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 Watts gang treaty. 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.With Yung Bruh, he is also a member of Fruit Pruno.Their
self titled album was released to those who were present during the
Saviour's Day 2010 summit(specifally on Feb.28,2010). [4]
* Neva Again (1993)
* Made in America (1995)
* Kamnesia (2001)
* Fruit Pruno (2010)
[edit] 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 Focus)
[edit] 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
[edit] Featured songs
* Ice Cube feat Deadly Threat, Kam, WC and the Maad 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"
* DJ Pooh feat Kam & Charlie Wilson – "No Idea"
* DJ Pooh feat Kam – "Who Looks"