Has St. Louis rapper Chingy been dropped from Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP)/Def Jam Records?

For weeks, rumors have been circulating that Chingy had been dropped by Def Jam/DTP and it has became clearer in the past days as his name is no longer listed on Def Jam's official website.

Chingy, who released his debut album Jackpot via Capitol/ DTP in 2003, severed ties with DTP in 2004 after claiming his money was being mismanaged.

He would then release two albums, Powerballin' and Hoodstar, on Capitol Records.  Both albums would suffer from low sales.

In an attempt to revive his career, Chingy reunited with DTP via a deal with Def Jam in 2007 but still suffered low sales when he released his latest album Hate It Or Love It.