Cam’ron
by Addict on Aug.10, 2010, under Cam'ron
Cameron Giles, better known by his stage name Cam’ron (and previously as Killa Cam), is a Grammy-nominated American rapper and hip hop musician.
Born 4th February 1974 in Harlem, New York, Giles took an interest in hip hop music from a young age. He soon began rapping and joined the group Children of the Corn in the mid-1990s, before being introduced to the Notorious B.I.G. and signing to Untertainment Records as a solo artist. He released his debut album Confessions of Fire in July 1998, which reached number six on the Billboard 200 and produced the hit single Horse & Carriage (ft. Mase).
In 2000 Cam’ron set up the hip hop group The Diplomats with childhood friends Joseph Jones II (aka Jim Jones) and Ezekiel Jiles (Freekey Zekey) – later adding the rapper Juelz Santana – and featured them heavily on his next two solo albums S.D.E. and Come Home With Me. The latter was his biggest hit to date, shooting to number two in the US charts, selling over a million copies and producing the US Top 5 hits Oh Boy and Hey Ma (both featuring The Diplomats).
Following this the rapper released two studio albums with the group – 2003’s Diplomatic Immunity and 2004’s Diplomatic Immunity 2 – producing the singles Dipset Anthem, I Really Mean It, Ground Zero, Bout it, Bout it… Part III (ft. Master P), Crunk Muzik, S.A.N.T.A.N.A. and Get Down. However, The Diplomats decided to take a break in 2004 so they could each pursue their burgeoning solo careers.
Since then Cam’ron has released a further three solo studio albums – Purple Haze, Killa Season and Crime Pays – including singles like Down and Out (ft. Kanye West and Syleena Johnson), Touch It or Not (ft. Lil Wayne) and Cookies-n-Apple Juice (ft. Byrd Lady and Skitzo). His latest album Gunz N’ Butta is due to be released in late 2010 and has produced one single to date: Speaking in Tungs (ft. Vado).
