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Track Listing
1. Intro
2. More Gangsta Music - (with Juelz Santana)
3. Get Down
4. Welcome to Purple Haze (Skit)
5. Killa Cam
6. Leave Me Alone Pt.2
7. Down and Out - (with Kanye West/Syleena Johnson)
8. Harlem Streets
9. Rude Boy (Skit)
10. Girls - (with Mona Lisa)
11. I'm a Chicken Head (Skit)
12. Soap Opera
13. O.T. (Skit)
14. Bubble Music
15. More Reasons - (with Jahiem)
16. Block, The (Skit)
17. Dope Man, The - (with Jim Jones)
18. Family Ties - (with Nicole Wray)
19. Adrenaline - (with Twista/Psychodrama)
20. Hey Lady - (with Freekey Zekey)
21. Shake - (with J.R. Writer)
22. Get 'Em Girls
23. Dip-Set Forever
24. Take em to Church - (Bonus Track, with Juelz Santana/Unkasa)
Album Notes
Personnel: Cam'Ron (rap vocals); Freekey Zekey, Jahiem, Mona Lisa, Nicole Wray, Psychodrama, Syleena Johnson, Twista, Jim Jones, J.R. Writer, Unkasa, Juelz Santana.
Recording information: 2004.
PURPLE HAZE, Cam'Ron's fourth album, was practically introduced by the Diplomats two weeks earlier in 2004, as the Harlem, New York City MC showed off his vast empire of diverse and interesting rappers on DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY 2. Besides cementing his position as a key player in NYC hip-hop and giving him a legion of talent to draw from for his records, working with gifted, original minds like Juelz Santana and Jim Jones has sharpened young Cam'Ron's own game. The long-awaited PURPLE HAZE finds him in top form, spicing his smooth delivery with forceful, focused rhymes that flow over some of the most striking beats in the business.
Cam'Ron opens PURPLE HAZE tough as ever, swaggering through an imaginary club with Juelz, boasting fiercely over a dizzying soundtrack on "More Gangsta Music." However, Cam'Ron switches gears abruptly with a sweet (and rather obscure) Marvin Gaye sample on "Get Down." Innovative backdrops abound from the African-reggae blend on "Killa Cam" to the "Theme from Hill Street Blues" loop (used effectively, without a hint of gimmick) on "Harlem Streets." Over it all stands the imperious Cam'Ron and his dry, easy delivery, equal parts charm and brutality, holding sway over PURPLE HAZE, a highly engaging record.
Industry Reviews
3 discs out of 5 - Cam will continue to add color to his coarse style of rap until you clearly see things his way.
The beats are as hyperkinetic as the humor is twisted....Once again, Cam proves why he is hip-hop's best guilty pleasure. - Grade: B+
On PURPLE HAZE, he tightens the infectiously casual flow he's always displayed on mix tapes. His selection of beats is top-notch and risky... - Grade: B+
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