Cham (singer)

"Baby Cham" redirects here. For the sparkling perry, see Babycham. For American rapper Baby Sham, see Flipmode Squad.

Cham (born Damian Beckett, 24 February 1977)^[2] is a Jamaican-born dancehall singer, mostly 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.^[3] 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 despite the name change.

Cham
Cham in 2025
Background information
Birth name	Damian Beckett
Also known as	Baby Cham
Born	(1977-02-24) 24 February 1977 (age 48)[1]
Origin	Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae, dancehall, reggae fusion
Occupations	Deejay, singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Atlantic, Madhouse
Website	www.cham-music.com

Biography

Originally from Sherlock Crescent in Saint Andrew Parish, Cham's career began in the early 1990s.^[4] 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."^[5][6]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Cham has for a long time worked with producer Dave Kelly.^[4] In 2012, he recorded with his wife, O, on the singles "Wine" and "Tun Up".^[4] In 2013 he released the Kelly-produced single "Fighter", featuring Damian "Junior Gong" Marley.^[7]

Cham's third album, the Kelly-produced Lawless was due to be released in June 2015.^[8] 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.^[8]

Discography

Albums

Album information
Wow... The Story Released: 24 October 2000 Label: Artists Only Records/Madhouse/So So Def Worldwide sales: N/A
Ghetto Story Released: 15 August 2006 Label: Atlantic Records/Madhouse/Asylum Records Chart positions: No. 53 US[9] Worldwide sales: 200,000

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions				Album
		US Hot 100 [10]	US R&B [11]	US Rap [12]	UK Singles [13]
2000	"The Mass"	—	—	—	—	Wow... The Story
	"Funny Man"	—	—	—	—
	"Ghetto Pledge"	—	—	—	—
	"Boom/Can I Get A"	—	—	—	—
2006	"Ghetto Story"	99	—	—	—	Ghetto Story
	"Ghetto Story Chapter 2" (featuring Alicia Keys)	77	22	13	62
	"Vitamin S"	—	56	—	—
	"Rude Boy Pledge"	—	—	—	—
	"Tic Toc"	—	—	—	—
2013	"Fighter"	—	—	—	—	My Life

As featured artist

• "Shottas" T-Pain featuring Cham and Kardinal Offishall
• "This Is Why I'm Hot" (Remix) Mims featuring Junior Reid and 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 and Jadakiss
• "Love Is on My Mind" Shawnna featuring Cham and 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 and Rick Ross
• "That's Just Not Me" Mis-Teeq featuring Baby Cham
• "Bad Ass Strippa" (Remix) Jentina featuring Cham