There was a Cam x HOV verse the world never got…
…and never will @mr_camron: https://t.co/nNMDMyF4Ou pic.twitter.com/Rdfvhv9989
— MILLION $ WORTH OF GAME (@mworthofgame) August 21, 2022
Cam’ron’s history with JAY-Z goes back to 2001 when Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash signed him to the label. His time with Roc-A-Fella saw him release two critically acclaimed albums, Come Home with Me and Purple Haze, while also formally introducing his Harlem collective, The Diplomats (Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Freekey Zekey.)
The Dipset leader would leave Roc-A-Fella in 2005 following tension with JAY-Z that led to a full-blown rap beef between the two. The feud would last until they appeared on stage together during JAY-Z’s B-Sides NYC show at Webster Hall in 2019.
Elsewhere during his conversation with Gillie and Wallo, Cam revealed how Dame Dash played a role in him squashing the beef with Jay. According to Killa, seeing Dame apologize for the role he played in his own feud with Jay made the rapper realize where things stood.
“I was caught in the middle, to be totally honest with you, because I didn’t want Dame [Dash] to feel a way,” he explained. “I know they was going through they thing, but Dame had did something on the internet to where he kind of apologized to JAY-Z. … I was like, ‘If that’s where he at, cool.’”
Cam continued: “Jay called, he’s like, ‘Yo first of all I want to tell you I got respect for you,’ and I’m like, ‘Same here bro, shit ain’t no big thing, man.’ We talking about some shit, fucking 12-13 years old. I’m straight. … We just showed our love for each other, and we kept it under wraps.”
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