Cam’ron - February 4, 1976

Cam’ron

Born:  February 4, 1976
Birthplace:   Harlem, New York City, NY
Zodiac Sign:  Aquarius

Career and Life

Cameron Ezike Giles is an American rapper, actor and entrepreneur from Harlem, New York. He is the de facto leader of East Coast hip hop group The Diplomats (also known as Dipset), and is a member of the duo U.N. (Us Now). Cam'ron was also a part of the group Children of the Corn before they disbanded in 1997.


In 1998, Cam'ron released his debut album Confessions of Fire on Epic, the album would achieve Gold status by the RIAA. In 2000 Cam'ron released his second album S.D.E. (Sports Drugs & Entertainment). In 2001 Cam'ron signed a new label deal with Roc-A-Fella Records and released his critically acclaimed, third studio album Come Home with Me. it achieved Platinum status by the RIAA, and also contained Cam'ron's highest charting Billboard single to date, "Oh Boy," featuring his artist at the time Juelz Santana. In 2002 Cam'ron starred in the Roc-A-Fella films Paper Soldiers and Paid in Full. In 2004 Cam'ron released his fourth studio album Purple Haze to critical acclaim reaching Gold status by the RIAA.


In 2005 after disbanding his record label, Diplomat Records, from Roc-A-Fella Records due to business disagreements, Cam'ron signed the label to a distribution deal with Asylum Records. In 2006 Cam'ron released his fifth studio album, Killa Season. The album also contained a film of the same name, in which Cam'ron made his director/screenwriter debut and starred as the main character. In 2009, after taking a hiatus due to his mother's health, Cam'ron returned to music and released his sixth studio album Crime Pays. It reached number 3 on the Billboard 200.


Cam'ron is currently working on his seventh studio album titled Purple Haze 2, which he has stated will be his final album, however in June 2016 in an interview with DJ Whoo Kid he stated that his album had been renamed to Killa Season 2: The Pink Edition with an approximate release date of November 2016 with no mention of the project being his final album. The first single from the album "Oh Yeah" was released on May 19, 2016 and featured Juelz Santana.


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