Powerballin' is the second studio album by the rapper Chingy, released on November 16, 2004, through Capitol Records and Chingy's Slot-A-Lot label. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 172 with first week sales of 7,000 copies in the US, but then climbed to number 10 with another 120,000 copies sold in the following week. It has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipping over a million copies in the US.[3] The song "I Do" was used in the video game Need for Speed: Underground 2.
Powerballin' received mixed reviews from music critics who noted at Chingy's attempt to replicate the success he had with Jackpot. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59, based on 9 reviews.[4]
Toshitaka Kondo of Vibe said that despite the middling lyrical content, he commended the instrumental flourishes and contributions of the featured artists found throughout the record, concluding with, "When it's all on the table, Powerballin' is more solid than spectacular, but either way, Chingy proves he's a safe bet."[13] Steve Jones of USA Today found the guest artists on the album helpful in recreating Chingy's Jackpot formula, highlighting R. Kelly and Janet Jackson's contributions as stand outs, concluding that "he's found just the ticket for staying in the rotation at radio."[12]Soren Baker, writing for the Los Angeles Times, praised the production for being energetic and Chingy's lyrical content showing creativity and technical ability, saying that he "improves on and refines his successful sonic and thematic formula in an album more consistent and satisfying than its predecessor."[9]
Billboard contributor Rashaun Hall said that despite more R&B-flavored tracks like "Leave wit Me" and "Don't Worry" showing more diversity in the track listing, he found too much familiarity with the album's content of excessive parties, women and luxury talk.[6]AllMusic writer Andy Kellman noted how the record sounds like a rushed version of Jackpot, criticizing the lyrical content and its hooks for being mediocre, and the lacklustre delivery of the guest artists, concluding that "In Chingy's case, a subpar 2004 follow-up would surely fare better commercially than a polished 2006 follow-up."[5] Writing for Rolling Stone, Jon Caramanica also found the album doing little to be different from its predecessor, despite Chingy's charisma delivering on half of the track listing, concluding that "Powerballin' serves as a wink behind which there's nothing hidden. It's just a wink, ma."[11]
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Powerballin is the second studio album by the rapper Chingy released on November 16 2004 through Capitol Records and Chingy s Slot A Lot label The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 172 with first week sales of 7 000 copies in the US but then climbed to number 10 with another 120 000 copies sold in the following week It has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipping over a million copies in the US 3 The song I Do was used in the video game Need for Speed Underground 2 Powerballin Studio album by ChingyReleasedNovember 16 2004 2004 11 16 Recorded2003 2004GenreHip hopLength56 13LabelSlot A LotCapitolProducerThe Trak StarzChingy chronologyJackpot 2003 Powerballin 2004 Hoodstar 2006 Singles from Powerballin Balla Baby Released September 14 2004 1 Don t Worry Released January 3 2005 2 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Certifications 5 References 6 External linksCritical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic59 100 4 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Billboard mixed 6 Blender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 E OnlineB 4 Entertainment WeeklyB 8 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 RapReviews6 10 10 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 USA Today nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Vibe nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 Powerballin received mixed reviews from music critics who noted at Chingy s attempt to replicate the success he had with Jackpot At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 59 based on 9 reviews 4 Toshitaka Kondo of Vibe said that despite the middling lyrical content he commended the instrumental flourishes and contributions of the featured artists found throughout the record concluding with When it s all on the table Powerballin is more solid than spectacular but either way Chingy proves he s a safe bet 13 Steve Jones of USA Today found the guest artists on the album helpful in recreating Chingy s Jackpot formula highlighting R Kelly and Janet Jackson s contributions as stand outs concluding that he s found just the ticket for staying in the rotation at radio 12 Soren Baker writing for the Los Angeles Times praised the production for being energetic and Chingy s lyrical content showing creativity and technical ability saying that he improves on and refines his successful sonic and thematic formula in an album more consistent and satisfying than its predecessor 9 Billboard contributor Rashaun Hall said that