Hoodstar

by Chingy

Overview

Only two singles came from Chingy's second album, 2004's Powerballin', neither of which matched the successes or strengths of Jackpot's "Right Thurr" and "One Call Away." Hoodstar only makes it all the more apparent that the St. Louis MC's overnight popularity was like lightning in a bottle. Like a number of rap albums from the distant and recent past (Cassidy's Split Personality, for instance), Hoodstar is broken into sections with themes, but the themes in this case -- the "hood" side and the "star" side -- aren't all that distinct. The hood side has songs titled "Hands Up" and "Nike Aurr's & Crispy Tee's," while the star side has songs titled "Ass N da Aurr" and "Brand New Kicks," so we're not exactly dealing with a modern-day Death Certificate. Once again, Chingy does his best to balance his softer side (which he still does best, as in the Tyrese feature "Pullin' Me Back") with unconvincing menace (as in "Club Gettin' Crowded," where the presence of Three 6 Mafia only makes him seem all the more out of his league). The club tracks fall flat and pale in comparison to "Right Thurr." Timbaland, Jermaine Dupri, Mr. Collipark, Mannie Fresh, Kwame, and longtime collaborators Trak Starz make for an impressive lineup of producers, but it's obvious that few of them gave Chingy the first, second, or even third pick of their beats. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	09/19/2006
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	0094631213526

Tracks

1. Intro (Rid'in Wit Me)
2. Hands Up
3. Club Gettin' Crowded
4. Nike Aurr's & Crispy Tee's
5. Bounce That
6. Dem Jeans
7. Pullin' Me Back
8. Cadillac Door
9. U a Freak (Nasty Girl)
10. Brand New Kicks
11. Ass N Da Aurr
12. Let Me Luv U
13. Let's Ride

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chingy   Primary Artist
Mannie Fresh   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Spiffy   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Three 6 Mafia   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jermaine Dupri   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mr. Collipark   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Fatman Scoop   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Midwest City   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Tyrese   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Lil' Flip   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Chopper   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
J/Weav   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Snoop Dogg   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ludacris   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Kanary Diamonds   Vocals (Background)
Git It Boyz   Featured Artist
Dean "DC" Chares   Keyboards
Keri Hilson   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
William Birckhead   Guitar
Billy Odum   Guitar

Technical Credits

Steve Lacy Seven   Hair Stylist
Derryl Howard   Composer
K. Holland   Composer
Howard Bailey   Composer
Matthew McAllister   Composer
Alonzo E. Lee Jr.   Composer
Sedrick Martin   Composer
Jeffery Bailey Jr.   Composer
Kai Simms   Composer
Kevin Barnes   Composer
Terry Lewis   Composer
Mike Foster   Engineer
Lil' Flip   Composer
Jean-Marie Horvat   Mixing
M. Crooms   Composer
Jeff Jones   Composer
Demo   Engineer
K. Barnes   Composer
Mr. Collipark   Producer
Jermaine Dupri   Mixing,Composer,Producer
John Frye   Mixing
The Trak Starz   Producer
Michael Carter   Management
LROC   Producer
Jordan Houston   Composer
Jonathan Mannion   Photography
Danny Lee   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
S. Martin   Composer
Darius Jones   A&R,Composer
A. Lee   Composer
Megan Steinman   Creative Director
Robb Epifano   Photography
Catina Acree   Marketing Coordinator
John Horesco IV   Engineer
Veronica "Mousie" Haley   Marketing
James "L Roc" Phillips   Composer
Wendy Goldstein   Executive Producer
Ambrosia Healy   Publicity
Maurice Wilson   Composer
Eric Roinestad   Design,Art Direction
James Phillips   Composer,Composer
Jonna Terrasi   A&R
Sanchez   Producer
Deborah Mannis-Gardner   Sample Clearance
Brian Summer   Engineer
April Roomet   Stylist
Timothy Mosley   Composer
Timbaland   Producer
Robert Redd   Marketing
Brian Alexander Morgan   Composer
Keri Hilson   Composer
Mannie Fresh   Composer,Producer
Amy White   A&R
Chingy   Engineer
J.C. Phillips   Composer
James Harris III   Composer
Phil Tan   Mixing
Marquinarius Holmes   Composer
Jimmy Douglass   Mixing
Three 6 Mafia   Producer
Brian Morgan   Composer
Kori Anders   Assistant
Christopher Bridges   Composer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Colin Miller   Assistant
Midwest City   Performer
P. Beauregard   Composer
Michael Crooms   Composer
Paul Beauregard   Composer
Keith McMasters   Composer
Leslie Brathwaite   Mixing,Engineer
Kwame   Producer
Jaco Pastorius   Composer
J. Harris   Composer
Paul Poli   Composer
Matthew "Vudu" McAllister   Producer
Tadd Mingo   Assistant
M. Holmes   Composer
Brian Sumner   Engineer
Poli Paul   Producer
Kwame Holland   Composer
Marquis Smith   Management
Richie Abbott   Publicity
Tracey Groce   A&R
Alonzo Lee   Composer
Shamar Daugherty   Composer
Carl Bowers   Composer