+Serithe Honestly other then the ones I hear about like Jay-Z I never expect business acumen from a musician. Mostly expect they tried to put up a follow up and then they went behind the scenes or quietly still put out mid level releases or something like that.
+Serithe don't forget about vanilla Ice. dude used his music money, bought a shit-ton of cheap houses in california, fixed 'em up and flipped 'em for serious bank. dude's even got a show (or 2?) on the DIY Network.
I'd also note that not only did Weird Al parody it, Charmillionaire was actually a fan of it and bragged that the parody would just help him sell more records. You know, vs Coolio or Eminem who either fought the parody or interfered with Al's ability to promote it. I'm not surprised the guy turned out to be one of the few in the music industry who's legitimately business savvy.
Reminds me of what Orson Scott Card said about fanfiction when he was asked why he stopped fighting against people publishing fanfiction about Ender's Game. "I realize now that those people are basically just publishing advertisements for my book. Why would I or anyone want to stop that?" Angus Young said something similar about AC/DC shirts.
@@qty1315 As one who writes fanfiction, I've never understood why someone would go out of their way to ban something that's truly harmless. The original creation is still there and can forever be enjoyed just as-is. Why deny people their fun? Choke-holding people into viewing your characters and world only as you want them viewed sort of limits the experience. You read a book or watch a show, and maybe have a few conversations about it...but never can you show others maybe a different interpretation or expand that fiction's universe. You're stuck with only what was given. How...dull. The biggest reason I've heard for this is to promote people to write original works but not everyone wants to do that. Writing a book is work, and not just the initial world-building but the publishing and book touring as well. It's a job. A person might tinker with a car for fun but that doesn't mean they want to be a full-blown mechanic. Same with writing fanfiction, it's just for fun. And sorry, I ranted, lol.
Coolio fought to keep Amish Paradise from happening but didn't own Gangsta's Paradise. He was never mad at Al, who didn't know until long after. Prince also said mo in the 80s.
I read an interview with Chamillionaire back when the song was popular, and he was asked if he smokes pot. He doesn't do anything. He doesn't drink alcohol, he doesn't do drugs, he doesn't even so much as smoke cigarettes.
+Erik Weiss I also remember back before releasing his second album, he was like one of 3 rappers who were super concerned about swearing in his music, so he decided to stop swearing on his second album. And it worked out fine.
Chamillionaire is strangely wholesome. Look up recent news stories about him and you will see a lot of philanthropic work and a strong streak of black/brown solidarity.
I think chamillionaire was only a one hit wonder because he refused to use swear words in the rap game. seriously go look at his lyrics, no swear words at all. the people he features swears but not him.
@@rollfizzlebeef6619 At least looking at his Spotify, there's several albums of his marked explicit. So it seems he might have changed his mind after that?
+b1merio Reminds me of that Dave Chappelle skit. Wu-Tang Financial ain't nothing to fuck with! You gotta diversify your bonds, n**ga! Edit: It was Chappelle, not SNL, sorry.
+tashaem1 Yeah, apparently this isn't so much a rapper turning out to be good at business, as much as a savvy enough businessman also being good at rapping. Good on the guy, honestly!
+b1merio Actually, a lot of rappers are great business men. It's part of the DIY ethos that really came around in the early 90s I think, but was there earlier as well. I guess it would be rarer to see someone who's a one hit wonder also be business savvy since they were only a one hit wonder.
I somewhat doubt that, due to weird Al not being all that well known in some places outside the US. Ridin' on the other hand reached number 8 in the charts over here. To be fair, I don't know how popular weird Al or this song are/were in other places outside the US so it could have happened.
@@THB192 Must have been some of those non-US countries I can't speak on with any sense of authority then, just seemed weird from my perspective because Weird Al isn't that well known where I live
@@THB192 Or maybe it's true about some places, idk, could very well be the case, considering that my sample size of non US-countries I know about in this regard is 1 ^^
I'm glad that the story had a happy ending, because this video really drew my attention to the quality of the Chamillionaire's lyricism. I really only knew 'Ridin' for its amazing hook, but the quality of the rhymes throughout this video were waaaaaaay above par for the era. Dude seems like a real artist!
Yeah, I was a huge fan of his back in the day. Listened to all his mixtapes, had both of his officially released solo albums, and those collabo albums with Paul Wall. Dude was low-key a BEAST on the mic when he wanted to be. Plus, he was one of the few rappers who had the balls to put out an album with NO curse words on it whatsoever. Was always really disappointed he never blew up beyond one-hit wonder status and nowadays is mostly just known to casual hip-hop fans as "The Ridin' Dirty Guy". He should've been much bigger
The ending was unexpected. Out of all the one hit wonders I would've never guessed that the dude who made Ridin' is the one who's doing the best nowadays. I've also heard that he doesn't drink/use drugs/smoke, etc. which is rare in the rap business. He actually seems like a cool guy. And is it fair to say thay Chamillionare is your boss Todd?
