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Kam (rapper)’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

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Emily Carr

Updated on January 03, 2026

IntroRapper
IsMusician 
Rapper 
FromUnited States of America 
TypeMusic 
Gendermale
Birth24 October 1970, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Age:49 years

Craig A. Miller (born October 24, 1970 in Los Angeles, California), better known by his stage name Kam is an American political emcee known primarily among hip hop fans and music critics during the 1990s & early 2000s.

He is known for his Nation of Islam-influenced lyrics and NOI membership, and affiliation with his cousin, fellow West Coast emcee Ice Cube. He is also known for his powerfully commanding baritone voice and knack for using multisyllabic rhymes. He has only released two albums since his well-received 1993 debut album Neva Again. That album featured inflammatory anti-government lyrics and hit single “Peace Treaty,” a song about the 1992 Watts gang treaty. The song reached #2 on the Hot Rap Singles chart in 1993.

His first appearance on record was with the song “Every Single Weekend” from the 1991 Boyz n the Hood soundtrack. Since then, he has collaborated with artists including Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Coolio, E-40, Erick Sermon, MC Ren, C-Bo, DJ Quik, DJ Pooh, Tha Eastsidaz, Method Man, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Dogg Pound, Xzibit, Tyrese, Tank, George Clinton, Dresta, B.G. Knocc Out, Yukmouth and Glasses Malone among many others. He has released music on two record labels, East West Records and JCOR Entertainment. He is currently signed to his own record label, HEREAFTER RECORDS, and plans to release his fourth solo album. He is also currently a member of Snoop Dogg’s West Coast supergroup The Warzone with MC Eiht and Goldie Loc. Kam and his biological younger brother, “Yung Bruh”, are also a NOI-based rap group called, Fruit Pruno. Their self-titled album was released during the NOI’s Saviour’s Day 2010 summit (specifically on February 28, 2010).

Discography

Albums

  • Neva Again (1993)
  • Made in America (1995)
  • Kamnesia (2001)
  • Mutual Respect (2016)

Singles

  • “Peace Treaty”/”Still Got Love 4 ‘Um” (1993)
  • “Pull Ya Hoe Card”/”In Traffic”(1995)
  • “Whoop-Whoop” (Ice Cube Diss, 1997)
  • “I Don’t Think So” (2005) (Produced by Focus)

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with other performing artists and selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US R&B
“Paint the White House Black”
(George Clinton featuring Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Pupa Curley, Public Enemy, Yo-Yo, MC Breed and Kam)
199362Hey Man, Smell My Finger
“Exercise Yo’ Game”
(Coolio featuring E-40, Kam and 40 Thevz)
1995Gangsta’s Paradise
“Ghetto”
(Tha Eastsidaz featuring Kokane, Nate Dogg and Kam)
2000Tha Eastsidaz
“The Life (Remix)”
(Mystic featuring Kam and Talib Kweli)
2001Non-album single
“Westside Driveby”
(DJ Kayslay featuring E-A-Ski, MC Ren and Kam)
2003The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1
“—” denotes a recording that did not chart.
Promotional singles
List of promotional singles as featured artist, with other performing artists and selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
R&B
“Whoop! Whoop!”
(DJ Pooh featuring Kam)
1997Bad Newz Travels Fast
“It’s About Time (Remix)”
(L.A. Nash featuring Jewell, Gonzoe and Kam)
Make Me or Break Me
“Westside Part III (Bud’da Remix)”
(TQ featuring Jayo Felony and Kam)
1998Non-album single
“Watch How Daddy Ball”
(Saafir featuring Chameleon and Kam)
1999The Hit List
“—” denotes a recording that did not chart.

Other songs

  • “The New Message” feat Akon
  • “Keep My Name Out Yo Mouth” feat The Game and Yung Bruh
  • ” Say it Loud” Feat WC Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. Tank produced by Hakeem Khaaliq and the Radio Bums

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
“Every Single Weekend”1991NoneBoyz n the Hood soundtrack
“Color Blind”Ice Cube, Threat, WC and the Maad Circle, King T, J-DeeDeath Certificate
“The Ill Shit”1993Erick Sermon, Ice CubeNo Pressure
“Shock of the Hour”MC Ren, LaywiyShock of the Hour
“Keep tha ‘P’ in It”1995DJ Quik, Playa Hamm, 2-Tone, Hi-C, 2nd II None, General JeffSafe + Sound
“Pump Ya Fist”NonePump Ya Fist: Hip Hop Inspired by the Black Panthers
“Throw Your Hands Up (Kam Version)”L.V.Throw Your Hands Up single
“No Idea”1997DJ Pooh, Charlie Wilson, Roger Troutman, Shirley MurdockBad Newz Travels Fast
“Who Cares”DJ Pooh
“My Name in Yo Mouth”1998Jayo Felony, Money GreenS.I. Riders
“Pounds on It”1999D.B.A., CJ MacDoing Business as
“The Re-birth”2000MausbergThe Konnectid Project, Vol. 1
“Get It Together (Million Family March Anthem)”The Lady of Rage, Caviar, Mack 10, Fat Joe, Drag-On, Sincere, Snoop DoggMillion Family March
“Word Is Bond”None
“Get Props”2001ContraversyInner Conflicts
“Gangsta (Fuck a Ho)”Brotha Lynch Hung & C-BoBlocc Movement
“Doin’ It on the Coast”2002FoesumThe Foefathers
“Eastside Stories”Foesum, Tripp Locc
“Cali Ways”2003Down, Suga FreeCalifornia Cowboys
“Ain’t No Love”ParisSonic Jihad
“Don’t Do the Crime”Caviar, Above the LawTrue Crime: Streets of LA soundtrack
“In the Middle of the Night”2005E-White, Julio G, MNMsta48 Hours: The White Album
“Till the Wheelz Fall Off”FoesumU Heard of Us
“Evil Eastsyde”2006Spider Loc, Glasses MaloneBrainless, Vol. 2
“Pop Pop Bang!”2007Snoop Dogg, KuruptThe Big Squeeze
“West Love”2015Mr. Criminal, XzibitEvolution of a G
“Search Warrant”Paris, WC, Tha Eastsidaz, E-40, Sandy GriffithPistol Politics