Cam’ron is the latest name added to the list of stars who will be featured on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s forthcoming concept album inspired by the 1979 film The Warriors.
In a press release on Friday (August 30), the Dipset rapper was revealed as the voice of Manhattan – adding to a cast that also includes Ghostface Killah and RZA as Staten Island. Nas will serve as executive producer.
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Additional names include original Warriors actors James Remar and David Patrick Kelly playing cops named Barnes and Victor respectively. The 26-track project also features Latin singer and actor Marc Anthony as Tato, Luis Figueroa as Miguel and Flaco Navaja as Jesús who make up the gang Turnbull AC’s.
Big Pun‘s son Chris Rivers will play The Bronx, while Utkarsh Ambudkar is Sully and Casey Likes portrays Jesse.
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Simply titled Warriors, the album is described as “an immersive listening experience that follows a fictitious New York City gang from Coney Island to the Bronx and back when they are framed for the murder of a respected gang leader, Cyrus.” It drops October 18.
Miranda and Davis said in a statement earlier this month: “We’ve spent the past three years musicalizing the Warriors’ journey home, from the South Bronx to Coney Island. Along the way we’ve gotten to work with a lot of our favorite artists, and we’ll be announcing their roles on the album in the weeks ahead.
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“We can’t wait to share these songs with you on October 18.”
Warriors is currently available to pre-order here, with exclusive editions on CD and vinyl purchasable online.
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Miranda and Nas previously collaborated on The Hamilton Mixtape, with the Queensbridge legend appearing on “Wrote My Way Out” along with his Mass Appeal signee Dave East as well as Aloe Blacc.
As for Cam’ron, though he’s paying homage to his New York City roots with the new role on Miranda’s project, he actually moved out of the Big Apple recently and has no plans to return.
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Killa Cam, who currently resides in Las Vegas, left New York mere hours after landing in the city due to vermin and sanitation problems back in June, and shared the experience on social media.
“I just left New York. That shit was disgusting,” he said while departing the Big Apple via boat. “Out there for two and a half hours and I booked a flight. I can’t do this shit.
“I love this city. I’m coming back in the summer for about a week or two. I put my time in with them rats and roaches. They still haven’t fixed the rat problem. Still!”
He continued: “I can’t do rats no more. I’m too old for rats. What I look like getting out my car with my feet jumping around, doing all this shit when I get out the car ’cause a rat is there. I’m sick of that shit.
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“I’m not apologizing for it neither. I ain’t even gonna act like I’m sorry for it a little bit.”
