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Review: Cam'ron – Crime Pays (Part II)

May 7th, 2009 Nahshon No comments

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for: The second installment of the latest Cam’ron album, Crime Pays…camron

Crime pays intro – The classic Cam’ron sound is back. Unapologetic Cam extolling his achievements that began with Crime. Tells a story to explain his thought process regarding entering the criminal enterprise in New York. Read more…

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Review: Cam'ron – Crime Pays (Part 1)

May 6th, 2009 Nahshon No comments

camron-crime-pays-coverCam is back. That’s the good news. From there it’s a bit of a mixed blessing, so let’s not all get our hopes too far up. Crime Pays is the latest offering by the former leader of the Dipset/Birdgang crew (that still exists?) and if you can read the cover, you should feel free to judge the book. The project appears to be an American Gangster-esque side by side concept album inspired by a movie that has yet to be released. You might call this album a fictitious biopic in which Cameron Giles steps into the shoes of a man who rose to power in the New York drug game and lived happily ever after as a foul-mouthed womanizer and ardent believer in the efficacy of social deviance. The constant glorification of his street lifestyle on this album rises to new heights that approach delusional. Read more…

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