Disco de Cam'Ron: “Come Home with Me [Clean]”

After nearly 2 years away from the game, Harlem rapper Cam'Ron returns with his best offering to date. The Roc-A-Fella records backed artist serves up a hot blend of pop influenced commercial rap but at the same times keeps it grimey as ever on straight street songs, and the result, it surprisingly pays off. Not many rappers can mix the two styles together on one album and pull it off, but Cam'Ron does it with the greatest of ease, as does the rest of his Roc-A-Fella comrads.

After hearing the hypnotic first single "Oh Boy" with best friend and collaborator Julez Santana, you know that you are in for a collection of straight hits that are oozing hip hop from the pores. The album delievers with street hits ("Losing Weight Part 2" & "Live My Life") and summer's hottest pop rap anthems ("Come Home with Me" & "Hey Ma" - the latter of the two being one of the albums best songs). The album also includes this year's hottest song so far, "Welcome to New York", Cam'Ron, Jay-Z's and Julez Santana's post 9/11 anthem, and "Boy Boy" a catchy upbeat track.

Though the album delivers these bangers, it doesn't consistenly stay strong. It slips up on "The Roc" featuring Memphis Bleek & Beanie Sigel, a track where none of them live up to their potential. The sappy rap ballad "Day Dreaming" could have been done with out, and the same can be said for "Dead or Alive" & "On Fire Tonight". Also, the countless phone interludes placed on, before and after the songs begin are 110% pointless and irritating.

As far as the production, lyrics and most of the songs, this record is pretty solid. It easily out does his disappointing S.D.E, and his debut album Confessions of Fire. For those who are just getting to know Cam'Ron, make sure you scoop Harlem's Greatest, a collection of his bigger hits that was released to set hype for this L.P. With the Roc behind him Cam'Ron can be unstoppable, and by the growth shown on this record, he knows it and will do anything to achieve it. Keep your eye on him.

I have to say that I was thoroughly impressed with Cam'ron on this record. If I were to throw away his past, I would definitely call the 'Come Home With Me' LP a very strong debut, but unfortunately, I can't, especially because the man has "Horses & Carriage" under his belt. But nonetheless, I've got to give the man credit where credit is due, especially after making a HUGE transition into the Roc-A-Fella camp (which isn't very impressive, to say the most). Either way, Killa Cam comes correct with his grimey street stories (and man, this guy could tell some stories) of life in Harlem, but sometimes, his very non-chalant lyrics and flow could take away from his stride as an emcee. I found the production to be bangin' on certain points of the album, with joints like "Oh Boy" (which I will admit does get a little annoying at times), "Come Home With Me," "Hey Ma," and "Boy Boy." Usually, I could have little respect for any so-called "lyricist" that involves themselves with the likes of any mega-commercial label, among them being Roc-A-Fella, but this time around, I honestly had to throw my grudges aside and give a pat on the back to Cam'ron. The catchy chilled-out style that he brings to just about every track on the record entices the listener to want to sit down and chill with Cam, as he talks about his crazy experiences in Harlem, thus making this a very listenable album.

I gave this album three chances to grow on me since I perchased it on the release date. But every time I listen to it, I can't help but think that this album was rushed. I've perchased every Cam'ron album, and to me S.D.E is still the best by far. Im not writing this review in intent to hurt Cam's name, but only to let the longtime Cam fans know whats the dilli. First off Cam still have his incredible writing skills, but he dosent seem to be half as gritty as "Confessions of Fire" or S.D.E. We all know artist have to grow, but this drastic of a change over 2 years exp: "Let me know" to "Oh Boy" is shocking. Every song is sampled, he even sampled Tupacs(R.I.P)"Ambitionz of A Ridah". The ROC did a very swell job of recruiting Killah Cam but somebody needs to step up and give him the beats to match his writing. I know the ROC has some tight ...beats bucause Memph and Beanie was rockin' em on thier last efforts. Fa sho the second go round Cam is going to come off as a fire spittin' dragon.

I bought this cd because i heard oh boy and i thought it was tight. I already own S.D.E. and Confessions of Fire. This cd let me down. It sounded more like a Roc a Fella Cam'ron, not the same one you had heard previously. Theres mad heavy sampling on this cd. Some of the songs are tight, then theres some that arent worth listening to. Losin Weight part 2 is not as good as his first one with Prodigy. He shouldve put Prodigy on the track again but the Roc and Mobb Deep are having problems, so you know Jay Z aint having them hook up. If you wanna hear a better Cam'ron, but Sports Drugs and Entertainment, or Confessions of Fire instead, trust me you'll be better off with those two.

Cam'Ron has always been respected lyrically, and if you don' t think so then you just aint been listening. It seems like he always lacked a support system, don't get me wrong Cam held it down on his last two albums, but with his RocaFella debut, and the strong presence of his Diplomat crew his flow is tighter than ever. He's got the beats the lyrics and most importantly the hot album. "Oh Boy" has to be the sickest Just Blaze produced track in recent history. But believe me there's plenty more heat where that came from. "Daydreaming" makes a thug wanna chill wit his down a** chick, "the Roc(Just Fire)" is an ill cypher joint, "Welcome to New York City" is a confident track that definitely reps the Big Apple to the fullest. And look for "Hey Ma" to be that one memorable relaxed summer song. Basically overall this album is blasting heat like a blowdryer.