Sham grew up on the 41st side of the Queensbridge housing projects, which also birthed the likes of Hip-Hop pioneers MC Shan, Roxanne Shante’, Nas & Marley Marl, and at age fifteen took up the art of emceeing full-time. As one sixth of the, then, popular Killa Kids collective, Sham and company quickly made a name for themselves in and around the five different boroughs. Unfortunately, due to creative differences amongst one another, Killa Kids soon disbanded.
A chance encounter with Rhymes, who visited Sham’s projects to film a Benny Boom directed video, led directly to a coveted spot in the, then, fledgling FlipMode crew. Baby Sham’s first appearance on wax was Busta’s platinum-plus When Disaster Strikes… LP, followed by ’98’s E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front. The Imperial, FlipMode’s gold certified debut, also dropped that same year, spawning a pair of hit singles; “Everybody On The Line Outside” & “Cha Cha Cha.” In addition, Sham was featured on a number of movie soundtracks, including; Slam, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Dr. Doolittle 2, and Friday After Next.
1999 brought Baby Sham a Source Award, as FlipMode Squad was named ‘New Artist of the Year,’ and in ’04 he earned a pair of ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards for his contribution to Rhymes’ Mariah Carey assisted, “I Know What You Want.”
On July 4th, and as a precursor, of sorts, to Fabric Of Time, Sham will drop Get To Know Me, a DVD mix-tape, where every track will be accompanied by a visual clip. Baby Sham is also presently working with Dolten Brothers Entertainment, an upstart production company that assists artists in filming and editing videos.
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