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Chamillionaire - Relax ft. J. Holiday

Chamillionaire
Artist:Chamillionaire
Title:Relax ft. J. Holiday
Featuring:J. Holiday
Producer: Happy Perez
Album:Venom
Label:Chamilitary
Twitter:@chamillionaire
Website:Chamillionaire's Website

Average Rating:   43211   4.1
Total Ratings:       63

When Chamillionaire joined me inside the DJBooth for an interview this past December, we discussed his decision to leak Creepin’ (Solo), the first single off his forthcoming third studio album, Venom.  While the record and its The Game-assisted re-release both spent many weeks atop our DJBooth Top Picks chart, urban radio has not been so friendly.  Unlike most artists, however, the Houston native has what it takes to turn his situation around.  On potential single Relax, producer Happy Perez, whose résumé includes work on Cham’s sophomore LP, Ultimate Victory, provides some poppy production and J. Holiday serves up some soulful guest vocals.  Though Cham claims “Venom is not as friendly as people are used to,” the female-oriented, radio-readyRelax is exactly what the Mixtape Messiah needs to return to the charts (and to score a release date for his forthcoming project).


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cb126405
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cb126405
Total Ratings: 1621
Rating:  43211
I'm completely stumped as to why Creepin Solo didn't get big in the rap game and at radio.

This is a new look for Cham but I was feelin the change. Can really vibe with this flow, and J Holiday did his thing. Banger for Cham


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

E. Jaffe
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E. Jaffe
Total Ratings: 469
Rating:  54321
Not quite as strong as "Creepin' (Solo)" but still a classic in my eyes. Chamillionaire is absolutely top 15 right now in the mainstream rivaled only by Ludacris, Wayne, Kanye, Jay-Z, Nas and maybe a few select others. His flow is incredible; his lyrics are strong and he's got a taste for production. If Venom sells as poorly as Ultimate Victory than I officially give up on the mainstream. I mean, not even Ludacris' "near-classic" has gone platinum yet. Anyways, I'm feeling this track as a while and J. Holiday definitely exceeded my expectations on the chorus. 5 stars.


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

ultimate hip-hop
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Total Ratings: 688
Rating:  43211
Koopa is good on these r&b songs and people dont give him that much credit because when he does make r&b tracks its on a mixtape so he uses an already produced song. Glad to hear him get a solid produced song. Chamillionaire's flow is hot as usual and J. Holiday does his thing on the hook. Banger Chamilitary mayne!


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

E. Jaffe
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E. Jaffe
Total Ratings: 469
Rating:  54321
P.S. @ cb126405 - my feelings as to why it flopped are due to the fact a video was never released. Music videos serve as a prime benefactor in radio success. Why one was never released is beyond me. On top of that, it doesn't have pop-radio potential so all of its radio play would come from urban stations and, with only support from hip-hop radio, it wouldn't get much higher than the Top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. I for one think it was one of the best tracks I've heard in 2009 and it definitely deserves more recognition.


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

Sky1787
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Sky1787
Total Ratings: 96
Rating:  54321
DJ Z, you was right on point. IMO Chamillionaire deserves more, and should get more sales then he got. I like this record alot, like you said it's a different look for Koopa. I'm looking forward to Venom, when it does drop. It's sad to see the state of the Mainstream, but we gotta keep it moving, and Cham knows this. So that is exactly what he does.


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

Sky1787
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Sky1787
Total Ratings: 96
Rating:  54321
In a weird way this reminds me of It's Not Hard 2 Think About U, by Lil O(Feat. Chamillionaire). That's another Track I like alot.


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

Positive Vibe
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Positive Vibe
Total Ratings: 478
Rating:  54321
i'm so mad that Creepin' (Solo) didn't do well but the radio are being wack nowadays but this song is great, J. Holiday delivered it on the chorus and Cham always tight on the mic


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

godsson81885
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godsson81885
Total Ratings: 171
Rating:  54321
i love creepin i think it is easily one of the best songs of 09 but this song has that radio ready feeling (i hope)


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

stephen42staunton
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Total Ratings: 1
Rating:  54321
this is great. Samples the guitar part from Toni, Tone, Tony. J holiday doesnt over power the hook. Chamillonaire deserves more respect.


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

GStan10
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GStan10
Total Ratings: 1315
Rating:  43211
Cham is dope. I don't think this was a classic but it was pretty damn close. He flowed great over this production and J. Holiday had some good vocals on that hook. 4.5


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

J Worthy
DJ Booth Crew

J Worthy
Total Ratings: 334
Rating:  32121
Honestly I didn't like creepin' that much, I didn't like the vibe that much....

