Cam'ron
Cameron Giles (born February 4, 1976[1] in Harlem, New York) is an American rapper better known by his stage names Cam'ron or Killa Cam.
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| Birth name | Cameron Ezike Giles |
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| Born | February 4, 1976 Harlem, New York |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Website | shop |
Cam'ron was known for popularising the color pink. He demonstrated in his music video for "Killa Cam", where he was wearing all pink clothing and drove a pink Range Rover.
Cam'ron started the "Stop Snitchin'" campaign after he was shot outside a nightclub in his Lamborghini. The gunman was trying to carjack him. Cam'ron said in a 60 Minutes interview that he did not know the gunman. He did not want to help the police because he did not want to be a snitch and it would hurt his record sales. He also mentioned his Stop Snitchin' campaign in another 60 Minutes interview when Anderson Cooper asked him, "If there was a serial killer living next to you, you wouldn't tell the police?" He replied, "I would probably move."
Studio albums
Cam'ron has released 7 studio albums:
| Year | Album |
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| 1998 | Confessions of Fire |
| 2000 | S.D.E. |
| 2002 | Come Home with Me |
| 2004 | Purple Haze |
| 2006 | Killa Season |
| 2009 | Crime Pays |
| 2010 | Killa Season 2 |
Filmography
- Paid in Full (2002)
- Death of a Dynasty (2003)
- State Property 2 (2005)
- Killa Season (2006)
- Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops (2006)[2]
- First Of The Month (2012)
- Percentage (2013)
- Love & Hip Hop: New York (2012; 2016–2017)
- Honor Up (2018)
- Queens (2021)
References
- ↑ "Cam'ron". Current Biography Yearbook 2011. Ipswich, MA: H.W. Wilson. 2011. pp. 109–112. ISBN 9780824211219.
- ↑ Kaufman, Gil (March 22, 2006). "Kanye, Cam'ron, Game, Suge Knight Speak Out About "Hip-Hop Cops" In New Doc". MTV. Retrieved 11 July 2022.