Cam’ron and A-Trak have announced a collaborative album and shared the first single from the project.
U Wasn’t There is set to be released on September 23 via EMPIRE. The nine-track album features guest spots from Conway The Machine, Jim Jones, Styles P, Juelz Santana and Popcaan, with production coming from Just Blaze, DJ Khalil, !llmind, Lakim and others.
Recorded in Las Vegas, New York and Los Angeles, the album is described as “a crystallized, contemporary take on the Dipset sound we know and love,” with Dame Dash also making an appearance for some “trash-talking and philosophizing.”
The first single “All I Really Wanted” was released on Friday (September 2).
Cam’ron and A-Trak previously announced a joint EP called Federal Reserve in 2014, but the project never saw the light of day. The single released during that time, “Dipshits,” is set to appear on U Wasn’t There as a bonus track.
During an interview with Complex in 2014, A-Trak explained what his goal was for the original project they had planned.
“Linking up with Cam, there was a lot of, ‘What’s that ultimate feeling of Dipset that people might be missing?'” he said at the time. “And bringing that to the table with a current sound. One thing that’s important to say is this isn’t a throwback project. To me, Cam is forever relevant. People want to hear this now.”
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He added: “With the world that I’m in through Fool’s Gold, we’re very much plugged into the generation where all these scenes interact. Cam with Dipset was one of the first ones. He laid the blueprint for that model, where kids don’t only want to hear their music, kids want to rock the pink fur and post the picture on their Tumblr and live the whole lifestyle.”
Revisit the “Dipshits” video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgfZgBpDzPM
HATE TO ADMIT IT, BUT CAM HAS BEEN WASHED FOR YEARS NOW. PURPLE HAZE 2 WAS SURPRISINGLY DECENT AT BEST. I WILL CHECK FOR THIS OUT OF PURELY BEING A LONG TIME FAN.
Bro I wouldn’t say washed because he never put out music tryna be at the top of the charts or try to make it seem like that. After his time he put shit out every so often like my guy Ruga simply “for the hell of it”.. He older tho and got plenty business ventures outside of rap. Don’t get it twisted tho brodie had Dipset goin krazy early 2000s for years str8! Cam a goat ? holmez and no funny Killa Season til this day the only actual album I’ve bought outta store in life slim! Best album ever from start to finish in my opinion!??♂️ Oh well I did buy albums outta wolkenhorsts ? for a few years because I had no choice! Idk if u kno what that is…But yea bro Idk if “washed” the right word for my guy King Joffe Joe! He definitely still goes and put him on anything that’s poppin now he gon go O’D on it..say I’m lyin?!
WHAT UP DOGGIE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE MONOLOGUE. YOU HAVE PODCAST POTENTIAL.
Definitely looking forward to this!!