This is a good track though :)


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

Juanito_88
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Juanito_88
Total Ratings: 1078
Rating:  32121
OK, I really like Cham. I like the vibe he brings, his subject matter (most of the time,) and his energy. I jus wish he could break outta that elementary rhyme scheme he always has (I kno, its a Houston thing...) It just makes the flows on every track sound so similar. (Aight after I say that he would change his flow up on the last verse.) I do like him on this tho, the production was real smooth, and J. Holiday's vocals work well wit the track on the hook.


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

Mr.Top Hat
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Mr.Top Hat
Total Ratings: 3522
Rating:  43211
Production is sick & just fits the mood of the song & Koopa does his thing by keepin it hard for the fellas but likeable to the ladies... the insane hook will definitely drive girls to go wild ... its definetly going to appeal to radio & I hope this gets him some much deserving hype for his album...


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

mistamonday
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mistamonday
Total Ratings: 55
Rating:  21321
uuuuhhhh What? this is an ok track but cham usually brings fire im very dissappointed


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

maxa#17
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Total Ratings: 50
Rating:  54321
this really is a new side of him


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

dillon_68
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dillon_68
Total Ratings: 1181
Rating:  32121
IDK about this one...


Posted on Apr 15, 2009    

cb126405
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cb126405
Total Ratings: 1621
Rating:  43211
DJ J I'm with you 100%. Labels and agents need to work harder to get things done.


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

Blaze31
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Blaze31
Total Ratings: 614
Rating:  54321
Watch out for King Koopa!


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

DJ Z
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DJ Z
Total Ratings: 8062
Rating:  43211
See blurb above (and no, I am not back writing features).
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Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

Mrmag
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Mrmag
Total Ratings: 443
Rating:  43211
I remember when Still Tippin blew up after a year of floating around and people were down on Cham because Slim, Paul and Mike were on the rise. Cham stayed on his grind is on a roll. Another banger for the DC-Texas kid.


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

croatia
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Total Ratings: 193
Rating:  43211
this is not the kind of track we're used to from Chamilionaire, but he certainly shows that he's able to make such a relaxing track, which i really liked very much from the first listenin!
i agree with most of ya who said that he deserves much more radio play, more platinum-in-the-first-week, etc...
here in europe he Is real bigg, maybe a lil more respected then oversea, hopefully that will change in the future!!!!


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

#1my
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Total Ratings: 25
Rating:  54321
this song is relax ! its the classic of 2009 !


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

Mr.$
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Total Ratings: 71
Rating:  54321
nice beat and they both killed it dis jant is very nice the chorus is perfect and they should do mo songz togetha just relax


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

chuckkilly
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Total Ratings: 21
Rating:  32121
Seems like he dumbed down his skill because its a "female-oriented, radio-ready" song


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

JayCL
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JayCL
Total Ratings: 735
Rating:  54321
this song is not as good as Creepin solo, but its still a nice new Cham we listening to, its working out pretty good. i m definitely copping Venom when it drops.


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

IknoWmUsic
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Total Ratings: 73
Rating:  43211
you can't go wrong wit j on the hook, nice vibe i like the fact that it really combines both styles like it bounces back and forth perfectly anyway the production is amazing


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

J.$mith
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 14
Rating:  32121
i just like tha beat for real. j holiday made the sound good. not a fan of chamillonaire.but its an ok sound. its OK


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

Konlive
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Total Ratings: 97
Rating:  54321
This is nice and hard


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

Guest
Rating:  54321
       
Nice soft female oriented song.kinda surprised cham. ddnt decide ta do the hook hiz self(J Holiday still delievered tho). Classic n my eye


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

XT
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XT
Total Ratings: 365
Rating:  32121
im afraid this song isnt gonna do as well because of the similarity of chams flow in all his songs, me personally, im feeling it, i like the j holiday collab, but i never feel like im listenin to anything new with cham


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

MakavelliThaDon
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MakavelliThaDon
Total Ratings: 197
Rating:  54321
Nice track for the radio. Beat is solid and matches Chamillionaire's flow. J Holiday was a great choice to do the hook. Great Track


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

Guest
Rating:  43211
       
i heard this a while back and wasn't really feelin it. i'll give it another spin though cause i luv Cham


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

joshL
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Total Ratings: 1471
Rating:  43211
pretty good track for radio, not great. its still a very high quality song tho. 4.25


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

thagrizz
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thagrizz
Total Ratings: 63
Rating:  32121
I really would love to give any thing by Koopa a 4 or 5 and normally would but this track I'm just not feeling as much...I appreciate the fact that he's able to change his style (but still sound fantastic) in an effor to gain more radio play.

In my opinion this track isn't nearly as classic (that's right, classic) as Creepin' or even the it's remix. Cham just comes so much harder and with so much more fire on most of his other tracks when compared to this. Maybe I'm just used to him having harder hooks as well, not that Holiday doesn't do a good job - there is just too much contrast here when thinking about why I love Chamillionaire so much.

In rotation, 3.5 cause it's King Koopa.


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

Fasho67
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Total Ratings: 44
Rating:  54321
ahh i've been waiting for this song to be featured on the booth.

