Crime Pays (Cam'ron album)

Crime Pays
Studio album by Cam'ron
Released May 12, 2009
Recorded 2007-2009
Genre East Coast hip hop
Length 73:22
Label Diplomat Records/Asylum Records
Producer Skitzo, araabMUZIK, I.N.F.O. & NOVA, Cameron Giles (exec.)
Cam'ron chronology
Killa Season
(2006)		 Crime Pays
(2009)
Singles from Crime Pays
  1. "My Job"
    Released: March 10, 2009
  2. "Get It In Ohio"
    Released: March 31, 2009
  3. "Cookies-n-Apple Juice"
    Released: May 8, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[2]
Hikki Media [3]
The Message Blog (7.4/10)[4]
Okayplayer (78/100)[5]
Pitchfork Media (5.7/10)[6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Spin [8]
The Smoking Section [9]
DJBooth.net [10]

Crime Pays is the sixth studio album by Harlem rapper Cam'ron. It was released on May 12, 2009.

Contents

Background

My Job, the rapper's first video in two years released to the internet in January 2009, shows a more mature approach to life in an economically struggling America. Though My Job was not intended to be a single, the response to the song was so positive that it was released as a single on March 10, 2009.

XXL Magazine shortly after announced cover of their April issue, due out February 24, which will go more into detail about his status, the 2007 feud with 50 Cent and the status of the once dominating crew The Diplomats. In this interview, Cam'ron stated that the original Diplomats Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, and Freeky Zeeky were no longer together.

Miss Info also released an exclusive "Where's Cam'ron?" segment on her website [1], where the rapper continues to explain many unanswered questions and the future of the MC. Despite the fact that none of the singles charted, the album proved to be successful, charting at #3 on the Billboard 200 selling an estimated 45,000 copies it's first week.

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Crime Pays" (Intro) Skitzo 2:32
2. "Cook'n up"   I.N.F.O. & NOVA 4:03
3. "Where I Know You From"   Skitzo 4:03
4. "Fuck Cam" (skit)   1:24
5. "Never Ever"   Skitzo 3:30
6. "Curve"   AraabMUZIK & Skitzo 3:43
7. "Silky (No Homo)" (feat. Lady Lodi) Skitzo 3:20
8. "Get It In Ohio"   AraabMUZIK 4:23
9. "Who"   Skitzo 3:43
10. "Grease" (skit)   2:10
11. "You Know What's Up" (feat. C.O. & Sky-Lyn) Skitzo 3:16
12. "Spend the Night" (feat. Lady Lodi) AraabMUZIK 4:03
13. "Fuck Cam #2" (skit)   1:12
14. "Woo Hoo" (feat. 40 Cal. & Byrd Lady) Skitzo 3:50
15. "Chalupa"   AraabMUZIK 4:01
16. "Cookies-n-Apple Juice" (feat. Byrd Lady & Skitzo) Skitzo 3:55
17. "My Job"   Skitzo 3:47
18. "Homicide"   Skitzo 3:43
19. "Fuck Cam #3" (skit)   0:50
20. "Got It for Cheap" (feat. Skitzo) YH of Da Zombeez 4:11
21. "Get It Get It" (feat. Skitzo) Skitzo 3:14
22. "Bottom of the Pussy"   Skitzo 3:16
23. "Fuck Cam #4" (skit)   1:13

Samples

Notes

On Got It 4 Cheap, it has a sample from a SpongeBob SquarePants episode called "Mad Snail Disease" from season 4.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 3
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ Hikki Media review
  4. ^ The Message Blog review
  5. ^ Okayplayer review
  6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ Spin review
  9. ^ The Smoking Section review
  10. ^ DJBooth.net review

External links

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