Chalim Perry (born April 8, 2003), professionally known as Sha EK (Sha Everything Killed/Killer), is an American rapper from

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. He is signed to

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and Defiant Records. He released his major label debut mixtape, ''Face of the What'', on September 2, 2022.

Early life

Chalim Perry was born and raised in The Bronx, New York. He grew up in the Melrose neighborhood of the South Bronx with Honduran parents. At age 15, he suffered a gunshot wound, which prompted him to start drill rapping. He is half-brothers with rapper Pj Glizzy. Perry and rapper

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were childhood friends. According to Perry, Lil Tjay supported his rap career early on by reposting his music.

Career

Perry started releasing music at 15, beginning in 2018. In 2020, he released the single "D&D". The song would go on to accumulate 8 million streams on Spotify by September 2022. In July 2022, Sha EK signed with Warner Records, and the following month he released the single "We Droppin'" featuring PGF Nuk. 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. In September 2022, Sha EK and other drill rappers were prevented by local police from performing at

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, due to fears of violence.

Legal issues

In February 2025, Perry was arrested and charged with

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and other crimes stemming from his alleged role in a

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incident in the previous year. Police allege that he shot and injured three people. He is facing 23 charges related to the incident.

Discography

Mixtapes

Singles

References

External links

Sha EK on Instagram
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