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for|the Sparkling Perry |BabychamInfobox musical artist|name = Cham|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Damian Beckett|alias = Baby Cham|birth_date = birth date and age |1979|2|24|death_date =|origin = Kingston, Jamaica |genre = Reggae Dancehall Reggae fusion |occupation = Deejay (Jamaican)|Deejay , singer-songwriter , record producer |years_active = 2000s – present|label = Atlantic Records|Atlantic , Madhouse Records|Madhouse |associated_acts = Madhouse Records , Dave Kelly (producer) , Buju Banton , Tanya Stephens , Spice , Bounty Killer , Beenie Man , Wyclef Jean & Lady Saw , Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown ,|website = http://www.cham-music.com/ www.cham-music.com Cham (born Damian Beckett on February 24, 1979) is a Grammy Award -nominated Jamaica n recording artist, most well known for his 2006 single " Ghetto Story (song)|Ghetto Story " from his major label debut Ghetto Story|album of the same name , a song which led to multiple "story" songs by other artists in a similar vein.cite news | first=Kavelle | last=Anglin-Christie | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Cham responds to the other 'stories' | date=2006-07-12 | publisher= | url = http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20060712/ent/ent1.html | work =The Jamaican Online Star | pages = | accessdate = 2010-01-31 | language = He is currently signed to Atlantic Records , and was previously known as Baby Cham , until 2005. He is still called "Baby Cham" by his Jamaican fans and fans from around the world.
The Miami New Times referred to Cham's 2000 debut album Wow... The Story as "the most anticipated album in years from any reggae artist," and a Washington Post review of a live Cham concert in 2006 described him as "the man who may be the next Sean Paul -- a dancehall artist who crosses over to the U.S. hip-hop market."cite news | first=Cheryl | last=Gessling | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Baby Cham | date=2000-12-21 | publisher= | url = http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2000-12-21/music/baby-cham/ | work =Miami New Times | pages = | accessdate = 2010-01-31 | language = cite news | first=Christopher | last=Porter | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Baby Cham at Crossroads | date=2006-07-17 | publisher= | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/16/AR2006071600893.html | work =Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2010-01-31 | language =
Throughout his career, Cham has collaborated with many hip-hop and R& B artists such as Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown , Alicia Keys , Carl Thomas (singer)|Carl Thomas , Shawn Mims , Akon , and T-Pain , Keke Palmer and many others.
Discography
Albums
Album information
Wow... The Story
Released: October 24, 2000
Label: Artists Only Records/Madhouse
Chart positions: #28 AUS
Last RIAA certification: N/A
U.S Sales: N/A
Worldwide Sales: N/A
Singles: " The Mass ", " Funny Man (Baby Cham song)|Funny Man ", " Ghetto Pledge ', "Boom/Can I Get A".
Ghetto Story
Released: August 15, 2006
Label: Atlantic Records/Madhouse
Chart positions: #53 US; #53 AUS
Last RIAA certification: N/A
US Sales: N/A
Worldwide Sales: 200,000
Singles: " Ghetto Story ", "Rude Boy Pledge", "Tic Toc"
Persondata | NAME =Cham | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =1979-02-24 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Cham Category:Atlantic Records artists Category:Reggae fusion artists Category:1979 births Category:Living people
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