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For someone who scored one of the biggest hits in recent memory with 2005's "Ridin'" -- which earned the Houston MC a Grammy and sold more ringtones than any song in history – Chamillionaire sounds awfully grumpy. "Money don't do nothing but bring you trouble," he says in the lead-in to "I Think I Love You," a tragic tale where cash is the object of the rapper's affection. It's a recurring sentiment on Cham's second disc, on which he lashes out at the record industry, money-grubbing ex-friends and lazy rappers shilling “crap music.” Luckily, he backs up the bluster. “Pimp Mode” is a syrupy Texas gem, with acoustic guitar and a stellar verse from hometown legend Bun B; the soulful “We Breakin' Up” is one of several cuts on which the MC sings as much as he raps; and the album-closing manifesto, “The Ultimate Victory” -- on which Cham expresses
sympathy for media-dogged celebs like Eminem and Britney and admits, “I'm still filled with doubt” -- might be the most personally reflective hip-hop track since Slim Shady himself stepped to the mike.
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Track List
- The Morning News
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Ultimate (track not available in Rhapsody)
- Hip Hop Police (Main)
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Paying The Price-Feat. Alicia Keys & Rasaq (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Ridin Pt. 3.5-Feat. Chunder And TI (track not available in Rhapsody)
- Standing Ovation
- Won't Let You Down
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What U Think (track not available in Rhapsody)
- Industry Groupie
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Cadillac Creepin-Feat. Lil Flip (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Be Quiet (Creepin) (track not available in Rhapsody)
- Pimp Mode
- Rock Star
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Key Loads (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Robbery Vans-Feat. Z-Ro & Bun B (track not available in Rhapsody)
- (skit)
- The Bill Collecta
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What More Can I Say-Feat) Billy Cook (track not available in Rhapsody)
- The Ultimate Vacation
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6 Feet Deep-Feat. Young Buck & Pimp C (track not available in Rhapsody)
- Come Back To The Streets
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Wait (track not available in Rhapsody)
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I Know U Hear Me-Feat. Rasaq, Slim Thug & MJG (track not available in Rhapsody)
- I Think I Love You
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Pop My Collar-Feat. Lil Wayne (track not available in Rhapsody)
- The Evening News
- Welcome To The South
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24s (track not available in Rhapsody)
- You Must Be Crazy
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Get Low-Feat. Scarface (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Your Jealousy (track not available in Rhapsody)
- We Breakin Up
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Victory (track not available in Rhapsody)
- (Skit) Stuck In the Ghetto
- Rocky Road
- The Ultimate Victory
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