After splitting from Universal in January, Chamillionaire is embracing a return to independence with the digital release of Major Pain 1.5. In lieu of his shelved Venom album, the tech savvy Houston-based rapper has been releasing free digital offerings such as his recent batch of Playlist Poison tracks. On April 18, Cham is offering another free digital album entitled Major Pain 1.5.
Taking an approach similar to Radiohead a few years ago, fans will be offered the option of paying for a physical copy of the album. However, this is not a “name your own price” affair, as interested parties will have to pay $12. In return, the first 500 people to purchase the album get signed copies, while the remaining 500 still get a physical copy. Chamillionaire’s digital expertise led major labels such as Universal to initially seek him out. And he was rewarded for his early adoption of the digital realm in 2006 by having the most downloaded ringtone to date at the time. Ringtones of his song “Ridin’” were downloaded over 3 million times, usually at $.99 each.
“I promised that once I got out my label situation I was gonna give you more material and that’s’ what I’m gonna do,” Chamillionaire wrote on his website. “Almost everyone knows Venom is not coming out anymore, but Major Pain 1.5, Major Pain 2, and The Playlist Poison album will. Major Pain 1.5 will be the first release of mixtape material that will lead up to a real Playlist Poison album release. All the info about The Playlist Poison album will be inside Major Pain 1.5 when you get it April 18. I’ll release more Playlist Poison tracks leading up to the full album, but just know that the album will be A FULL BODY OF NEW PLAYLIST POISON MATERIAL. Nothing but quality all the way through. I know its been a rough road but just know that I’ve had all my REAL fans in mind during every decision that I have made and now we can finally get back on track. Looking forward to the future. Salute.”
(March 4)
UPDATE: Chamillionaire’s Major Pain 1.5 is now available here (listen to Major Pain 1.5 
)
The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Already Dead Intro.
2. War To Your Door.
3. Slow City Don
4. Slow it Down
5. Next Flight Up
6. Never Come Down BREAK***
7. This My World Feat. Big K.R.I.T. (Produced by VMAN Productions)
8. King Me
9. Chandelier Ceiling (Produced By Big. KRIT)
10 Livin Better Now
11.Gotta Be The Baddest
12. Naked Man Skit (Roy Wood Jr)
13. When Ya On Feat. Nipsey Hussle (Produced by Andrew Dawson)
14. Think About it.
15. My Toy Soldier
16. Stay Screwed N Chopped
17. Forever Be A King Break.
18. Tone For Life (Famous)
19. Wake up Outro.
King Koopa is back the realest rapper ever always speaking with a purpose Cham your true fans will be with you through your good times and bad times you can believe that forreal im definitely supporting the major pain mixtapes and playlist poison album
Good news finally
Great news, Cham is the man.
thank do, we need chamillionaire. i guarantee its gonna b fresh as hell
this dude has so much talent, happy to see some material
Can’t wait. I know it’ll be great. Great musician.
Do not sleep on Chamillionaire. He is much more than that ‘Ridin’ guy. Mixtape Messiah 1-7 go listen to it.
http://www.chamillionaire.com
Nice! This is some real news, glad Chamillionaire is free and gonna release some new shit.
im buying the mixtape
Cham is the exact opposite of rappers now he drops music the fans want he doesnt go for radio songs he just drops what he wants and he is no doubt a top 10 rapper and if he was with the right label pushing his music out there he would be the best rapper
still 1 of the best rappers in game but its truly sad that Venom will never come out.
Hope now for the new mixtape & the release date of PP soon!
MOST UNDERATED RAPPER PERIOD
Fresh off Universal. Begin your lyrical assault, Cham.
so is there a major pain vol 1? i like cham but dont follow him like that the only mixtapes i heard of were the first few mixtape messiahs. oh well ima go check for some of his new shit right now
yea major pain was on point…
Wonder if he’ll go back to cursing…I doubt it but he did go harder when he cursed somewhat. If he doesn’t I’ll still be content with Major Pain 1.5 honestly.
Come on Cham. All that time you talked about Venom and how dope it was going to be, and now it’s shelved? Step your motherfucking game up, and don’t turn into another Mike Jones.
If you only knew…….
aint Chams fault universal wasnt letting him do his thing the way he wanted….
man i wish the world did have retards like you…..
April 18th Cmon Koopa lets drop this thing…
Shit gonna be banging…. cant wait to hear the new Cham no more universal holding him back….
Cham go the hardest. But this ain’t nothing new, he been the GREATEST!
Dope so far.
Now this is what I been waiting for! Awesome.
he definitely came with it
Oh SHIT I forgot about this
Finalyyyyyyyyyyy.
The intro…wow
Straight heat… Cham never disappoints.
Major Pain 1.5 is crazy… Cham is one of the most underrated yet hated on artists. Credit is due!
Patiently waiting has paid off. Koopa never fails. Just like he says ‘Enough of the past….look to the future’. If Major Pain 1.5 is anything what to expect….. just look to a Cham take over. Maybe he will finally get the RESPECT he deserve.
MP 1.5…..FIRE!!!
Cham, you suck. You held back Tony Henry.
you the one who sucks, tony henry wasn’t that good, cham is the one who gave him a chance in chamillitary, and if someone must of held him back it’s actually universal, which held back probably famous as well. the 2 didn’t release much for a reason and that is universal, cause cham signed them so he was supporting dem all the way.
Tony Henry is that good. You suck.
If Cham got that label ish right then get that Tony Henry album out…..stuck in the ghetto
no moty it was NOT good at ALL
Man I wish Lupe would have took the same route, Because that Laser album wasn’t even that good. I would have appreciated if he just release the “Friend of the People” mixtape instead of that abomination of a album
mp1.5 yeaaaaa..
shits fire
patch things up with paul wall and mike jones
Always been a Cham fan. Get it
this dude is the realest….and never gets the credit he deserves
chamillitary maine !
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This is pure fire
Listening to it right now. This shit is fye.
Show em u ain’t crossing over to mainstream’s mass appeal,Cham! Post-Ridin’, i haven’t heard from you since. But i glad you’re going independent without major labels or whatever it is. Go Cham! Shut the wack rappers down!!!!!!!!!