+Evelina999 Yea he was never really about that drinkin/smokin life. Hell, he hardly cussed even in his older stuff. Also, when his 1st album, Sound of Revenge, went platinum and he got to tour overseas...he started feelin uncomfortable with ppl in say..Norway..rappin every word in his lyrics (you can imagine a certain word that rhymes with "trigga" being recited), so for his 2nd album and ever since, he stopped using that word in his rhymes.
Everything I've learned about the guy (granted, in this comment section) just makes him seem so wholesome. The guy doesn't smoke, drink or do drugs, handled his money well, apparently doesn't even swear on his records. All it needs is that on Sundays he reads stories for kids at the local library.
When he first began rapping his name was “Chameleon” because of his abilities to switch styles. As he sold more records he said in the Real Slim Shady freestyle “I’m about to change my name from Chameleon to the Chamillionaire” and it stuck
I just reached a whole new level of respect for whom I used to know as "that guy who made the song Weird Al transformed into White and Nerdy". Wow! Hat's off for being so money wise and doing your art out of love rather than cash.
+Kcdmgirl i glanced at the comments section before finishing the video and the whole time I was wondering what on earth could a be plot twist in a video about bloody CHAMILLIONAIRE of all people and... damn. did it deliver
+CommanderFreddy I can imagine that being a plot twist in some political thriller. Like, you have this street thug character who just swears and does drugs the whole movie, and at the end he's revealed to be the mastermind behind assassinating the president or some other huge conspiracy. Now that I think about it, has this kind of thing ever been done in a movie?
The Usual Suspects had the conman who turned out to be the very crime boss he was testifying to the police about, but otherwise nothing that I've heard of.
That surprise at the end is just... Wow. Was not aware of that, and his topics seem like he'd be big now. I also hope his next album sells like a bajillion copies, bust because I'd like to see you have to do a video on his next successful single. If only because you're ability to be wrong about things is in fact legendary.
LOL I overheard a coworker listening to that song last week, and I began wondering if Todd would do a OHW ep on it. He said he was considering it on his Worst Songs of 2002. It was 2002, right?
Holy crap, a one-hit-wonder rapper that invests his money wisely and is richer now then when his career took off over 10 years ago? Hats off to him, there were major celebs that went down the drug fueled and money wasting rabbit hole. Hats off to him, seriously.
I've always respected this guy for his response to the Weird Al Parody. He humbly stated the only reason he got a Grammy for it is due to White and Nerdy
That reference to being wanted everywhere except where he lives is a "don't shit where you eat" thing, it's common for gang leaders to live in a different community from where they are actually operating, it makes things easier
I remember this song from 2014. I was a serious black metal enjoyer and didn't want to make it public knowledge, my love for Ridin'. I was secretly dancing to this song in my bathroom, it was really awesome. After sometime, I confessed it to my boyfriend and he admitted that he loved the song, too. I was 16 at the time, now I smile at my seriousness.
Wait, so...Chamillionaire made his song Ridin. Then he invested his money into Maker Studios. Now you're making a video on Ridin. So...does that mean he's basically 'double dipping' and getting even more money out of it?
+Justin Srisuk And don't forget the ladies with a grand piano: Tori Amos, Sarah Mclachlan, Fiona Apple, Vanessa Carlton, Sara Bareilles, Regina Spektor.
Having a One Hit Wonderland marathon after a long time. This episode cemented something very important I've realised : Todd is the king of plot twists!
I know this video is 7 years old, but "grown and sexy" actually is an established turn of phrase, basically meaning someone who's mature and has their shit in order. It doesn't literally just mean an adult, but rather an adult who's too old for childish BS and playing games in relationships.
Back in the mid-late 2000s we even had at least 2 sodas come out based on “purple drank”, the cough syrup/codeine/soda mix that was first popular in Houston. One was called, naturally, Drank, an “anti-energy drink” that featured relaxing ingredients like natural sleep aid melatonin and calming valerian root. The slogan was “Slow Your Roll”. I think it also used “Get Your Lean On” but I may be mixing that up with another similar brand. It tastes kind of citrusy, and is lightly carbonated. Then there’s “Purple Stuff”, basically the same relaxing ingredients. It does have a grape flavor like something originally based on cough syrup should, in my mind. (Not that I’ve ever had the illicit stuff to know. what flavor profile it had.) The can design is fun, cartoonish and crowded with words; not very relaxing, visually, but it added to the novelty and for a few years I had one displayed on a shelf of kitschy tchotchkes. I’ve tried both of those brands, plus a somewhat similar but even less carbonated drink brand Neuro’s Sleep and Bliss Relaxation versions, which Kim Kardashian used to gush about. I prefer Purple Stuff, but I no longer really feel any effect from any of those kinds of drinks. Then again, I’m on actual anxiety and sleep medications, so maybe melatonin and such just doesn’t register anymore. So, yeah, just a little summary of the soda trend that come out of the drank trend that came out of Houston.
