Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979 in Houston, Texas) is a Grammy Award … Read Full Bio ↴Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979 in Houston, Texas) is a Grammy Award nominated rapper, member of The Color Changin' Click and founder of Chamillitary Entertainment. Better known as Chamillionaire, he also uses nicknames such as The Mixtape Messiah, King Koopa, Color Changin' Lizard, Chamillinator, Chamillitary Mayne, Major Payne and The Truth From Texas. He began rapping in 1998, releasing mixtapes and a collab album with fellow Houston rapper Paul Wall. He released his debut album, The Sound of Revenge, in 2005, and his sophmore release, Ultimate Victory, in 2007. He plans to release his yet untitled third album at the end of 2009 or early 2010.

After his parents, a Muslim father from Oyo State, Nigeria and a Christian mother from the United States, separated in his early teenage years, Chamillionaire settled into a notoriously dangerous inner-city neighborhood in North Houston called Acres Homes, which he elaborated upon during an interview with Houston's 104.9 KPTY on October 3. Rap and other forms of secular music, which his parents had highly opposed in their household, became very appealing to the young Hakeem Seriki. Inspired by local rap acts such as The Geto Boys, 8 Ball & MJG, and UGK, as well as other national acts such as N.W.A. and Public Enemy, Chamillionaire began to compose his own ponies.

At a young age, Chamillionaire along with fellow rap music artist and childhood friend Paul Wall, had decided to make music their careers. One day while promoting themselves at a Texas event, Paul Wall and Chamillionaire ran into Michael 5000 Watts, a popular mixtape DJ from the Northside. After proposing to do promotions for Watts' company, the Swishahouse, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall came to Watts' studio and convinced Watts to allow them freestyle on an intro to Watts' radio show on Houston’s 97.9 The Box. Watts, who himself was convinced to rap on the record, enjoyed the freestyle so much that he put the verses on one of his mixtapes. The freestyle became so popular in the streets that Chamillionaire and Paul Wall became regular staples on Houston's mixtape circuit, appeared on several of Watts' mixtapes, and became permanent members of Swishahouse.

Although Paul Wall and Chamillionaire were making much noise in the streets by rapping on Watts' mixtapes, they, along with several other members of the Swishahouse, became frustrated with the lack of money they were receiving from the mixtapes. After fellow member Slim Thug left the label, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall followed and started their own mixtape group known as The Color Changin' Click. Each successive mixtape released by The Color Changin' Click led to more business opportunities; the most notable of which being a contract to do a full album for Paid in Full Records. A one album contract was then negotiated between the Color Changin' Click and Paid in Full's label head, DJ Madd Hatta from 97.9 The Box, and the CCC's first album, Get Ya Mind Correct, would go on to sell over 100,000 copies.

The sale of all these albums without the backing of a major deal caught the attention of several major labels wanting to sign Chamillionaire and Paul. Chamillionaire and his labelmates decided to remain independent, however, until the right deal came along. While working on his second album with the Color Changin' Click, Chamillionaire began to have creative differences with Paul Wall, so much so that it was decided that the two emcees should each release solo albums that would be packaged together. When Chamillionaire became dissatisfied with how things were being resolved, he left Paid in Full and his almost complete album after fulfilling his contractual obligations to focus on promoting his mixtape label Chamillitary instead. As a kid, Chamillionaire was a big fan of MANKind, also known as Big June.

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This kid from Houston, Texas has some nerve. That's what came to mind as you watched an MTV special in early 2005 showcasing H-Town's commercial and artistic re-emergence on the rap scene. Following his brazen freestyle, the focused and much-heralded MC known as Chamillionaire faced a national audience and launched a swagger-filled proclamation on camera: "I'm the truth from Texas..." While such boasting may seem par-for-the-course in the prideful 25-year-plus history of hip-hop, the latter ambitious statement aptly describes Chamillionaire. It's the reason why he earned the lofty alias "The Mixtape Messiah," a title Cham was crowned after independently selling over 100,000 copies of the Get Ya Mind Correct album, and by selling thousands of his numerous mix tapes. It's why the former member of Houston's legendary mix-tape power Swisha House garnered coverage in such major hip-hop publications as Source and XXL without the backing of a major deal. When the Houston lyricist set off a major label bidding war to distribute his Chamillitary Records, it became abundantly clear throughout the 'hood and the music industry Chamillionaire is indeed the truth.

