Cam'ron

Unable to find success through traditional means Cam’ron turning to rapping in the mid-‘90s alongside Big L, Mase, and his cousin Bloodshed. Together the group performed under the moniker Children Of The Corn before Bloodshed’s untimely death in a car accident in 1997. The same year Cam’ron was introduced by Mase to The Notorious B.I.G. and ultimately signed to Biggie’s business partner Lance “Un” Rivera’s Untertainment label. In 1998 the rapper released his debut album “Confessions of Fire” which landed at No. 6 on the Billboard 200. The album spawned the singles “3-5-7” and “Horse and Carriage”, propelling Cam’ron to national success.

Cam’ron sophomore “S.D.E (Sports Drugs & Entertainment)” followed in 2000 with contributions from Destiny’s Child, Juelz Santana, and Jim Jones. Despite not achieving the success of its predecessor, Cam’ron subsequently signed with Roc-A-Fella Records in 2001, in addition to his hip-hop group The Diplomats, comprised of Cam’ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, and Freaky Zeeky. Featuring vocal and production contributions from the likes of Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Just Blaze, Kanye West, and The Heatmakerz, Cam’ron third full-length album “Come Home with Me” was issued in 2002. Marking Cam’ron’s most successful record to date, the album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, aided by the smash hits “Oh Boy” and “Hey Ma”.

With the exposure afforded to him by the success of “Come Home with Me” Cam’ron’s The Diplomats released their debut full-length “Diplomatic Immunity” in 2003. The album once again utilised the production abilities of Just Blaze, Kanye West, and The Heatmakerz, debuted at No. Eight on the Billboard 200, and was described as an instant classic by a host of music periodicals. The Diplomats’ follow-up arrived a year later in 2004 entitled “Diplomatic Immunity 2”, which despite earning stronger reviews than its predecessor peaked at only No. 46 on the Billboard 200.

Throughout the 2000s, Cam’ron continued to release new material including the popular “Purple Haze” in 2004, “Killa Season” in 2006, and “Crime Pays” in 2009. After forming the group The U.N. (Us Now) alongside rapper Vado, Cam’ron released the collaborative studio album “Heat In Here Vol. 1”in 2010. A year later in another collaboration with Vado, the rapper released the album “Gunz n’ Butta” produced by AraabMazik. The album earned respectable reviews and spawned the singles “Speaking in Tongues”, “We All Up In Here”, and “Hey Muma”.