2000s rapper Chingy is going viral after he was paid to perform at a campaign event sponsored by a gay Republican group, Media Take Out has learned.
The Log Cabin Republicans, a group of LGBTQ+ conservatives, held a campaign rally on Friday and they hired Chingy as the main performer. Chinky received tens of thousands of dollars to appear alongside Donald Trump Jr. and other Republicans — in an effort to drum up support for Donald Trump.
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Chingy was one of the most popular rappers of the 2000s. He became especially popular in the gay community after rumors spread that he was in a relationship with a transgender reality star.
Those rumors turned out to be false. And while it destroyed Chingy's career in the hip hop world – it This made him extremely popular in the LGBTQ+ community.
Chingy is now one of the biggest names (and biggest money-earners) among rappers performing at LGBTQ+ events.
When asked why he would perform at an event supporting Trump, Chingy told his fans that he was “interested in money, not politics.”
Chingy is an American rapper from St. Louis, Missouri. He toured as an opening act with fellow St. Louis rapper Nelly in 2002, and signed with Georgia-based rapper Ludacris's record label, Disturbing tha Peace (DTP), that same year. Released in a joint venture with Capitol Records, his 2003 debut single, “Right Thur”, reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song preceded the release of her debut studio album Jackpot (2003), which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 despite a mixed critical reception. Her second album, Powerballin' (2004), charted as high as number ten, while her third album, Hoodstar (2006), peaked at number nine and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top ten single, “Pullin' Me Back” (featuring Tyrese Gibson). Her fourth album, Hate It or Love It (2007), saw a commercial decline and was preceded by the single “Fly Like Me” (featuring Amerie). Her fifth album, Success & Failure (2010), failed to chart.
