Powerballin'

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Field	Value
name	Powerballin'
type	studio
artist	Chingy
cover	Powerballin'.jpg
released
recorded	2003–2004
genre	Hip-hop
length	56:13
label
producer	The Trak Starz
prev_title	Jackpot
prev_year	2003
next_title	Hoodstar
next_year	2006
misc	{{Singles
name	Powerballin'
type	studio
single1	Balla Baby
single1date	September 14, 2004
single2	Don't Worry
single2date	January 3, 2005
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| name = Powerballin' | type = studio | artist = Chingy | cover = Powerballin'.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = 2003–2004 | studio = | genre = Hip-hop | length = 56:13 | label = | producer = The Trak Starz | prev_title = Jackpot | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = Hoodstar | next_year = 2006 | misc = {{Singles | name = Powerballin' | type = studio | single1 = Balla Baby | single1date = September 14, 2004 | single2 = Don't Worry | single2date = January 3, 2005 '''*Powerballin'''''' is the second studio album by the rapper Chingy, released on November 16, 2004, through Capitol Records and Chingy's Slot-A-Lot label. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 172 with first week sales of 7,000 copies in the US, but then climbed to number 10 with another 120,000 copies sold in the following week. It has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipping over a million copies in the US. The song "I Do" was used in the video game *Need for Speed: Underground 2''.

Critical reception

| MC = 59/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Billboard | rev2score = (mixed) | rev3 = Blender | rev3score = | rev4 = E! Online | rev4score = B− | rev5 = Entertainment Weekly | rev5score = B | rev6 = Los Angeles Times | rev6score = | rev7 = RapReviews | rev7score = 6/10 | rev8 = Rolling Stone | rev8score = | rev9 = USA Today | rev9score = | rev10 = Vibe | rev10score = Powerballin received mixed reviews from music critics who noted at Chingy's attempt to replicate the success he had with Jackpot. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59, based on 9 reviews.

Toshitaka Kondo of Vibe said that despite the middling lyrical content, he commended the instrumental flourishes and contributions of the featured artists found throughout the record, concluding with, "When it's all on the table, Powerballin is more solid than spectacular, but either way, Chingy proves he's a safe bet." Steve Jones of USA Today found the guest artists on the album helpful in recreating Chingy's Jackpot formula, highlighting R. Kelly and Janet Jackson's contributions as stand outs, concluding that "he's found just the ticket for staying in the rotation at radio." Soren Baker, writing for the Los Angeles Times, praised the production for being energetic and Chingy's lyrical content showing creativity and technical ability, saying that he "improves on and refines his successful sonic and thematic formula in an album more consistent and satisfying than its predecessor."

Billboard contributor Rashaun Hall said that despite more R&B-flavored tracks like "Leave wit Me" and "Don't Worry" showing more diversity in the track listing, he found too much familiarity with the album's content of excessive parties, women and luxury talk. AllMusic writer Andy Kellman noted how the record sounds like a rushed version of Jackpot, criticizing the lyrical content and its hooks for being mediocre, and the lacklustre delivery of the guest artists, concluding that "In Chingy's case, a subpar 2004 follow-up would surely fare better commercially than a polished 2006 follow-up." Writing for Rolling Stone, Jon Caramanica also found the album doing little to be different from its predecessor, despite Chingy's charisma delivering on half of the track listing, concluding that "Powerballin serves as a wink behind which there's nothing hidden. It's just a wink, ma."

Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Haters 101 (Intro) | note1 = | extra1 = | length1 = 2:19

| title2 = Give 'Em Some Mo | note2 = | writer2 = | extra2 = Da Beatstaz | length2 = 3:07

| title3 = Fall-N | note3 = featuring G.I.B. | writer3 = | extra3 = Da Beatstaz | length3 = 3:37

| title4 = Balla Baby | note4 = | writer4 = | extra4 = Lil' Mack | length4 = 3:33

| title5 = Jackpot the Pimp (Part 2) (Skit) | note5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 0:54

| title6 = Leave wit Me | note6 = featuring R. Kelly | writer6 = | extra6 = Vudu | length6 = 3:57

| title7 = Make That Ass Talk | note7 = featuring Ziggy | writer7 = | extra7 = The Trak Starz | length7 = 3:50

| title8 = I Do | note8 = | writer8 = | extra8 = The Trak Starz | length8 = 3:58

| title9 = Don't Worry | note9 = featuring Janet Jackson | writer9 = | extra9 = The Trak Starz | length9 = 4:25

| title10 = All the Way to St. Lou | note10 = featuring David Banner & Nate Dogg | writer10 = | extra10 = David Banner | length10 = 4:03

| title11 = 26's | note11 = featuring Lil Wayne | writer11 = | extra11 = Da Beatstaz | length11 = 4:25

| title12 = We Clubbin | note12 = | writer12 = | extra12 = The Trak Starz | length12 = 4:01

| title13 = We Do | note13 = featuring Bun B | writer13 = | extra13 = The Trak Starz | length13 = 3:19

| title14 = Wurr Da 'Git It' Gurlz at? | note14 = featuring G.I.B. | writer14 = | extra14 = The Trak Starz | length14 = 3:49

| title15 = Bring Da Beef | note15 = featuring G.I.B. | writer15 = | extra15 = The Trak Starz | length15 = 4:12

| title16 = (Outro) | note16 = | extra16 = | length16 = 2:57 | headline = Bonus tracks | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title17 = Balla Baby (Remix) | note17 = featuring Lil' Flip and Boozie of G.I.B. | writer17 = | extra17 = Lil' Mack | length17 = 4:01

| title18 = What Up Wit It | writer18 = | extra18 = The Trak Starz | length18 = 4:04

| title19 = Don't Really Care | writer19 = | extra19 = | length19 = 4:06

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Sample credits

• "Don't Worry" contains interpolations from the composition "Me and You", written by Raphael Saadiq.
• "All the Way to St. Lou" contains samples from "Pass the Dutchie" as performed by Musical Youth, written by Headley Bennett, Huford Brown, Lloyd Ferguson, Robbie Lyn, Jackie Mittoo, Leroy Sibbles, and Fitzroy Simpson.

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2004) | Peak position | Australian Urban Albums (ARIA) | Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | Japanese Albums (Oricon) | UK Albums (OCC) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 7 | | | | | | | | 39 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | 124 | | | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (2005)	Position	US Billboard 200	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
125
60
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Certifications

References

References

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2. (December 31, 2004). "Going for Adds".
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9. Baker, Soren. (November 14, 2004). "Destiny's glass only half full". [[Los Angeles Times]].
10. Cantor, Paul. (November 16, 2004). "Chingy :: Powerballin' :: Capitol/EMI".
11. Caramanica, Jon. (November 16, 2004). "Chingy: Powerballin'".
12. Jones, Steve. (November 15, 2004). "Snoop paints a rap 'Masterpiece'". [[USA Today]].
13. Kondo, Toshitaka. (January 2005). "Chingy 'Powerballin'{{'}}". [[Vibe (magazine).
14. (March 7, 2005). "ARIA Urban Chart – Week Commencing 7th March 2005". [[Australian Recording Industry Association]].
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16. (December 2, 2004). "R&B : Top 50".
17. "パワーボーリン". [[Oricon]].
18. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR". [[Official Charts Company]].
19. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005".
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