http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5227178&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rssBorn in Kingston in 1977, Dameon Dean Beckett grew up observing deejays and tagging after sound systems. He knew he wanted to rap by the age of seven, but he didn't get down to business until he finished school and teamed up with producer Dave Kelly in 1993. His first single, 1994's "One Bag a Hotness," kicked off the release of a steady stream of tracks featuring production support from Kelly and the Mad People Gang, including "Many Many," "Man & Man" and "Boom Tune." After gaining a steady following, he collected the singles on his 2000 debut album <i>Wow: The Story</i>, named for his signature verbal tic "wow-wow." The 2003 single "Vitamin S" built on that release's success, and, despite a string of banned tracks in Jamaica, Cham was poised to win over the crossover rap/R&B audience with 2006's <I>Ghetto Story</i>. - Sarah BardeenDancehallen720Wed, 6 Jan 2010 01:33:48 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5227178&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Born in Kingston in 1977, Dameon Dean Beckett grew up observing deejays and tagging after sound systems. He knew he wanted to rap by the age of seven, but he didn't get down to business until he finished school and teamed up with producer Dave Kelly in 1993. His first single, 1994's "One Bag a Hotness," kicked off the release of a steady stream of tracks featuring production support from Kelly and the Mad People Gang, including "Many Many," "Man & Man" and "Boom Tune." After gaining a steady following, he collected the singles on his 2000 debut album <i>Wow: The Story</i>, named for his signature verbal tic "wow-wow." The 2003 single "Vitamin S" built on that release's success, and, despite a string of banned tracks in Jamaica, Cham was poised to win over the crossover rap/R&B audience with 2006's <I>Ghetto Story</i>. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091364&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091364 tra.11091364 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089450 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/6/5/1495608_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Boom Boom [feat. Rihanna] tra.11091364 253000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091364&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091364&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091372&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091372 tra.11091372 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089450 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/6/5/1495608_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Ghetto Story Chapter 3 [feat. Akon] tra.11091372 262000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091372&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091372&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091371&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091371 tra.11091371 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089450 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/6/5/1495608_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Ghetto Story Chapter 2 [feat. Alicia Keys] tra.11091371 285000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091371&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091371&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091392&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091392 tra.11091392 Cham art.5227178 0.0 Ghetto Story alb.11089451 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/9/6/1276901_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Ma People [Bonus Track] tra.11091392 221000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091392&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091392&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1536670&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 4 May 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 1536670 tra.1536670 Cham art.5227178 0.0 Dancehall Xplosion '99 alb.125166 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/7/4/444729_170x170.jpg 1999-05-04 00:00:00.0 1999-05-04 00:00:00.0 true Boom Tune (Get De Good F@#k) tra.1536670 128000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1536670&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1536670&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091365&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091365 tra.11091365 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089450 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/6/5/1495608_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Talk To Me [Explicit Album Version] tra.11091365 251000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091365&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091365&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091383&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091383 tra.11091383 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089451 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/9/6/1276901_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Boom Boom [feat. Rihanna] tra.11091383 253000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091383&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091383&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6120237&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 6120237 tra.6120237 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Reggae Gold 2004 alb.5294465 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/2/6/1386243_170x170.jpg 2004-06-15 00:00:00.0 2004-06-15 00:00:00.0 true Girl tra.6120237 118000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6120237&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6120237&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5227210&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 30 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 5227210 tra.5227210 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Vitamin S alb.5227183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/0/9/1299093_170x170.jpg 2004-03-23 00:00:00.0 2004-03-30 00:00:00.0 true Vitamin S (Single Version) tra.5227210 251000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5227210&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5227210&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091387&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091387 tra.11091387 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089451 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/9/6/1276901_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Girl [feat. Jimmy Cheezetrix] tra.11091387 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091387&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091387&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091357&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091357 tra.11091357 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089450 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/6/5/1495608_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Ghetto Story tra.11091357 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091357&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091357&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3854131&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 4 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 3854131 tra.3854131 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Strictly The Best Vol. 31 alb.300226 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/8/3/733882_170x170.jpg 2003-12-02 00:00:00.0 2003-11-04 00:00:00.0 true Vitamin S tra.3854131 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3854131&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3854131&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3298635&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 19 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 3298635 tra.3298635 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Strictly The Best Vol. 29 alb.265215 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/2/6/556294_170x170.jpg 2002-11-19 00:00:00.0 2002-11-19 00:00:00.0 true Wah Dah Fah tra.3298635 234000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3298635&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3298635&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3067950&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 21 May 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 3067950 tra.3067950 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Reggae Gold 2002 alb.228913 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/2/6/1386240_170x170.jpg 2002-05-21 00:00:00.0 2002-05-21 00:00:00.0 true Middle Fingers tra.3067950 256000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3067950&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3067950&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2166161&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 23 May 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 2166161 tra.2166161 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Reggae Gold 2000 alb.306143 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/2/6/1386239_170x170.jpg 2000-05-23 00:00:00.0 2000-05-23 00:00:00.0 true War Forever tra.2166161 210000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2166161&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2166161&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12630308&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 12630308 tra.12630308 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Riddim Driven: 2 Bad Riddims Vol. 3 alb.12627978 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/1/6/1386174_170x170.jpg 2006-12-12 00:00:00.0 2006-12-12 00:00:00.0 true Ghetto Story tra.12630308 248000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12630308&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12630308&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091389&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091389 tra.11091389 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089451 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/9/6/1276901_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Ghetto Story Chapter 2 [feat. Alicia Keys] tra.11091389 285000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091389&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091389&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091382&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091382 tra.11091382 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089451 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/9/6/1276901_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Bad Boys [feat. Tia Jean] tra.11091382 236000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091382&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091382&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091379&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091379 tra.11091379 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089451 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/9/6/1276901_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Don't Test Me tra.11091379 212000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091379&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091379&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091373&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091373 tra.11091373 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089450 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/6/5/1495608_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Bad Mind tra.11091373 219000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091373&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091373&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091376&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091376 tra.11091376 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089451 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/9/6/1276901_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Tic Toc tra.11091376 229000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091376&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091376&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091366&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091366 tra.11091366 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089450 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/6/5/1495608_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Vitamin S tra.11091366 252000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091366&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091366&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091378&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091378 tra.11091378 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089451 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/9/6/1276901_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Bring It On [remix] [feat. Majic Massey] tra.11091378 190000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091378&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091378&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10372068&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 10372068 tra.10372068 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.10371433 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/6/7/1287607_170x170.jpg 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 true Ghetto Story [Radio Version] tra.10372068 251000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10372068&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10372068&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091380&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss Dancehall Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cham on Rhapsody Online 11091380 tra.11091380 Cham art.5227178 0.99 Ghetto Story alb.11089451 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/9/6/1276901_170x170.jpg 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 2006-08-15 00:00:00.0 true Wah Dem A Say Now? tra.11091380 225000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091380&variant=play&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11091380&variant=data&rws=%2Fcham%2Ftop-tracks.rss