My suggestions for One Hit Wonderland: 1. Donna Lewis: I Love You Always Forever (she and Richard Marxx did a duet for Don Bluth's 1997 comeback Anastasia but my suggestion was her biggest hit) 2. LEN: Steal My Sunshine (this group didn't release another album till 2011) 3. Right Said Fred: I'm Too Sexy
RIP Tom "Tiny" Lister Jr. - who plays the black cop in the music video (among a bunch of other roles including Deebo from FRIDAY). Seriously, he just passed yesterday.
Pretty cool to see Cham knows how to use him money wisely. Definitely going to set himself up a lot safer t than riding on income purely from your music and only what that directly brings you.
I love the fact that Chamillionaire is legit loaded as hell due to his own smartness. I mean, he's rich, successful, and has a top #1 charting single. Is there anything this guy hasn't done yet?
This song was such a big part of my early adolescence for absolutely no reason than it was on all the time and I happened to have the NOW! CD with this song on it.
Doing crimes everywhere EXCEPT where you live is not a bad strategy. No one will recognize you, your vehicle, your voice. Harder to overall put you on a list of suspects. Except obviously he DID get recognized in all those places or he wouldn't have warrants. So he has a good criminal business model, he's just still somehow bad at it. Maybe that's the difference between gangsters and gangsta's, a gangster sends some random street walker to do the jobs you organize, you pay them and take the rest and it as long as the tool doesn't or can't snitch you never get tied to it. Gangsta's do it themselves and get caught eventually. Not exactly a lot of Al Capones in the hood, or if then the cops don't know about them or can't touch them and sure aren't randomly pulling over their car to search it.
I actually purchased this CD. This album was my mourning song as my best friend died in the midst of me playing this and Chrono Cross. Both the album and the game were off-limits for ten years after.
Chamillionaire is a rap legend in Texas. One of the best lyricists to ever come from this state. Shame people only know him for Ridin' these days. There's a reason he's called the "Mixtape Messiah", because he has bars. Also you were too harsh on Good Morning. Great, catchy, fun song.
It's kinda weird to think of Chamillionaire as a one-hit wonder. I remember back in my earlier days on YT he was still fairly discussed among the southern hip hop community, but you're right, none of his other stuff charted notably. He's got some solid music on his mixtapes, def worth checking out. I loved "Internet Nerds Argue" tbh. Part of me is a little disappointed that Lil' Flip never got all that big outside of Texas. Being from the Lone Star State myself, I heard the guy a lot growing up (especially in my teen years) so it might be nostalgia talking but tbh he's still my favorite rapper overall. That pointless beef with TI didn't help matters either.
When you played that on piano at the beginning I realized how similar to "My Humps" it is. Listen for it, "she got me spendin', spending all your money on me, and spending time on me." You can't unhear it.
my name is camille and in highschool (when this came out) EVERYONE called me Chamillionare thinking they were so god damn clever lol. it still happens even though this guys been MIA since.
I'm happy Chamillionaire is living his best life. Ridin' and Hip Hop Police are two of my favorite hip hop songs, so it's good to see that he's doing good. That plot twist though 😁
i love the fact that he got rich off of smart investments thats so hilarious
Salty Ginger I know right?! It's like he saw how other rappers failed and went, "yeah fuck that, I'm gonna invest my money for the future"
He figured it out before Jay Z even.
Salty Ginger Even more hilarious, he talks about this in his second album Ultimate Victory
@@wadespencer3623 Nas was investing in stocks as soon he got some money back in 94,95 and he still does.
Wow, Chamillionaire is apparently one of the best money managers of any of the one-hit wonders profiled so far. Whoda thought.
+Serithe Honestly other then the ones I hear about like Jay-Z I never expect business acumen from a musician. Mostly expect they tried to put up a follow up and then they went behind the scenes or quietly still put out mid level releases or something like that.
+Serithe He's probably doing better than the any of one-hit wonders that did end up having a decent career after their hit.
+Serithe don't forget about vanilla Ice. dude used his music money, bought a shit-ton of cheap houses in california, fixed 'em up and flipped 'em for serious bank. dude's even got a show (or 2?) on the DIY Network.
Thanks for spoiling it for me.
Mir Mir That's what you get for reading the comments first!
I'd also note that not only did Weird Al parody it, Charmillionaire was actually a fan of it and bragged that the parody would just help him sell more records. You know, vs Coolio or Eminem who either fought the parody or interfered with Al's ability to promote it.
I'm not surprised the guy turned out to be one of the few in the music industry who's legitimately business savvy.
