CHAMILLIONAIRE ADDRESSES THE "RETIREMENT" RUMORS WITH THIS STATEMENT

Several days ago, I did a live broadcast from my site, Chamillionaire.com, to let fans know where I am right now and what my intentions are musically for the future. Instead of clearing things up, the broadcast unintentionally spawned rumors of my retirement from music. Since then, I have been bombarded with emails and phone calls regarding my so-called retirement and the reasons behind me not dropping the promised "Venom" album.

It was definitely not my intention to mislead anyone into thinking that I plan to completely retire from music. I love making music and will continue to do so. What I am retiring is the "Mixtape Messiah" part of my career. This means no more jacking beats and no more underground mixtapes. I have been making and putting them out for over a decade and I feel like it is time to step to another level. The upcoming installment of the "Mixtape Messiah" series, "Mixtape Messiah 7", will be the final one. Moving forward, a large majority of the music I release will be on original beats.

Additionally, even though I don't plan on releasing any of the original material that I had wanted to call "Venom", I will definitely be releasing a third Chamillionaire album with Universal. I am confident that my true fans will have plenty of fresh, new music to be as excited about as I am and I look forward to supplying their demand for new music.

I hope that my fans will understand that over time, you grow as a person and this means you will evolve as an artist. The experiences that you encounter throughout your life all contribute to those changes and that is bound to affect the music an artist feels like making at any given time. I love that my fans feel so deeply about the work I have done in the mixtape scene or the "Get Ya Mind Correct" era of my career, but at this time I want to focus 100% of my studio time on perfecting the commercial music I will release in the future.

Thanks for understanding.

Chamillionaire

SLIM THUGS NEW ALBUM DROPS MARCH 24TH

Slim Thug is a reluctant celebrity if ever there was one. The Houston-bred rapper who pushed his towering frame through hip-hop’s heavy doors in the late ‘90s never envisioned himself as a rap star. “I didn’t come in the game wanting to be a rapper,” he explains. “I wasn’t like a kid saying I wanna be a famous rapper, I wanna be like Tupac. I was from the ‘hood. We didn’t believe in none of that shit. I’m 6’6 tall and I never played basketball because I never believed in going to the NBA. That was just too far fetched for me and being a rap star was too far fetched for me.”

But it wasn’t long before an eye-opening encounter with Swisha House’s Michael “5000” Watts had Slim singing a different song. “I was at a party freestyling and he invited me to his house to do a mixtape,” he recalls, adding that Watts “showed me the hustle of it, how it all worked. As soon I saw that, I started making money.”

Although he has only one major label release to his credit – 2005’s Already Platinum, Slim Thug has the swagger and the fanbase of a more seasoned rapper. His new CD, Boss of All Bosses (Boss Hawg Outlawz/E1 Music), is a testament to his independent spirit both as an artist and an entrepreneur. It is a testament, he says, to the ‘reality music’ that has made his native Houston a hotbed for hip-hop over the years. “This album is me doing what I wanted to do. I put it together the way I wanted without being influenced by any other people – no A&Rs, none of that. What people are gonna get from this album is Houston. I have all the artists out of Houston on it: UGK, Scarface, Lil Keke, Z-Ro.”

As he cites appearances on his CD, Slim Thug gushes with pride. “These are the people I listen to all the time all day,” he proclaims, “and I just wanna give the world that, let the world know the type of stuff that we’re on because I don’t see too many people outside the southern region catching on to how we do our stuff out here. There’s still a whole other side of Houston that hasn’t been displayed so I’m still trying to bring it out to a broader audience.”

After one CD, several mixtapes – including Serve and Collect: Volumes 1 and 2 – and a number of appearances on other people’s projects (Mike Jones’ ‘Still Tippin’ Gwen Stefani’s “Luxurious" and Beyonce’s “Check On It”), the original boss man from Houston is back in the mix, still calling the shots, still doing things his way. “It’s always been like that,” he says confidently. “I was always in control of whatever I did. That’s why when I got with the majors I wasn’t comfortable because I wasn’t calling the shots. I’ve always been a boss in this music game. Now, in my mind, I’m starting over from scratch. I’m just hitting the reset button and start from there.”

