Jahmaal Noel Fyffe[1] (born 26 November 1990),[2] better known by his stage name Chip (formerly Chipmunk), is an English rapper from Tottenham, London.

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".

On Christmas Day, Chip released "London Boy", featuring the likes of Meek Mill, Skepta, Movado plus more.

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".

[4] Fyffe began rapping after hearing Wiley and Dizzee Rascal on pirate radio when he was a child,[3] later inspiring him to rent studios out for £20 to record music with his friends when he was just thirteen years old.

[5] 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.

[6][7] Chipmunk first gained mainstream recognition[citation needed] when Wiley brought him to Tim Westwood's radio show in 2007 along with Ice Kid and they performed a freestyle.

[14] At the start of 2015, Chipmunk announced his two-part Believe & Achieve EP project – with EPisode 1 to be released independently on Monday 4 May via his own label Cash Motto.

The EP features productions from New Machine (Plan B) and Chris Loco (Labrinth) as well as collaborations with Irish troubadour Maverick Sabre and grime legends D Double E, Jammer, Stormzy, Kano, Wretch 32 and Shalo.

The album features American artists Keri Hilson, Chris Brown, Trey Songz[28] and Kalenna Harper from Diddy-Dirty Money,[29] and British rapper Wretch 32.

With the shutdown, Chip, and all other artists previously signed to these three labels, had the option to release their future material on the RCA Records brand.

Shortly after the announcement, Chip revealed that throughout the year, he would be posting a series of online video blogs to keep his fans updated on what he was up to.

On 10 February 2012, Chip uploaded his own freestyle version of fellow rapper Tyga's smash hit, "Rack City" to his official YouTube account.

[44] Chip returned to the studio to complete recording on the project during August–September 2012, before unveiling his single "Londoner", a collaboration with Wretch 32, Professor Green and Loick Essien.

On 9 October 2012, Chip was featured on the annual BET Hip Hop Awards cypher, alongside his Grand Hustle labelmates Iggy Azalea, B.o.B, T.I.

[47] On 31 October 2014, Chip dropped his "Fright Night" freestyle on YouTube, and announced to fans that his new project Believe & Achieve would be coming in 2015.

[48] In November 2014, Chip collaborated with hotly tipped Stormzy and Shalo on "I’m Fine" which he filmed on his twenty-fourth birthday and released shortly afterwards.

[50] On 1 January 2015, Chip dropped the track ‘School of Grime’ via his SoundCloud page,[51] and followed by a music video a couple weeks later.

The track featured grime legends D Double E and Jammer and instantly started blowing up at specialist radio, online and across the urban world for weeks.

[52] After the success of the original song "School of Grime" featuring D Double E and Jammer, Chip released a remix blended with UK Garage classic,"The Streets - Has It Come to This" and it was accompanied by a new music video which contained footage of a live performance at student event, Rampage.

[6][53] On Saturday 24 January, Chip appeared for the second time on Charlie Sloth's trademark show Fire In The Booth on 1Xtra, which had a huge listenership and was trending on Twitter.

[54] In Chip's freestyle, he opened up some questions about the UK rap scene and caused controversy by calling out Tinie Tempah for his current lack of commitment to music.

[56] Chip also took part in ITV's new entertainment show Get Your Act Together on 25 January, having been invited by the Shaolin Monks to learn Kung Fu martial arts.

The track was then recorded properly in the studio and premiered via Pigeons and Planes on 21 February[60] A week later, a visual for the remix was made by legendary Risky Roadz and hosted on SBTV channel.

[61] On 20 March 2015, Chip released a freestyle ‘Pepper Riddim’ hitting back at 5 Rappers who had dissed him since his Fire In The Booth.

In light of the cannabis culture, Chip released a tribute for longtime friend and collaborator Black the Ripper who died on 4 April 2020.

[64] In 2015, Chip appeared on Charlie Sloth's radio show where he called out fellow London based rapper Tinie Tempah over the latter's interests and perceived exploitation of their relationship for personal benefit.

[68] Bugzy Malone released his "Fire in the Booth", a freestyle session hosted by BBC 1Xtra presenter Charlie Sloth, on 14 March 2015, mentioning Chip.

[71] Yungen released a pre-recorded track one hour later titled "Punk (Shitmunk Diss)" which was a warning to Chip to take his freestyle down.

After Yungen was filmed running from a man who gripped the rapper's arms, dropping his Nando's meal in the process, he released the track "Away Games".