Ghetto Story (song)

"Ghetto Story"
Single by Cham featuring Alicia Keys
from the album Ghetto Story
Released	28 June 2006 (2006-06-28)
Recorded	June 6, 2006
Genre	Dancehall reggae fusion
Length	4:17 (original version) 4:25 (with Akon) 4:42 (Remix with Alicia Keys and Akon)
Label	Madhouse Atlantic Asylum
Songwriter(s)	Dameon Beckett Alicia Keys Aliaune Thiam
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 Baby Cham. It is the first single to be released from his album of the same name. The song is most known for its reggae fusion remix called "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" featuring American R&B singer Alicia Keys. The single peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 15 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, and number 13 on the Billboard Rap Tracks chart. 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 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.