Killa Season: Trends Cam'ron Helped Make Popular

Happy 38th birthday to the trend-setting Harlem rapper.

Soul Samples/Sped Up Vocals - As an integral part of Roc-A-Fella's early 2000s domination, Killa Cam helped popularize beats that used soul samples and sped up vocals (that chipmunk voice), often produced by greats like Kanye West and Just Blaze.(Photo: Def Jam)
Rock Mink in the Wintertime - P.E.T.A. may not like Cam for all the furs he's worn, but that hasn't seemed to stop him. Bright, fluffy coats — and sometimes even hats — have been a go-to of his for years, as immortalized in Kanye West's "Everything I Am": "I never rock a mink coat in the wintertime like Killa Cam."(Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
"You Mad!" - Cam'ron isn't the only rapper to beef with Bill O'Reilly. Nor is he the only rapper to appear on his show. But he's certainly the only one who created an unforgettable TV moment, classic YouTube video, still-relevant meme and addition to hip hop's lexicon in one fell swoop. ""You mad!"Photo: FOX News)
Cam'ron - Cam'ron seems to take the phrase "no filter" to another level. He posts intimate pics of his leading lady JuJu to his Instagram timeline, including JuJu in bedroom attire, videos of her erotically dancing and more.(Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)"Curtissss" - Just a few days before his born day in 2007, Killa got into an epic phone argument with 50 Cent. Fif had called Koch Records a "graveyard," which got Cam a bit riled up. The two began a heated exchange on the phone, comparing sales numbers of their artists. The lasting legacy from that day, though, was Cam's incessant yelling of "Curtissss." Soon, using the star rapper's government was fully in play: Cam released a diss, "Curtis," and 50 called his next album Curtis. (photo: John Ricard / BET).

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Rock Mink in the Wintertime - P.E.T.A. may not like Cam for all the furs he's worn, but that hasn't seemed to stop him. Bright, fluffy coats — and sometimes even hats — have been a go-to of his for years, as immortalized in Kanye West's "Everything I Am": "I never rock a mink coat in the wintertime like Killa Cam."(Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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