Cam'ron, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Cam'ron

American rapper, actor and philanthropist from New York

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1976

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: actor, singer, rapper, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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About Cam'ron

  • Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), better known by his stage name Cam'ron, is an American rapper, record executive, actor and philanthropist from Harlem, New York.
  • Beginning his career in the mid-1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed to Lance "Un" Rivera's Untertainment under the aegis of Epic and released his first two studio albums Confessions of Fire and S.D.E.
  • (Sports Drugs & Entertainment) in 1998 and 2000 respectively; the former achieved Gold status by the RIAA.
  • After demanding his release from Epic, Giles signed to Roc-A-Fella Records in 2001 and released his third studio album Come Home with Me the following year; it achieved Platinum status by the RIAA, and also contained Cam'ron's highest-charting singles to date; "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma", which peaked at #4 and #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.
  • His fourth studio album and final release on Roc-A-Fella, Purple Haze was released in 2004 to critical acclaim and commercial success, being certified gold by the RIAA. After separating his label, Diplomat Records from Roc-A-Fella in 2005 due to disagreements between himself and label-head Jay-Z, Cam'ron signed the label to a distribution deal with Asylum Records.
  • 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.
  • 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. Aside from his solo career, he is the leader of The Diplomats (also known as Dipset), a group he formed in 1997 with his childhood friend Jim Jones and his cousin Freekey Zekey.
  • He was also one half of the duo U.N.
  • (Us Now), and a founding member of the Children of the Corn before they disbanded in 1997.
  • Giles has also occasionally worked as an actor, starring in the Roc-A-Fella films Paper Soldiers and Paid in Full in 2002.

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