With his major-label debut The Sound Of Revenge set for release on Universal Records, Chamillionaire is poised to take his place among Houston's current hip-hop elite, including the new generation of rhyme-spitters such as Lil' Flip, Slim Thug, Mike Jones and Paul Wall, as well respected vets UGK and Scarface. "You call out a lot of rappers and ask them why they are the best and they are going to tell you everything but the music," Cham laughs. "They will tell you that they are the best because they have some nice rims, a chain, and a mansion." He then adds in a straight-no-chaser tone, "You've heard all the hype about Chamillionaire; that he's sick with the lyrics, sings hooks, and represents the streets and the clubs. But I just want to come as close as possible to living up to my reputation."

Chamillionaire recruits an impressive list of talent on his debut effort, including Lil' Flip, Bun B, Scarface, and Krayzie Bone, as well as in-demand producers Scott Storch (50 Cent), Mannie Fresh (Lil' Wayne, Baby, Juvenile) and Cool & Dre (The Game). But, it's his work with Atlanta studio kings The Beat Bullies (1Big Boi/OutKast) that sets the tone for much of The Sound Of Revenge's diverse platform. "They understand me," Cham says of the in-house producers. "There are a lot of producers that have dope beats, but they don't know me as an artist. [The Beat Bullies] being from Atlanta, can take it to the strip clubs, the streets and to the radio."

The name Chamillionaire represents the unique style that defines the talented urban artist, and his ability to change and adapt on the fly, forcing people to respect the true breadth of his talent. And just as this MC moniker exemplifies, Chamillionaire is anything but predictable and most certainly versatile. "Picture Perfect" featuring Bun B comes off as a lyrical nod to the classic 'hood swagger of UGK, while the Beat Bullies'-anchored "Radio Interruption" showcases Cham's prowess for walking the blurred line between street praise and mass appeal. The storytelling brilliance of "No Snitching" (Cool & Dre), finds Cham detailing the unwritten laws of 'hood politics. On the Scott Storch produced "Turn It Up," Cham tag-teams with freestyle king Lil' Flip as they spit over an infectious track that is Houston's answer to a summer club banger. And the soulful "Here Comes The Rain" finds Chamillionaire exploring the daily struggles of life with heartfelt lyricism and ghetto angst.

"It's a very personal song and the title says it all," Cham says of the revealing track. "In a person's life the rain symbolizes the struggles we all go through. Whether you are dealing with losing a loved one or your rent is due on the 1st, but it's the 3rd and you don't have it. I'm just talking about surviving the tough times."

Chamillionaire has definitely seen his share of struggles on his road to redemption. Born to a Muslim father and Christian mother, secular music was banned in his household. Chamillionaire was barely a teenager when he moved to a low-income neighborhood in the notorious North Side of Houston, following the separation of his parents. By the early '90s, however, rap rebels such as NWA, Public Enemy, as well as hometown heroes The Geto Boys, 8-Ball & MJG and UGK would inspire a young Hakeem to write his own rhymes.

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Pimp Drill
Chamillionaire Lyrics

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[Soulja Slim Insert]
Oh! I like it like that
(repeat 4x)

[Chamillionaire - Talking Over Insert]
Mixtape Messiah mayne (This is a pimp drill)
Color Changin' Click (This is a pimp drill)
Yeah!, Ay (This is a pimp drill)

(Pimp Drill, Pimp Drill) Yeah, Yeah..

[Hook - Chamillionaire]
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, All my ballers get ya cups up
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, All my ballers get ya bucks up
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, If you broke nigga tough luck
Yeah, Yeah..

