Ultimate Victory

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| rev2 = AllHipHop

| rev2Score = 8.5/10{{cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/blogs/reviews/archive/2007/09/17/18600622.aspx|title=Chamillionaire: Ultimate Victory|last=Shah|first=Deepa|website=AllHipHop|date=September 17, 2007|access-date=July 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201110340/http://allhiphop.com/blogs/reviews/archive/2007/09/17/18600622.aspx|archive-date=December 1, 2008|url-status=dead}}

| rev3 = AllMusic

| rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1065755|pure_url=yes}}|title=Ultimate Victory - Chamillionaire|last=Jeffries|first=David|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401031135/https://www.allmusic.com/album/ultimate-victory-mw0000748355|archive-date=April 1, 2015|url-status=live}}

| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev4Score = B{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2007/09/14/ultimate-victory|title=Ultimate Victory|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc.|date=September 14, 2007|access-date=July 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111101728/http://www.ew.com/article/2007/09/14/ultimate-victory|archive-date=November 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}

| rev5 = Montreal Mirror

| rev5Score = 8/10{{cite news|url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/092007/disc.html|title=Chamillionaire - Ultimate Victory|last=Leijon|first=Erik|newspaper=Montreal Mirror|publisher=Quebecor Media|access-date=April 11, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012193129/http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/092007/disc.html|archive-date=October 12, 2008}}

| rev6 = PopMatters

| rev6Score = 7/10{{cite magazine|url=https://www.popmatters.com/chamillionaire-ultimate-victory-2496208934.html|title=Chamillionaire: Ultimate Victory|last=Timmermann|first=Josh|magazine=PopMatters|date=October 1, 2007|access-date=February 16, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915093742/https://www.popmatters.com/chamillionaire-ultimate-victory-2496208934.html|archive-date=September 15, 2024|url-status=live}}

| rev7 = Rolling Stone

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| rev8 = Stylus Magazine

| rev8Score = B−{{cite magazine|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/chamillionaire/ultimate-victory.htm|title=Chamillionaire - Ultimate Victory|last=Cohen|first=Ian|magazine=Stylus Magazine|date=September 24, 2007|access-date=July 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201318/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/chamillionaire/ultimate-victory.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}

| rev9 = USA Today

| rev9Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news|url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/listenup/2007/09/this-weeks-re-2.html|title=This week's reviews: The fall bumper crop, part 1|last=Gundersen|first=Edna|newspaper=USA Today|publisher=Gannett|date=September 17, 2007|access-date=July 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011091113/http://blogs.usatoday.com/listenup/2007/09/this-weeks-re-2.html|archive-date=October 11, 2007|url-status=dead}}

| rev10 = XXL

| rev10Score = (L){{cite magazine|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=14720|title=Chamillionaire Ultimate Victory|last=Harden|first=Thomas A.|magazine=XXL|publisher=Townsquare Media|date=October 11, 2007|access-date=July 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014000723/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=14720|archive-date=October 14, 2007|url-status=dead}}

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Ultimate Victory was generally well received by music critics. Rolling Stone gave note of Chamillionaire's subject matter detailing his disdain towards the "record industry, money-grubbing ex-friends and lazy rappers" while backing up his sentiments with tracks like the Bun B-assisted "Pimp Mode" and "We Breakin' Up". They concluded by praising the closing title track stating, "“The Ultimate Victory”—on which Chamillionaire expresses sympathy for media-dogged celebrities like Eminem and Britney Spears and admits, "I'm still filled with doubt"—might be the most personally reflective hip-hop track since Slim Shady himself stepped to the mic."

Despite finding a few duds in the track listing, AllMusic's David Jeffries called the album "[A] positive outlook for the future of the genre", praising Cham's pedigree to deliver "verse-filled hip-hop" by smartly utilizing top-notch production and guest artists to deliver catchy songs with substance, concluding that "Ultimate Victory is a brilliant way to recover from overexposure and bring things back to a more sensible level if a long-term, credible career is what's at stake."

Edna Gundersen from USA Today found the record to be "a surprisingly counterintuitive hip-hop journey", noting its lack of profanity, Cham's criticism on the "materialistic bent and greedy sycophants" that represent the genre, and showing empathy for his fellow artists under media scrutiny, concluding that "Victory ultimately is achieved through Chamillionaire’s charged flow, snappy taunts and unexpected singing talents."

Thomas A. Harden of XXL commended Cham's aggressive delivery towards media gossip, the hip-hop industry and government politics but felt that it "comes off preachy, rather than poetic." He added that said approach works better when its added with "a spoonful of sugar with his doses of hip-hop medicine ("I Think I Love You"), flexes his lyrical skills ("You Must Be Crazy") or just has fun on the mic ("The Ultimate Vacation")."

PopMatters contributor Josh Timmermann also found Cham being try-hard when tackling tabloid news and politics, but praised his forays into more conventional topics with solid beats and relaxed flows. Timmermann concluded by praising Cham's performance on the title track, saying "it's convincing proof that there might, after all, be life after "Ridin'" for a rapper who previously seemed bound for one-hit wonder status."

