In the mid '00s, Chamillionaire exploded into the national consciousness with his No. 1 single "Ridin,'" a muscular celebration of eluding the police that was simultaneously gleeful and menacing. The Houston MC had been rapping for years -- he sold mixtapes out of his trunk and released a collaborative album with Paul Wall in 2002. But he went from regional force to national star seemingly overnight, "0 to 100 real quick," as Drake might say.
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