A biography for Cam'ronhasn’t been written yet.
“You gonna ask me who I compare myself to? Nobody. I don't think nobody can really mess with me as far as flyness or anything that I'm doing.”
“Seeing Jay Z's just a great example of somebody who comes from a ghetto to rise to where he's at. I think... he done a great job.”
“Just growing up in Harlem, it didn't matter what you had to do to get fresh - you would do it.”
“They didn't know what to do with rap music. You walk into Epic, and they're wearing straight-leg khakis with creases, Prada shoes with tassels. They couldn't comprehend where I was coming from.”
“I'm the gorgeous gangster.”
“When you constantly working, working, you don't really get to appreciate the fans and people loving your stuff.”
“You can get away with black sweatpants for a day or two, but pink is something you wear for one day: the day before you go to the washer or cleaners. When people wear pink t-shirts for three straight days, it disturbs me. It aggravates me.”
“The movies that I've done in the past, everybody's been like, 'Cam always gets away in a movie playing Cam.' So, like, I'm trying to step outside the box a little bit just to show my range in acting.”
“You know what's dope about social media, the Internet, and stuff in general? It's that you never really realized before how much love you get, and now you can see people around the country wearing your stuff or wearing your face.”
“When I was young, I wanted to be like the rappers. I remember being in junior high and wanting a fisherman hat and a link because EPMD had one. I wanted to wear Adidas because Run-DMC wore Adidas. As I came into my own, I just wanted to do me.”
“I loved Muggsy Bogues when he was in the league.”
“People are foolish if they think I'm going to lose my head and give up anything to anyone just because someone threatens me.”
“It's hard to find good business partners and people who do good business the right way.”
“I sell bikinis. I sell comforters. I sell Cam'ron pillows. I sell a bunch of things off my likeness, and it all came from music, so it's definitely a blessing.”
“I won't just give up anything to anybody because they're waving a gun around.”
“I've never started beef with anybody that didn't start with me first.”
“Basically, I want to prove to everybody that I can write music - good music.”
“To be honest, the real money is in merchandising and performances.”
“I won't talk to the D.C. police.”
“I went to Manhattan Center High School.”