Cam'ron
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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 |
Cameron Giles (born February 4, 1976 in Harlem, New York) is an American rapper better known by his stage names Cam'ron or Killa Cam.
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." [source?]
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)
- 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. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.