Chamillionaire Says Cops Still Try To Catch Him Ridin' Dirty

DaMnNn ItZz jOhN · 06-04-2006, 05:32 PM

DAMNN ITZZ JOHN FOR MOD

You know your song is big when ESPN sportscasters reference it during baseball highlights. And that song has lifted Chamillionaire from Texas mixtape king to chart-topping rapper.

"With 'Ridin,' it's a street concept. We're rapping faster.
It's not the average single," Cham said last week from the Bay Area. "For it to go #1, it's pretty amazing. We ain't soaked it all in yet. We're looking at the charts and seeing what songs it's above, and wow. The competition is pretty amazing. We always had faith though."

If you've tuned in to the radio in the past few months, you've probably heard Cham's song about the rapper being racially profiled by police who are trying to catch him with contraband, such as guns or drugs, in his car.

"It's a lot of them that show love," Chamillionaire said about police. "They try to be extra cool, like, 'I'm not one of them bad cops.' "

Recently though, while on a trip to Oklahoma, Cham said the police weren't too cool to his crew. The MC said a squad car pulled over his tour bus on the highway, and officers rifled through everyone's belongings. Cham, who wasn't present for the search, said the police saw that his tour bus was wrapped with his face and logo and began harassing the people on the bus.

"My face is on the side of the bus real big," Cham said. "The cops brought out the dogs and everything. They were asking for me. I guess they was really talking trash. They didn't find nothing. They tore the whole bus apart. They said that normally when they take somebody to jail, they play Afroman's 'Because I Got High.' But they said since it was a special occasion, they were going to play 'Ridin.' It was crazy."

His bus was clean, Chamillionaire said, so no arrests were made. In a separate incident, Cham said he came across an e-mail from an irate police officer who thought "Ridin" was unfair.

"[He said] all cops were not bad and I had to remember that cops put their life on the line for people like us," Chamillionaire said. "He said something along the lines of, 'Next time you make a song like that, think of cops who aren't with their families that protect other people's lives.' "

Cham scoffs at the notion that his hit record is not true to life.
"Man, it ain't about everybody; just the cops who try to catch you ridin' dirty," he said. "Somebody had to speak on it. There are cops who be racially profiling. They're acting like [racial profiling] is new. Once somebody starts exposing it to the mainstream, they start complaining."

No one in the music industry is complaining about Cham. His debut, Sound of Revenge, which was released late last year, has sold almost 1 million copies. He's been getting calls from a slew of artists who want to work or tour with him. So far, he's done verses for Baby and Lil Wayne's upcoming duet LP, Like Father, Like Son (see "Busy Lil Wayne Says 'I Am The Kobe Bryant Of Hip-Hop' "), and he's also worked with Ciara, Joe, Young Buck and newcomer Jibs.

"Everybody started seeing those record sales come up, and then they was like, 'Let's go get on the road with Chamillionaire,' " Cham said.

So how did he graduate from regional street favorite to the top of the charts? He never left the streets. During the past year and a half, Cham and his team have had one of the most successful grass-roots promo runs in hip-hop, taking a city-by-city approach to winning over fans and gaining exposure.

Cham's next single is called "Grown and Sexy" but will have to wait until "Ridin" cools off to be released. There are still several remixes coming.

LethalIsILL · 06-04-2006, 05:36 PM

prop on news

Zhiwai · 06-04-2006, 05:42 PM

PRops on the news

You Know The Deal · 07-07-2006, 06:37 PM

Props Nice To See Chamillionaire Get Sum Recognition

Supa-Fly_Slick · 07-09-2006, 07:45 AM

Propzz On Info

Delta00 · 07-09-2006, 02:03 PM

this is over a month old wtf

DJ Whoo Kid · 07-09-2006, 02:13 PM

Props - Hip Hop Police are everywhere these days...

brollya · 07-09-2006, 03:36 PM

why niggaz keep postin news thats a year old

smoke_a_lot · 07-09-2006, 05:10 PM

props, i bet 5-0 cent snitch on him too, damn when will 5-0 learn

D-Trak · 07-10-2006, 01:28 AM

propz on this.

banks223 · 07-10-2006, 01:28 AM

propzzzzzzzz

Small Jo XL · 07-10-2006, 12:15 PM

propz, good read

DaMnNn ItZz jOhN · 07-10-2006, 12:16 PM

who bumped diz shit!? lmao

S.P.I Cripin · 07-10-2006, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smoke_a_lot

props, i bet 5-0 cent snitch on him too, damn when will 5-0 learn

fuck off......

