Kam

Kam
Background information
Born	August 1971
Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Emcee
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Street Knowledge/East West America/Atlantic Records JCOR/Interscope/Universal records
Associated acts	Snoop Dogg Ice Cube MC Eiht Goldie Loc

Kam (born Craig Miller) is an American political emcee known primarily among hip hop fans and music critics during the 1990s. Born in Los Angeles, he is considered an esteemed West Coast underground rapper. He is known for his Nation of Islam-influenced lyrics and membership, and affiliation with his cousin, fellow West Coast emcee Ice Cube. He is also known for his powerfully commanding baritone voice and knack for using multisyllabic rhymes.^[1][2] He has only released two albums since his well-received 1993 debut album Neva Again. That album featured inflammatory anti-government lyrics and hit single "Peace Treaty," a song about the 1992 Los Angeles riots that somewhat justified and played down the actions of Black rioters and looters. The song reached #2 on the Hot Rap Singles chart in 1993.

His first appearance on record was with the song "Every Single Weekend" from the 1991 Boyz n the Hood soundtrack. Since then, he has collaborated with artists including Ice Cube, Erick Sermon, MC Ren, C-Bo, DJ Quik, DJ Pooh, Tha Eastsidaz, Method Man, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, Dresta, B.G. Knocc Out, Yukmouth, and Public Enemy, among others. He has released music on two record labels, East West Records and JCOR Entertainment. He is currently signed to Guerrilla Funk Recordings and plans to release an album named The Self.^[3] He is currently a member of the West Coast supergroup Warzone with MC Eiht and Goldie Loc.^[4]

Falling out with Ice Cube

The feud began when Kam felt Cube had not helped promote Kams debut album as well as he should have and not thanking Kam when he used his Nation of Islam contacts to call off several gangs in Los Angeles who were after Cube due to his performance in the film Boyz N The Hood as a gang member which they took seriously. The final straw came when Cube along with fellow West Coast rappers Mack 10 and WC formed the Westside Connection and hailing from the Eastside of Los Angeles Kam took offence at Cube and his groups ravings. This led him to release the vicious diss "Whoop Whoop" which has an accomponying video which shows an incident in Chicago were Ice Cube is beat up and has his jewelry stolen by one of Kams friends Solo. Kam eventually passes Cube's necklace on to B-Real of Cypress Hill who Cube was feuding with at the time. The feud between Kam and Cube is resolved when the two sit down to discuss their issues with the Nation of Islam.

Discography

Albums

• Neva Again (1993)
• Made in America (1995)
• Kamnesia (2001)
• Self & Kind (2009)

Singles

• "Peace Treaty"/"Still Got Love 4 'Um" (1993)
• "Pull Ya Hoe Card"/"Nut'n Nice" (1995)
• "Hang 'Um High"/"In Traffic"(1995)
• "Whoop-Whoop" (Ice Cube Diss, 1997)
• "I Dont Think So" (2005) (Produced by Dr. Dre)

Other Songs

• "Every Single Weekend" (Boyz N The Hood Soundtrack)
• "Dont Do The Crime" True Crime: Streets of LA (soundtrack)
• "The New Message" feat Akon
• "Keep My Name Out Yo Mouth" feat The Game and Yung Bruh

Featured Songs

• Ice Cube feat Deadly Threat, Kam, Madd Circle, King Tee and J-Dee - "Colour Blind"
• Method Man, Prodigy, KRS-One and Kam - "Bulworth "(They Talk About It When We Live It)"
• TQ feat Jayo Felony and Kam - "Westside 2"
• DJ Quik feat Erick Sermon and Kam - "U Aint Fresh"

References