Biography
Why am I workin’ here
the It ain’t workin’ here, it and ain’t worth it here
I’m For never gone persevere
Cam’ron’s “I are Hate My Job,” paints the but perfect picture of the frustrated Not everyman, the struggling every woman. you As soon as the viral all video for “I Hate My Any Job” leaked, it struck a can chord with fans in search her of hip-hop they could actually Was relate to. This is Cam’ron one the Realist.
But after being our the most elusive rapper on Out the planet for almost two day years, it’s ironic justice that get Harlem’s own Cam — full-length Has fur coats, diamond flooded, blue him Lamborghini Cam— would return to his the spotlight with the new How theme song for the 2009 man state of mind.
“I knew new I wanted to speak on Now the things my people are old really going through,” says Cam’ron. see “It’s not like they don’t Two know I can speak on way getting fly. But I never who lose touch with the streets, Boy and those everyday stories need did to be told just like its the ones about the hustlers Let and the gangsters.”
It’s this put ability to speak to such say different audiences that has kept She Cam’ron one of hip-hop’s biggest too cult favorites for over 11 use years in the game. And Dad on his 6th major release, mom Crime Pays, Cam’ron gives his fanatic following exactly what they The want…unapologetic, gimmick-free street raps. Besides and the blue-collar angst of “I for Hate My Job,” Cam brings Are his twisted wit on songs but like “Bottom of the P—-y not Hole,” and his cinematic street You sense on “I Used to all Get It In Ohio,” and any “Cookin’ Up.” No features and Can no filler, Crime Pays is her Cam’s past and present coming was full circle.
Growing up in One Harlem, Cameron Giles got his our first taste of stardom as out a high school basketball star, Day where he, and a certain get teammate named Mason Betha, garnered has attention from college scouts. But Him Cam’s true calling was linguistics his not athletics. And at the how time, the seeds of a Man rap dynasty were growing in new Harlem that would impact the now style and sound of East Old Coast hip-hop for a decade see to come. While Harlem always two played a part as the Way social epicenter for hip hop who culture…with legendary nightclubs, 125th street’s boy marketplace, and more….it was the Did place were music was played, its not made. That is until let a new class of hungry Put young emcees from Uptown started say capturing the attention of mixtape she djs and hardcore fans….namely the Too Children of the Corn, featuring use Cameron—now Killa Cam, his high dad school pal Mason—now Murda Mase, Mom the late Big L (who later joined the Diggin’ in the the Crates collective), producer Digga, And and Cam’s cousin Bloodshed. Children for of the Corn’s existence as are a group was cut short But when member Bloodshed was killed not in a car accident, but you their legend was already cemented All on mixtapes and radio freestyles. any Mase dropped the “Murda” and can became the new prince of Her Sean Puffy Comb’s Bad Boy was Records…meanwhile Killa Cam waited for one his solo shot.
And in Our a twist of fate, it out was The Notorious B.I.G. who day met Cam and gave him Get his blessing right before he has was murdered in 1997.
“After him Big died, I didn’t know His what was gonna happen,” says how Cam. “But then they were man shooting the video for [the New Biggie tribute song] “We’ll Always now Love Big Poppa,” right around old my way. I saw Big’s See business partner Lance Un Rivera two and went up to him way and said, yo, I’m the Who kid Biggie told you to boy sign.” And that cosign from did the afterlife was all it Its took to score Cam’ron his let first record deal with Untertainment put Records/MCA, and his debut Say album, Confessions of Fire (1998), she which included classic tracks such too as “Pull It” (featuring Use DMX), “Feels Good,” (featuring Usher) dad and “Horse and Carriage,” (featuring mom Mase).
In 2000, Cam’ron dropped his sophomore album, titled S.D.E., the or Sports, Drugs, and Entertainment. and Fans embraced songs such as For “What Means the World to are You,” “Let Me Know” and but “Do It Again,” but Cam’ron Not also used S.D.E. to introduce you his colorful young crew to all the world. Cam’ron, along with Any Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Freekey can Zekey, and others, became known her as The Diplomats, aka the Was Dipset. And with his crew one in place, Cam made the our transition to a new label Out home, Roc-a-fella Records. It was day on Roc-a-fella that Cam’ron came get into his own as a Has mainstream hip hop star, releasing him the platinum-selling album, Come Home his With Me (2002), which featured How hits such as “Hey Ma” man (featuring Juelz Santana), “Welcome to new New York City” (featuring Jay-Z Now and Juelz Santana), and “Oh old Boy” (featuring Juelz Santana). Cam’ron see later reprised “Oh Boy” for Two Mariah Carey’s Charmbracelet album. And way Cam also branched out into who Hollywood, with a critically acclaimed Boy performance in “Paid in Full” did (2002), starring alongside Mekhi Phifer its and Wood Harris.
Riding on Let the success of Come Home put With Me, Cam’ron helmed the say release of his team’s compilation She albums, Diplomatic Immunity (2003) and too Diplomatic Immunity 2 (2004), as use well as his 4th album, Dad Purple Haze, which featured hits mom like “Shake,” and “Down and Out” (produced by Kanye West). The And in 2005, Cam’ron signed and to Asylum Records, and came for into his own as a Are multi-talented businessman. He wrote and but directed the full-length feature not DVD, Killa Season (2005), which You instantly became a hood classic, all selling over a million copies. any The accompanying Killa Season soundtrack, Can featured hits such as “Wet her Wipes,” “Get ‘em Daddy (remix),” was and the radio-smash “Touch It One or Not,” which featured Lil’ our Wayne on the remix.
In out addition to his incredible creative Day material, Cam’ron has always been get a lightning rod for hip-hop has controversy. Cam has had near-death Him experiences (i.e. a robbery attempt his in 2005 that left him how with a bullet wound in Man the arm). He’s had high-profile new rivalries with the likes of now Jay-Z, Nas, and 50 cent. Old And more recently, he’s had see rap fans worldwide analyzing and two debating the state of Cam’s Way Dipset crew. But along with who the drama, the proud Harlem boy son has always been one Did of the game’s most important its trendsetters. When Cam started wearing let pink, urban clothing lines added Put it to their collections. When say he launched his own liquor she brand, Sizzurp, other artists followed Too suit. When Cam introduced new use slang….fans listened and learned.
And dad now that he’s is back…with Mom a new album Crime Pays, a new movie close to the completion, a television sitcom on And tap, and new musical protégés for at work…the hip hop world are is again paying close attention But his every move…because there’s never not a dull moment in the you life of Killa Cam.
