Cam O'bi Explained

Cam O'bi
Birth Name:Cameron Osteen
Birth Place:Las Vegas, Nevada. U.S.

Cameron Osteen, better known by his stage name Cam O'bi, is an American record producer, singer-songwriter and audio engineer. He has produced for Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Mick Jenkins, Noname, J. Cole, Bas, Saba, and Isaiah Rashad. His upcoming debut album is titled Grown Ass Kid.[1]

Musical career

2012–17: Career beginnings

Osteen began his music career as part of J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, a production team based in Tampa, Florida, but is best known for his solo production and songwriting work with Chicago artists Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Mick Jenkins, Noname, and Saba. In 2015, he went on tour with J. Cole as a producer in the Forest Hills Drive Tour, where he began working more with Dreamville artists including Bas and Lute. Osteen was also part of the team working on Grammy Award winning Coloring Book (mixtape) in 2017,[2] which was the first ever streaming only album to win a Grammy Award.[3] In 2017 he was included in the XXL best Hip-Hop producers list.[4]

2018–present: Solo career

January 2018 saw the launch of Osteen as an artist in his own right, with single TenderHeaded which features Smino. The song received positive feedback from media music press.[5] [6] [7] and has found its way on the BBC Radio 1 playlists in the UK.[8] His debut album Grown Ass Kid has no release date, but is expected to be released in 2018.[9] The album will feature the single Grown Ass Kid which was a co-production between Chance the Rapper and Cam Obi, and was initially intended for Grammy Award winning Coloring Book in 2017, however didn't make the final cut.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Production discography

2013

Chance the Rapper – Acid Rap[11]
Vic Mensa – Innanetape[12]
Lil Wayne – Dedication 5

2014

Mick Jenkins – The Waters[13]

2015

Rejjie Snow
EarthGang – Strays With Rabies

2016

Bas – Too High to Riot[14]
Domo Genesis – Genesis
Twenty88 – Twenty88
Towkio – .Wav Theory[15]
Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book[16]
Noname – Telefone[17]
Saba – Bucket List Project[18]
Isaiah Rashad – The Sun's Tirade[19]
Mick Jenkins – The Healing Component[20]

2017

SZA – CTRL[21]
Lute – West1996 pt. 2[22]

Purple Tuesday (featuring Jesse Boykins lll & Joey Bada$$)

