Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976 in Harlem, New York), better kno… Read Full Bio ↴Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976 in Harlem, New York), better known as Cam'ron or Killa Cam, is an American rapper, actor, co-founder of Diplomat Records and of the group The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He began his musical career in 1994, rapping alongside Big L, Mase and his cousin Bloodshed in a group called Children Of The Corn. The group dissolved after Bloodshed's death in a car accident in 1997. However, Cam'ron continued to rap, and he released his solo debut album, Confessions of Fire, in 1998. He has since released 2000's S.D.E, 2002's Come Home With Me, 2004's Purple Haze, 2006's Killa Season and 2009's Crime Pays.

Cam'ron made his acting debut on the 2002 film Paid in Full, where he played the character Rico, who is based on former Harlem drug dealer Alpo. In 2006, Cam'ron would return to his acting career and make his debut in screen writing in his movie Killa Season. Cam'ron plays a high school basketball player who eventually drops out of high school to begin his own drug ring. The movie was released in 2006, simultaneous with the Killa Season album.

This Is How You Get Rich
Cam'ron Lyrics

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Yea yea yea!!!!
My nigga jounior freash off the jet rocking them dreads while bust these niggas heads!!
Jounior is a boss at this shit getting all them shots for big bo!
And

Overall Meaning

now we heading dolo, can't forget about jimmy be for the clique split
But fuck it let's get it, cause when Cam get on the track it's like a split shift
I spit shit, then drop, same day got em like how he come up with this shit?
And back to the trap, I get them bricks, that's how you really get rich!

In these lyrics, Cam'ron is rapping about the hustle and grind of earning wealth through dealing drugs. He mentions his friend Junior who is adept at violence and procuring drugs for their boss "big bo." Cam'ron emphasizes the importance of sticking together as a clique while acknowledging the eventual splitting of ways with Jimmy. He boasts about his own talent for crafting clever and impactful verses, stressing the immediacy with which his rap releases are met with acclaim from listeners. Finally, he circles back to the main message of the song, pointing out that acquiring and selling drugs is the true path to accumulating wealth.

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