DOWNLOAD LINKS:

Slim Thug I Run clean - http://latiument.com/slimthug/irun_clean.zip

Slim Thug I Run explicit - http://latiument.com/slimthug/irun_dirty.zip

CHECK OUT THE INTRO MAGAZINE ISSUE FEATURING SLIM THUG

The Saga Continues with Chris Brown and Rihanna....

The saga continues with Chris Brown and Rihanna.

RadarOnline reports:
A source inside Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has confirmed exclusively to RadarOnline.com that pop star Rihanna was in fact treated there for injuries…

“It was some time after 12PM PST [Sunday] and I had been waiting in the ER department corridor when Rihanna was brought through the back entrance on a gurney, flanked by two LAPD officers. It was impossible to know it was her at first because when they wheeled her past me, she had the hood on her fuchsia-colored sweatshirt tightly drawn round her face and she was wearing big brown sunglasses. They took her into room 14 which was opposite me. It had a six-foot glass door but the nurses drew a privacy curtain around it.”

More after the jump….

“I knew the person was famous because of all the attention she was being given by security and medical staff. However, they didn’t draw the curtain all the time and I was finally able to make out that the woman they had brought in was Rihanna. She was lying in bed. While the two police officers waited outside, Rihanna was seen by the doctor. When he left, a plain clothes officer in a mismatched suit went in.I figured he was a detective because I saw the handcuffs in his belt. He stayed in there for about an hour.”
“When he left, Rihanna’s two female assistants went in to see her and a private security guard stood outside. The police officers were given room 10 to use which was close to Rihanna’s. “Rihanna was clearly very upset by what had happened and I could hear her screaming. Rihanna was trying to get her point across about something, she sounded like she was crying as she tried to get to put her point across.“
“Her staff was also very shaken by what had happened. Later on I saw one of the assistants crying into the shoulder of the security guard.
And lastly…

Miss Info has also reported that "Wrigley" has suspended the Doublemint campaign.

NEW NEWS: ILLSEED/AllHipHop has reported:
"Chris and Rihanna actually broke up a few days ago, but the reps from each side wanted them to pretend to be together. This would be a win/win in the media and publicity department. They kept it civil for the pre-Grammy Parties and all the meet and greets. Here is where the meeting and greeting may have gone wrong.

According to my slimies, Chris met some girl and he commences to kick game to the girl. He allegedly gets her number and kicks it with the chick’s team. Now, according to rumor, these chicks were told to follow him to a party of some sort. I’m gathering Ri Ri was right there when this took place and she was NOT pleased to see this go down. Well, they go at it verbally – back and forth. Nobody knows if the alleged attack took place at this time or later. The Lambo with Chris and RiRi supposedly pulls over and things spill out on the side of the road. My source said, “All hell broke loose” at this point.

Meanwhile, the girls following are still there in their car. Now, I said this once and I’ll say it again. This is all speculation from sources that claim to know. Here we go. Rihanna gets out of the car visibly bruised up, but takes her rage to the girl that Chris was kicking it to. Well, at some point, somebody catches Rihanna in the EYE. My source honestly couldn’t tell me if it was Chris or somebody else like the girl. Nevertheless, this goes back to my rumor where Rihanna likely has a BLACK EYE (read here for that).

This is the alleged story, y’all from a source so close…I can’t even say any more. "

INTRO'S OPINION ON THE 50 CENT RICK ROSS BEEF

Ok, so I had this interesting convo with Dj L nyce from Rapstarpromo. The conversation was about will the album "Deeper Than Rap" out sell The book "Deeper Than Rap". In my personal opinion I believe that the book will out sell the album and this is my reasoning: "Everybody loves gossip". The book will do better simply because there are many of us who want more information on the life of Rick Ross. Women will get the book while men will purchase the Cd. Besides we all know that 50 is going to make sure that all the juicy gossip is in the book.

