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Cameron Giles (born February 4, 1976), known mononymously as Cam'ron, is an American rapper. Beginning his career in the early 1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed with Lance "Un" Rivera's Untertainment, an imprint of Epic Records to release his first two studio albums Confessions of Fire (1998) and S.D.E. (Sports Drugs & Entertainment) (2000); the former received gold certification by the 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 platinum certification by the RIAA and spawned the singles "Oh Boy" (featuring Juelz Santana) and "Hey Ma" (featuring Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey and Toya), which peaked at numbers four and three on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. His fourth studio 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 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 (2009), which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. A decade later, he released his seventh album, Purple Haze 2 (2019), which narrowly entered the chart.

Prior to his solo career, Giles formed the short-lived hip hop 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 and cousin Freekey Zekey. He later performed as one half of the duo U.N. (Us Now) with fellow Harlem native 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 films Paper Soldiers and Paid in Full in 2002.

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Cam'ron, de son vrai nom Cameron Giles, né le 4 février 1976 à Harlem, New York, est un rappeur, acteur et entrepreneur américain. Il est de facto le leader des groupes hip-hop The Diplomats (ou Dipset), et U.N. (Us Now). Cam'ron était également membre du groupe Children of the Corn avant sa dissolution en 1997.

En 1998, Cam'ron publie son premier album, Confessions of Fire au label Epic ; l'album est certifié disque d'or par la Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). En 2000, Cam'ron publie son deuxième album S.D.E. (Sports Drugs and Entertainment). En 2001, Cam'ron signe un nouveau contrat chez le label Roc-a-Fella Records et publie son troisième album à succès, Come Home with Me ; il est certifié disque de platine par la RIAA, et contient les singles de Cam'ron les mieux classés au Billboard, dont Oh Boy, avec Juelz Santana. En 2002, Cam'ron joue dans les films tournés par Roc-a-Fella, Paper Soldiers et Paid in Full. En 2004, Cam'ron publie son quatrième album Purple Haze, bien accueilli par la presse spécialisée et certifié disque d'or par la RIAA.

En 2005, après avoir avec cédé son label, Diplomat Records, à Roc-A-Fella Records pour cause de divergences financières, Cam'ron signe un contrat de distribution au label Asylum Records. En 2006, Cam'ron publie son cinquième album, Killa Season. Bien que moins bien classés par rapport à ses prédécesseurs, il est certifié disque d'or par la RIAA. L'album contient également un film homonyme, dans lequel Cam'ron fait ses débuts de réalisateur et scénariste, et endosse le rôle principal. En 2009, forcé de quitter temporairement sa carrière à cause de problèmes de santé de sa mère, Cam'ron revient dans la scène et publie un sixième album Crime Pays ; il atteint la troisième place Billboard 200.

Cam'ron travaille actuellement sur un septième album intitulé Purple Haze 2, annonçant qu'il s'agit de son dernier album.

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