Editing Cam'ron (section)

{{short description|American rapper (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Cam'ron
| image             = Cam'ron 2014 (portrait crop).JPG
| caption           = Cam'ron performing in 2014
| birth_name        = Cameron Giles
| alias             = Killa Cam
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1976|2|4}}
| birth_place       = [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Hip-hop|Hip hop]]<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/camron-mn0000224312 |title=Cam'ron – Biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 16, 2025}}</ref>
* [[East Coast hip-hop]]<ref name=AllMusic/>
* [[gangsta rap]]<ref name=AllMusic/>
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* songwriter
* actor
* record executive 
* entrepreneur 
* sports analyst 
}}
| discography       = [[Cam'ron discography]]
| years_active      = 1994–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Crime Wave (independent label)|Crime Wave]] (current) 
* Killa
* [[Cinematic Music Group|Cinematic]]
* [[Diplomat Records|Diplomat]]
* [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
* [[Entertainment One Music|E1]]
* [[Asylum Records|Asylum]]
* [[Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella]]
* [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
* [[Epic Records|Epic]]
* [[Lance Rivera|Untertainment]]
* [[Sony Music|Sony]] (former)
}}
| current_member_of = {{flatlist|
* [[Children of the Corn (group)|Children of the Corn]]
* [[U.N. (group)|U.N.]]
}}
| past_member_of = [[The Diplomats]]
| website           = {{URL|purplehaze2.com}}
}}

'''Cameron Ezike Giles''' (born February 4, 1976),<ref name="Curr Bio">{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook 2011|year=2011|publisher=H.W. Wilson|location=Ipswich, MA|isbn=9780824211219|pages=[https://archive.org/details/currentbiography0000unse_z0h6/page/109 109–112]|chapter=Cam'ron|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/currentbiography0000unse_z0h6/page/109}}</ref> known [[Mononym|mononymously]] as '''Cam'ron''', is an American rapper. Beginning his career in the early 1990s as '''Killa Cam''', Giles signed with [[Lance Rivera|Lance "Un" Rivera]]'s [[Lance Rivera|Untertainment]], an imprint of [[Epic Records]] to release his first two studio albums ''[[Confessions of Fire]]'' (1998) and ''[[S.D.E.|S.D.E. (Sports Drugs & Entertainment)]]'' (2000); the former received [[Music recording certification|gold]] certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]. After leaving Epic, Giles signed with [[Roc-A-Fella Records]] in 2001 to release his third studio album, ''[[Come Home with Me]]'', the following year. It received [[Music recording certification|platinum]] certification by the RIAA and spawned the singles "[[Oh Boy (Cam'ron song)|Oh Boy]]" (featuring [[Juelz Santana]]) and "[[Hey Ma (Cam'ron song)|Hey Ma]]" (featuring Juelz Santana, [[Freekey Zekey]] and [[Toya (singer)|Toya]]), which peaked at numbers four and three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], respectively. His fourth studio album, ''[[Purple Haze (album)|Purple Haze]]'' (2004) was met with similar success and likewise received gold certification by the RIAA.

Due to personal disagreements with [[Jay-Z]], Giles and his label parted ways with Roc-A-Fella in 2005 in favor of [[Asylum Records]]. In 2006, Giles released his fifth studio album ''[[Killa Season]]'', accompanied by a [[Killa Season (film)|film of the same name]] in which Giles starred and made his director-screenwriter debut. In 2009, after taking a hiatus due to his mother's health, Giles returned to music and released his sixth studio album ''[[Crime Pays (Cam'ron album)|Crime Pays]]'' (2009), which peaked at number three on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. A decade later, he released his seventh album, ''[[Purple Haze 2]]'' (2019), which narrowly entered the chart.

Aside from his solo career, Giles formed the short-lived hip hop group [[Children of the Corn (group)|Children of the Corn]] alongside [[Big L]] and [[Mase]] in 1993; they disbanded in 1997. He subsequently formed the hip hop collective [[the Diplomats]] (also known as Dipset) in the latter year, alongside his longtime affiliate [[Jim Jones (rapper)|Jim Jones]] and cousin [[Freekey Zekey]]. He later performed as one half of the duo [[U.N. (group)|U.N.]] (Us Now) with fellow Harlem native [[Vado (rapper)|Vado]]; the duo released two collaborative projects. In addition to the ''Killa Season'' film, Giles has acted in other works including the [[Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella]] films ''[[Paper Soldiers]]'' and ''[[Paid in Full (2002 film)|Paid in Full]]'' in 2002.