Cam'ron

Cam'ron's increasingly outlandish yet unmistakably East Coast gangsta rap was one of the most unlikely mainstream infiltrations of the late '90s and 2000s. After operating with the likes of Big L and the pre-fame Mase, and earning the support of the Notorious B.I.G., the rapper scored a Top Ten, gold-certified hit with his debut album, Confessions of Fire (1998), and within four years threatened to crown the Billboard Hot 100 with the Grammy-nominated Just Blaze production "Oh Boy" and more pop-oriented "Hey Ma," singles off the platinum Come Home with Me (2002). Amid the rise...