Ultimate Victory

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Ultimate Victory is southern rapper Chamillionaire's second album. It was released on September 18, 2007.

History

Guests on the album are UGK, Krayzie Bone, Lil' Wayne, Pimp C, Slick Rick, Tony Henry, Bun B, Famous (credited as Lil Ken on the track "You Must Be Crazy"), and Devin The Dude. Chamillionaire announced that his first official single off Ultimate Victory is "Hip Hop Police" featuring Slick Rick. The track was produced by Jonathan Rotem. "Hip Hop Police" leaked to the Internet on June 18, 2007, and along with his follow up single, "The Evening News", it is available on iTunes. Chamillionaire will release music videos in sequential order to make it seem like a movie. The first video, "Hip Hop Police", was premiered in full, along with "Evening News", on July 26th on BET Access Granted. An exclusive interview with Chamillionaire is available on Associated Content.

The next single, "The Bill Collecta" featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Krayzie Bone, was released on September 18, 2007 but can be heard on Chamillionaire's MySpace page.

The song titled "Industry Groupie" from the album is a remake of the song "The Final Countdown" by Europe. The song used the same beat with a hip hop twist.

Chamillionaire kept the album absolutely clean (no swearing, no sexual references, no violence) and 'N-Word free, hence the absence of a Parental Advisory logo on the album cover. Due to this fact the album became the first mainstream hardcore rap album to not receive the 'Parental Advisory' label. He claims he made this decision after hearing white fans rap to his "n-words" in his previous album. Another effect of this is that children radio stations like Radio Disney began playing his new singles off this album. Despite this Chamillionaire stated that he may leak the dirty versions of songs.

On September 14, 2007, Chamillionaire, Famous and Slick Rick appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and performed "Hip Hop Police." On September 18, 2007, Chamillionaire, Famous, and Slick Rick appeared on Total Request Live and performed "Hip Hop Police". On September 19th, 2007, Chamillionaire along with Famous & Slick Rick performed Hip Hop Police on BET's 106 & Park.

Ultimate Victory debuted at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 79,000 copies in its first week. Second week sales dropped to 27,000 copies for the album, bringing the total to 107,000 copies sold in the US.

Critical Reception

Ultimate Victory was very well-received by many critics. Rolling Stone highly praised the title track stating, "“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 mic." All Music Guide said that it is "a positive outlook for the future of the genre." Allhiphop.com praised his lyricism, stating, "Chamillionaire's flow and lyricism is rampant through each track on Ultimate Victory." Sputnikmusic acknowledged that the album was a "cohesive and complete album in the world of Southern rap." Sixshot declared "“The Ultimate Victory” is the biggest thing to come out of Texas since the space shuttle." Hip Hop DX stated, "Chamillionaire effortlessly transitions from one subject to the next without coming off too overbearing or preachy. Blending his trademark, butter-smooth melodies with hard-hitting beats and intricate punch lines, The Ultimate Victory is an interesting blend of braggadocio, thought-provoking, political undertones and bravado, something rarely seen from today’s mainstream emcee." DropMagazine continued the praise as it said, "this record is proof that hip-hop can self-censor and still produce a quality product. Layman will pop this into their stereo without even thinking twice about whether or not Chamillionaire is being real enough."

Track listing

#	Title	Feature Guest	Producer(s)	Time
1	"The Morning News"		Kane Beatz	3:58
2	"Hip Hop Police"	Slick Rick	Jonathan Rotem	4:11
3	"Standing Ovation"		Kane Beatz	4:27
4	"Won't Let You Down"	K-Ci	Kane Beatz	4:37
5	"Industry Groupie"		Jonathan Rotem	3:32
6	"Pimp Mode"	Bun B	Happy Perez	5:22
7	"Rock Star"	Lil Wayne	Disco D	5:00
8	"Skit"	Spanky Hayes	Oli Ullah	3:04
9	"The Bill Collecta"	Krayzie Bone	Play-N-Skillz	3:51
10	"The Ultimate Vacation"		The Beat Bullies	4:05
11	"Come Back To The Streets"		The Runners	4:51
12	"I Think I Love You"		The Beat Bullies	4:43
13	"The Evening News"		Kane Beatz	4:08
14	"Welcome To The South"	Pimp C	Kane Beatz	4:12
15	"You Must Be Crazy"	Lil Ken	Dave M.G.	4:54
16	"We Breakin Up"		CHOPS	4:40
17	"Stuck In The Ghetto" (Skit)	Tony Henry	Oli Ullah	1:45
18	"Rocky Road"	Devin The Dude	Happy Perez	4:59
19	"The Ultimate Victory"		Happy Perez	3:11
+	"Still Countin' My Cash" (iTunes Bonus Track)		Traktwinz	4:25
+	"Keep It on the Hush" (Best Buy Bonus Track)	Lloyd	Matty P	3:59
+	"Somebody Gonna Get Hurt" (Best Buy Bonus Track)		Rick Rock	3:23

Chart position

Chart (2007)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 200	8
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums	3
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	3
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums	8
U.S. Billboard Billboard Comprehensive Albums	8
U.S. Billboard Tastemakers	4

Singles

• "Hip Hop Police"
• "The Bill Collecta"
• "Industry Groupie"
• "Won't Let You Down"
• "The Morning News"

Bonus DVD

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Cover of DVD and CD.

Chamillionaire released his Bonus DVD to Ultimate Victory. This DVD is only in exclusive double-pack in BET Edition available at Wal-Mart in its edited version.

DVD features are:

• ACCESS GRANTED: "Turn It Up", "Grown & Sexy", "Hip-Hop Police"/"Evening News"
• 106 & PARK: Chamillionaire Inverview
• BET Spring Bling 2007 Performance
• BET Black Collage Tour
• Fly Rydes

Music Videos:

• "Turn It Up"
• "Ridin'"
• "Grown & Sexy"
• "Hip-Hop Police/Evening News"

Cut Tracks

• "Not A Criminal" (featuring Kelis)
• "Not A Criminal Pt. 2" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Busta Rhymes)
• "Real OG's" (featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)