Ghetto Story (song)

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"Ghetto Story"
Single by Cham featuring Alicia Keys
from the album Ghetto Story
Released28 June 2006 (2006-06-28)
RecordedJune 6, 2006
Genre
Length4:17 (original version)
4:25 (with Akon)
4:42 (Remix with Alicia Keys and Akon)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dave Kelly
Cham singles chronology
"
Vitamin S
"
(2005)
"Ghetto Story"
(2006)
"Rude Boy Pledge"
(2006)
Alicia Keys singles chronology
"Every Little Bit Hurts"
(2006)
"Ghetto Story"
(2006)
"No One"
(2007)

"Ghetto Story" is a dancehall/ragga single performed by dancehall artist

BET's 106 & Park at number 9 before peaking at number 5, making it one of the very few reggae videos to reach the top 5 on that countdown. Another remix features singer Akon. Rapper Lil Wayne has freestyled over the instrumental
.

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[citation needed].

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.

In the official remix, which also includes singer Akon, he explains his way of living in the ghetto, and how he made it, the lines in his opening verse:

See I was poor like many men, and didn't have nothin'. Came to America, trying to make somethin' out of somethin'. See we

Africans
we like hunting. Found my way up to the top like it wasn't nothin.

The song uses the "85" riddim.

Music video

A music video was filmed for Chapter 2 featuring

on 8 August 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.

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)

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)

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Cham Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Cham Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Cham Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2021.