  Cam'ron was born February 4,
1976 and hails from Harlem in New York City.
The rapper, who went to school and played on
the basketball team with Mase in high school, lost
out on going to a top college on basketball
scholarships due to his academics. This led
Cam'ron to a short-live stint of college in
Texas before dropping out and getting
involved with the negative influences of the
streets. Cam'ron turned his focus to rap
music as a career after being introduced to
some influential rappers and distributors
resulting in recognition for his tracks
"Pull It" and "357."
 # 183
Singles Artist of the Year
 Cam'ron released his debut LP - Confessions
Of Fire.
Cam'ron hit the Top 40 with help
from Mase on "Horse And Carriage."
Confessions
Of Fire was certified gold
Cam'ron helped out R. Kelly with the track
"We Ride" for Kelly's LP R.
 Cam'ron released S.D.E..
 # 34
Singles Artist of the Year
Harlem's
Greatest was released.
 Cam'ron released Come
Home With Me.
Cam'ron topped
the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &
Tracks for 5 weeks. the R&B/Hip-Hop
Airplay chart for 5 weeks, and the Hot Rap
Tracks chart for 4 weeks with "Oh Boy."
Cam'ron hit the
Top 40 with "Oh Boy."
Cam'ron was arrested in
Manhattan for drug and weapon charges he
later pled not guilty to.
 Cam'ron hit the
Top 40 with "Hey Ma."
Cam'ron turned
down the position of vice president of
Rock-A-Fella records after salary
disagreements.
Cam'ron
appeared in the film Paid
In Full and could be heard on the Paid
In Full soundtrack with the tracks
"Champions," "Roc Army,"
"I'm Ready," "I Am Dame
Dash," and "You Know What I
Want."
Cam'ron hit the
Top 10 with "Hey Ma."
Cam'ron helped
out Mariah Carey with a track on her
LP, Charmbracelet with the track
"Boy (I Need You)."
Come
Home With Me was certified platinum.
Cam'ron also
had R&B hits with "The Roc (Just
Fire)," "Welcome To New York
City," and "Daydreaming."
Cam'ron was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or
Group
("Oh Boy" with Juelz
Santana).
 # 109
Singles Artist of the Year
 Cam'ron was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or
Group ("Dipset (Santana's Town"
with Juelz
Santana).
Cam'ron released his next LP Purple
Haze.
Purple
Haze was certified gold.
 Cam'ron was
shot twice in each arm after a failed
carjacking in Washington, DC.
Cam'ron
released Killa
Season.
 Cam'ron topped
the Billboard Top Rap Albums chart with Killa
Season.
Cam'ron released Crime
Pays.
Cam'ron topped the Billboard Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and Top Rap
Albums chart with Crime
Pays.
Cam'ron could be heard on the Fat Joe LP Dark
Side on the track "Kilo."
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Confessions Of Fire
Released: July, 1998
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Tracks: "Glory"
- "357" - "Rockin' And
Rollin'" - "Wrong Ones" -
"Death" - "Horse And Carriage" - "Me,
My Moms & Jimmy" -
"Prophecy" - "We Got
It" - D Rugs" - "Feels
Good" - "A Pimp's A Pimp"
- "Confessions" - "F***
You" - "Me & My Boo" -
"Shanghai" - "Who's
Nice" |
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S.D.E.
Released: September, 2000
Billboard
peak:
# 14
Tracks: "That's
Me" - "Whatever" -
"Do It Again" - "Come Kill
Me" - "What I Gotta Live
For" - "Violence" -
"Freak" - "Double Up"
- Losin' Weight" - "Sports,
Drugs & Entertainment" -
"What Means The World To You" -
"All The Chickens" - "F___
You At" - "Why No" -
"Where I'm From" - "Let Me
Know" - "My Hood" |
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Harlem's Greatest
Released: March, 2002
Tracks: "357" -
"Horse And Carriage" - "What
Means The World To You" -
"That's Me" - "Glory"
- "Let Me Know"- "Do It
Again" - "Losin' Weight" -
"Whatever" - "F___
You" - "My Hood" - "A
Pimp's A Pimp" -
"Confessions" |
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Come Home With Me
Released: May, 2002
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Losing
Weight Part 2" - "Oh Boy" - "Live
My Life (Leave Me Alone)" -
"Daydreaming" - "Come Home
With Me" - "Welcome To New York
City" - "Hey Ma" - "On
Fire Tonight" - "Stop
Calling" - "I Just Wanna"
- "The ROC (Just Fire)" -
"Dead Or Alive" - "Boy
Boy" - "Tomorrow" |
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Purple Haze
Released: December, 2004
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 20
Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "More
Gangsta Music" - "Get
Down" - "Killa Cam" -
"Leave Me Alone, Pt. 2" -
"Down And Out" - "Harlem
Streets" - "Girls" -
"Soap Opera" - "Bubble
Music" - "More Reasons" -
"Dope Man" - "Family
Ties" - "Adrenaline" -
"Hey Lady" - "Shake"
- "Get 'Em Girls" -
"Dip-Set Forever" - "Take
Em To Church" |
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Killa Season
Released: May, 2006
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Killa Cam
(Intro)" - "He Tried To Play
Me" - "Leave You Alone" -
"Living A LIe" - "We Make
Change" - "Voicemail"
(Interlude) - "Wet Wipes" -
"Touch It Or Not" -
"War" - "Triple Up" -
"I.B.S." - "Get Ya
Gun" - "White Girls" -
"Girls, Cash, Cars" - "Do
Ya Thing" (Remix) - "Get 'Em
Daddy" (Remix) -
"Voicemail" (Interlude 2) -
"Something New" - "You
Gotta Love It" - "Love My
Life" |
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Crime Pays
Released: May, 2009
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "Crime Pays
Intro" - "Cookin Up" -
"Where I Know You From" -
"F*** Cam #1" - "Never
Ever" - "Curve" -
"Silky" - "Who" -
"Grease Skit" - "You Know
What's up" - "Spend The
Night" - "F*** Cam #2" -
"Woo Hoo" - "Chalupa"
- "Cookies N Apple Juice" -
"I Hate My Job" -
"Homicide" - "F*** Cam
#3" - "Got It For Cheap" -
"Get It Get It" - "Bottom
Of The P****" - "F*** Cam
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