Chingy

American rapper
Person human Q318792
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Summary

Chingy was born on March 9, 1980[1], in St. Louis[2]. He has worked as a rapper[3], musician[4], actor[5], singer[6], and television actor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,168 views/month, #6,658 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Native language: English[10]
  • Occupation: businessperson[11], songwriter[12]
  • Educated at: McCluer North High School[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Genre: hip-hop[15]
  • Record label: Real Talk Entertainment[16], Bungalo Records[17], Parlophone[18], Def Jam Recordings[19], Disturbing tha Peace[20], Priority Records[21], Capitol Records[22]
  • Discography: Chingy discography[23]
  • Commons category: Chingy[24]
  • Family name: Bailey[25]
  • Given name: Howard[26], Earl[27]
  • Pseudonym: Chingy[28], H Thugz[29]
  • Official website: https://righthurr.com/[30]
  • Instrument: voice[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[32]
  • Birth name: Howard Earl Bailey Jr.[33]
  • Name in native language: Howard Earl Bailey Jr.[34]
  • Owner of: Q125187570[35]
  • Start of work period: 2000[36]
  • Writing language: English[37]

Why It Matters

Chingy has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Chingy born?

Chingy was born in St. Louis[2].

What did Chingy do for work?

Chingy worked as a rapper[3], musician[4], actor[5], singer[6], and television actor[7].

Where did Chingy go to school?

Chingy was educated at McCluer North High School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 26
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 236016
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze person id → 118316
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  4. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 82B7-6729-C9A2-BB75-7625
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  5. 15w ago · TaurusEmerald · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Image → Chingy 2023 (cropped).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Chingy 2023 (cropped).jpg"
  6. 16w ago · BigJack20 · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → rapper, musician, actor +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Occupation: actor"
  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facebook numeric id → 154765267916446
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  8. 24w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Aliases → —
    Shazam artist id → 2903115
    Native language → English
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Facebook page id: Chingy/154765267916446, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257116|batch #257116]]"
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