Swag-Generation Pioneers Honors: #1 Cam'ron

Now for those that missed my introduction post , my blog is supposed to be used as an instructional manual on how to survive the Swag-Generation; for old niggas and the lost young niggas. Now in order for us to understand what the Swag-Generation is and where it's going.....you gotta understand where the fuck it came from. There are certain people in pop culture that indirectly contributed to the birth of Swag-Generation. Ghostface Killa..Kool Keith...Grand Puba....Ricky Martin. The list could go on. But let's start with Cam'ron, the head honcho of the (now defunct?) Dipset crew.

This nigga EMERGES from underground in the most outlandish outfit ever (though in 2004 it would be considered...somewhat normal) and hops in a pink car that conveniently has models waiting to open the door for him. THIS is Swag-Generation. The mixture of nonchalance and belligerent smartassery is what makes the Swag-Generaion prosper. Believe it or not, Dipset is the Wu-Tang of the 2000's....the Run-DMC of the 2000's. They weren't just a rap group, they were a movement. Everything Cam'ron said or did was so ridiculous you're not sure if he was fucking with you, and his deadpan delivery doesn't help either.

Anyone curious about the Swag-Generation is like needs to take a look at #BlackTwitter. A playground for unadulterated snark and hyperbole. Cam'ron's left-field one liners back in 2002-2006 would thrive in the Twitter world. Not only that, the infamous Bill O Reily clip sparked the biggest internet meme in hip hop history.

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This is a (somewhat) serious show about politics, the thing is....Cam'ron doesn't care. He'll come on your and insult you then use your show to promote his album. The same way someone will hack you twitter and tweet non-sense then proceed to promote their latest mixtape afterwards. The Swag-Generation really doesn't care about being politically correct, if it's funny you're basically fucked. People like Tyler, The Creator and Lil B wouldn't exist without the brilliance of Cam'ron. Cam'ron destroyed the fabric of arguments. No one is safe from "U mad?", no matter what your background is.

He was a martyr for Douchebags, if you will. Dare I say he was hip-hop's first troll? Do you remember his random youtube videos during the 50 Cent feud where he would just stare at the camera for 30 seconds for no reason? I still don't understand what that was supposed to do.

A$ap Rocky owes his career to Cam'Ron (And Spaceghostpurrp, but that's a different story), I remember reading a story about how Rocky threw a bottle full of piss at a club bouncer because he wouldn't let him in. That sounds like something Jim Jones would do. Not the Love & Hip Hop Jim Jones, I'm talking about the 2003 Jim Jones that looked homeless no matter what he was wearing. To this day you can't convince me he knows how to shower properly.

The Dipset crew had no song structure whatsoever, they rapped over Heatmakerz beats about the most random topics until the hook came. The thing is, their raps were so overboard combined with the obnoxious beats you had no choice but to love it.

That's why I have to salute Cam'Ron as the one of the leading foundations of the Swag-Generation, your arrogance changed my life. Thank you.