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1.4 2010–present: Mixtapes, EPs and collaborationsīiography 1976–1997: Early life and career beginnings.1.3 2003–2009: Purple Haze, Killa Season and Crime Pays.1.1 1976–1997: Early life and career beginnings.

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Giles has also occasionally worked as an actor, starring in the Roc-A-Fella films Paper Soldiers and Paid in Full in 2002. (Us Now), and a founding member of the Children of the Corn before they disbanded in 1997. It reached number 3 on the Billboard 200.Īside from his solo career, Cam'ron 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. 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.

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. 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.Īfter 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. After leaving 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 No. (Sports Drugs & Entertainment) in 19 respectively the former achieved gold status by the RIAA. 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. Cameron Ezike Giles (born Febru), better known by his stage name Cam'ron, is an American rapper, record executive, and actor from Harlem, New York City.