Ghetto Story (song)

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“Ghetto Story”
“Ghetto Story” cover
Single by Baby Cham featuring Alicia Keys
from the album Ghetto Story
Released June 28, 2006
Format CD single, 12" single
Recorded 2006
Genre Dancehall/Ragga
Length 4:17
Label Madhouse/Atlantic
Producer Dave Kelly
Baby Cham singles chronology
"Vitamin S"
(2005)		 "Ghetto Story"
(2006)		 "Rude Boy Pledge"
(2006)
Alicia Keys singles chronology
"Unbreakable"
(2006)		 "Ghetto Story"
(2006)		 "Every Little Bit Hurts"
(2006)

"Ghetto Story" is a dancehall/ragga 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 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 very few reggae videos to reach the top 5 on that countdown.

Contents

[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. And me and Mama bed was a big piece of 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 MTV in late March. The video premiered on BET's 106 & Park on August 8, 2006 and entered the countdown three weeks later to debut at number nine and stay there for four days in a row. Eventually it peaked at number five.

[edit] Track listings

  • CD 1
  1. "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" (featuring Alicia Keys) (Dameon Beckett, Dave Kelly, Alicia Keys) – 4:46
  2. "Hood" (Dameon Beckett, Dave Kelly) – 4:30
  • CD 2
  1. "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" (featuring Alicia Keys) (Dameon Beckett, Dave Kelly, Alicia Keys) – 4:46
  2. "Ghetto Story" (Album Version) (Dameon Beckett, Dave Kelly) – 4:12
  3. "Hood" (Dameon Beckett, Dave Kelly) – 7:01
  4. "Mytone" (CD-ROM Track)

[edit] Versions

  • "Ghetto Story Chapter 1" (Cham)
  • "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" (Cham featuring Alicia Keys)
  • "Ghetto Story Chapter 3" (Cham featuring Akon)
  • "Ghetto Story Chapter 4" (Cham featuring 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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