+Rebochan EXACTLY. To him, getting a Weird Al parody means you did something right/made it big.
Eminem only nixed the music video cause he didn't want it to muddy his message
Reminds me of what Orson Scott Card said about fanfiction when he was asked why he stopped fighting against people publishing fanfiction about Ender's Game.
"I realize now that those people are basically just publishing advertisements for my book. Why would I or anyone want to stop that?"
Angus Young said something similar about AC/DC shirts.
@@qty1315 As one who writes fanfiction, I've never understood why someone would go out of their way to ban something that's truly harmless. The original creation is still there and can forever be enjoyed just as-is. Why deny people their fun? Choke-holding people into viewing your characters and world only as you want them viewed sort of limits the experience. You read a book or watch a show, and maybe have a few conversations about it...but never can you show others maybe a different interpretation or expand that fiction's universe. You're stuck with only what was given. How...dull.
The biggest reason I've heard for this is to promote people to write original works but not everyone wants to do that. Writing a book is work, and not just the initial world-building but the publishing and book touring as well. It's a job. A person might tinker with a car for fun but that doesn't mean they want to be a full-blown mechanic. Same with writing fanfiction, it's just for fun.
And sorry, I ranted, lol.
Coolio fought to keep Amish Paradise from happening but didn't own Gangsta's Paradise. He was never mad at Al, who didn't know until long after. Prince also said mo in the 80s.
So Todd basically ended up reviewing his boss's career. That's great! XD
Ryan rogerson way to sound like a loser bud
@@backgroundtakeaway Way to sound like a jackass, "bud."
I read an interview with Chamillionaire back when the song was popular, and he was asked if he smokes pot. He doesn't do anything. He doesn't drink alcohol, he doesn't do drugs, he doesn't even so much as smoke cigarettes.
Damn, that's interesting for a guy like him.
+Erik Weiss I also remember back before releasing his second album, he was like one of 3 rappers who were super concerned about swearing in his music, so he decided to stop swearing on his second album. And it worked out fine.
+Ceruliver You are correct. I remember hearing that as well.
Erik Weiss Awe, there are moments like these that I am happy that he was like my favourite rapper when I was a teen. Go me!
+Erik Weiss
The only drugs he does are possibly sex, food, or counting his money till he gets high.
Chamillionaire is strangely wholesome. Look up recent news stories about him and you will see a lot of philanthropic work and a strong streak of black/brown solidarity.
Now you have to call him Mr. Chamillionaire.
Jesus Christ M. Night Shyamalan couldn't have wrote that twist ending.
😂😂
So Todd indirectly works for one of the most successful one hit wonders in history.
I'm jealous as a motherfucker right now.
I’m envious.
That scene was hilarious. 😂 I hope camillionaire sees this video and supports Todd one day
@@Dill_Pickle1997he already pays Todd tf you on
I think chamillionaire was only a one hit wonder because he refused to use swear words in the rap game. seriously go look at his lyrics, no swear words at all. the people he features swears but not him.
He cursed on his first album. It wasn't until his second album that he started the whole "no profanity" thing
@Please Complete All Fields Will Smith didn't have to cuss in his raps to sell records...well I do, so fuck him and fuck you too.
Based
@@rollfizzlebeef6619 At least looking at his Spotify, there's several albums of his marked explicit. So it seems he might have changed his mind after that?
Todd is a part of the Chamilitary then?
I think he would join if chamillionaire made a diss track about Mario. Todd didn't like the breakup song Mario did.
He's a Chamajor
@@RenaldyCalixte The song with Mario and Gucci is god awful
@@fuziontonygaming 😂😂😂...I agree.
Wow. That ending was unexpected. Who would have thought this guy was business savvy.
+b1merio Reminds me of that Dave Chappelle skit. Wu-Tang Financial ain't nothing to fuck with! You gotta diversify your bonds, n**ga!
Edit: It was Chappelle, not SNL, sorry.
+b1merio That's why you don;t judge a book by it's cover. Remmeber he owned a business BEFORE releasing Ridin"
That is kinda rare on this series.
+tashaem1 Yeah, apparently this isn't so much a rapper turning out to be good at business, as much as a savvy enough businessman also being good at rapping. Good on the guy, honestly!
+b1merio Actually, a lot of rappers are great business men. It's part of the DIY ethos that really came around in the early 90s I think, but was there earlier as well. I guess it would be rarer to see someone who's a one hit wonder also be business savvy since they were only a one hit wonder.
"If only he'd kill Mario..."
Goddamn that caught me off guard.
who's Mario?
(excluding the nintendo character)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_(American_singer)
Nukleon ok thanks
All gamers are triggered
fuck does the singer have to do with anything? other than sharing a name
Fun fact, apparently when touring internationally, people told Chamillionaire that they love his version of Weird Al's song.
