Christopher “ooh-ly” Dooley Jr. (born March 7, 1989), better known by his

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Hurricane Chris, is an American rapper. His commercial debut single was "

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", and his debut studio album was ''

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'' (2007). In 2020, Chris was arrested for second degree murder.

Career

2007–08: Major label signing and breakthrough with ''51/50 Ratchet''

On April 10, 2007, Hurricane Chris released his debut commercial single, called "

". The song was produced by Phunk Dawg. On August 8, Chris released the second commercial single, called " The Hand Clap". Phunk Dawg, who produced Chris' previous-commercial single ("A Bay Bay"), produces this track as well. On August 17, Chris released his debut official

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, called ''Louisi-Animal''. The

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of "A Bay Bay" was being included on the mixtape, featuring

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s from

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The Game,

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, Angie Locc and

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. On October 23, Chris released his debut studio album, titled ''

''. The album debuted at number 24 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 60,000 copies in the first week.

2009–10: ''Unleashed'' and record label disputes

On March 3, 2009, Chris released the first official single, called " Halle Berry (She's Fine)". The song features guest vocals from fellow local American rapper Superstarr, with the production work on this track being provided by also Superstarr himself, alongside the production duo Play-N-Skillz, and Q Smith. On September 8, Chris released the second official single, called " Headboard". The song features guest appearances from American singer and songwriter

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, and fellow American rapper Plies, with the production being provided by

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. On December 21, Chris released his second studio album, titled '' Unleashed''. ''Unleashed'' did not chart internationally, however, the record peaked at number 46 on the US ''Billboard''

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, and number 20 on the US ''Billboard''

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charts, respectively.

2010–present: Releasing music and other ventures

After started releasing several mixtapes and singles between mid-2010 and early 2012, Chris released his single, titled "Bend It Over" (often times incorrectly titled as "Bend It Ova") on March 12, 2012. On January 2, 2013, Chris released his new mixtape, titled ''Caniac''. On May 11, 2014, Chris released his single, titled "Ratchet". The song features guest appearances from a fellow American rapper

. On August 21, 2015, Chris released his new single, called "Sections". The song features guest appearance from the American singer and songwriter

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. On September 4, Chris released his new mixtape, titled ''Hurricane Season''. The tape features productions from DJ Mustard, Hitmaka, DubMagic Roe “!DubMagic!”, and Drumma Boy, among others.

Personal life

Dooley Jr. grew up in Shreveport; being affiliated with the Hoover 19 Family Park Bloods also known as the one nine bloods. On June 19, 2020, Dooley Jr. was arrested for second-degree murder in Shreveport. Police had responded in the early morning to a reported shooting at a gas station. They found 32-year-old Danzeria O. Farris suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a nearby hospital and later died. Dooley Jr. stated that the shooting was in self-defense.

Discography

* ''

'' (2007) * '' Unleashed'' (2009)

References

External links

Hurricane Chris
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