’s article is reserved for rap music and we will talk about this type of music which is becoming more and more popular year after year. If you are interested in this kind of music, then this text will surely be interesting to you and will reveal some new information you may not have known up to now.
This music has always attracted many artists who want to express their freedom of speech. In these songs we can always find different opinions and in them, rappers always express their emotions and theirs everyday life. Rap is music that is not accepted well in all countries in the world. This music is most popular in the USA and from this country we have a large number of artists who have gained global fame.
In today’s theme, we will talk about the American rapper who began his career since 2002 and has achieved a lot of success in rap music.
He also managed to achieve success on television and in several shows, but is best known for his rap music. His artistic name is Chamillionaire and in this text we will introduce you to his career and his private life. This rapper managed to make a lot of success on the American hip hop scene. He released several albums and collaborated with many famous rappers.
He was also the founder of a rap group, but he was more successful in solo career. His career is rich with many different themes in rap music, and he also made several songs for Hollywood films. In this text we will introduce you to his early life and details of his career and his personal life. If you are intrigued to find out some details about this rapper, then this text will help you.
Early Years
Chamillionaire or Hakeem Seriki was born on November 28, 1979 in Washington D.C. USA. His father is a Muslim faith and originates from Nigeria, and his mother is an African-American Christian faith. He was born in this city but moved to Houston when he was 4 years old. His parents found new jobs in this city and had to move.
When he was in teenage years his parents divorced. He was very disappointed and moved with his mother to the dangerous part of the city. He grew up watching various criminal acts, but he managed to grow into a successful person. His parents felt that rap music was bad and that this music was bad for people and children, but Hakeem loved rap music and wanted to start dealing with her.
He grew up with a brother who is 3 years younger than him and who is also active in rap music. At one time, his brother was a member of the rap group, but later continued his solo career.
While they were young they listened to rap songs and had their idols. They wanted to start recording rap songs and thought they would deal with this business in the future.
While he was in elementary school, Chamillionaire loved sports and he loved basketball very much. At the end of the primary school, he decided to train the basketball and in the next two years he was dealing with this sport. He did not want to continue to deal with this sport because he wanted to make a rap career, but he continued to follow basketball matches.
He was a big fan of Los Angeles Lakers and he often went to their games. One of his first songs was dedicated to this basketball team. While he was in high school he did not much like to learn, but he was talented for writing texts and songs.
When he was in high school, Hakeem had a favorite class and that was literature. He was excellent in this field and he often wrote his songs. He was very creative in writing and he often received positive comments from his professor. Hakeem was very inspired and thought that literature would be an area with which he will deal in the future.
Hakeem interrupted the sport and decided to find a job that would bring him financial profit. He began to listen to rap music and began to write his own songs. He recorded several amateur songs but he did not intend to seriously deal with rap music. Hakeem found a job at the restaurant and worked this business for several months. After several months he was fired and had to leave this job.
He was very disappointed and he had to find a new way to earn money. He continued to listen to rap music and wrote his songs, but he did not intend to do a professional job in this work.
Hakeem started with a few friends from his neighborhood to deal with illegal jobs and after a month he was arrested for robbery and physical attack. He went to jail and spent 11 months in prison. While he was in prison, Hakeem planned to change his life and he wrote songs every day.
While he was in prison, he wrote over 10 songs and later he recorded them in the studio. He later stated that this event helped him to change his way of thinking, and that he then began to professionally deal with rap music. His brother was also a great fan of rap music and they recorded several of the first songs together.
Their first songs impressed the audience from their city and people thought they could achieve success in rap music. In the later period his brother joined the rap group The Color Changin ‘Click, but after 2 years he left this group because of discussing with members of the group. Their first songs were performed at the club in their part of the city and people gave them positive comments. In the following period, Chamillionaire started his solo career.
Career
Chamillionaire started his professional rap career in 1998 when he released his first single that impressed the rap audience. After that, he continued to work with his younger brother and rapper Paul Wall, and they recorded the songs together.
From 1998 to 2004, they managed to set up their studio and their band that had achieved a lot of success on the American rap scene. Chamillionaire did not eject the album until 2002 when he released his debut album.
This album achieved a lot of success at the start and was sold in over 150,000 copies in one week. This album was also named one of the best albums in 2002. From 2002 to 2004, he held over 10 concerts throughout the USA and also held several concerts with his younger brother and Paul Wall.
In 2005, Chamillionaire released his second mix tape, which received many positive comments from rap fans. His first mix tape was in competition for the best mix of tape of the year and finished in 13th place. In 2006, he co-operated with several famous rappers and made guest appearances on their albums and mix tapes. Chamillionaire was still an independent rapper and in the second half of 2006 he signed a contract with one production house which was supposed to sponsor his second album.
After the signing the contract with this production house many journalists wanted an interview with him and he stated that he was one of the successors of the rap scene from Houston. By the end of 2007 he released several more songs in collaboration with other rappers and he managed to gain popularity across the United States.
At the beginning of 2008, Chamillionaire was supposed to make a video for song with the one rapper from Los Angeles. This video was not released and the media reported that Chamillionaire had a leg injury and that he could not record the video. His songs from 2006 and 2007 were used for the NBA Live video game.
These songs were also found in several Hollywood films and Chamillionaire managed to make extra profits. In 2008, he bought a big house on a beach that paid a million dollars. He became one of the richest rappers on the American hip hop scene and managed to make his dreams come true.
In 2008, he released his second album and announced that he would soon throw out his new mix tape, which will be different, and which will be with a different style of rapping. At the end of 2008 he released this mix tape and this mix tape has become one of the most popular in the USA. At the beginning of 2009, Chamillionaire said that he was working on his third album and that by the end of 2009 he would publish another album. This album was called Venom, and when it came out, it became very popular around the world. After this album he managed to gain world fame and this album was sold in over 200,000 copies in 2 weeks.
In 2010, Chamillionaire continued with his success in rap career and presented his new song at the NBA ALL STAR match in Dallas. After this game he put this song on the Internet and in a few days this song had over 6 million views. In 2011, he decided to terminate the contract with Universal Records and wanted to pursue a solo career and to sign an agreement with another production house. He continued his collaboration with Paul Wall, and by 2012, they released several new songs.
At the beginning of 2012 he recorded a song that has reached great popularity and in this video there were several famous actors. Since 2013, Chamillionaire has released 2 mix tapes and started working on a new album for a new production house. During the rap career he began to deal with investments and managed to make additional profits.
During his career, Chamillionaire earned over $ 10 million and managed to make a great deal of financial profit. He is one of the most successful American rappers and he has said that he will continue to deal with rap music in the future.
Personal Life
During the rap career, Chamillionaire did not have much controversial situations, but he had problems with the law before the start of his career. He was in prison for a while, but when he came out he managed to make an excellent career. The journalists stated that he was in a relationship with a popular pop singer.
He denied this news on his Twitter profile and said he had a girlfriend but did not want to say her name in public. In 2012, Chamillionaire had problems with his house on the beach. He paid $ 2 million to this house, but he had to pay extra taxes.
He was disappointed in the state and felt that he was not guilty. He nevertheless paid a tax of about a million dollars but after 2 years he sold this house. He is very active on social networks and he has profiles on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. He has over one million followers on social networks and daily informs his followers about his life. He currently owns a house in Los Angeles and he lives in this city.
Quick Summary
Full name: Hakeem Seriki
Date of birth: November 28, 1979
Age: 40
Birthplace: Washington D.C., USA
Profession: Rapper
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 78 kg
Net worth: $10 million
