Craig A. Miller (born October 24, 1969), better known by his stage name Kam, is an American rapper known primarily among

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fans and music critics during the 1990s and early 2000s.

Career

He is known for his

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–influenced lyrics and NOI membership, and affiliation with his cousin, fellow West Coast emcee

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. He is also known for his powerfully commanding

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voice and knack for using multisyllabic rhymes. 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

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chart in 1993. His first appearance on record was with the song "Every Single Weekend" from the 1991 ''

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'' soundtrack. Since then, he has collaborated with artists including

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, George Clinton,

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, B.G. Knocc Out,

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, and

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among many others. He has released music on two record labels,

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and JCOR Entertainment. He is currently signed to his own record label, HEREAFTER RECORDS, and plans to release his fourth solo album. He is also currently a member of Snoop Dogg's West Coast supergroup The Warzone with

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and

Goldie Loc Tha Eastsidaz is a hip hop duo consisting of Tray Deee and Goldie Loc put together by Snoop Dogg, who often featured on their songs. Their first appearance was on Tommy Boy Records ''Ride'' soundtrack with Crooked Eye Q on a Battlecat-produce ...

. Kam and his biological younger brother, "Yung Bruh", are also a NOI-based rap group called, ''Fruit Pruno''. Their self-titled album was released during the NOI's Saviour's Day 2010 summit (specifically on February 28, 2010).

Discography

Studio albums

*''

Neva Again ''Neva Again'' is the debut studio album by West Coast hip hop musician Kam. It was released in 1993 via Street Knowledge Records and EastWest Records America. The recording sessions took place at Echo Sound and Paramount Studios, in Los Angele ...

'' (1993) *'' Made in America'' (1995) *'' Kamnesia'' (2001) *''Mutual Respect'' (2016) *''2020 God Vision'' (2020)

Collaboration albums

*''Fruit Pruno'' with Fruit Pruno (2009) *''Fruit Pruno 2'' with Fruit Pruno (2016)

Singles

*"Peace Treaty"/"Still Got Love 4 'Um" (1993) *"Pull Ya Hoe Card"/"In Traffic"(1995) *" Whoop! Whoop!" (Ice Cube Diss, 1997) *"I Don't Think So" (2005) (Produced by

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)

As featured artist

=Promotional singles

Other songs

*"The New Message" feat

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*"Keep My Name Out Yo Mouth" feat The Game and Yung Bruh *" Say it Loud" Feat WC Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.

produced by

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and the Radio Bums

Guest appearances

References

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