Cam’ron has taken a few minutes away from his joking, sarcastic persona to get serious and pay tribute to OJ Simpson following his recent death.
During the latest episode of It Is What It Is on Friday (April 12), Cam, Ma$e and co-host Treasure “Stat Baby” Wilson shared their memories of Simpson, who was a regular guest on the show since last fall.
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Cam’ron began by praising Simpson’s professionalism: “You could tell he was getting more comfortable week after week after week after week, and he was starting to loosen up.
“Besides that, on the show, I don’t care what nobody say, he was probably top three football analyst this past season. Because he didn’t only have personality, he really knew the game.
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“It was no problem every Monday morning when we did the show, that we didn’t think he was going to do his homework, know his facts, know every game, and have the right analytics along with his opinion on it.”
The Purple Haze rapper then pivoted into his off-camera relationship with the controversial football star.
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“I used to go fuck with OJ off the show, when there wasn’t no show,” Cam continued. “I’d go to the bar and meet him, we’d go to lunch. And people where we stay at loved O. They really, really loved OJ.
“I just want to say it was great working with OJ He’ll truly be missed. And I love him like a real, real uncle, man. So I’m really sorry this happened. But at the end of the day, I’m glad that we did get to spend the last few months with him, at least one day out the week for me, minimum.”
Check the whole segment below below, beginning around the six-minute mark.
In addition to the on-camera tribute, the It Is What It Is team also released a statement on Instagram after news of Simpson’s death from cancer became public.
On Thursday (April 11), the show’s IG account shared a montage of clips from his appearances on the program.
“1st OF ALL WE WANT TO SEND OUR HEART FELT CONDOLENCES OUT TO THE FAMILY OF #OJSIMPSON,” the caption read. “2nd OF ALL WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ‘UNCLE O’ FOR GRACING US WITH YOUR PRESENCE, YOU WERE DEFINITELY ONE OF A KIND, YOU BECAME ‘UNCLE O’ TO US CAUSE IT WAS LIKE HAVING A REAL UNCLE AROUND.
“YOU WERE FUNNY & VERY DOWN TO EARTH… WHEN WE SIGNED OUR DEAL THE FIRST CO-HOST WE THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING WAS ‘UNCLE O’ WE SAID OH WE GONE BREAK THE INTERNET WITH #OJ & THAT WE DID, YOU HELPED MAKE OUR SHOW 10x’s BETTER & EVERYONE LOVED YOU…”
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The note concluded: “WE WILL CHERISH THESE LAST MEMORIES WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU… YOU WILL FOREVER BE APART OF THE #ITISWHATITISTALK FAMILY [dove emoji] WE LOVE YOU ‘UNCLE O’…. #LLTHEJUICE.”