despite more R amp B flavored tracks like Leave wit Me and Don t Worry showing more diversity in the track listing he found too much familiarity with the album s content of excessive parties women and luxury talk 6 AllMusic writer Andy Kellman noted how the record sounds like a rushed version of Jackpot criticizing the lyrical content and its hooks for being mediocre and the lacklustre delivery of the guest artists concluding that In Chingy s case a subpar 2004 follow up would surely fare better commercially than a polished 2006 follow up 5 Writing for Rolling Stone Jon Caramanica also found the album doing little to be different from its predecessor despite Chingy s charisma delivering on half of the track listing concluding that Powerballin serves as a wink behind which there s nothing hidden It s just a wink ma 11 Track listing editNo TitleProducer s Length1 Haters 101 Intro Chingy Chingy2 192 Give Em Some Mo Da Beatstaz3 073 Fall N featuring G I B Da Beatstaz3 374 Balla Baby Keith McMasters3 335 Jackpot the Pimp Part 2 Skit Chingy The Trak Starz0 546 Leave wit Me featuring R Kelly amp Ziggy Vudu3 577 Make That Ass Talk featuring Ziggy The Trak Starz3 508 I Do The Trak Starz3 589 Don t Worry featuring Janet Jackson The Trak Starz4 2510 All the Way to St Lou featuring David Banner amp Nate Dogg David Banner4 0311 26 s featuring Lil Wayne Da Beatstaz4 2512 We Clubbin The Trak Starz4 0113 We Do featuring Bun B The Trak Starz3 1914 Wurr Da Git It Gurlz at featuring G I B The Trak Starz3 4915 Bring Da Beef featuring G I B The Trak Starz4 1216 Outro Chingy2 57 Bonus tracksNo TitleProducer s Length17 Balla Baby Remix featuring Lil Flip and Boozie of G I B Keith McMasters4 0118 What Up Wit It 4 0419 Don t Really Care 4 06Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2004 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 14 49Australian Urban Albums ARIA 15 7Canadian Albums Nielsen SoundScan 16 39Canadian R amp B Albums Nielsen SoundScan 17 11Japanese Albums Oricon 18 15New Zealand Albums RMNZ 19 22Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 20 83UK Albums OCC 21 124US Billboard 200 22 10US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 23 5 Year end charts edit Chart 2005 PositionUS Billboard 200 24 125US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 25 60Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 26 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Going for Adds Radio amp Records No 1572 September 10 2004 p 22 Going for Adds Radio amp Records No 1587 December 31 2004 p 13 Whitmore Margo November 24 2004 Eminem Thankful To Remain No 1 Billboard Retrieved March 25 2013 a b c Reviews for Powerballin by Chingy Metacritic Retrieved September 12 2012 a b Kellman Andy Powerballin Chingy AllMusic Retrieved September 12 2012 a b Hall Rashaun Powerballin Billboard Archived from the original on November 25 2004 Retrieved June 18 2013 Sisario Ben Chingy Powerballin Blender Archived from the original on December 6 2004 Retrieved January 2 2017 Mindenhall Chuck November 19 2004 Powerballin Entertainment Weekly Retrieved June 2 2022 a b Baker Soren November 14 2004 Destiny s glass only half full Los Angeles Times Retrieved June 18 2013 Cantor Paul November 16 2004 Chingy Powerballin Capitol EMI RapReviews Retrieved September 12 2012 a b Caramanica Jon November 16 2004 Chingy Powerballin Rolling Stone Archived from the original on October 13 2007 Retrieved September 12 2012 a b Jones Steve November 15 2004 Snoop paints a rap Masterpiece USA Today Retrieved June 18 2013 a b Kondo Toshitaka January 2005 Chingy Powerballin Vibe 13 1 83 ISSN 1070 4701 Retrieved January 2 2017 Australiancharts com Chingy Powerballin Hung Medien Retrieved September 7 2020 ARIA Urban Chart Week Commencing 7th March 2005 PDF Australian Recording Industry Association 784 17 March 7 2005 Archived from the original PDF on 22 February 2008 Retrieved April 16 2023 via Pandora Archive Albums Top 100 Jam November 25 2004 Archived from the original on December 14 2004 Retrieved March 6 2023 R amp B Top 50 Jam December 2 2004 Archived from the original on December 6 2004 Retrieved January 29 2023 パワーボーリン in Japanese Oricon Archived from the original on March 7 2023 Retrieved March 7 2023 Charts nz Chingy Powerballin Hung Medien Retrieved September 7 2020 Swisscharts com Chingy Powerballin Hung Medien Retrieved September 7 2020 Chart Log UK Chris C CZR Official Charts Company Retrieved September 7 2020 Chingy Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved September 7 2020 Chingy Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved September 7 2020 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2005 Billboard Retrieved September 19 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 2005 Billboard Retrieved September 19 2020 American album certifications Chingy Powerballin Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved September 22 2014 External links editPowerballin at Metacritic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Powerballin 27 amp oldid 1202510355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
