Killa Cam

Cam'ron's frequently stalled fourth album, Purple Haze, was released on December 7, 2004. The follow-up from Cam'ron's group, The Diplomats, Diplomatic Immunity 2 was released on November 23, 2004. As of April 28, 2005, Cam'Ron left Roc-A-Fella Records and joined the Warner Music Group under the Asylum Records imprint. Although Cam'ron felt the album didn't get the necessary promotion it deserved, it still managed to reach gold due to the su...

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Roc-A-Fella

With his release from Sony Records, Cam'ron moved on to sign with his childhood friend Dame Dash in 2001, who had already been managing him and Roc-A-Fella Records. In 2002, he released his third and most successful album, Come Home with Me, along with the biggest hits of his career, "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma," both featuring Juelz Santana. These hits catapulted Cam'ron to a platinum album.

Due to his unexpected success, Dash even went as far as to propose naming Cam'ron Vice...

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S.D.E.

Cam'ron achieved notoriety for his 2000 release from Epic Records under Tommy Mottola. Reportedly using unconventional methods such as physically assaulting and threatening numerous Sony Records (Epic's parent label) employees, Cam'ron sought an end to his contract due to his record company's lack of promotion for his second album released in 2000, entitled S.D.E. (short for Sports, Drugs, and Entertainment). It featured songs such as "Let Me Know" and "What Means the World to...

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Early career

Cam'ron began his career in the early 1990s, rapping alongside Big L, Ma$e and his cousin Bloodshed, also 2nd cousin Mike Jones known as Mista Mike at the time, in a group called "Children Of The Corn." The group dissolved after Bloodshed's death in a car accident in 1997. However, Cam'ron continued to rap, and he eventually was introduced to Notorious B.I.G. (by Ma$e), who was so impressed with his skills that Biggie introduced him to his manager, Lance "Un" Rivera. Cam'ron s...

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