Most frequent collaboratorThe Trak Starz · 26 tracks
GenresSouthern Hip HopMidwest Hip Hop
Songwriter
67%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 49 of 73 tracks
Does Chingy write his own songs?
He is credited on 48 of the 73 tracks across his five albums, which is every song on the four albums that publish credits. The uncredited tracks are the skits and intros, plus the whole of the 2010 album Success & Failure, which publishes no writers at all.
By the Numbers
5
Studio Albums
73
Tracks Credited
67%
Self-Written
26
Years Active
137
Collaborators
Authorship Breakdown 49 / 73 self-written
Who wrote the songs?
Across all 73 tracks: how many Chingy wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Chingy has a writing credit67%
1%
66%
33%
Sole author1tracks1%
Co-written48tracks66%
Outside writers24tracks33%
Role Fingerprint how they contribute
Chingy's roles across the catalogue
Share of all 73 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Lyricist (words)67%
Composer (music)0%
Producer0%
Performer100%
Authorship Over Time writing credit per album
Chingy's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
avg 67%
100%
92%
100%
92%
0%
2003Jackpot
2004Powerballin'
2006Hoodstar
2007Hate It or Love It
2010Success & Failure
Early · 97% written
Late · 92% written
Authorship by Decade track-weighted
96%
2000s
Jackpot, Powerballin' +2 more
0%
2010s
Success & Failure
Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author
Where Chingy sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
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Other artists on the site
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. TT The Trak Starz · AL Alonzo Lee · SD Shamar Daugherty · LM LT Moe · DH Derryl Howard
The Authorship Story
Data Insight
The whole of the early career runs through two men. Alonzo Lee and Shamar Daugherty, who produce as The Trak Starz, co-write nineteen tracks each, which covers almost every song on the first two albums. They produce fifteen of the sixteen on Jackpot and ten on Powerballin', and then they are gone. Hoodstar in 2006 hands the record to Jermaine Dupri, Paul Poli and a different producer per track, and Chingy is still on all thirteen. The pattern only breaks at the end: the 2010 independent album Success & Failure publishes an empty producer column and no writers at all.
Quick Facts
His share48 of the 73 album tracks
The Trak Starz19 co-writes each on the first two albums
Studio albumsFive, from 2003 to 2010
Biggest albumJackpot, over 2 million copies in the US
Top singles"Right Thurr" and "One Call Away", both number 2
Uncredited tracksThe skits, the intros and the whole 2010 album
Creative Fingerprint
Two years of one production duo writing beside him, then a different collaborator on every track and the same single name on all of them.
The Story
Chingy is credited on 48 of the 73 tracks across five albums, and on every song of the four that publish credits. The rest are skits, intros and one album with no credits at all.
Frequently Asked Questions Chingy
Does Chingy write his own songs?
He is credited on 48 of the 73 tracks across his five albums, which is every song on the four albums that publish credits. The uncredited tracks are the skits and intros, plus the whole of the 2010 album Success & Failure, which publishes no writers at all.
Who wrote "Right Thurr"?
Chingy with Alonzo Lee and Shamar Daugherty, the production duo The Trak Starz, who also produced it. It reached number 2 on the Hot 100.
Who are The Trak Starz?
Alonzo Lee and Shamar Daugherty, the production duo who made most of the first two albums. They co-wrote nineteen tracks each and produced fifteen of the sixteen on Jackpot.
How many albums has Chingy released?
Five studio albums, from Jackpot in 2003 to Success & Failure in 2010. The mixtapes are counted separately.
What is Chingy's real name?
Howard Earl Bailey Jr., born March 9, 1980 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Which Chingy album sold the most?
Jackpot. On February 24, 2004, the album was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 2 million copies in the United States.
Who wrote "Holidae In"?
Chingy with The Trak Starz and Christopher Bridges, who raps on it as Ludacris. It reached number 3 on the Hot 100.
Success & Failure lists its tracks with an empty producer column and no writers, and the Discogs release adds nothing. It is the only album in the catalogue with nothing documented.
Did Chingy work with Ludacris?
Yes. He was signed to Disturbing Tha Peace for the debut, and Ludacris co-wrote three of his tracks including "Holidae In".
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