Purple Haze (Explicit Version) (2004)

Artist: Camron
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Label: Universal Music Group
UPC: 00602498616727
Release Date: 12/7/2004
Buy.com Sku: 63921911
Item#: MXU29H
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Intro ~ Cam'Ron
2. More Gangsta Music - (with Juelz Santana) ~ Cam'Ron
3. Get Down ~ Cam'Ron
4. Welcome To Purple Haze (Skit) ~ Cam'Ron
5. Killa Cam ~ Cam'Ron
6. Leave Me Alone Pt.2 ~ Cam'Ron
7. Down And Out - (with Kanye West/Syleena Johnson) ~ Cam'Ron
8. Harlem Streets ~ Cam'Ron
9. Rude Boy (Skit) ~ Cam'Ron
10. Girls - (with Mona Lisa) ~ Cam'Ron
11. I'm A Chicken Head (Skit) ~ Cam'Ron
12. Soap Opera ~ Cam'Ron
13. O.T. (Skit) ~ Cam'Ron
14. Bubble Music ~ Cam'Ron
15. More Reasons - (with Jahiem) ~ Cam'Ron
16. Block, The (Skit) ~ Cam'Ron
17. Dope Man, The - (with Jim Jones) ~ Cam'Ron
18. Family Ties - (with Nicole Wray) ~ Cam'Ron
19. Adrenaline - (with Twista/Psychodrama) ~ Cam'Ron
20. Hey Lady - (with Freekey Zekey) ~ Cam'Ron
21. Shake - (with J.R. Writer) ~ Cam'Ron
22. Get 'Em Girls ~ Cam'Ron
23. Dip-Set Forever ~ Cam'Ron
24. Take Em To Church - (Bonus Track, with Juelz Santana/Unkasa) ~ Cam'Ron

(P) 2003 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
(C) 2003 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC

 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Personnel: Cam'ron (rap vocals); Steven "Opera Steve" Santiago, Jim Jones , Jaconda "Ms" Blunt, Sarah Hinds, Latrice "Grease" Carter, Mike Peters , Dave Irving (vocals); Freekey Zekey, Jahiem, Mona Lisa, Nicole Wray, Psychodrama, Syleena Johnson, Twista, Jim Jones , JR Writer, Unkasa, Juelz Santana.
Audio Mixers: Eric "Ebo" Butler; Carlisle Young; Traxster.
Recording information: Santana's World, New York, NY; Sony Music Studio, New York, NY; The Hit Factory, New York, NY.
Photographer: Oluwaseye Olusa.
Released within months of Jim Jones' On My Way to Church, the second volume of the Diplomats' Diplomatic Immunity, and another flurry of mixtapes, Cam'ron's fourth album ("Previously written in 2001," as announced in the intro) is evenly divided between strong and weak tracks. This lack of quality control will both provide ammo for Diplomat haters and frustrate Diplomat supporters, even if there's a durable 45-minute album in here somewhere. The backing track of "Girls," a feather-light translation of Cyndi Lauper's "Just Wanna Have Fun," belongs on a teen pop record -- it's such a folly that it makes you wonder if somebody dared Cam'ron to release it. "Harlem Streets" fares only a little better, with the theme from "Hill Street Blues" used to distracting and detracting effect -- perhaps the cues should've taken from Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's "Ill Street Blues" instead. On the other side, a pair of soul-steeped productions from Kanye West ("Down and Out," built on William Bell's "Strung Out") and the West-inspired Pop & Versatile ("Soap Opera," using Smokey Robinson's "Merry-Go-Round") help prop the album back up, and Heatmakerz's rallying "More Gangsta Music" features some of Juelz Santana's infectious youthful energy. Though it has been two years since Cam'ron's last solo album, there's so much Diplomat-affiliated material stuffing the racks that even the most devoted followers must be on the verge of overdosing on the crew's bewildering, nonsensical rhymes. "Cause I feed you well/Every sneaker, hell/You eat Louis, sh*t Gucci, breathe Chanel/Karl Lagerfeld, acting like Gargamel" wins the prize on this release. Inconsistencies and gratuitous running time be damned, a lot of rap fans will be happy just to have another Cam'ron album to devour. Fellow Diplomats JR Writer, Jim Jones, and Freeky Zekey make appearances, along with Twista and Jaheim. ~ Andy Kellman
PURPLE HAZE, Cam'Ron's fourth album, was practically introduced by the Diplomats two weeks earlier in 2004, as the Harlem, New York City MC showed off his vast empire of diverse and interesting rappers on DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY 2. Besides cementing his position as a key player in NYC hip-hop and giving him a legion of talent to draw from for his records, working with gifted, original minds like Juelz Santana and Jim Jones has sharpened young Cam'Ron's own game. The long-awaited PURPLE HAZE finds him in top form, spicing his smooth delivery with forceful, focused rhymes that flow over some of the most striking beats in the business.
Cam'Ron opens PURPLE HAZE tough as ever, swaggering through an imaginary club with Juelz, boasting fiercely over a dizzying soundtrack on "More Gangsta Music." However, Cam'Ron switches gears abruptly with a sweet (and rather obscure) Marvin Gaye sample on "Get Down." Innovative backdrops abound from the African-reggae blend on "Killa Cam" to the "Theme from Hill Street Blues" loop (used effectively, without a hint of gimmick) on "Harlem Streets." Over it all stands the imperious Cam'Ron and his dry, easy delivery, equal parts charm and brutality, holding sway over PURPLE HAZE, a highly engaging record.

