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Hurricane Chris
Hurricane Chris
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Background information
Birth name	Chris Dooley, Jr.
Born	1989 (age 19–20); Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	2006 - present
Labels	Polo Grounds, J
Website	www.hurricanechrisonline.com

Chris Dooley, Jr.^[1] (born 1989) better known by his stage name Hurricane Chris, is a rapper based in Shreveport, Louisiana. After local success as an underground performer, he entered the national scene with his hit song "A Bay Bay".^[2]

[edit] Biography

Dooley attended Huntington High School. In 2007, Principal Jerry declared September 25 as "Hurricane Chris Day".^[3] In an interview with Samantha Morgan of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana newspaper The Advocate, he stated that he came up with "Hurricane" as part of his stage name from his ability to rap fast and twist the words, "like a hurricane had just blown through".^[1]After hearing a chant of "A Bay Bay!" by local DJ Hollywood Bay Bay, Hurricane Chris modified the chant to "Bay Bay" to his hit song of the same name.

Atlanta, Georgia-based producer Mr. Collipark was fascinated by the song and later helped Chris be signed to J Records in 2004, when his major-label debut 51/50 Ratchet was released in October.^[2] The sound of the album was inspired by ratchet, a type of crunk rap music locally popular in Shreveport.^[4] Soon afterwards, Rap-A-Lot Records released You Hear Me?, a compilation of songs Chris recorded before 51/50 Ratchet including "You Hear Me?" and "Yep".^[5] In August 2007, a mixtape of his titled Louisi-Animal had also been released. "The Hand Clap" was the next single off 51/50 Ratchet.^[6]

The first single off his next album, Unleashed,^[7] is "She's Fine".^[8].

Hurricane Chris performed a rendition of his breakout single "Halle Berry (She's Fine)" for the Louisiana Legislature.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions^[9]
Year	Title	U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap
2007	51/50 Ratchet Released: October 23, 2007 Label: Polo Grounds Music J Records Go Live Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	24	4	2
2009	Unleashed Released: December 22, 2009 Label: Polo Grounds Music J Records Go Live Entertainment	To be released

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Charts^[10]			RIAA certification^[11]	Album
Year	Single	U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	RIAA certification^[11]	Album
2007	"A Bay Bay"	7	12	3	Platinum	51/50 Ratchet
	"The Hand Clap"(featuring Big Poppa)	72	45	18	—
	"Playas Rock"(featuring Boxie)	—	47	25	—
2009	"Halle Berry (She's Fine)"(featuring Superstarr)^[12]	53	7	7	—	Unleashed
2009	"Headboard" (featuring Mario & Plies)	TBA	63	TBA		Unleashed

[edit] Guest appearances

Year	Single	Charts		Album
Year	Single	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	Album
2007	"Drop & Gimme 50" (Mike Jones featuring Hurricane Chris)	44	18	The Voice
2008	"Jigga Juice" (Lil Josh & Ernest featuring Hurricane Chris)	110	—	—

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Morgan, Samantha (2007-08-10). "Hurricane Chris sends "A Bay Bay" nationwide". The Advocate (Baton Rouge) (Internet Archive Wayback Machine). http://web.archive.org/web/20070817193513/http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/music/9095896.html. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
^ ^a ^b Jeffries, David (2007). "Hurricane Chris - Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:w9fpxqurldje~T1. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
^ "Rapper Hurricane Chris makes surprise visit to Huntington". KTBS. 2007-09-25. http://www.ktbs.com/misc/search/cache.cfm?cacheID=_KkLtbngAXAJ&cacheUrl=www.ktbs.com%2Fnews%2FRapper-Hurricane-Chris-makes-surprise-visit-to-Huntington-5253%2F. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
^ Futterman, Erica (2007-10-17). "Breaking Artist: Hurricane Chris". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/10/17/breaking-artist-hurricane-chris/. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
^ Birchmeier, Jason (2007). ""You Hear Me?" - Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39foxzlhld6e. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
^ Reid, Shaheem; Rodriguez, Jason (2007-08-20). "Mr. Collipark Raises Up New MCs". Mixtape Monday (MTV News). http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/082007/. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
^ "Hurricane Chris gets 'Unleashed': The up-and-coming rapper will perform at Fuzion tonight.". The Wichita Eagle. 2009-05-15. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey=600-200905150930KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_59113-1SPF3ALIOF6642UJ40NQRF2BT1&params=timestamp. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?JSESSIONID=hcy7JgtGMJzDywh0pLs2nzCytWCVbLWZGC2T8hy9PKg3GqL7TfP9!-1052503343&f=Hot+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Songs&pageNumber=Top+11- 50&g=Singles
^ "Artist Chart History - Hurricane Chris - Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=867767&model.vnuAlbumId=1086006. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
^ "Hurricane Chris - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Billboard. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:w9fpxqurldje~T51.
^ "Gold & Platinum - Hurricane Chris". RIAA. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Hurricane%20Chris&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Hot+R%26B/Hip-Hop+Songs

[edit] External links

[advocate-0] Morgan, Samantha (2007-08-10). "Hurricane Chris sends "A Bay Bay" nationwide". The Advocate (Baton Rouge) (Internet Archive Wayback Machine). http://web.archive.org/web/20070817193513/http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/music/9095896.html. Retrieved 2008-04-20.

[all_music-1] Jeffries, David (2007). "Hurricane Chris - Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:w9fpxqurldje~T1. Retrieved 2007-09-05.

[2] "Rapper Hurricane Chris makes surprise visit to Huntington". KTBS. 2007-09-25. http://www.ktbs.com/misc/search/cache.cfm?cacheID=_KkLtbngAXAJ&cacheUrl=www.ktbs.com%2Fnews%2FRapper-Hurricane-Chris-makes-surprise-visit-to-Huntington-5253%2F. Retrieved 2008-08-30.

[rolling_stone-3] Futterman, Erica (2007-10-17). "Breaking Artist: Hurricane Chris". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/10/17/breaking-artist-hurricane-chris/. Retrieved 2008-06-27.

[4] Birchmeier, Jason (2007). ""You Hear Me?" - Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39foxzlhld6e. Retrieved 2007-11-05.

[mixtapemonday-5] Reid, Shaheem; Rodriguez, Jason (2007-08-20). "Mr. Collipark Raises Up New MCs". Mixtape Monday (MTV News). http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/082007/. Retrieved 2007-09-05.

[6] "Hurricane Chris gets 'Unleashed': The up-and-coming rapper will perform at Fuzion tonight.". The Wichita Eagle. 2009-05-15. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey=600-200905150930KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_59113-1SPF3ALIOF6642UJ40NQRF2BT1&params=timestamp. Retrieved 2009-06-26.

[7] ttp://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?JSESSIONID=hcy7JgtGMJzDywh0pLs2nzCytWCVbLWZGC2T8hy9PKg3GqL7TfP9!-1052503343&f=Hot+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Songs&pageNumber=Top+11- 50&g=Singles

[8] "Artist Chart History - Hurricane Chris - Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=867767&model.vnuAlbumId=1086006. Retrieved 2009-06-26.

[9] "Hurricane Chris - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Billboard. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:w9fpxqurldje~T51.

[RIAA-10] "Gold & Platinum - Hurricane Chris". RIAA. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Hurricane%20Chris&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-04-19.

[11] ttp://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Hot+R%26B/Hip-Hop+Songs

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