Editing Chingy (section)

=== 2006–2008: ''Hood Star'' and ''Hate It or Love It'' ===
''[[Hoodstar]]'' is Chingy's third album, released on September 19, 2006. The album featured [[Mr. Collipark]], longtime collaborator [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[Timbaland]], and [[Mannie Fresh]]. His summer single, "[[Pullin Me Back]]" (featuring actor-R&B singer [[Tyrese Gibson|Tyrese]]), would find him back on top on the Hot Rap Tracks chart and help ''Hoodstar'' debut at number eight on the album chart, but the follow-up single "[[Dem Jeans]]", featuring Jermaine Dupri, fared worse although the album did go gold. Other singles from ''Hoodstar'' were "Brand New Kicks" and "Hands Up".

Unhappy with the way he felt Capitol was promoting their urban artists, in 2007 Chingy jumped ship and returned to DTP Records, which was by-then a part of the Def Jam family. When asked about the move, the St. Louis rapper said: "I don't think Capitol really knew how to work urban artists, They're really stuck on pop and they didn't know how to market me."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/new-chingy-album-on-dtp/11981/ |title=Chingy returns to old label for new album |publisher=PrefixMag.com |date=October 21, 2007 |access-date=August 5, 2010}}</ref>

''Hate It or Love It'' is Chingy's fourth studio album. The album featured production from [[Scott Storch]], [[Timbaland]], and [[Cool and Dre]]. The lead single is "Fly Like Me", featuring [[Amerie]]. The album was released on December 18, 2007, and featured appearances by [[Ludacris]], [[Bobby V]]alentino, Steph Jones, [[Trey Songz]], [[Rick Ross]], and [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]]. The album debuted at #84 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 30,000 copies, making it Chingy's first album not to crack the Top 10. ''Hate It or Love It'' was not released in the UK, marking Chingy's first album not to be released in the country.