Cam'ron

Following the release of his fifth studio album, 'Killa Season', Cam'ron took a hiatus of three years due to his mother's health and took her to Florida for rehabilitation and therapy. He stayed with his mother till she recovered after suffering three strokes which had left her paralyzed on her left side.

He met 'Love & Hip Hop' star Juliet “Juju” C. in 2002, and though they started out as friends, they eventually became involved in a long-term romantic relationship. However, in November 2017, the couple decided to call it quits apparently because of Cam’ron’s alleged relationship with another woman.

Cam'ron was born as Cameron Ezike Giles on February 4, 1976, in the Harlem neighborhood in New York City and was raised by his single mother Fredericka Giles. He attended the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, where he became friends with Mason "Mase" Betha and Jim Jones.

He was developing into an All-City and All-American point guard alongside Mase, but failed to utilize scholarship opportunities from renowned colleges due to his poor academic grade. He did not graduate from school, and even though he had enrolled in Navarro Junior College in Texas, he soon dropped out and returned to Harlem, where he sold drug for a time.

Cam'ron started his rapping career in the mid-1990s when he formed the underground rap group 'Children Of The Corn' with Big L, Mase, and his cousin, Bloodshed. However, after the sudden death of Bloodshed in a car accident on March 2, 1997, the other members of the group decided to disband and pursue solo careers.

His friend, Mase, introduced him to The Notorious BIG, who was so impressed with him that he set up a meeting with his partner Lance "Un" Rivera and got him signed to his label, Untertainment. In July 1998, he released his debut album, 'Confessions of Fire’, which was certified gold by RIAA and contained hit singles like '3-5-7' and 'Horse and Carriage'.

He collaborated with music executive, Tommy Mottola, to release his second album, 'S.D.E. (Sports Drugs & Entertainment)', from Sony/Epic Records, in 2000. The album, featuring artists like Destiny's Child, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, N.O.R.E., and producer Digga, reached No.2 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with tracks like 'Let Me Know' and 'What Means The World To You'.

In 2001, his hip-hop group 'The Diplomats', which he had founded with Jim Jones in 1997, signed a deal with Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, which was co-founded and managed by his childhood friend Damon Dash.

In 2002, he released his third album, 'Come Home with Me', which contained the hit singles 'Oh Boy' and 'Hey Ma', featuring the newest member of the group, Juelz Santana.

Cam'ron's 2002 album 'Come Home with Me', produced by Just Blaze, Kanye West and The Heatmakerz, and featuring artist like Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, and Memphis Bleek, is his most successful album to date. The album received platinum status and peaked at No.2 on the 'Billboard 200' and reached the top of the 'Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums' charts.