In 2006, Cam'ron released his fifth studio album, Killa Season, which contained a film of the same name, in which Cam'ron made his director-screenwriter debut and starred as the main character.
33 Facts About Cam'ron
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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.
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Cam'ron was raised by his mother, Fredericka Giles.
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Cam'ron went to school at the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, where he met his longtime friends Mase and Jim Jones.
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Cam'ron was a promising basketball player alongside Mase; however, he was unable to take advantage of scholarship offers due to his poor academic standing.
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Cam'ron began his musical career in the mid-1990s, rapping alongside Big L, Mase, and his cousin Bloodshed, in a group called Children of the Corn.
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In 2002, Cam'ron went on to appear in the Damon Dash produced film, Paid in Full, in which he played one of three main characters alongside Mekhi Phifer and Wood Harris.
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However, after feeling that the album was poorly promoted and that his projects were not receiving enough attention, Cam'ron requested his release from Roc-A-Fella Records.
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Cam'ron began work on what would be his first project for the new label.
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Cam'ron moved to Florida with her to set up her rehabilitation and therapy, and stayed there until she had fully recovered.
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Cam'ron announced that he would be releasing a joint album with rapper Vado called Gunz n' Butta; on April 19,2011, the album was released on E1 Music.
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In 2013, Vado signed with We the Best Music Group after his personal friendship with Cam'ron eroded, although Vado maintained at the time that they still worked on a business level and had no animosity towards him.
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Cam'ron announced that The Diplomat album's release would take place around Christmas 2010.
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On October 1,2013, Cam'ron released his promotional mixtape for the album titled Ghetto Heaven Vol 1.
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On October 20,2014, via his Instagram Cam'ron revealed and released his "Ebola mask" stating on the caption "Ebola is no joking matter, so if u have to be safe, be fashionable".
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Cam'ron has a fashion clothing line titled "Dipset USA" which is branded off his former label Diplomat Records.
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On July 1,2014, Cam'ron released his 1st of the Month, Vol.
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On September 1,2014, Cam'ron released his 1st of the Month, Vol.
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On October 1,2014, Cam'ron released his 1st of the Month, Vol.
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On November 1,2014, Cam'ron released his 1st of the Month, Vol.
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On December 1,2014, Cam'ron released his 1st of the Month, Vol.
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On December 11,2014, Cam'ron announced that his next studio album will not be a sequel to his fifth album Killa Season but will be a sequel to his critically acclaimed fourth studio album Purple Haze titled Purple Haze 2; Cam'ron announced that this would be his final album.
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In 2002, Cam'ron went on to appear in the Damon Dash produced film, Paid in Full, in which he played one of three main characters alongside Mekhi Phifer and Wood Harris.
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On October 20,2014, via his Instagram, Cam'ron revealed and released his "Ebola mask", stating on the caption: "Ebola is no joking matter, so if u have to be safe, be fashionable".
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Cam'ron has a fashion clothing line titled "Dipset USA" which is branded off his former label Diplomat Records.
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In 2023, Cam'ron launched an independently-produced sports' news talk show, called It is What It is.
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In 2010, Cam'ron stated he does not have any issues with Jay-Z anymore.
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Cam'ron then ridiculed the record sales of G-Unit members Lloyd Banks and Mobb Deep by pointing out that Dipset member Jim Jones outsold both of their albums despite not being signed to a major label, and went on to clarify that his group, The Diplomats, had a distribution deal from several labels.
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Cam'ron revealed in 2007 that he was no longer speaking to his fellow Diplomat members Juelz Santana and Jim Jones, leading to speculation that the group had officially broken up.
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Cam'ron stated that he would "not help the police" try to locate the shooter saying he is "not a snitch" and helping the police would probably hurt his record sales.
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On October 23,2005, Cam'ron was leaving a nightclub in Washington DC, having performed the day before at Howard University.
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Cam'ron was struck at least once as he was holding the steering wheel, but he was able to drive, going the wrong way on streets and flashing his lights, until a fan drove him to Howard University Hospital.
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Cam'ron stated that he does not know who shot him, although later, in the song "Gotta Love It" featuring Max B, Cam'ron claims that he saw the gunman throw up the Roc-A-Fella Records diamond hand signal before shots were fired.