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|title1 = The Morning News

|writer1 = {{hlist|Hakeem Seriki|Daniel Johnson}}

|extra1 = Kane Beatz

|length1 = 3:58

|title2 = Hip Hop Police

|note2 = featuring Slick Rick

|writer2 = {{hlist|Seriki|Jonathan Rotem|Richard Walters}}

|extra2 = J.R. Rotem

|length2 = 4:11

|title3 = Standing Ovation

|writer3 = {{hlist|Seriki|Johnson|Kurt Carr}}

|extra3 = Kane Beatz

|length3 = 4:27

|title4 = Won't Let You Down

|note4 = featuring KC

|writer4 = {{hlist|Seriki|Johnson|Kevin Cossom}}

|extra4 = Kane Beatz

|length4 = 4:37

|title5 = Industry Groupie

|writer5 = {{hlist|Seriki|Rotem}}

|extra5 = J.R. Rotem

|length5 = 3:32

|title6 = Pimp Mode

|note6 = featuring Bun B

|writer6 = {{hlist|Seriki|Nathan Perez|Bernard Freeman}}

|extra6 = Happy Perez

|length6 = 5:22

|title7 = Rock Star

|note7 = featuring Lil Wayne

|writer7 = {{hlist|Seriki|Nsilo Reddick|Nick Sherwood|Dwayne Carter}}

|extra7 = The Beat Bullies

|length7 = 5:00

|title8 = Skit

|length8 = 3:04

|title9 = The Bill Collecta

|note9 = featuring Krayzie Bone

|writer9 = {{hlist|Seriki|Juan Salinas|Oscar Salinas|Anthony Henderson}}

|extra9 = Play-N-Skillz

|length9 = 3:51

|title10 = The Ultimate Vacation

|writer10 = {{hlist|Seriki|Reddick|Sherwood}}

|extra10 = The Beat Bullies

|length10 = 4:05

|title11 = Come Back to the Streets

|writer11 = {{hlist|Seriki|Andrew Harr|Jermaine Jackson}}

|extra11 = The Runners

|length11 = 4:52

|title12 = I Think I Love You

|writer12 = {{hlist|Seriki|Reddick|Sherwood}}

|extra12 = The Beat Bullies

|length12 = 4:43

|title13 = The Evening News

|writer13 = {{hlist|Seriki|Johnson}}

|extra13 = Kane Beatz

|length13 = 4:08

|title14 = Welcome to the South

|note14 = featuring Pimp C

|writer14 = {{hlist|Seriki|Johnson|Chad Butler}}

|extra14 = Kane Beatz

|length14 = 4:12

|title15 = You Must Be Crazy

|note15 = featuring Lil Ken

|writer15 = {{hlist|Seriki|David Burke|Ken Jackson}}

|extra15 = Dave M.G.

|length15 = 4:54

|title16 = We Breakin' Up

|writer16 = {{hlist|Seriki|Scott Jung}}

|extra16 = CHOPS

|length16 = 4:40

|title17 = Skit: Stuck in the Ghetto

|note17 = featuring Tony Henry

|length17 = 1:45

|title18 = Rocky Road

|note18 = featuring Devin the Dude

|writer18 = {{hlist|Seriki|Perez|Devin Copeland}}

|extra18 = Happy Perez

|length18 = 4:59

|title19 = The Ultimate Victory

|writer19 = {{hlist|Seriki|Perez}}

|extra19 = Happy Perez

|length19 = 3:11

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|title20 = Somebody's Gonna Get Hurt

|note20 = Best Buy digital bonus track

|extra20 = Rick Rock

|length20 = 3:25

|title21 = Keep It on the Hush

|note21 = featuring Lloyd

|extra21 = Matty P

|length21 = 4:01

|title22 = Still Countin' My Cash

|note22 = iTunes Store bonus track

|extra22 = TrakTwinz.com

|length22 = 4:25

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Chamillionaire released his Bonus DVD to Ultimate Victory. This DVD is only in exclusive double-pack in BET Edition available at Wal-Mart.

DVD features are:

• Access Granted: "Turn It Up", "Ridin'", "Grown & Sexy", "Hip-Hop Police"/"Evening News"
• 106 & Park: Chamillionaire Interview
• BET Spring Bling 2007 Performance
• BET Black Collage Tour
• Fly Rydes

Music videos:

• "Hip Hop Police"
• "The Evening News"

• "The Morning News"
• "Segue II" by New Power Generation
• "Hip Hop Police
• "Gin and Juice" by Snoop Dogg
• "Murder Was the Case" by Snoop Dogg
• "Standing Ovation"
• "Reign" by Kurt Carr
• "Industry Groupie"
• "The Final Countdown" by Europe
• "The Ultimate Victory"
• "Pollution" by Baby Bash

• Issiah Abolin – engineer (2)
• Aaron Dahl – engineer (7), additional engineering (4, 13)
• James Hoover – engineer (1, 4, 6, 9, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19), mixing (1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19)
• Josh Houghkirk – engineer (10–12), additional engineering (2, 5, 7, 10–12, 15)
• Rob Montes – engineer (9, 15), mixing (9)
• Greg Ogan – engineer (2, 5)
• Jonathan Rotem – all instruments (2)
• Phil Tan – mixing (2, 5, 7, 10–12, 15)
• Nick Taylor – engineer (3)

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