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Genre:
Rap
Release Date: 05/14/2002
Just when seemed as if everyone had forgotten about
Cam'ron, he returned in 2002 as part of
Jay-Z's industry-dominating
Roc-a-Fella collective. If that wasn't reason enough to inspire curiosity,
Cam'ron's lead single,
"Oh Boy," blew up
urban radio all summer. His rugged rapping and
Just Blaze's soulful production made
"Oh Boy" the huge success that it was, yet the joy of hearing
Cam'ron on the radio again also had a bit to do with the revival. The Harlem rapper had fallen off the map after
S.D.E., his poorly received album from two years earlier. Just two years before that,
Cam'ron was one of the industry's most promising pop-rappers. His first album,
Confessions of Fire, produced several singles, including his collaboration with
Mase,
"Horse & Carriage." However, 1998 felt like the distant past in 2002, and
Cam'ron needed a big comeback after falling into obscurity during the interim.
Come Home With Me is indeed that big comeback. Even though members of the
Roc-a-Fella roster appear on only two songs --
"Welcome to New York City," featuring
Jay-Z, and
"The Roc (Just Fire)," featuring
Memphis Bleek and
Beanie Sigel --
Cam'ron doesn't really need the assistance here. He comes hard on most tracks, yet his muscle is complemented well by producer
Just Blaze and his trademark sampling style.
Just Blaze doesn't produce every track on this album, but he does provide the key moments:
"Oh Boy" and
"The Roc (Just Fire)." Overall,
Cam'ron couldn't return with a stronger comeback album than this: he's affiliated with one of the industry's most successful labels, graced with a hot producer, and armed with a dynamite lead single.
~Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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