Chamillionaire's Biography.

Birth name:
Hakeem Seriki.
Also known as:
Mixtape Messiah,Chamillionaire.
Born:
November 28, 1979
Origin:
Houston, Texas.
Genre(s):
Southern rap / Hip Hop.
Occupation(s):
Rapper.
Years active:
1998 - present.
Label(s):
Chamillitary / Universal Records.

biography.

After his parents, a Musli father from Oyo State, Nigeria and a Christian mother from the United States, split in his early teens, Chamillionaire settled into a notoriously dangerous inner-city neighborhood in North Houston, which he elaborated upon during an interview with Houston's 104.9 KPTY on October 3. Rap and other forms of secular music, that his parents had highly opposed in their household, became very appealing to the young Hakeem Seriki. Inspired by local rap acts such as The Geto Boys, 8 Ball & MJG, and UG, as well as other national acts such as N.W.A. and Public Enemy, Chamillionaire began to compose his own rhymes.
At a young age, Chamillionaire along with fellow rapper and childhood friend Paul Wall, had decided to make music their careers. One day while promoting themselves at a Texas event, Paul Wall and Chamillionaire ran into Michael 5000 Watts, a popular mixtape DJ from the Northside. After proposing to do promotions for Watts' company, the Swishahouse, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall came to Watts' studio and convinced Watts to allow them freestyle on an intro to Watts' radio show on Houston’s 97.9 The Box. Watts, who himself was convinced to rap on the record, enjoyed the freestyle so much that he put the verses on one of his mixtapes. The freestyle became so popular in the streets that Chamillionaire and Paul Wall became regular staples on Houston's mixtape circuit, appeared on several of Watts' mixtapes, and became permanent members of Swishahous.
Chamilliomaire in Ridin.