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Powerballin'

PowerBallin'
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Studio album by Chingy
Released November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16)
Recorded 2003–04
Genre Hip hop
Length 56:13
Label
Producer The Trak Starz
Chingy chronology
Jackpot
(2003)
PowerBallin'
(2004)
Hoodstar
(2006)
Singles from Powerballin'
  1. "Balla Baby"
    Released: November 1, 2004
  2. "Don't Worry"
    Released: March 24, 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 59/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2/5 stars
Billboard (mixed)
Blender 4/5 stars
E! Online B−
Entertainment Weekly B
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars
RapReviews 6/10
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars
USA Today 2.5/4 stars
Vibe 3/5 stars

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.

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."


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