 Shama Joseph , professionally known as Sham , was hired as one of the producers to work on crafting songs at the camp . Sham 's manager had arranged his attendance at the camp through an acquaintance who was an employee of the record label . Sham explained that he found a flight to Los Angeles and began working on music as soon as he arrived , stating that he had " nothing to lose and everything to gain " . He was inspired by a vision of Rihanna performing songs at a concert that were Caribbean themed . Sham felt that Rihanna had not explored Caribbean @-@ themed music since her debut album , Music of the Sun ( 2005 ) . 
 Shama Joseph , professionally known as Sham , was hired as one of the producers to work on crafting songs at the camp . Sham <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>manager <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> arranged his attendance at the camp through an acquaintance <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>who</mark></a>was an employee of the record label . Sham explained that he found a flight to Los Angeles and began working on music as soon as he arrived , stating that he had " nothing to lose and everything to gain " . He was inspired by a vision of Rihanna performing songs at a concert that <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> Caribbean themed . Sham felt that Rihanna <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> not explored Caribbean @-@ themed music since her debut album , Music of the Sun ( 2005 ) . 
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