Ĭhipmunk signed a record deal with Jive Records of Sony Music UK. Music career Ĭhipmunk first gained mainstream recognition when Wiley brought him to Tim Westwood's radio show in 2007 along with Ice Kid and they did a now legendary freestyle. Prior to a music career, Chip originally aspired to be a footballer. Ĭhip has been an Arsenal fan since childhood.
After completing secondary school education, he underwent his A-Levels at Haringey Sixth Form Centre, achieving a B in Drama, C in Sociology and D in Critical Thinking. Jahmaal attended Highgate Wood Secondary School in Crouch End, before transferring to Gladesmore Community School, citing that there were problems for him at Highgate Wood. Fyffe began rapping after hearing Wiley and Dizzee Rascal on pirate radio when he was a child, later inspiring him to rent studios out for £20 to record music with his friends when he was just thirteen years old. Fyffe received the nickname "Chipmunk" from a friend (who was later stabbed to death) on account of him being "short and chubby with big teeth". Jahmaal Fyffe was born on 26 November 1990 in Tottenham, and is the son of Jamaican immigrant parents. 2.4 2014–present: Believe & Achieve, Grime Beef & League of My Own II.2.3 2012–14: Grand Hustle and London Boy Mixtape.2.2 2010–11: Transition and "Champion" featuring Chris Brown.2.1 2006–2010: I Am Chipmunk and UK breakthrough.
Following this, he has since released six projects, with his most recent being Insomnia, alongside Skepta and Young Adz. On Christmas Day, Chip released "London Boy", featuring the likes of Meek Mill, Skepta, Movado plus more.įollowing his return to London, Chip embarked on a year-long rap beef which solidified his slogan "Chip Can't Run out of Bars". It included the single " Champion" featuring Chris Brown, which peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart.Ĭhip moved to Atlanta in 2012 and signed to TI's Grand Hustle Records label. In 2011, Chipmunk released his follow-up album, the American hip hop-influenced Transition. In 2009, he released his debut album, I Am Chipmunk, featuring four songs which peaked in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, including the chart-topping " Oopsy Daisy". In the past 14 years he has collaborated with the likes of Skepta, T.I., Meek Mill, Young Adz and many others. Jahmaal Noel Fyffe (born 26 November 1990), better known by his stage name Chip (previously Chipmunk), is a British rapper and songwriter from Tottenham, North London.
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