Crime Pays

Cam'ron has been all but a ghost for the past three years. All attempts to track him down and get in contact with the former Dipset front-man have proven fruitless. His mother's health complications and - straight from the horse’s mouth - his disillusionment with rapping kept him relegated to the shadows while former best friend Jim Jones & protégé Juelz Santana saw their careers skyrocket.read more

Description: Platinum recording artist and founder of the highly successful crew The Diplomats, Cam'ron releases his 8th album, Crime Pays. After a highly publicized split with former underlings Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Freekey Zeekey, Cam'ron returns with a vengence. Cam'ron's 'I Hate My Job' paints the perfect picture of the frustrated everyman, the struggling every woman. As soon as the viral video for I Hate My Job leaked, it struck a chord with fans in search of hip-hop they could actually relate to. This is Cam'ron the Realist. But after being the most elusive rapper on the planet for almost two years, it's ironic justice that Harl Platinum recording artist and founder of the highly successful crew The Diplomats, Cam'ron releases his 8th album, Crime Pays. After a highly publicized split with former underlings Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Freekey Zeekey, Cam'ron
returns with a vengence. Cam'ron's 'I Hate My Job' paints the perfect
picture of the frustrated everyman,
the struggling every woman. As soon as the viral video for I Hate My Job leaked, it struck a chord with fans in search of hip-hop they could actually relate to. This is Cam'ron the Realist.
But after being the most elusive rapper on the planet for almost two years, it's ironic justice that Harlem's own Cam - full-length fur coats, diamond flooded, blue Lamborghini Cam - would return to the spotlight with the new theme song for the 2009 state of mind. ... (more) (less)