Cam’ron Pays Man $40 to Dodge Oncoming Traffic

Being born and raised in Harlem's projects, Cam'ron has always been about tough love and the Dipset general applies what he knows when calling out comedian Faceman for being a crackhead in a strange new video.

On episode two of Cam's new web series Giles Investigation, the Dipset rapper shares a video from 10 years ago where he convinced the comedian-turned-crack addict to dance dodge oncoming traffic and then breakdance in the street for $50. When Face starts asking questions about the proposition, Cam knocks down the price to $40 and tells Face all he has to do is dodge the cars and do a breakdance move for a few minutes outside in the snow.

"Fifteen minutes? I ain't trying to kill myself," says Face as he gets off the couch and gets dressed.

"You gonna kill yourself smoking that shit," says Giles, to which Face answers, "Yeah, but at least that's more fun."

The 7-minute clip follows Cam and Face into the snowy streets of Harlem as Face actually goes through with the challenge, risking his life for the drug money. At one point, an NYPD cruiser comes down the street and puts a stop to the hijinx and even when the challenge is done, Face throws a tantrum when Cam says he'll give him the money tomorrow. Once the camera guy gives Face the cash, he runs straight to his street corner dealer and gets a fix, proving Cam'ron's point.

Cam'ron's Giles Investigation series is meant to show off the funny but sad stories of Cam's old dealing grounds and characters he met along the way. When the series opener was first published on Cam's YouTube page, Cam told The FADER, “I want people to laugh, but I want people to get a message that this isn’t something that you should be doing.”

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