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Isn't there a rapper named Chamill? Can someone please introduce it!

His full name is Chamillionaire (Born to Win).

Originally known as Hakeem Seriki (November 28, 1979), he is an American RAP singer from Houston, Texas, and the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. "Chamillionaire Chamillionaire" is a portmanteau of the words "chameleon" and "millionaire". He says his goal is to prove that the South can produce great lyricists.

In 2007, he won a Grammy for "Best RAP Group/Duo" for his single "Ridin'," which spent two weeks at No. 1 in the United States.

He has been recording mixtapes since 1998. He and Paul Wall met Michael "5000" Watts, a North Houston native, at an event where he and Paul Wall recorded an intro for Watts' radio show, and Watts liked the music so much that he put it on his mixtape. They soon became a regular fixture on the Houston mixtape circuit and a fixture on Watts' record label, Swishahouse. Soon after, Born to Win and Paul Wall formed the band The Color Changin' Click, and in 2002, their collaborative album Get Ya Mind Correct sold over 100,000 copies. The Source magazine called the album the best independent record of 2002.

2005-2006: Feud

Born to Win's first solo album, Feud, was released in November 2005 by Chamillitary Entertainment and Universal Records. The album reached #10 on the Billboard charts in its first week. The album's first single was "Turn It Up" with Lil' Fey, produced by Scott Storch, followed by "Ridin'" with Krayzie Bone and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, which went on to become the number one single on the Billboard charts. The music video for the single became the "Rap Video of the Year" at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. [El Yankovic also parodied the song on his album The Ultimate Spoof. The third single from the album was "Grown and Sexy".

Additionally, the album's bonus track "Grind Time" was included in the game "NBA Live '06". The album went platinum, and in February 2006, a Screwed & Chopped remix was released. Guest vocalists on the album include Lil' Fey, Natalie, Krayzie Bone, Bun B, Little Wayne, Pistolero, Killer Mike, Scarface, and his brother Rasaq, among others.

In 2006, he lent his voice to Frenchy's "That Girl" and Ciara's "Get Up".

2007-Present: 'The Ultimate Win'

On July 24, 2008, with MC Hammer and Mistah F.A.B.

On September 18, 2007, Born to Win released his second mainstream album, The Ultimate Win. Collaborating artists included the likes of King of the Underground, Krayzie Bone, Little Wayne, Famous, Tony Henry, Devin the Dude and Lloyd. The debut album was Hip Hop Police with Slick Rick, and on September 14, 2007 they performed on the CBS television show Late Show with David Letterman. The second single was "Won't Let You Down" with the group Casey & Cozy Casey. The song was followed by a "Texas Takeover Remix" featuring many Texas rappers such as Slick Thug, Lil' Keke, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, King of the Underground, Trae, and Z-Ro. He is currently planning to go on tour with Famous as part of the group "Mistery". He currently plans to tour and form a group with Famous called "Money, Power, and Fame". He will release Tony Henry's R&B project on his own label, Chamillitary Soul.

Born To Win's fourth release in the Mixtape Messiah series, Mixtape Messiah 4, was originally scheduled for a Dec. 18, 2007, but has been pushed back to Aug. 2008.

Born To Win's Mixtape Messiah 4 was originally scheduled for a Dec. 18, 2007, but has been pushed back to Aug. 2008.