2018

Rejjie S- Dear Annie

2019

Revenge of the Dreamers III
Cam O’bi – Grown Ass Kid[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cam O'bi, Producer For Chance The Rapper, Goes Solo With 'TenderHeaded'. NPR.org. February 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190116025807/https://www.npr.org/2018/01/22/579663377/songs-we-love-cam-obi-tenderheaded-feat-smino. January 16, 2019. live.
  2. News: Grammy Winners 2017. February 12, 2017. The New York Times. June 5, 2018. en-US. 0362-4331.
  3. News: Chance The Rapper's 'Coloring Book' Is First Streaming-Only Album To Win a Grammy. Billboard. June 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180519075802/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/7686341/chance-the-rapper-coloring-book-first-streaming-only-album-grammy. May 19, 2018. live.
  4. Web site: 30 of the Best Hip-Hop Producers of 2017 – XXL. XXL Mag. en. June 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180430201627/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/best-hip-hop-producers-2017/. April 30, 2018. live.
  5. News: Cam O'bi, Producer For Chance The Rapper, Goes Solo With 'TenderHeaded'. NPR.org. June 13, 2018. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180606093632/https://www.npr.org/2018/01/22/579663377/songs-we-love-cam-obi-tenderheaded-feat-smino. June 6, 2018. live.
  6. Web site: Cam O'bi Links With Smino for New Song TenderHeaded – XXL. XXL Mag. en. June 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180327104001/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/01/cam-obi-tenderheaded-smino/. March 27, 2018. live.
  7. News: Cam O'bi – "TenderHeaded" (ft. Smino). January 22, 2018. Spin. June 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616025812/https://www.spin.com/2018/01/cam-obi-smino-tenderheaded-stream/. June 16, 2018. live.
  8. Web site: Cam O'bi – New Songs, Playlists & Latest News – BBC Music. BBC. en-GB. June 13, 2018. February 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190204193300/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/6f5c5bac-fdf2-4526-bc43-a24af127698d. dead.
  9. News: Chicago artist you should know: Cam O'bi. February 28, 2018. WGN Radio – 720 AM. June 13, 2018. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180604205235/http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/27/chicago-artist-you-should-know-cam-obi/. June 4, 2018. live.
  10. News: Chance The Rapper's "Grown Ass Kid" Will Officially Appear On Cam O'bi's Album. HotNewHipHop. June 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703210735/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chance-the-rappers-grown-ass-kid-will-officially-appear-on-cam-obis-album-news.31716.html. July 3, 2017. live.
  11. Web site: Datpiff Acid Rap . Datpiff . 2014 . August 21, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721141622/http://www.datpiff.com/Chance-The-Rapper-Acid-Rap-mixtape.483826.html . July 21, 2015 . live .
  12. Web site: Download Vic Mensa's Triumphantly Tongue-Twisting 'Innanetape' Now | SPIN | SPIN Mix | Songs . SPIN . September 30, 2013 . November 6, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006022403/http://www.spin.com/articles/vic-mensa-innanetape-mixtape-download-free-savemoney/ . October 6, 2013 . live .
  13. Web site: Mick Jenkins – The Water[s]]. hotnewhiphop. July 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713224939/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/mick-jenkins-the-water-s-new-mixtape.115188.html?song-1955154. July 13, 2015. live.
  14. Web site: Bas New Song "Methylone" | Complex CA . Ca.complex.com . February 5, 2016.
  15. Web site: Stream Towkio's '.Wav Theory' Mixtape. Mass Appeal. Nelson. Liu. April 28, 2015. March 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160426165346/http://massappeal.com/stream-towkios-wav-theory-mixtape/. April 26, 2016. dead.
  16. News: The New Pioneers: Chance the Rapper Is One of the Hottest Acts in Music, Has a Top 10 Album and His Own Festival – All Without a Label or Physical Release. Ben Austen. Billboard. August 11, 2016. February 23, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224133652/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7468570/chance-the-rapper-coloring-book-labels-grammys. February 24, 2017.
  17. News: The 100 Best Songs of 2016. October 18, 2017. Pitchfork. December 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019055806/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9981-the-100-best-songs-of-2016/?page=7. October 19, 2017. live.
  18. Stream Saba's New Project 'Bucket List' . . December 20, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220040121/http://www.complex.com/music/2016/10/saba-new-mixtape-stream-bucket-list . December 20, 2016 . live .
  19. Web site: Isaiah Rashad – Free Lunch [New Song] ]. HotNewHipHop . August 7, 2016 . September 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913231615/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/isaiah-rashad-free-lunch-new-song.1970892.html . September 13, 2016 . live .
  20. Hernandez . Victoria . Mick Jenkins "The Healing Component" Album Release Date & Tracklist . . August 27, 2016 . September 18, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160918180541/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.40041/title.mick-jenkins-tells-us-when-to-expect-the-healing-component-album . September 18, 2016 . live .
  21. STREAM SZA'S DEBUT ALBUM 'CTRL'. Rap-Up. February 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180305174920/http://www.rap-up.com/2017/06/08/sza-ctrl-album-stream/. March 5, 2018. live.
  22. Web site: Berry. Peter A.. Lute Recounts the Day J. Cole Signed Him to Dreamville Records. XXL. September 27, 2017. September 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170927115849/http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2017/09/lute-recounts-j-cole-signed-dreamville/. September 27, 2017. live.
  23. Web site: Cam O'bi And Smino Learn Self-Acceptance After A Lifetime Of Being 'TenderHeaded'. January 22, 2018. uproxx.com. February 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180217015420/http://uproxx.com/hiphop/cam-obi-smino-tenderheaded-grown-ass-kid/. February 17, 2018. live.

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