[Pics] Rapper Chingy Hits The Stage In Memphis

Last week, STL native Chingy made his way to Memphis. Chingy was in town to perform at an open house event for Vatterott College.

Guests were invited to come out to the free open house event and concert. The event was put together in collaboration with ex’treme Institute by Nelly-St. Louis (EI).

Prior to the concert Vatterott’ CEO and President released this statement:

“We are honored to have a performer of Chingy’s stature joining our concert in Memphis.” “We have had so much fun meeting new people and celebrating the successes of our students and staff, we decided to bring the concert back to Memphis to celebrate the end of the summer. We couldn’t be more excited to have Chingy headline the concert.”

Chingy grew up in the Walnut Park section of St. Louis and began rapping in earnest in his late teens. He toured as an opening act with Nelly in the summer of 2002 and then became a protégé of Ludacris, who signed him to his newly formed Disturbing tha Peace (DTP) record label. The rapper’s 2003 summer debut single, “Right Thurr“, put him on the musical map as a good-time rapper who specialized in catchy, club-friendly beats and simplistic lyrics delivered in a sing-song, nursery rhyme style. Chingy’s 2003 debut album, Jackpot, sold two million copies, thanks to the boost from “Right Thurr”. A second album, Powerballin’, was released in 2004 to mixed reviews, and his 2006 release Hoodstarspawned the hit singles “Pullin’ Me Back” and “Dem Jeans.” He released Hate It or Love It in 2007, under DTP records. The album’s lead single is “Fly Like Me“, featuring Amerie. A studio album entitled Success & Failure was released in 2010.