[Verse - Chamillionaire]
Chamillionaire, Color Changin' Click
Callin' all the ballers, pull ya wallet out ya fit
If you are not a baller, and you ain't 'finna tip
Go to the back and sit cuz you ain't 'finna see em' strip
If you ain't tryna holla, just wanna get some lip
You gotta couple dollars, then you might get ya wish
Somebody better call a, waitress hurry quick
Cuz I need a couple bottles, some Hennessy & Cris'
Don't wanna hear ya problems, just wanna see ya tick
If ya graduated college where you learned to break a trick
Then show em' how to spit a little game and tell her this
Go put on a outfit some lip-stick and make me rich

[Ying Yang Twins Insert]
That hoe fine, but this hoe a killer
(repeat 4x)

[Rasaq - ad-libs over Insert]
Koopa say..
Ay, Uh-Ay, Rasaq Say..
Ay, Ay, Yung-Ro Say..
Twin say, Color Changin' Click baby

[Chorus - Chamillionaire]]
All off in the club, 5 vogues and candy doors
Then you know it's a pimp drill, this is the pimp drill
You got some money better spend it on these hoes
Then you know it's a pimp drill, this is the pimp drill
When I come through they all gon' break me off a show
Cuz you know it's a pimp drill, this is the pimp drill
You gotta problem with it let a nigga know
You know it's a pimp drill, this is the pimp drill

[Verse - Yung Ro]
-G'Yeah, Nobody!, Wussup!, G'Yeah
Yeah this baby muthafucka come walkin' on stage
Them tricks spendin' money, so she bound to get paid
Some money she blowin', some money she save
She know he wanna fuck and that's how she want it to stay
Cuz that's how she get paid, she see's him and please him
She gotta boyfriend, but she really don't need him
Cuz half the time she feed him, he a muthafuckin' roach
She wanna baller baller, that nigga is broke
G'Yeah, now everybody in the club gettin' tipsy
I'm sippin' sizzurp, Rasaq drinkin' whiskey
They give me the group, they love when I'm picky
You pop X, have hot sex and give head, you comin' with me

[Verse - Rasaq]
I hit it from the back, said she like it like that
I hit it from the front, took off her baby phat
Platinum in my mouth, and a skirt on my lac
My trunk is on drugs, cuz you know it's on crack
Nigga got plex, then we can handle that
Twin got the mac, click-clack and cock it back
She say she like a thug with a mouth full of gold
(It's Rasaq boy) Upside down when she slide down the poll (for Rasaq boy)
Climb to the top from the ceiling to the floor
from the floor to the stage, from the stage to the door
Drop ya panties hoe, let me see the peep-show
Make a playa grin til' you see them teeth glow
Yeah it's Rasaq, cocky nigga from the south
V.I.P. room let a nigga get some mouth
Let me see ya show-out, know what I'm talkin' bout
Let me have ya number, can I call ya at the house
Don't act lame, don't play no games
It's the Color Change, got the cranberry Range
Take it to the floor, let me see ya get crunk
Pop, Pop, Pop it like my popped-trunk
Skinny hoes get gon', let me see ya badunkadunk
My niggaz in the back, and we blowin' on skunk
Man!, Yeah..

"No matter what I say, do not tip strippers..haha"

[Verse - 50/50 Lil' Twin]
You slidin' down the poll, ya butt muscles is jumpin'
Walk the dog and show me somethin'
gimme a reason to blow these hundreds
You crawlin' like a lion, tellin' me come with ya finger
Make yaself cum with ya finger, touch ya tongue with ya finger
So kinky-rink and blink-me, what you thinkin'?, what you drinkin'?
XO got me feelin' like a kingpin, I ain't trippin' I'ma keep my thing in
I'm no tipper or tippers, no up-lifter or strippers
But you sizzle fa-shizzle, won't you un-zip my zipper
I sipped a lil liquor, 'finna flip and get some fiddles
Got cash like Jed Clappet, tip a stripper, lift a little
-You too uptight

[Chamillionaire - "Yeah, Styrofoam cups up, Pimp cups up"]

[Chorus - Chamillionaire]
All off in the club, 5 vogues and candy doors
Then you know it's a pimp drill, this is the pimp drill
You got some money better spend it on these hoes
Then you know it's a pimp drill, this is the pimp drill
When I come through they all gon' break me off a show
Cuz you know it's a pimp drill, this is the pimp drill

You gotta problem with it let a nigga know
You know it's a pimp drill, this is the pimp drill

Overall Meaning

The song "Pimp Drill" by Chamillionaire featuring C.C.C. Chopped & Screwed is a hip-hop song that is meant to inspire ballers to spend their money on women in the club. The lyrics focus on the male perspective of visiting strip clubs and spending money on dancers. The hook encourages ballers to get their cups and money up and to leave if they cannot afford to tip the dancers. The song's verses describe the luxurious lifestyle ballers lead, while the rappers praise themselves for their success.

