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Chingy (born '''Howard Bailey, Jr.''' on March 9 , 1980 , in St. Louis, Missouri ) is an African American Hip-hop Music Artist . BIOGRAPHY A former member of the Disturbing Tha Peace collective with Ludacris , Chingy came into the spotlight on his own with his single and with his friend Jizzy B " Right Thurr " (which has become a popularly used phrase world wide, despite being grammatically incorrect and coined by Nelly previously) from his album, ''Jackpot''. After the success of "Right Thurr", " Holidae In ", featuring Snoop Dogg and Ludacris, climbed the charts, followed by "One Call Away" featuring J-Weav . In 2004 , he released a new album entitled ''Powerballin''', featuring the single "Balla Baby". He was also featured in the hit song "I Like That" by Houston . He is currently Beefing with Nelly, who questions Chingy's "Right Thurr" in a song in his Sweat album. Chingy frequently mentions St. Louis in his music and sees himself as representing his hometown. His play on words like "there and "here" [hurr, her is actually a common accent in St. Louis's black community. Chingy has been credited from rappers nation wide for his deep meaningfull lyrics, some of these names include Nas, Az, Royce da 5'9", Big L, Jay-Z, Talib Kewli, Mos Def, Immortal Technique and Scarface. He is frequently called the "strongest rapper period" by his peers. An example of his meaningful lyrics can be found on the song "Conflict Diamonds" off his latest mixtape, exposing the effects of Blood Diamonds : Allow me to break down the game DISCOGRAPHY Albums
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