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News: Cam’ron Talks Hoops And Hip Hop With ESPN

Posted by prinzthepistoleer on March 25, 2009

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Cam'ron

Cam’ron‘s basketball past may be known to some, but others may have overlooked his skills due to his success in the music business. Recently, ESPN The Magazine spoke with Cam about a variety of topics and they touched on more than just music.

To begin, he explained his short career in basketball.

“I grew up in New York City: Harlem, New York. I played ball for probably two of the biggest amateur basketball organizations in the city. One being the Gauchos, the other being the Riverside Hawks. I went to Manhattan Center High School. I never graduated, but I came out of high school Top 25 in the country in the class of 1994. I ended up going to a junior college called Navarro Junior College in Texas, which is in between Dallas and Waco. I tore my hamstring when I was there, and I redshirted my first year. And when I came back home, I ended up getting back into the music business. I didn’t get a chance to get back into sports because music started taking off for me. That’s kinda how my basketball career went.” Read the rest of this entry »

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So So Def Vs. Derrty Ent Basketball Game

Posted by prinzthepistoleer on March 15, 2009

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