I somewhat doubt that, due to weird Al not being all that well known in some places outside the US. Ridin' on the other hand reached number 8 in the charts over here. To be fair, I don't know how popular weird Al or this song are/were in other places outside the US so it could have happened.
@@merobo5066 No, that's been noted by multiple sources as a thing he really said happened.
@@THB192 Must have been some of those non-US countries I can't speak on with any sense of authority then, just seemed weird from my perspective because Weird Al isn't that well known where I live
@@merobo5066 Huh. I dunno. Maybe dude just lied or was wrong.
@@THB192 Or maybe it's true about some places, idk, could very well be the case, considering that my sample size of non US-countries I know about in this regard is 1 ^^
that thing about maker studios is like the greatest twist ending Ive seen in awhile.
Yeah, now we know who killed Blip!
rockstermaniac What a twist!
I'm glad that the story had a happy ending, because this video really drew my attention to the quality of the Chamillionaire's lyricism. I really only knew 'Ridin' for its amazing hook, but the quality of the rhymes throughout this video were waaaaaaay above par for the era. Dude seems like a real artist!
Chamillionaire could actually rap, something not many rappers from that era could actually back up.
U should check out all his mixtapes and swishahouse tracks
Yeah, I was a huge fan of his back in the day. Listened to all his mixtapes, had both of his officially released solo albums, and those collabo albums with Paul Wall. Dude was low-key a BEAST on the mic when he wanted to be. Plus, he was one of the few rappers who had the balls to put out an album with NO curse words on it whatsoever. Was always really disappointed he never blew up beyond one-hit wonder status and nowadays is mostly just known to casual hip-hop fans as "The Ridin' Dirty Guy". He should've been much bigger
Claiming Gordon Gecko for my rap name now, just so everyone knows. It's mine.
what do you think of a claberation between Drake and 5 harmony
*****I know I think it could work
+The Obvious Ninja so flow Rida steels melades all the time and peace love him
ARTV/TODD COLLAB WHEN
The Geecy Project
hey, I'm down. get Todd on board
Ridin is already 10 years old?
....well fuck, I feel like an old woman now.
+Karen Burch
I think the hip-hop term is MILF . . .
aw shucks
I a freshman in high school. I have a degree now. Fuck where's my life
why the bleep do you have bleeping nanami as your picture?
I'm only 26 and every day I have at least one "God, I'm old" moment. Just learn to embrace it. lol.
The ending was unexpected. Out of all the one hit wonders I would've never guessed that the dude who made Ridin' is the one who's doing the best nowadays. I've also heard that he doesn't drink/use drugs/smoke, etc. which is rare in the rap business. He actually seems like a cool guy. And is it fair to say thay Chamillionare is your boss Todd?
+Evelina999 Yea he was never really about that drinkin/smokin life. Hell, he hardly cussed even in his older stuff. Also, when his 1st album, Sound of Revenge, went platinum and he got to tour overseas...he started feelin uncomfortable with ppl in say..Norway..rappin every word in his lyrics (you can imagine a certain word that rhymes with "trigga" being recited), so for his 2nd album and ever since, he stopped using that word in his rhymes.
Everything I've learned about the guy (granted, in this comment section) just makes him seem so wholesome. The guy doesn't smoke, drink or do drugs, handled his money well, apparently doesn't even swear on his records. All it needs is that on Sundays he reads stories for kids at the local library.
2023 checking in here. Don't worry 2016 Todd in the Shadows. This artist still remains a one hit wonder.
But he's still worth $50 million
@@tigertie7701 Multichamillionaire
This video summed up:
MFW I review a song written and performed by my boss.
Aka please dont fire me
@Ryan Rose Not any more he ain't.
@Ryan Rose That was a long time ago.
I really really like the dude after watching this. He seems like a really cool guy.
p.s. Chamillionare if you're reading this I'm poor help me out
For that Chamillionare money? A lot.
Commuting gangsta is a sitcom I would watch the hell out of
"The Trainsta"
ChaMila Kunis has to be your most under recognized joke. Beautifully crafted. Best New Jokes 8.5/10.
Idk man, I really liked Chamillenials
Gabriel S Too bad he didn’t make this now. Chameleon Cabello
@@anthonyramirez388 that would have been awful and I'm glad it never happened
When he first began rapping his name was “Chameleon” because of his abilities to switch styles. As he sold more records he said in the Real Slim Shady freestyle “I’m about to change my name from Chameleon to the Chamillionaire” and it stuck
Chamillionaire really doesn't deserve to be a one hit wonder. He was absolutely fantastic after he stopped being so mainstream.
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+Vi Vi No it's a stock photo of a random white guy.
Da Real Crakaz he had a resume before and after mainstream success
label problems killed his momentum
I'm oddly happy about indirectly putting money in Chamillionaire's pockets.
