Cam’ron is heaping praise on Drake and defending him against the hate he gets for being a Dipset superfan.
The Harlem native opened up about the OVO honcho’s love of Dipset and addressed the hate Drake receives for it while talking with GQ for his cover shoot. Drizzy donned Cam’ron’s iconic pink fur when he performed at the Apollo last year and brought the group onstage to perform with him.
Drake was criticized for wearing the fur, but Cam’ron said there’s nothing wrong with paying homage.
“It’s no different from anybody else just trying to show love,” Killa Cam reflected. “A rapper that’s younger than me who grew up watching what we did. I f###### grew up wanting to get a chain because EPMD had the gold link going on, or Big Daddy Kane‘s rope chain.”
Furthermore, Cam considers the Toronto superstar this generation’s Michael Jackson, but with added rapping skills.
“When it’s somebody of Drake’s magnitude, you ought to show love,” Cam’ron shared. “A lot of people want to criticize and say he’s [too] commercial. He’s the modern-day Michael Jackson that can also rap. You got to realize the type of run he’s on.”
Drake isn’t the only person trying to get their hands on Cam’ron’s pink fur. He’s turned down multiple offers, including one for $300,000, and believes the coat belongs in a museum.
“The coat got its own personality — people wanna put it in museums,” he said during an appearance on Kevin Durant’s Boardroom last January. “So, the fur comes out once in a while if it make sense. But you know, for the Drake show being at the Apollo, I thought it would be cool to bring out.”
