Cameron Ezike Giles, better known by his stage name
Cam'ron, is an American rapper. Beginning his career in the mid-1990s as
Killa Cam, Giles signed to Lance "Un" Rivera's Untertainment, an imprint of Epic Records and released his first two studio albums
Confessions of Fire (1998) and
S.D.E. (2000), the former earned gold certification by the RIAA. After leaving Epic, Giles signed to Roc-A-Fella Records in 2001 to release his third studio album
Come Home with Me the following year. It received platinum certification by the RIAA and contained his highest-charting singles to date: "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma", which peaked at No. 4 and No. 3 respectively on the
Billboard Hot 100. His fourth studio album,
Purple Haze was released in 2004 to continued success, earning gold certification by the RIAA.