Always bugged me that the girl was holding an Xbox controller as he raps "Playstation controller."
Could've changed the lyrics to, "360 controller"
she was holding an original xbox controller so that would still be wrong lol
Fat Duke Xbox?
"Duke Controller"
Hee hee. Yeah I'm a virgin.
(Bugs Bunny voice) He don't me too well, do he?
"Maybe they finally caught him! I mean that's what happens when you genuinely try to taunt the cops!"
*Zodiac Killer laughs in the distance*
+Victor Viridian No ted cruz ran for president
#tayK
How the turntables
didn't expect King Koopa to be a smart investor XD
How else do you expect him to afford those 9 castles?
@@michaelsayavong2656 LMAO
Chamillionare: the reverse MC Hammer
I hadn't realised that this song was mostly about profiling. I'm watching this in June 2020. What a coincidence
Wow. Chamillionare is hella goals. One hit wonder and dropped out, and STILL got rich? Damn!
7:40 ish
"in Texas it's illegal not to have a gun"
am texan, can confirm.
I just reached a whole new level of respect for whom I used to know as "that guy who made the song Weird Al transformed into White and Nerdy".
Wow! Hat's off for being so money wise and doing your art out of love rather than cash.
That piano intro is the best out of all your intros.
Whip my hair.
Chamillionaire seems like a really cool dude.
He references White and Nerdy... HE KNOWS ME!
SAME
+Milena Meyer I heard that version first and I didn't knew it was a parody until a while ago
+Cukizilla ;3 way to be a sheltered white person
+MuscleDad420 I was like 10 years old when I first heard it and I know the song from like a ton of years, by the way Im hispanic, just so you know.
+Cukizilla ;3 Same here. Then I assumed the actual song was called "White and Dirty" and got really confused when I couldn't find it. XD
So Chamillionaire owns a major video production company? Fucking plot twist!
"Aw no, STORCH?! I hate that guy." Hahahahahahahahahaha
Woah, that plot twist
+Kcdmgirl i glanced at the comments section before finishing the video and the whole time I was wondering what on earth could a be plot twist in a video about bloody CHAMILLIONAIRE of all people and... damn. did it deliver
you gotta love the people who surprise you.
gangster, or secretly brilliant tycoon, you decide.
+CommanderFreddy I can imagine that being a plot twist in some political thriller. Like, you have this street thug character who just swears and does drugs the whole movie, and at the end he's revealed to be the mastermind behind assassinating the president or some other huge conspiracy.
Now that I think about it, has this kind of thing ever been done in a movie?
The Usual Suspects had the conman who turned out to be the very crime boss he was testifying to the police about, but otherwise nothing that I've heard of.
Chamillionaire is making a comeback soon. Calling it now. Toddstradamus is never wrong.
His lizard logo looks like it belongs on an energy drink can.
Like an offbrand Sobe
Holy crap! I completely forgot about that brand. It must have been in the deepest void of my subconscious. LOL XD
Haha XD
Or maybe he's hoping to play for the orange iguanas in legends of the hidden temple. :P
give it a few years and it probably will be.
Todd works (worked?) for Chamillionaire.
Pffft, HAHAHAHAHA!
"I need a name that conveys wealth and success.. but also that I'm a small reptile." ☠☠
The King Koopa connection makes the whole Mario Kart 8 Luigi Death Stare thing particularly humorous.
Chamillionaire being this genius investor is my favorite plot twist of any One Hit Wonderland artist
That surprise at the end is just... Wow. Was not aware of that, and his topics seem like he'd be big now. I also hope his next album sells like a bajillion copies, bust because I'd like to see you have to do a video on his next successful single. If only because you're ability to be wrong about things is in fact legendary.
13:29 top 10 greatest anime plot twists
M Night Shyamalan wishes he could come up with a twist like that. Good god.
As a Houstonian, he's a bit of a local legend here. Those albums with Paul Wall are very enjoyable and he's an underrated lyricist.
The FBI agents from Fargo were in a Weird Al video? That's... weird.
Lol that's like the weirdest way to know key and peele
I'm from the future. We know Peele for something so awesome now
Do they codirect horror movies in the future Greg Sloan?
Still hoping Todd will do one on Eamon's Fuck You
LOL I overheard a coworker listening to that song last week, and I began wondering if Todd would do a OHW ep on it. He said he was considering it on his Worst Songs of 2002. It was 2002, right?
+MyssBlewm 2004
It was on his worst of 2004
Holy crap, a one-hit-wonder rapper that invests his money wisely and is richer now then when his career took off over 10 years ago? Hats off to him, there were major celebs that went down the drug fueled and money wasting rabbit hole. Hats off to him, seriously.
