Ghetto Story (song)

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"Ghetto Story"
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Single by Cham
from the album Ghetto Story
Released June 28, 2006
Format 12" single, CD single
Recorded 2006
Genre Dancehall, Ragga
Length 4:17
Label Madhouse Records/Atlantic
Producer(s) Dave Kelly
Chart positions
Cham singles chronology
" Vitamin S"
(2005)		 " Ghetto Story"
(2006) "Tic Toc"
(2006)

Ghetto Story is a dancehall single performed by dancehall artist Baby Cham signed to Atlantic Records. It was the first single to be released off his album called Ghetto Story. The song is most known for its remix called "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" featuring Alicia Keys. The single has currently peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 trajectory, number 15 on the Billboard's Hot Hip Hop/R&B Singles, and number 13 on the Billboard's Rap Tracks. It received heavy airplay on MTV2 and BET, and some airplay on Canada's Muchmusic. The song is about growing up in the ghetto and how it was for Cham in his younger years. The video entered BET's 106 & Park at number 9 peaked at number 5, making it one of the only reggae video's to reach the top 5 on that countdown.

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[edit] Song information

"Here's my, ghetto story. Been in hell through the fire, now, gonna take it higher. Here's my survival story So many reasons to sing now, plus now we got the keys to the kingdom".

These are the lyrics to the intro sung by Alicia Keys. The overall feel of the song is rage and celebration that the two have made it out of the ghetto and out of their early struggles.

The lyrics are very informative as Cham and Alicia Keys explain how it felt to live in the ghetto. Cham says A lot of people like the song for its lyrics and overall feel of the song. These are the first two lines in Cham's opening verse:

"I remember those days when Hell was my home When Me and Mama bed was a big piece a foam".

[edit] Music video

"Ghetto Story"'s video is the Chapter 2 featuring Alicia Keys. It was shot in Jamaica by Sanaa Hamari. It shows the storyline of the lyrics and what it was like for Cham and Alicia Keys to live in a ghetto area. The unofficial video was put on MTVu in late March. The video premired on BET's 106 & Park on August 8 2006 and entered the countdown three weeks later to debut at number 9 and stay there for four days in a row. Eventually it peaked at number 5.

[edit] Formats and track listings

CD single (#1)

  1. "Ghetto Story: Chapter 2" (feat. Alicia Keys) (Dameon Beckett, Dave Kelly, Alicia Keys) 4:46
  2. "Hood" [Non-Album Track] (Dameon Beckett, Dave Kelly) 4:30

CD single (#2)

  1. "Ghetto Story: Chapter 2" (feat. Alicia Keys) (Dameon Beckett, Dave Kelly, Alicia Keys) 4:46
  2. "Ghetto Story" [Album Version] (Dameon Beckett, Dave Kelly) 4:12
  3. "Hood" [Non-Album Track] (Dameon Beckett, Dave Kelly) 7:01
  4. "Mytone" [CD-ROM Track]

[edit] Official remixes/versions

  1. "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" (Cham feat. Alicia Keys)
  2. "Ghetto Story Chapter 3" (Cham feat. Akon)
  3. "Ghetto Story Chapter 4" (Cham feat. Alicia Keys and Akon)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 77
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 15
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 13
UK Singles Chart 62
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