Chase Baker aka Bakeman Global was born Curtis Small in Bedford -Stuyvesant (Brooklyn, NY) in Lafayette Gardens project houses. He grew up with the familiar life of most urban children in America: jail, drugs, and gang affiliations. Fortunately, for Chase he possessed an innate skill for basketball, which afforded him an opportunity to attend college.
Initially attending Laurinburg Prep school in North Carolina, then subsequently attending and graduating from Southampton University in Long Island earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management in 2002. Chase was able to do what many youths and athletes dream of, play basketball at the professional level. After seven successful seasons in working with the ABA basketball leagues for the Warrnambool Seahawks, Ringwood Hawks, Werribee Devils and Waverly Falcons, he returned to the US to grandfather his simultaneous Australian hip-hop livelihood.
Hitting the U.S. soil with vigor Chase was able to get four of his songs licensed to a multi-network ABC, HBO, & BBC TV show entitled “Angry Boys” which was a big success. This was one of many doors, which led him to MeloDream Entertainment and positioned him to return to his community as an advocate highlighting education, self-confidence, solidarity, empowerment, sports, music and anti-violence.
To date, Chase has over 100 songs and has opened for major artists such as Xzibit, Boys II Men, Lloyd, Blackstreet, Redman & Method Man, Savage, Tank, Papoose, Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, Ron Browz, Rza, Cassidy, and many more domestically and internationally.
Social Media
Twitter: @chasebaker13
Facebook:Chase Baker (Bakeman Global) /Chase Baker Fan Page
IG: @bakemanglobal
Youtube: Bakemanglobal Chase Baker
www.reverbnation.com/chasebakerbrooklyn
www.melodreamentertainment.com
Contact: CBTeamBMG@gmail.com
Chase Baker/Bakeman Global Drake 0-100 [ZERO TO AHUNID] (Freestyle)