I've always respected this guy for his response to the Weird Al Parody. He humbly stated the only reason he got a Grammy for it is due to White and Nerdy
Yes Todd, "that dangerous gangsta Kanye"
That realisation that he's like your boss was hilarious 😂
This video got real meta real fast
Was literally looking up his videos when bam, new ohw. Bless.
+Reioa literally
I mainly heard this song because of meme videos. And how strange to think that Chamillionaire essentially owns Todd.
For some reason I'm really glad he's doing well. He always seemed like a good guy.
That reference to being wanted everywhere except where he lives is a "don't shit where you eat" thing, it's common for gang leaders to live in a different community from where they are actually operating, it makes things easier
I remember this song from 2014. I was a serious black metal enjoyer and didn't want to make it public knowledge, my love for Ridin'. I was secretly dancing to this song in my bathroom, it was really awesome. After sometime, I confessed it to my boyfriend and he admitted that he loved the song, too. I was 16 at the time, now I smile at my seriousness.
This video/song couldn't be anymore timely.
Wait, so...Chamillionaire made his song Ridin. Then he invested his money into Maker Studios. Now you're making a video on Ridin. So...does that mean he's basically 'double dipping' and getting even more money out of it?
Holy shit you right
and he didn't even ask for anyone to do it! (as far as *you* know...)
Stonks
When I heard that Free Fallin' cover my eyes got wide and I leaned back in my chair, only to see you do the same thing two seconds later!
I prefer Hip Hop Police personally, then again I'm a huge Slick Rick mark.
+ByronGiant Evening News was actually really good.
uncle rick could tell a bed time story
walrusb the great He did.
ByronGiant I did too. I liked Ridin in 2006, but Hip Hop Police was a lot more on topic and I even think the hook was better
Omg same
Fun Fact: Grown and Sexy was in an episode of 30 Rock about going to a Chamillionaire concert
See, when I think "One Hit Wonder from 2006", I think of Daniel Powter's "Bad Day". Why not an episode on that?
+Uszli Kion Probably because it's a "white guy with acoustic guitar song" basically. Just with a piano instead of a guitar.
+RoonMian Now, now. "White guy with a grand piano" is a proud musical tradition with a long legacy. Elton John, Billy Joe, Josh Groban (meh).
+Justin Srisuk And don't forget the ladies with a grand piano: Tori Amos, Sarah Mclachlan, Fiona Apple, Vanessa Carlton, Sara Bareilles, Regina Spektor.
+Justin Srisuk Oh, and to add to your list: Ben Folds. :D
+Uszli Kion
He still has James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" to tackle too...Get on it Todd!
HAHAHAH! HE FUCKING OWNS TODD! AND MARKIPLIER!
Having a One Hit Wonderland marathon after a long time. This episode cemented something very important I've realised : Todd is the king of plot twists!
Chamillionaire is still the man. I'll never forget him burying Mike Jones.
I know this video is 7 years old, but "grown and sexy" actually is an established turn of phrase, basically meaning someone who's mature and has their shit in order. It doesn't literally just mean an adult, but rather an adult who's too old for childish BS and playing games in relationships.
Back in the mid-late 2000s we even had at least 2 sodas come out based on “purple drank”, the cough syrup/codeine/soda mix that was first popular in Houston. One was called, naturally, Drank, an “anti-energy drink” that featured relaxing ingredients like natural sleep aid melatonin and calming valerian root. The slogan was “Slow Your Roll”. I think it also used “Get Your Lean On” but I may be mixing that up with another similar brand. It tastes kind of citrusy, and is lightly carbonated.
Then there’s “Purple Stuff”, basically the same relaxing ingredients. It does have a grape flavor like something originally based on cough syrup should, in my mind. (Not that I’ve ever had the illicit stuff to know. what flavor profile it had.) The can design is fun, cartoonish and crowded with words; not very relaxing, visually, but it added to the novelty and for a few years I had one displayed on a shelf of kitschy tchotchkes. I’ve tried both of those brands, plus a somewhat similar but even less carbonated drink brand Neuro’s Sleep and Bliss Relaxation versions, which Kim Kardashian used to gush about. I prefer Purple Stuff, but I no longer really feel any effect from any of those kinds of drinks. Then again, I’m on actual anxiety and sleep medications, so maybe melatonin and such just doesn’t register anymore.
So, yeah, just a little summary of the soda trend that come out of the drank trend that came out of Houston.
Chamillionaire gets money every time I watch a Todd vid? I'm not even mad, that's kinda awesome.
12:12
The face Todd makes when Free Fallin' is sampled for "Good Morning" by Chamillionaire.
Some suggestions: "Jenny" by Tommy Tutone.
"Untouched" by The Veronicas (It was their only big hit in the US.)
"Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne.
Pepper by the Butthole Surfers
+Y4123 Butthole Surfers are a 1 hit wonder?