CHAMILLIONAIRE'S "I AM LEGEND"

As you all know, January was a crazy month for Chamillionaire. There was the drop of Mixtape Messiah 6, which fans came out in droves at every in-store to support (in some instances causing Fire Marshall issues), the judging of the MLK High School Battle of the Bands, the victory over 97.9 The Box's J-Mac at his Fly Rydes in-store, his role as Co-Grand Marshall of the Houston MLK Grande Parade (which drew a record 350,000 spectators) and his trip to D.C. to witness the historic Inauguration of President Obama.

Much of what went down was documented in true Chamillitary fashion and you can witness some of it for yourselves with the links below -

I AM LEGEND part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3KrlBpAYz8



I AM LEGEND part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0A4ef4_3HE



I AM LEGEND Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs7ZBcy65HI



BATTLE OF THE BANDS - TRAE THA TRUTH AND CHAMILLIONAIRE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9ViTuVTbMQ

I Am Legend mixtape coming soon! Anyone who remembers DJ Rapid Ric's 50 Greatest Bun B Verses mixtape will know that this latest "Greatest Verses" installment will be pure fire. An instant classic!

For all 5 installments of Chamillionaire's Inauguration Blog (courtesy of Houston Press) the links are below -

• http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2009/01/chamillionaires_inaugural_diar.php
• http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2009/01/chamillionaires_inaugural_diar_1.php
• http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2009/01/chamillionaires_inaugural_diar_2.php
• http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2009/01/chamillionaires_inaugural_diar_3.php
• http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2009/01/chamillionaires_inaugural_diar_4.php

TRAE THA TRUTH NAMED CO-GRAND MARSHAL OF HOUSTON'S 3RD ANNUAL MLK DAY YOUTH PARADE

HONOR GIVEN IN RECOGNITION OF HIS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY

Houston, TX - The city of Houston has acknowledged the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in such a way that over the past 15 years, its events have grown into the nation's largest celebration of the now-official holiday and for the past three years, those celebrations have broadened to include a Youth Parade in addition to the MLK Day Grande Parade. In recognition of his many contributions to the community and to the young people in his city, Houston rap artist Trae Tha Truth has been chosen as Co-Grand Marshal of this year's MLK Day Youth Parade, along with Praise 92.1 FM talk show host, Brother Larry Jones.

Trae's service to the city of Houston has included everything from an inspirational prison tour, to free concerts, donations of every kind and his tireless relief work alongside Mayor Bill White and Council Member Peter Brown; with whom Trae is riding in the MLK Day Grande Parade, during Houston's most recent major disaster, Hurricane Ike. The city itself has been so impressed with Trae's commitment to his city that he was honored this past July with his own day by Proclamation of the Mayor and Peter Brown; July 22nd, the first time this honor was given to a rap artist.

The MLK Parade Foundation–Houston will host its 3rd Annual MLK Day youth Parade – Houston on Saturday, January 17, 2009 in Downtown-Houston beginning @ 12:00PM. The Parade’s Theme “The Color of Unity” will emphasize cultural diversity, and will feature more than forty (40) award-winning marching bands from across the nation and twenty (20) parade floats.

The 2009 MLK Day Youth Parade will be lead by The Crenshaw High School Marching Band, Los Angeles, CA, The Wossman High School Marching Band, Monroe, LA, The Justin Kimball High School Marching Band, Dallas, TX, and The Booker T.Washington High School Marching Band, Shreveport, LA.

The Honorees for the 3rd Annual MLK Day Youth Parade-Houston will be recognized for their commitments to excellence in community service, and will include Debra Martin, Gospel Recording Artist/Founder Borae' Records, Fernell Hogan Youth Advocate/HCEC Founder and Richard Carmona, Promoter/Youth Advocate. The Co-Grand Marshals for the 3rd Annual MLK Day Youth Parade-Houston are recording artist Trae Tha Truth and talk show Host, Brother Larry Jones, Praise 92.1FM. The 2009 MLK Day Youth Parade will consist of more than 36,000 Parade participants, and will have a duration of three (3) hours along a 2.0 Mi parade route. The 3rd Annual MLK Day Youth Parade-Houston is expected to attract more than 250,000 spectators from all over the country.