ToRReN · 07-10-2006, 01:44 PM

Propz mannn

leb · 07-11-2006, 06:50 AM

roflz@ diz thread cumn bak 2 d top

G_Unit_Life · 05-23-2007, 08:37 AM

props..........

The Big Man! · 05-27-2007, 06:17 PM

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CHAM! CAN SAY WAT HE WANT'S WHEN HE WANT'S, JUST LIKE ANYONE CAN POST EVEN IF YOU HAD HEARD THIS B4??
DON'T TRY 2 B A FLYBOY WHOEVER SAID THE REMARK'S I REFER 2?

OTHER NEWS BOUT CHAM IS HE IS FEATURED ON "LIL FLIP'S" NEXT SINGLE "PLAYA 4 LIFE"!!!!
RIDE THE WAY YOU WANNA? EVERYBODY!!!!
BEAT'S BEIN A CYBA GANGSTA?????

.

YBanBeatz · 10-03-2007, 07:05 PM

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Youngmoneyrecords · 04-27-2009, 05:02 AM

props on this thanks!

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DaMnNn ItZz jOhN Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11,930 Repped: 302 Repped 5,025 Times in 439 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	Chamillionaire Says Cops Still Try To Catch Him Ridin' Dirty Chamillionaire Says Cops Still Try To Catch Him Ridin' Dirty DAMNN ITZZ JOHN FOR MOD You know your song is big when ESPN sportscasters reference it during baseball highlights. And that song has lifted Chamillionaire from Texas mixtape king to chart-topping rapper. "With 'Ridin,' it's a street concept. We're rapping faster. It's not the average single," Cham said last week from the Bay Area. "For it to go #1, it's pretty amazing. We ain't soaked it all in yet. We're looking at the charts and seeing what songs it's above, and wow. The competition is pretty amazing. We always had faith though." If you've tuned in to the radio in the past few months, you've probably heard Cham's song about the rapper being racially profiled by police who are trying to catch him with contraband, such as guns or drugs, in his car. "It's a lot of them that show love," Chamillionaire said about police. "They try to be extra cool, like, 'I'm not one of them bad cops.' " Recently though, while on a trip to Oklahoma, Cham said the police weren't too cool to his crew. The MC said a squad car pulled over his tour bus on the highway, and officers rifled through everyone's belongings. Cham, who wasn't present for the search, said the police saw that his tour bus was wrapped with his face and logo and began harassing the people on the bus. "My face is on the side of the bus real big," Cham said. "The cops brought out the dogs and everything. They were asking for me. I guess they was really talking trash. They didn't find nothing. They tore the whole bus apart. They said that normally when they take somebody to jail, they play Afroman's 'Because I Got High.' But they said since it was a special occasion, they were going to play 'Ridin.' It was crazy." His bus was clean, Chamillionaire said, so no arrests were made. In a separate incident, Cham said he came across an e-mail from an irate police officer who thought "Ridin" was unfair. "[He said] all cops were not bad and I had to remember that cops put their life on the line for people like us," Chamillionaire said. "He said something along the lines of, 'Next time you make a song like that, think of cops who aren't with their families that protect other people's lives.' " Cham scoffs at the notion that his hit record is not true to life. "Man, it ain't about everybody; just the cops who try to catch you ridin' dirty," he said. "Somebody had to speak on it. There are cops who be racially profiling. They're acting like [racial profiling] is new. Once somebody starts exposing it to the mainstream, they start complaining." No one in the music industry is complaining about Cham. His debut, Sound of Revenge, which was released late last year, has sold almost 1 million copies. He's been getting calls from a slew of artists who want to work or tour with him. So far, he's done verses for Baby and Lil Wayne's upcoming duet LP, Like Father, Like Son (see "Busy Lil Wayne Says 'I Am The Kobe Bryant Of Hip-Hop' "), and he's also worked with Ciara, Joe, Young Buck and newcomer Jibs. "Everybody started seeing those record sales come up, and then they was like, 'Let's go get on the road with Chamillionaire,' " Cham said. So how did he graduate from regional street favorite to the top of the charts? He never left the streets. During the past year and a half, Cham and his team have had one of the most successful grass-roots promo runs in hip-hop, taking a city-by-city approach to winning over fans and gaining exposure. Cham's next single is called "Grown and Sexy" but will have to wait until "Ridin" cools off to be released. There are still several remixes coming.

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