Classic!


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

Swoops
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Total Ratings: 34
Rating:  54321
Nice track


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

papalolo
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Total Ratings: 134
Rating:  43211
FIRE!


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

JayPeeEf
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JayPeeEf
Total Ratings: 99
Rating:  43211
I luved creepin! It's a shame it fell off. This is diff from what i'm use to hearing from Cham but like DJ Z said it will hopefully give em what he needs to return to the charts.


Posted on Apr 16, 2009    

Aussie_Pride
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Aussie_Pride
Total Ratings: 1177
Rating:  43211
Its obviously a attempt by Koopa to get some spins on the radio & im pretty shore it will succeed. I like the production & im a fan of J. Holiday's vocals on the hook. Cham always comes correct.


Posted on Apr 17, 2009    

bowwserr
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bowwserr
Total Ratings: 573
Rating:  54321
Before I give my comment on this track, I just wanted to say a few things...

This world is full of different people. That's one reason why I listen to hip-hop. No two rappers are the same (though some may sound similar). And yet, they all have the same message, and every once in a while, that message is something real, about things that actually matter.

Now, here in Austin, diversity is something that is praised. But you still have the select few that want to put you in the grave for being "different." Which is why today, I, along with others around this great nation of ours, am keeping silent, from dawn until dusk, to show people just how quiet it would be if all of we "different" people didn't exist. Hopefully, someday soon, something will change. But until then, I guess I just gotta keep hoping, keep fighting back, and keep turnin' up the radio whenever Luda or Cham comes on the radio.

Which leads me to this song. Very different for Cham, kind of interesting actually. But it's good. I am loving the production. It's just amazing. ANd, as always, my boy Cham flows like (almost) no other. DJ J said he was definitely in the top 15. Well, I gotta call him out on that one. He's in the top 5. Hell, my Supergroup wouldn't be a Supergroup without him! CLASSIC!

Anyways, nice song. And as always, thanks Booth. Yall do more for some people than you know you do. That's why I keep comin back here. :)


Posted on Apr 17, 2009    

godsson81885
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godsson81885
Total Ratings: 171
Rating:  54321
wow bowwserr i could not have said that any better myself i keep hoping one day cham will blow up again and people will see how great he really is


Posted on Apr 18, 2009    

~WOW~
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Total Ratings: 1468
Rating:  21321
i think its cool aint no classic though. they both did good. thats it. period.


Posted on Apr 18, 2009    

Kellz
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Kellz
Total Ratings: 134
Rating:  32121
You know Chamillionaire is great when a guy like me, who loves RnB almost exclusively, is able to appreciate him. This single is more commercial than anything however. Very good everything, especially Cham's verses.


Posted on Apr 18, 2009    

damnative
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damnative
Total Ratings: 77
Rating:  54321
Since therez a swall booth opinion that this record is just anotha track, yall gota HEAR the predecessor to this 1. This hea is a classic, and that isnt based on tha original version by tony.toni,tone`, its coz it dont take anything away frrom the orirginal, and the og is.. somethin else. this is just a classic and thats it.


Posted on Apr 18, 2009    

garman135
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Total Ratings: 14
Rating:  32121
its pretty nice


Posted on Apr 18, 2009    

damnative
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damnative
Total Ratings: 77
Rating:  54321
Since therez a swall booth opinion that this record is just anotha track, yall gota HEAR the predecessor to this 1. This hea is a classic, and that isnt based on tha original version by tony.toni,tone`, its coz it dont take anything away frrom the orirginal, and the og is.. somethin else. this is just a classic and thats it.


Posted on Apr 18, 2009    

Guest
Rating:  43211
       
def not the Koopa i'm used to. Flows the same, but he comes off rough on this smoother track. Buuuuut, letting it play, it gets better and better. More of an album track than single though.

“Venom is not as friendly as people are used to,” ummm he seemed pretty pissed on Ultimate Victory. Not sure where he's goin with this...

3.5 stars


Posted on Apr 18, 2009    

AJ SOUL
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AJ SOUL
Total Ratings: 42
Rating:  43211
Very smooth flow by Chamillionaire.
J. Holiday added that extra flavor to the track.
And I like that good vibe production by Happy Perez.

This is that kind of track you can just chill and listen to.


Posted on Apr 18, 2009    

Aussie_Pride
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Aussie_Pride
Total Ratings: 1177
Rating:  43211
Changing my opinion on this track, im not a fan, I cant get use to Koopa's flow & voice over a song thats meant to be smooth. I still like J. Holiday on the hook as well as the production, but im not feeling Chamillionaire on this, he just aint made for these tracks.

changing my rating to a 3


Posted on Apr 18, 2009    

thatownkid
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thatownkid
Total Ratings: 143
Rating:  54321
Cham killed it love the collab with j. holiday....hit for sure


Posted on Apr 19, 2009    

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