Its been a long grind, and now, Chamillionaire is finally getting the shine that he so sorely deserves. Hes been putting Texas on the map for years now. In 2002, he and Paul Wall, together as the Color Changin Click released their critically acclaimed debut, Get Ya Mind Correct. An instant hit throughout all hoods, the album went on to sell over 100,000 copies without any major labels backing the duo. Problems would follow soon, causing the duo to go their separate ways in search of greater success. Now, Chamillionaire proves that he was destined to do this all along, coming out on top with his major label debut, The Sound Of Revenge. We recently chopped it up with the Chopped & Screwed Legend to talk about the new album and all thats going on at the moment!
MVRemix: Whats happening with you man?
Chamillionaire: Im out on this promo tour, and Im pushing this new album.The Sound Of Revenge.
MVRemix: Im glad Im talking to you now. I had been checking your site out a few years ago, and Im probably the only one who never realized that Chamillionaire was just you as a soloist! Your site had so many people being showcased that it just never dawned on me. Tell me how you started.
Chamillionaire: I started doing mixtape freestyles. I was just building a buzz for myself, you know! It was chopped and screwed mixtapes. I started my own company. Paul Wall and I branched off together, and we called ourselves the color changin clique! We started building a buzz for ourselves and we became bigger than just underground artists.
MVRemix: Then also there was Paul Wall, Flip, and a few others.
Chamillionaire: Yeah, at the time, it was a lot of artists from the Houston area in general working with us.
MVRemix: So tell me whats to be expected with the album? Did you work with anyone?
Chamillionaire: I got some stuff produced by Scott Storch, and as far as guest appearances, I worked with Scarface, Bun B, Killer Mike, Pastor Troy, Lil Wayne, Krayzie Bone...
MVRemix: Oh you got with Krayzie Bone huh? Im from Cleveland, so its always nice to see him and the rest of them trying to do something
Chamillionaire: Oh yeah, youre from Cleveland, so you already know what it is then. He blends in really good on the track that we did together.
MVRemix: All Ive really heard from you has all been chopped and screwed. Is that was all of this album will be?
Chamillionaire: Its really a mixture. Its a creative, witty, lyrical southern album, something that I feel like the whole world will be able to appreciate. Of course, I have to keep my core fans happy, so I have a chopped and screwed version of the album that will drop at the same time, and it features a bonus DVD with it. The Screwed version drops three weeks after the regular album. I just didnt go with the whole trend of it, but I go to be me though.
MVRemix: What is it about your album and style that will make you a winner and what will ultimately make you stand out from the rest?
Chamillionaire: First of all, no one sounds like me. People want something fresh, and Im a breath of fresh air. People get tired of the same ol same ol. Like when Nelly came out, he didnt sound like nobody else. When Cash Money came, people didnt know what they were talking about, but they flocked to it because it was different. It was good for music. Thats how I feel my music is.
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