For more information for all upcoming MLK Holiday Events, visit us online @ www.mlkgrandeparade.org

NEW CHAMILLIONAIRE AND PROMO TOUR DATES - MIXTAPE MESSIAH 6 - JAN 13TH

While most of us were taking it easy over the Holiday period, Chamillionaire was hard at work in the studio, as usual, gearing up for the January 13th release of Mixtape Messiah 6, the soon-to-be-announced release of Mixtape Messiah 7 and of course, the 1st Quarter drop of his highly anticipated third album, Venom (Chamillitary/Universal Republic.)

Venom's first single, Creepin' (Solo) ft. Ludacris (at his maniacal best) is already on steady smolder mode since it was leaked in December and shows all the signs of an organically-grown hit. For those with a constant jones for freestyles though, we have provided a link below to download all of the latest, along with accompanying artwork, for your iPods, websites, blogs and general consumption.

Happy New Year from the Chamillitary family. Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD LINK:

http://audio.chamillionaire.com/fanbuild/chamillionaire/mixtape-freestyles.zip

JANUARY PROMO TOUR DATES:

1/13 - *** Mixtape Messiah 6 drops

1/13 - San Marcos / Round Rock

1/14 - Arlington - Valley View Mall

1/15 - Dallas / Ft. Worth

1/16 - Austin - Live remote at Club Vicci

1/17 - Houston - 8th Annual High School MLK Battle of the Bands - Del Mar Stadium - celebrity judge

1/18 - Houston - In-store at Fly Rydes

1/19 - Houston - 15th Annual MLK Grande Parade - Co-Grand Marshal

1/20 - D.C. - Inauguration

1/21 - D.C.

1/24 - McAllen - Performance at McAllen Convention Center event

TEXAS MILLIONAIRE OFFERS SUPPORT TO CHARITY VICTIMS OF BERNARD MADOFF

Texas Millionaire and Magnetic Sponsoring President Mike Dillard is coming to New York City in the next several months to assist the not-for profit foundations that lost millions of dollars in the alleged Ponzi scheme by investment counselor Bernard Madoff.

Dillard is an internet marketing guru who teaches people how to develop leads and make money on the internet. He wants to donate his time and Internet expertise to those charities that were hurt in the Ponzi scheme. He believes the methods used by Barack Obama's presidential campaign to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in small donations from millions of people on the Internet can be used by charitable organizations.

"The old saying of 'if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day but if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for life' has never been more true in today's weak economy," said Dillard, who was a waiter in Austin, Texas just two years ago before making his fortune online. "The Internet is a powerful new way to fish, that charities should be aware of," he said.

Dillard said institutions like the Picower Foundation that lost a billion dollars with Madoff's company and the Betty and Norman Levy Foundation which also is in deep financial trouble due to the former Nasdaq Chairman, and North Shore University Hospital, which also lost money, can be made whole again.

Dillard said the power of the Internet and it's fund-raising capabilities can be taught. He's reaching out this week, by sending letters, to more than 500 charities and their executive boards in the New York metro-area to offer his services.

CHAMILLIONAIRE DROPPING 6TH INSTALLMENT TO MIXTAPE MESSIAH SERIES JANUARY 13TH

Chamillionaire's Mixtape Messiah 6 featuring: Crooked I, Lil Keke, Lil Flip, Trae Tha Truth, The BossHogg Outlaws & Chalie Boy.

Dropping Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Chamillionaire will release Mixtape Messiah 7 before his upcoming 3rd major label album release VENOM.