Producer: Cam'Ron; The Heatmakerz; Kanye West; Chad Wes Hamilton; Nasty Beat Makers; Ryan Press; Skitzo; Ty Tracks; Charlemagne; Versatile; Traxster; Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson; The Heatmakerz; Kanye West; Just Blaze; Chad Wes Hamilton; Nasty Beat Makers

Engineer: Eric 'Ibo' Butler; Carlisle Young; Milwaukee "Protools King" Buck; Mike Peters; Mike T

Musical Guests
Juelz Santana

 
Artist Overview
The leader of Harlem crew the Diplomats (aka Dipset), Cam'Ron first made a name for himself as a member of Children of the Corn, also featuring his cousin Bloodshed, Ma$e, and the late great Big L. Killer Cam began a lucrative partnership with Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella label in the early 2000s that culminated in the commercial and stylistic landmark, PURPLE HAZE. Both a colorful rapper and a pop figure in general, Cam'Ron has been involved in multiple feuds (with, among others, his own former colleague Jay-Z), a shooting, and some rough-and-tumble business practices. All of which have helped make him one of the largest personalities in hip-hop's new millennium.

Artist Influences
Capone 'n' Noreaga | Kool G. Rap | LL Cool J | N.W.A. | Nas | Puff Daddy | Schooly D

Artist Contemporaries
Beanie Sigel | DMX | Fat Joe | Hell Rell | Ja Rule | Jadakiss | Jay-Z | Juelz Santana | Mase

Artist Followers
50 Cent | Freeky Zeke | The Game


 
Compilation Appearances
R. (Explicit Version)
N.O.R.E. (Explicit Version)
Vol. 2-Hip Hop Hits (Explicit Version)
Personal Conversation
Fire & Ice
Somethin' Nasty (Explicit Version)
Endangered Species (Explicit Version)
God's Favorite (Explicit Version)
Paid In Full (Explicit Version)
Charmbracelet
Loyalty (Explicit Version)
Loyalty (Clean Version)
Ii Degrees Soundtrack (Explicit Version)
Birdman (Explicit Version)
Grand Champ (Clean Version)
Scarface-Music Inspired By (Explicit Version)
Totally Hits 2003
Def Jamaica (Explicit Version)
Tough Luv (Explicit Version)
On My Way To Church (Explicit Version)
Mix Tape (Explicit Version)
Game Of Death (Explicit Version)
Source Hip Hop Hits 10 (Explicit Version)
More Than Music (Explicit Version)
Harlem: Diary Of A Summer (Clean Version)
Harlem:diary Of A Summer
More Than Music Mixtape (cln)
Late Registration (Explicit Version)
Late Registration (Clean Version)
What The Game's Been Missing (w/ Bonus DVD) (Limited Edition) (Explicit Version)
Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)
Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)(Explicit Version)
Cam'ron&dukedagod Pre0406(Explicit Version)
Chemistry Files:vol 1
History In The Making (Explicit Version)
For The Hell Of It(Explicit Version)
For The Hell Of It (Cln)
Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product Of My Environment)(Explicit Version)
Professional Part 3(Explicit Version)
Professional Part 3 (Cln)
More Than Music 2 (Ltd)(w/ Bonus DVD)(Explicit Version)
Hustler's Pome (expanded Edition)(Explicit Version)
Book Of Ezekiel(Explicit Version)
Broken Safety 2(Explicit Version)
Lost Album
Harlem's Finest
Straight Outta Harlem
Best Of Prelude To The Offering(Explicit Version)
3 Cd Collector?s Set
Legacy:best Of Big Pun(Explicit Version)
Def Jam Recordings: 25th Anniversary Box Set

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 12/07/2004
Original Release Date : 2004
Catalog ID : 000272802
Label : Roc-A-Fella Records (USA)
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00602498616727

 
Professional Reviews
Spin (pp.100-1)
- "On PURPLE HAZE, he tightens the infectiously casual flow he's always displayed on mix tapes. His selection of beats is top-notch and risky..." - Grade: B

Entertainment Weekly (p.84)
- "The beats are as hyperkinetic as the humor is twisted....Once again, Cam proves why he is hip-hop's best guilty pleasure." - Grade: B

Vibe (p.82)
- 3 discs out of 5 - "Cam will continue to add color to his coarse style of rap until you clearly see things his way."

  
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