Rapper Cam'ron disses Anthony Edwards, Adidas in freestyle response to commercial
Move over, Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Rap's newest beef is here, and it's between Cam'ron and ... Anthony Edwards?
Sports apparel brand Adidas released a new commercial on Friday for Edwards' new shoe, the Adidas AE 1. It starred the Minnesota Timberwolves guard responding to "receipts" or past criticisms on social media of him and his play. Rapper Cam'ron – also known as Killa Cam – was one of the social media critics referenced in the commercial, and he responded with a dis track freestyle on Monday.
"To me he's an All-Star," Cam'ron's receipt says in the ad, "but not a superstar, yet."
Edwards responds with a laugh before saying, "[Expletive] buddy."
The rapper initially appeared to take the call-out in stride, posting it to his own Instagram page with laughter and fire emojis before saying he would address it on the Monday edition of his "It Is What It Is" talk show.
On Monday morning, Cam'ron performed a nearly four-minute freestyle calling out Edwards and Adidas.
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Adidas Anthony Edwards commercial
This is the Adidas commercial that inspired Cam'ron's freestyle Monday morning.
This is only the beginning.
#BelieveThat #adidasbasketball pic.twitter.com/amEFPFIurv— adidas Basketball (@adidasHoops) May 31, 2024
Cam'ron responds to Adidas' commercial
The rapper's nearly four-minute freestyle has received over 104,000 likes and 13,000 comments – including one from Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah – since he posted it to Instagram Monday morning.
Warning: the language in this video is not safe for work.
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Who is Cam'ron?
Cam'ron, 48, is a rapper that began his career in the early 1990s under the moniker "Killa Cam." He launched an independently run sports news show called "It Is What It Is" in February 2023, which he hosts alongside Treasure Wilson and fellow rapper Mase.
Notably, Cam'ron partnered with shoe brand Reebok in 2016 for the all-pink "Fleebok 2."
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Anthony Edwards' Adidas commercial gets Cam'ron dis track in response