For daily updates you can call Chamillionaire at 832.514.4730 and stay logged on to Chamillionaire.com

NEW CERTIFIED BANGER FROM THE GWAP BOYZ "CHEVY DRIPPIN STAINS"

CHECK OUT THE NEW CERTIFIED BANGER FROM THE GWAP BOYZ "CHEVY DRIPPIN STAINS"

http://www.zshare.net/audio/527810603e3f5241/

PLATINUM, GRAMMY-WINNING RAP ARTIST CHAMILLIONAIRE CHOSEN TO CO-GRAND MARSHAL NATION'S LARGEST MLK DAY PARADE FIRST TIME THIS HONOR HAS BEEN EXTEND

Houston, TX - In honor of both his career achievements, and his contributions to the community and the City of Houston, Platinum Grammy Award-winning rap artist, Chamillionaire, has been chosen as Co-Grand Marshal of the 15th Annual MLK Grande Parade - Houston; the nations largest MLK Day celebration. This is the first time such an honor has been given to a Hip Hop artist. Additionally, transportation for the State and City elected officials participating in the parade will be provided by Chamillionaire's well-known custom car shop, Fly Rydes.
The MLK Parade Foundation - Houston will host its 15Th Annual MLK Grande Parade - Houston on Monday, January 19, 2009 in Downtown-Houston beginning at 10:00AM and will be kicked-off by a Military Flyover. The parade’s theme, “The Color of Unity”, will emphasize cultural diversity and will feature more than thirty (30) award-winning marching bands from across the nation.
The 2009 MLK Grande Parade will be lead by The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Marching Band - Cherry Point , N.C. , The Divine Land Marching Band (Chinese) - Southern United States, The University Of Houston "Cougar" Marching Band and The Willowridge High School "Mighty Eagle" Marching Band.
The Honorees for the 15Th Annual MLK Grande Parade - Houston will be recognized for their commitments to excellence in community service and will include public servants U.S. Congresswoman, Sheila Jackson-Lee and Houston City Council Member, Peter Brown.
The Co-Grand Marshals for the 15th Annual MLK Grande Parade - Houston are Platinum Grammy Award-winner, Chamillionaire, local businessman/philanthropist, Douglas M. Horn and Publisher/ Motivational Speaker, Dr. Anthony Taylor. The 2009 MLK Grande Parade will consist of more than 25,000 Parade participants and will have a duration of three (3) hours along a 1.5 Mi Parade route. The 15Th Annual MLK Grande Parade - Houston is expected to attract more than 300,000 spectators from around the country.
For more information on all upcoming MLK Holiday Events, visit us online @ www.mlkgrandeparade.org
About Chamillionaire
Hailed around the world for his major label platinum-plus debut smash album, The Sound of Revenge, the disc became one of the most influential hip-hop records in 2006, with the versatile Chamillionaire emerging as a mainstream multi-platform entrepreneur. The single and video for “Ridin’ featuring Krayzie Bone” became the most requested hip-hop anthem, soaring to the top of the urban, hip-hop and mainstream radio charts, almost single-handedly transforming the digital landscape. Chamillionaire was crowned the biggest selling Ringtone artist ever, with over 5 million ringtone sales, and was certified by the RIAA as the first multi-platinum Mastertone artist in history. His Myspace site has exceeded 15 million profile views, earning him over 4 million in digital sales, outselling established stars such as Nelly and T.I. In keeping with the outpouring of recognition, the charismatic performer beat out proven superstars 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and others for Best Rap Video of the Year honors for the groundbreaking “Ridin’” video, featuring Krayzie Bone, at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. In addition, the Houston rapper won “Rookie of the Year” and the prestigious “Alltell Wireless People’s Champ Award” (viewer’s choice) at the first ever BET Hip Hop Awards, as well as a nod at the American Music Awards for Favorite New Breakthrough Artist. In February 2007, Chamillionaire received his first Grammy Award win in the Best R&B Performance By Duo Or Group category for “Ridin’.” In 2007, Chamillionaire released his sophomore effort, Ultimate Victory which debuted in the Top 10 of the Top 200 Sales Chart and was critically acclaimed as one of the best hip hop albums of the year.