Chamillionaire Reportedly Off Of Universal Records, Presently Recording

by William E. Ketchum III
posted January 05, 2011
hiphopdx.com

Exclusive: After platinum success at Universal, the emcee that changed Rap contracts reportedly got out of his.

Houston, Texas " Chamillionaire found solo success at Universal Records. The former rhyme-partner of Paul Wall struck platinum with his 2005 hit "Ridin " (Dirty)" from the album, The Sound of Revenge. Although the emcee followed up with 2007 "s Ultimate Victory, it "s been over three years since a studio album was released by Chamillionaire.

In a new interview with top music engineer Andrew Dawson, HipHopDX learned that Chamillionaire has reportedly severed ties with the major label. "I "ve been working a lot with Chamillionaire, because I produced some tracks for him. He got out of his deal with Universal [Records], which wasn "t a good situation for either of them," revealed Dawson. "Him and I have an active producer agreement that is now null and void because they got caught in the legal shuffle, but I "m like, "I just want the music to come out. Let "s find a way to make it happen. " I was emailing him stuff back and forth when I was [with Kanye West] in Hawaii. Some big stuff will be coming out this next year, so I "m stoked to see it going."

At last reports, Chamillionaire "s third solo album is to be called Venom.