Ned Cameron Explained

Ned Cameron
Birth Name:Ned Cameron[1]
Alias:Nedro
Birth Date:25 December 1987
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation:Record producer, songwriter
Years Active:2010–present
Associated Acts:DJ Ill Will, Kid Ink, Chris Brown, Tyga, Sean Kingston Ashley Gorley

Ned Cameron (born December 25, 1987) is an American record producer from San Francisco, California. He is known as a pioneer of the West Coast hip hop sound for his groundbreaking work with Kid Ink, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Tyga, Machine Gun Kelly, Chris Brown, Sean Kingston.

Career

In the early 2000s, Cameron began his career at DJ Ill Will's record label, Tha Alumni Music Group. Working closely with American rapper and labelmate Kid Ink, Cameron produced his single "I Just Want It All" from Kid Ink's Daydreamer mixtape in late 2011, followed by Kid Ink's single, "Time of Your Life" in 2012." Cameron also produced "Walk In The Club" and "Hell & Back" on Kid Ink's debut studii album Up & Away.[2] [3] He then joined Tha Alumni Music Group in February, 2012. After co-producing DJ Felli Fel's 2013 single "Reason To Hate" featuring Ne-Yo, Tyga, and Wiz Khalifa, Cameron produced "Money and the Power" and "Sunset" on Kid Ink’s major label debut, Almost Home. Cameron is responsible for "More Than A King" from Kid Ink’s second studio album, My Own Lane. For other artists, Cameron produced "Story of the Stairs" for Machine Gun Kelly, as well as Wiz Khalifa's 2014 song "Hope".

Cameron did not resurface until December 2023, when he signed a publishing deal with Ashley Gorley and Warner Chappell.

Personal life

In 2017, Cameron was admitted to Encino Hospital due to opioid abuse. Shortly after, he was admitted to a rehabilitation facility located in Malibu, California. The following year, Cameron was transferred to a facility in Burbank. In 2023 Cameron signed a global publishing deal with hit maker Ashley Gorley and Warner Chappell Music.

Production discography

TitleYearArtist(s)Album
"I Just Want It All"2011Kid InkDaydreamer
"When I Sleep"Lil Wayne
(featuring Kid Ink and Ned Cameron)
"Time of Your Life"2012Kid InkUp & Away
"Walk In the Club"
"Hell & Back"
"Time of Your Life" (Remix)Kid Ink
(featuring Chris Brown and Tyga)
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"Hell & Back" (Remix)Kid Ink
(featuring Machine Gun Kelly)
"Reasons to Hate"2013DJ Felli Fel
(featuring Ne-Yo, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa)
"Money and the Power"Kid InkAlmost Home
"Sunset"
"More Than a King"2014My Own Lane
"Hope"Wiz Khalifa
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
Blacc Hollywood
"Every City We Go"2015Kid Ink
(featuring Migos)
Full Speed
"Wait Up"2015Sean Kingston
Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ACE Repertory – "I Just Want It All" by Kid Ink.
  2. Web site: Bristout. Ralph. Kid Ink, Up & Away. 12 June 2012 . XXL Magazine. 18 September 2012.
  3. Web site: Lynch. Sean. Video: Kid Ink - Hell and Back. TheSource Magazine. 18 September 2012.