+Mouse in the Big Blue House I'm pretty sure they had two or possibly more hits - Who Was In My Room Last Night also comes to mind
ThatsAwesomeAndStuff idk
My suggestions for One Hit Wonderland:
1. Donna Lewis: I Love You Always Forever (she and Richard Marxx did a duet for Don Bluth's 1997 comeback Anastasia but my suggestion was her biggest hit)
2. LEN: Steal My Sunshine (this group didn't release another album till 2011)
3. Right Said Fred: I'm Too Sexy
RIP Tom "Tiny" Lister Jr. - who plays the black cop in the music video (among a bunch of other roles including Deebo from FRIDAY).
Seriously, he just passed yesterday.
Pretty cool to see Cham knows how to use him money wisely. Definitely going to set himself up a lot safer t than riding on income purely from your music and only what that directly brings you.
I'm from Houston and remember Houston's come up in the rap game. I also remember all these Chamillionaire songs. Thanks, Todd. I feel so old! Hahaha
I mean, it was only 10 years ago. It would be pretty hard to not remember that era unless you're still a teenager.
True but time flies, is what I'm getting at.
Angel It sure does
I love the fact that Chamillionaire is legit loaded as hell due to his own smartness. I mean, he's rich, successful, and has a top #1 charting single. Is there anything this guy hasn't done yet?
Having a second hit.
This song was such a big part of my early adolescence for absolutely no reason than it was on all the time and I happened to have the NOW! CD with this song on it.
What a plot twist. I mean, what other rapper can you think of that you've literally been working for for years without realizing it?
Is it weird that I hear the Weird Al parody and not the original?
No
+gbondy
I was about to say the same thing.
Pffft no
+Wreck-It Rhyperior whut?
+gbondy Can't fight Weird Al.
Wow, did not expect him to do that well at the ending. The more you know.
Hip Hop Police is such a great song and video. And my boy Slick Rick is on it too. One of the best singles nobodies ever heard.
This song sounds almost beautiful played on the piano.
One Hit Wonderland- Chaccaron Maccaron by El Chombo
God, no...
Dame tu cosita ah ah
Doing crimes everywhere EXCEPT where you live is not a bad strategy. No one will recognize you, your vehicle, your voice. Harder to overall put you on a list of suspects. Except obviously he DID get recognized in all those places or he wouldn't have warrants. So he has a good criminal business model, he's just still somehow bad at it. Maybe that's the difference between gangsters and gangsta's, a gangster sends some random street walker to do the jobs you organize, you pay them and take the rest and it as long as the tool doesn't or can't snitch you never get tied to it. Gangsta's do it themselves and get caught eventually. Not exactly a lot of Al Capones in the hood, or if then the cops don't know about them or can't touch them and sure aren't randomly pulling over their car to search it.
Shit rap critic reviewed this when it was new and now I feel old
Oh man. Mike Meyers face... all these years later and it’s still Hilarious just to watch him go “yep, yep wait WHAT?!”
finally a song from my childhood that i remember
I actually purchased this CD. This album was my mourning song as my best friend died in the midst of me playing this and Chrono Cross. Both the album and the game were off-limits for ten years after.
Just so you all know, I don't have a third arm growing out of my back.
Thou doth protest too much
Dost I? Prithy in what sense, good sir?
To what end wouldst thou have me show mine arms?
Chamillionaire is a rap legend in Texas. One of the best lyricists to ever come from this state. Shame people only know him for Ridin' these days. There's a reason he's called the "Mixtape Messiah", because he has bars. Also you were too harsh on Good Morning. Great, catchy, fun song.
I was listening to MM 7, Major Pain, and Ultimate Victory the other day.
It's kinda weird to think of Chamillionaire as a one-hit wonder. I remember back in my earlier days on YT he was still fairly discussed among the southern hip hop community, but you're right, none of his other stuff charted notably. He's got some solid music on his mixtapes, def worth checking out. I loved "Internet Nerds Argue" tbh.
Part of me is a little disappointed that Lil' Flip never got all that big outside of Texas. Being from the Lone Star State myself, I heard the guy a lot growing up (especially in my teen years) so it might be nostalgia talking but tbh he's still my favorite rapper overall. That pointless beef with TI didn't help matters either.
When you played that on piano at the beginning I realized how similar to "My Humps" it is. Listen for it, "she got me spendin', spending all your money on me, and spending time on me." You can't unhear it.
Best episode ever. The pinnacle of the form!
I actually enjoy this whole album, time for another listen.
my name is camille and in highschool (when this came out) EVERYONE called me Chamillionare thinking they were so god damn clever lol. it still happens even though this guys been MIA since.
I'm happy Chamillionaire is living his best life. Ridin' and Hip Hop Police are two of my favorite hip hop songs, so it's good to see that he's doing good. That plot twist though 😁