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Happy 41st Birthday to Chingy! His 10 Best Songs

Happy 41st birthday to rapper Chingy! Chingy was born Howard Earl Bailey Jr. on March 9, 1980. Can you believe that’s his real name? We like Chingy better! Chingy grew…

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 29: Rapper Chingy poses at the How Emotions Predict The Virality of Videos panel presented by Virool during Advertising Week 2015 AWXII at the ADARA Stage at Times Center Hall on September 29, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Pont/Getty Images for AWXII)

Happy 41st birthday to rapper Chingy!

Chingy was born Howard Earl Bailey Jr. on March 9, 1980. Can you believe that's his real name? We like Chingy better!

Chingy grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and started making rhymes in his teens. He got a huge break opening for Nelly in the summer of 2002 and then got signed to Ludacris' Disturbing Tha Peace record label. Nice!

Here's a montage with his 10 best songs!

Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.