Mixtape Messiah pt. 2

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Mixtape Messiah pt. 2

Compilation album by Chamillionaire
Released	December 24, 2006 (US)
Recorded	2006
Genre	Southern Rap
Label	Chamillitary / Universal Records
Producer(s)	Chamillionaire OG Ron C Play-N-Skillz Kane Akon
Whut It Dew: Reloaded (2006)	Mixtape Messiah pt. 2 (2006)

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Mixtape Messiah pt. 2 is a mixtape by southern rapper Chamillionaire, it is the highly anticipated sequel to Mixtape Messiah. It became available to download on December 24, 2006 on Chamillionaire's website. [1]

Chamillionaire is still showing his true fans that he is his own advertising. He says in one of his songs, My fan base is a cult, they doin everything that I tell, keepin it real, appreciatin me and purchase everything I tell 'em. He truly is doing things that no rapper has ever done before him. Even before the original Mixtape Messiah and his original fresstyles he would rap his phone number so his fans could find out when his next show was. Coming off of a platinum album, a slew of award nominations, record ringtone sales, a hit single about, of all things, racial profiling, and a landmark of pop-culture recognition; a "Weird Al" Yankovic song-parody, it's safe to say Chamillionaire is living pretty well. The Sound of Revenge indeed. But on his latest offering, Mixtape Messiah 2, available for free on his website, vengeance is the last thing on Cham's mind. The follow-up to 2004's breakout triple disc, MM2 further solidifies Cham's reputation as one of the new lyricists of the south.

Cham shines early on "Hip-Hop Warning," riding over the instrumental for Nas' "Hip Hop is Dead." Here he echoes the guy from Queens' charge of abandoning industry frivolousness, and renewing a focus on artistry and individuality, and just as importantly, shows that there are rappers from the South who weren't personally offended by Nas' album title. The "Show Me What You Got" freestyle is a return to form for Cham, whose originally verbose and abusive flow helped to separate him from the slower, hypnotizing sound of so many other "Screwston," Texas alumni. "Get Your Umbrellas Out," thankfully not another ode to raining dollars, has Cham again sounding off on the state of Hip-Hop. "I use half of my mind capacity/Smarter, people just have to be/ Sarcastic critics ain't getting it if you laugh at me/I'm from the south where your mouth will make you a casualty/Criticizing me but you're snap dancing and Laffy T/...Anyone on the planet/I see you all doing that Joc dance damn-it!" "Roll Call Reloaded," spun over Bun B's "Get Throwed," manages to escape its own novelty by way of Cham's wildly accurate impersonations of all the major rappers in Houston.

Just as much a direct message to Hip-Hop itself as a display of raw ability, MM2 goes beyond the typical mixtape-as-a-highlight-reel formula, providing the listener an intimate look in the mind of Chamillionaire. On the tape's "outro," Cham advises that his next album, entitled Ultimate Victory, drops on March 27th, 2007. While we may have to wait until March at the earliest, victory has been Cham's for some time now.