10/11/07 - Chamillionaire- Ultimate Victory(XXL Review)

YounG AleX · 10-11-2007, 03:24 PM

Sometimes with victory comes sweet sorrow. For Chamillionaire, that couldn’t ring more true. The Houston rapper is coming off a highly successful freshman campaign, which includes a platinum plaque for his 2005 debut, The Sound of Revenge, a Grammy-winning single and the title of the biggest-selling ringtone artist of all time. Given all this good fortune, the Mixtape Messiah should be riding high, but based on his sophomore effort, Ultimate Victory, things are anything but sweet.

Cham addresses his woes with the media, hip-hop and the government on the synth-heavy intro, “The Morning News,” angrily spittin’, “Bill O’Reilly’s an idiot, he ain’t the only one with an opinion, fool/E-mail this to my publicist, so the media’s gonna hear it, too/You get on TV and get at me, then I’m gonna get on this CD and get at you.” The verbal tongue-lashings continue on the accompanying “The Evening News” and “Hip-Hop Police,” where Cham and Slick Rick tackle rap critics over JR Rotem’s rhythmic violins and keys.

Clearly, Cham has a message he wants to get across. Problem is his overbearing approach comes off preachy, rather than poetic. The 808-powered “Won’t Let You Down” is a melodic gem that promotes perseverance, but it gets bogged down by a closing rant denouncing liquor, weed and women. That’s no knock against the man’s morals, but more than 15 tracks of finger-pointing is a bit much.

Cham’s approach works better when he applies a spoonful of sugar with his doses of hip-hop medicine (“I Think I Love You”), flexes his lyrical skills (“You Must Be Crazy”) or just has fun on the mic (“The Ultimate Vacation”). While his brand of intelligent music is a much needed counterbalance to the rise of dance-driven hip-hop, Chamillionaire sums up the sorry state of the industry best on the triumphant title track: “Put some nonsense out, and I bet you this one will stick/I put real music out, and I’m probably gonna catch a brick.”

sammie · 10-13-2007, 06:42 AM

I'm feelin this cd. It's better than Sound of Revenge

MilwBucksfan01 · 10-17-2007, 03:28 PM

if they only gave him a L soulja boy betta get a S

GMNRecordsCT32 · 10-19-2007, 11:21 AM

"L"?!

I'd say at LEAST an XL

Young Starkky · 10-19-2007, 12:25 PM

WTF.............

Only L ? Damn......

CrossOver · 10-25-2007, 02:37 AM

It Shoulda Got At Least An Xl

djxtacy86 · 10-25-2007, 06:33 PM

Props on this, the beats were straight, but, I ain't like his raps as much as before the whole no-profanity shit, lol.

- Stevie C.

Retired. · 10-28-2007, 10:14 PM

at least xl

Caput85 · 10-30-2007, 03:01 PM

Shit Was dope
Bought that shit

norton · 11-16-2007, 08:40 PM

cd was tight

canz27 · 11-19-2007, 01:48 PM

dope album
if you don't have it you should buy it

Franchise-8 · 11-19-2007, 04:15 PM

Propzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

dipsetallday4 · 11-21-2007, 12:38 PM

i thought it could haave been better but tight

10-11-2007, 03:24 PM	#1
YounG AleX AleX iS Like... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Where haven't we been yet? Posts: 3,193 Repped: 890 Repped 5,210 Times in 714 Posts Neg Reps: 66 Neg Repped at 13 Times in 8 Posts	10/11/07 - Chamillionaire- Ultimate Victory(XXL Review) 10/11/07 - Chamillionaire- Ultimate Victory(XXL Review) Sometimes with victory comes sweet sorrow. For Chamillionaire, that couldn’t ring more true. The Houston rapper is coming off a highly successful freshman campaign, which includes a platinum plaque for his 2005 debut, The Sound of Revenge, a Grammy-winning single and the title of the biggest-selling ringtone artist of all time. Given all this good fortune, the Mixtape Messiah should be riding high, but based on his sophomore effort, Ultimate Victory, things are anything but sweet. Cham addresses his woes with the media, hip-hop and the government on the synth-heavy intro, “The Morning News,” angrily spittin’, “Bill O’Reilly’s an idiot, he ain’t the only one with an opinion, fool/E-mail this to my publicist, so the media’s gonna hear it, too/You get on TV and get at me, then I’m gonna get on this CD and get at you.” The verbal tongue-lashings continue on the accompanying “The Evening News” and “Hip-Hop Police,” where Cham and Slick Rick tackle rap critics over JR Rotem’s rhythmic violins and keys. Clearly, Cham has a message he wants to get across. Problem is his overbearing approach comes off preachy, rather than poetic. The 808-powered “Won’t Let You Down” is a melodic gem that promotes perseverance, but it gets bogged down by a closing rant denouncing liquor, weed and women. That’s no knock against the man’s morals, but more than 15 tracks of finger-pointing is a bit much. Cham’s approach works better when he applies a spoonful of sugar with his doses of hip-hop medicine (“I Think I Love You”), flexes his lyrical skills (“You Must Be Crazy”) or just has fun on the mic (“The Ultimate Vacation”). While his brand of intelligent music is a much needed counterbalance to the rise of dance-driven hip-hop, Chamillionaire sums up the sorry state of the industry best on the triumphant title track: “Put some nonsense out, and I bet you this one will stick/I put real music out, and I’m probably gonna catch a brick.” __________________ I learned that everybody is not your friend. You have to watch who you associate with and surround yourself with positive things and people who want to do something positive.- Gucci!

10-19-2007, 11:21 AM	#4
GMNRecordsCT32 Back 2Biznass 11/05 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 704 Repped: 169 Repped 166 Times in 28 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	"L"?! I'd say at LEAST an XL __________________ myspace.com/bummydavis--soundclick.com/gmnproductions

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10-25-2007, 02:37 AM	#6
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10-13-2007, 06:42 AM	#2
sammie Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cali Posts: 77 Repped: 37 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm feelin this cd. It's better than Sound of Revenge

10-17-2007, 03:28 PM	#3
MilwBucksfan01 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 26 Repped: 14 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	if they only gave him a L soulja boy betta get a S

10-25-2007, 06:33 PM	#7
djxtacy86 The Pride of Homestead Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Homestead, Florida Posts: 2,517 Repped: 2,157 Repped 18 Times in 10 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Props on this, the beats were straight, but, I ain't like his raps as much as before the whole no-profanity shit, lol. - Stevie C.

10-28-2007, 10:14 PM	#8
Retired. 2D GFX Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ya know Posts: 5,045 Repped: 245 Repped 255 Times in 121 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	at least xl

10-30-2007, 03:01 PM	#9
Caput85 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 832 Repped: 416 Repped 4 Times in 4 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Shit Was dope Bought that shit

11-16-2007, 08:40 PM	#10
norton Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 76 Repped: 43 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	cd was tight

11-19-2007, 01:48 PM	#11
canz27 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Syracuse Posts: 155 Repped: 101 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	dope album if you don't have it you should buy it

11-19-2007, 04:15 PM	#12
Franchise-8 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chile Posts: 637 Repped: 242 Repped 18 Times in 10 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Propzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

11-21-2007, 12:38 PM	#13
dipsetallday4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 626 Repped: 340 Repped 1 Time in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i thought it could haave been better but tight