Cham (musician)
Cham (actually Dameon Beckett * 24 February 1977 in Kingston ) is a Grammy -nominierter, Jamaican dancehall - musicians .
Career
His first album Wow ... The Story was released on October 24, 2000, which included singles such as The Mass , Funny Man , Ghetto Pledge , Boom / Can I Get A , etc. Cham became known in 2006 for the single "Ghetto Story" from his album of the same name, which has been sold over 200,000 times worldwide. Other singles on it were Rude Boy Pledge and Tic Toc . He was until 2005 as Baby Cham at the Atlantic Records under contract. Cham has worked with many hip-hop and R&B stars such as Foxy Brown , Alicia Keys , Carl Thomas , Shawn Mims , Akon and T-Pain .
Discography (selection)
Studio albums
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| 2000 | Wow ... the story | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: October 24, 2000
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| 2006 | Ghetto story | - | - | - | - |
US53 (4 weeks) US |
First published: August 15, 2006
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Singles
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| 2006 | Ghetto Story Ghetto Story |
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US99 (1 week) US |
First published: June 28, 2006
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| Ghetto Story Chapter 2 Ghetto Story |
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UK62 (2 weeks) UK |
US77 (7 weeks) US |
First release: August 15, 2006
feat. Alicia Keys |
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Guest appearances
- Shottas - T-Pain feat. Cardinal Offishall & Cham
- This Is Why I'm Hot (Remix) - Mims feat. Junior Reid & Cham
- The Day Before - Jully Black feat. Cham
- Oh No (You Can't Be Serious) - Carl Thomas feat. Cham
- Tables Will Turn - Foxy Brown feat. Cham
- Party Time (Remix) - Lukie D feat. Jadakiss & Cham
- Love Is on My Mind - Shawnna feat. Sisqó & Cham
- Run Dem - Foxy Brown feat. Cham
- Never Never (Remix) - Brick & Lace feat. Cham
- I Fell in Love with the DJ - Che'Nelle feat. Cham
- Tonight - Keke Palmer feat. Cham
- Girl I Need - Mario feat. Cham
- Bullet - DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross & Cham
- That's Just Not Me - Mis-Teeq feat. Cham
- Bad Ass Strippa (Remix) - Jentina feat. Cham
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kavelle Anglin-Christie: Description of the album Ghetto Story (English) . In: The Jamaican Online Star , July 12, 2006. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009 Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US
Web links
- Official website
- Cham on Allmusic by Cyril Cordor
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cham |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baby Cham (former stage name); Beckett, Dameon (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican dancehall musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston |