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Cam'ron will be performing in Baltimore on July 12 at Rams Head Live.
New York's Harlem neighborhood has birthed & housed some of the world's most prominent Black figures. In terms of entertainment, there are few places whose residents compare, with names like James Baldwin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sean "Diddy" Combs. But arguably Harlem's most popular homegrown celebrity of the 21st century is Cameron Ezike Giles, better known as Cam'ron.
Harlem is renowned for its rich culture in arts and entertainment (Harlem Renaissance) and the area has played a major role in the evolution of Hip-Hop and R&B. Artists like Doug E. Fresh and Kurtis Blow established Harlem as a force in the early days of hip-hop and acts like Combs and Big L that followed the success throughout the 1990's. But it was Cam'ron whose charismatic style and alluring sound set the hip-hop world ablaze throughout the 2000's. Cam'ron has left a lasting impact on rap, from his music to films to fashion, but his success came through trial-and-error.
As a teen, Cam'ron enjoyed a propitious high school basketball career at the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics teaming with friend and rapper Mase. The fastpaced run-and-gun squad found success...