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The 2003 summer single "Right Thurr" put Chingy on the musical map as a good-time rapper who specialized in catchy, club-friendly beats. He grew up in the Walnut Park section of St. Louis and began rapping in earnest in his late teens, with a slightly reedy tenor reminiscent of Eminem's. Chingy toured as an opening act with Nelly in the summer of 2002 and then became a protegé of Ludacris, who signed Chingy to his newly-formed Disturbing the Peace record label. Chingy's 2003 debut album, Jackpot, sold two million copies, thanks to the boost from "Right Thurr," a danceable homage to distaff pulchritude. (Chingy's star status was sealed when "Right Thurr" was included on the soundtrack of the video game NBA Live 2004.) A second album, Powerballin', was released in 2004 to mix reviews, but his 2006 release Hood Star spawned the hit singles "Pullin' Me Back" and "Dem Jeans."
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Already enjoying radio and club play in Atlanta and St. Louis, single "Right Thurr" features Chingy rapping over a thick, percolating beat about the type of woman that will always catch a man's eye, even if he isn't looking. "Say you're riding, doing well and then you see a girl that blows your mind," he says. "You've got to have that 'Right Thurr'. You want to follow her."
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Hitting the Jackpot with a triple platinum album in 2003 with the smash single "Right Thurr" was inevitable for Chingy. Currently holding the number 1 position in single sales, number 10 on the radio charts and number 5 most played video on BET with the first single release "Balla Baby'" from his second album PowerBallin', the St. Louis rapper has a reason to be excited.
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