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Name
  
Damian Beckett

Birth name
  
Damian Beckett

Labels
  
Also known as
  
Baby Cham

Role
  
Rapper


Spouse
  
Ophelia Beckett (m. 2002)

Years active
  
1999 – present

Music group
  
The Alliance

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Born
  
24 February 1979 (age 45) (
1979-02-24
)

Albums
  
Ghetto Story, Wow... The Story, WOW: The Story Volume 1 & 2, The Day Before, Team Cham

Similar People
  
Bounty Killer, Wayne Wonder, Dave Kelly, Alicia Keys, Beenie Man

Profiles

Cham (born Damian Beckett, 24 February 1979) is a Jamaica born rapper, singer-songwriter and actor, most well known for his 2006 single "Ghetto Story" from his major label debut album of the same name, a song which led to multiple "story" songs by other artists in a similar vein. He is currently signed to Atlantic Records, and was known as Baby Cham until 2005. He is still called Baby Cham by his Jamaican fans and fans from around the world.

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Biography

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Originally from Sherlock Crescent in Saint Andrew Parish, Cham's career began in the early 1990s. The Miami New Times referred to his debut album Wow... The Story, released in 2000, 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."

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Throughout his career, Cham has collaborated with many hip hop and R&B artists such as Foxy Brown, Alicia Keys, Carl Thomas, Shawn Mims, Mis-Teeq, Rihanna, Che'Nelle, Jentina, Akon, and T-Pain, Keke Palmer and many others.

Cham has for a long time worked with producer Dave Kelly. In 2012, he recorded with his wife, O, on the singles "Wine" and "Tun Up". In 2013 he released the Kelly-produced single "Fighter", featuring Damian "Junior Gong" Marley.

Cham's third album, the Kelly-produced Lawless is due to be released in June 2015. Featuring the single "I Am Hot", the album was recorded in Florida apart from a collaboration with Mykal Rose and Bounty Killer, which was recorded in Jamaica.

Guest appearances

  • "Shottas" T-Pain featuring Cham & Kardinal Offishall
  • "This Is Why I'm Hot" (Remix) Mims featuring Junior Reid & Cham
  • "The Day Before" Baby Blue Soundcrew featuring Jully Black & Cham
  • "Oh No (You Can't Be Serious)" Carl Thomas featuring Cham
  • "Tables Will Turn" Foxy Brown featuring Cham
  • "Party Time" (Remix) Lukie D featuring Cham & Jadakiss
  • "Love Is on My Mind" Shawnna featuring Cham & Sisqo
  • "Run Dem" Foxy Brown featuring Cham
  • "Never Never" (Remix) Brick & Lace featuring Cham
  • "I Fell in Love with the DJ" Che'Nelle featuring Cham
  • "Tonight" Keke Palmer featuring Cham
  • "Girl I Need" Mario featuring Cham
  • "Bullet" DJ Khaled featuring Cham, Rick Ross
  • "That's Just Not Me" Mis-Teeq featuring Baby Cham
  • "Bad Ass Strippa" (Remix) Jentina featuring Cham
  • References

    Cham (singer) Wikipedia