Sha EK

Chalim Perry was born and raised in The Bronx. He grew up in the Melrose neighborhood of the South Bronx with Honduran parents.^[3] At age 15, he suffered a gunshot wound, which prompted him to start drill rapping.^[4] He is half-brothers with rapper Pj Glizzy.^{[citation needed]} Perry and rapper Lil Tjay were childhood friends. According to Perry, Lil Tjay supported his rap career early on by reposting his music.^[5]

Perry started releasing music at 15, beginning in 2018.^[4] In 2020, he released the single "D&D".^[6] The song would go on to accumulate 8 million streams on Spotify by September 2022.^[1] In July 2022, Sha EK signed with Warner Records, and the following month he released the single "We Droppin'" featuring PGF Nuk.^[7] That song appeared on his major label debut mixtape, Face of the What, in September 2022. The collection also featured guest appearances from SleazyWorld Go and Bandmanrill.^[8][9] In September 2022, Sha EK and other drill rappers were prevented by local police from performing at Rolling Loud, due to fears of violence.^[10][11]

In February 2025, Perry was arrested and charged with attempted murder and other crimes stemming from his alleged role in a shooting incident in the previous year. Police allege that he shot and injured three people. He is facing 23 charges related to the incident.^[12]

He was released on a $5,000 bail on March 4, 2025^{[citation needed]} and then two days later on March 6, 2025, him and 6 other alleged members of the OGz/COE (Courtlandt Over Everything) gang were indicted on conspiracy and attempted murder charges. Listed in the indictment were acts of violence that includes four shootings that terrorized the residents of Bronx neighborhoods Mott Haven and Melrose. His bail was set for $300,000 and as of now, it has remained unpaid and Perry remains incarcerated on Riker’s Island.^[13][14]