The chorus of the song refers to the "pimp drill" which the song is named after. The term "pimp drill" can be defined as a baller giving his money to the female dancers in the club like a true pimp, in front of other men. The verses describe the hustle and grit of the rappers, and their ambition to make money through their music, to be more successful and show off in clubs.

The song's theme of strip club culture has been heavily scrutinized by feminists and advocates for women's rights, as it objectifies women and perpetuates a culture of exploitation. "Pimp Drill" has been criticized for promulgating attitudes that perpetuate violence against women and promote the sexualization of women in popular culture.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh! I like it like that
Soulja Slim is enjoying the music

Mixtape Messiah mayne (This is a pimp drill)
Chamillionaire is introducing the song and calling it a 'pimp drill'

Color Changin' Click (This is a pimp drill)
Chamillionaire mentions his group as part of the intro to the song

(Pimp Drill, Pimp Drill) Yeah, Yeah..
Repeated chorus calling it a 'pimp drill'

All my ballers get ya cups up
Chamillionaire wants his rich friends to raise their cups in the club

All my ballers get ya bucks up
He wants them to have a lot of money in their pockets

If you broke nigga tough luck
If you're not rich, then too bad

Chamillionaire, Color Changin' Click
Chamillionaire is identifying himself and his group

Callin' all the ballers, pull ya wallet out ya fit
He is inviting rich people to spend money in the club

If you are not a baller, and you ain't 'finna tip
If you can't afford to spend money, don't even bother coming to the front and tipping

Go to the back and sit cuz you ain't 'finna see em' strip
Move to the back of the club if you're not prepared to enjoy the shows

If you ain't tryna holla, just wanna get some lip
If you're here to talk to the strippers, not to tip them, then don't waste their time

You gotta couple dollars, then you might get ya wish
If you're willing to spend some money, then you may get what you want

Somebody better call a, waitress hurry quick
He wants a waitress to bring him drinks ASAP

Cuz I need a couple bottles, some Hennessy & Cris'
He wants specific drinks, like Hennessy and Cristal

Don't wanna hear ya problems, just wanna see ya tick
He's not here to listen to anyone's issues, he just wants to see some action

If ya graduated college where you learned to break a trick
He's questioning whether people who went to college learned how to manipulate and deceive people

Then show em' how to spit a little game and tell her this
He's suggesting people use their communication skills to deceive strippers and manipulate them into making money

Go put on a outfit some lip-stick and make me rich
He wants strippers to dress up and make him money

That hoe fine, but this hoe a killer
The Ying Yang Twins are calling out two types of strippers

Koopa say.. Ay, Uh-Ay, Rasaq Say.. Ay, Ay, Yung-Ro Say.. Twin say, Color Changin' Click baby
Various members of the Color Changin' Click are introducing themselves

All off in the club, 5 vogues and candy doors
People with expensive cars are at the club

You got some money better spend it on these hoes
He's encouraging people to spend their money on strippers

When I come through they all gon' break me off a show
He expects the strippers to perform well around him

You gotta problem with it let a nigga know
He's ready to fight anyone who objects to his behavior

You slidin' down the poll, ya butt muscles is jumpin'
50/50 Lil' Twin is describing a stripper's performance

But you sizzle fa-shizzle, won't you un-zip my zipper
He finds the stripper attractive and wants her to do sexual things to him

It's the Color Change, got the cranberry Range
He's proud to be part of the Color Changin' Click

Let me have ya number, can I call ya at the house
He's trying to get a stripper's phone number

Don't act lame, don't play no games
He's telling the stripper not to be difficult or uncooperative

Yeah, Styrofoam cups up, Pimp cups up
Chamillionaire is urging people to raise their cups in the club

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