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Cameron MacLeod Hunter[1] (born January 29, 1987),[2] known professionally as Camm Hunter, is an American-Canadian rapper. He is best known as one of the rappers of Canadian rap rock band Down with Webster. He was also a member of the band, Honors. As a solo artist he has released two albums, one mixtape and 11 singles. He has also made an appearance on Punk Goes Pop Volume 4 with Silverstein.

Early life

Hunter was born in New York City,[3] and grew up in Toronto, Ontario.[4][5] He met future Down with Webster bandmate Tyler Armes in the seventh grade at Glen Ames Senior Public School, where they were vice president and president of their student council.[6][4] He also used to be sponsored for skateboarding as a kid and took karate lessons.[4] Hunter started listening to rap music at a young age and began rapping at the age of twelve.[7][8] He rapped at house parties[9] and later performed with Down with Webster at their concerts[10] before dropping out of McMaster University to pursue music full-time.[11]

Career

Down with Webster released their debut independent self-titled album in 2007.[12] They signed with Universal/Motown in 2009 and released their EP Time to Win, Vol. I that year.[13][14] Their second studio album, Time to Win, Vol. II was released on October 31, 2011.[15] The third studio album, Party for Your Life, was released on January 28, 2014.[16] Their fifth and final album V was released in 2021.[17]

In 2011, Hunter was featured in Silverstein's cover of "Runaway" for the compilation album, Punk Goes Pop Volume 4.[18]

On September 24, 2013, Hunter released his debut mixtape, Just Me.[19] He released his first single "SOB" on January 13, 2014, along with its music video.[20] He released the song "Oh Lord" for free on SoundCloud on May 20, 2014.[21] The song was later released as the lead single on September 10, 2014. He released his debut album, Just Saying on January 2, 2015. The album peaked at number one on the Canadian iTunes Hip-Hop and Rap Albums chart.[22] In the spring of 2015, Hunter embarked on a headlining tour called the Just Tour.[22] While on tour, his live band consists of Dave Ferris of Down with Webster and drummer Emerson Tavares.[22] In March 2015, he released a non-album single titled, "25 Below" which features samples from the song "Ca$hville" by Torro Torro.[23]

In 2016, he was featured in a song called "Goddess" by Canadian artist Jillea. He was also featured on the single "Vice" by Kyle Lucas. In 2016, he formed the band Honors with former Down with Webster members, Pat Gillett, Tyler Armes and Andrew Martino.[24][25]

In 2021, Hunter released his second studio album, Late but Won't Run. He also helped direct music videos for artists such as Civic TV,[26] Hodgy,[27] and Tyler Shaw.[28] In 2022, He also signed a publishing deal as a songwriter.[29] Hunter started a new project with Mike Gonek called The Yard in 2023.[30]

Discography

Down with Webster Шаблон:Main

Albums

List of albums with selected details
Title Album details
Just Saying
  • Released: January 2, 2015[31]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Late but Won't Run
  • Released: August 6, 2021[32]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes with selected details
Title Album details
Just Me
  • Released: September 24, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"SOB" 2014 Just Me
"Oh Lord"[33] Just Saying
"Hype Williams"[34]
"25 Below" 2015 Шаблон:Non-album single
"Twin" Шаблон:Small[35] 2020 Late but Won't Run
"Habits"[36]
"Hitter" Шаблон:Small[37]
"Awful"[38]
"Come Alive" Шаблон:Small[39]
"Phantom" Шаблон:Small[40]
"Nunu"[41] 2021
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Vice"[42]
Шаблон:Small
2016 Almost Famous, Almost Broke
"Better Again"[43]
Шаблон:Small
2020 Шаблон:Non-album single

Other appearances

Title Year Artist(s) Album Notes Шаблон:Abbr
"Runaway" 2011 Silverstein Punk Goes Pop Volume 4 Guest vocals [44]
"Get Weird" (Remix) 2013 Kevvy Шаблон:Non-album single Guest vocals [45]
"Fortunate" 2016 Darenots The Now is Truth Guest vocals [46]
"Goddess" Jillea Who is Jillea Guest vocals [47]
"Prom King" 2018 Myer Clarity Not All Heroes Wear Capes, Pt. 1 Guest vocals [48]
"Activated" 2021 C. Rowe Activated Guest vocals [49]

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Шаблон:Down with Webster