It was 1993 when he released his “Peace Treaty” record which celebrated the gang truce between Blood and Crips in the aftermath of the infamous LA riots.
Fast forward over 20 years and Kam is out to unite once again but this time it’s for two groups divided by race and color that occupy a large portion of Los Angeles urban neighborhoods: African-Americans and Hispanics.
In the wake of the recent racist comments by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling which involves both blacks and Hispanics, Kam has decided it’s the right time to release his new song “Wouldn’t Be L.A.” also featuring rappers Young We$t and DubCNN alumni Omar Cruz. When asked about the track Kam explained;
“THE FIRST PART OF THE HOOK USES 2PAC’S LINE FROM TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. WHERE HE STATES, ‘IT WOULDN’T BE L.A. WITHOUT MEXICANS, BLACK LOVE, BROWN PRIDE AND THE SETS AGAIN’ AND THE SECOND PART IS FROM DONALD STERLING’S PHONE CONVERSATION WHERE HE’S BEING HIMSELF. TO ME, THE TIMING IS RIGHT BECAUSE THE GIRL THAT HE WAS SPEAKING TO IS BLACK AND HISPANIC. JUST LIKE WITH THE “PEACE TREATY” SONG, THE GANG-TRUCE OPENED UP A DOOR FOR US TO HAVE A DIALOGUE, AND WE CAN HAVE ONE ABOUT THIS TOO. WE DON’T HAVE TO AGREE ON EVERYTHING BUT WE CAN HAVE A UNIVERSAL DIALOGUE GO ON AND THAT’S RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.”
Fast forward over 20 years and Kam is out to unite once again but this time it’s for two groups divided by race and color that occupy a large portion of Los Angeles urban neighborhoods: African-Americans and Hispanics.
In the wake of the recent racist comments by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling which involves both blacks and Hispanics, Kam has decided it’s the right time to release his new song “Wouldn’t Be L.A.” also featuring rappers Young We$t and DubCNN alumni Omar Cruz. When asked about the track Kam explained;
“THE FIRST PART OF THE HOOK USES 2PAC’S LINE FROM TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. WHERE HE STATES, ‘IT WOULDN’T BE L.A. WITHOUT MEXICANS, BLACK LOVE, BROWN PRIDE AND THE SETS AGAIN’ AND THE SECOND PART IS FROM DONALD STERLING’S PHONE CONVERSATION WHERE HE’S BEING HIMSELF. TO ME, THE TIMING IS RIGHT BECAUSE THE GIRL THAT HE WAS SPEAKING TO IS BLACK AND HISPANIC. JUST LIKE WITH THE “PEACE TREATY” SONG, THE GANG-TRUCE OPENED UP A DOOR FOR US TO HAVE A DIALOGUE, AND WE CAN HAVE ONE ABOUT THIS TOO. WE DON’T HAVE TO AGREE ON EVERYTHING BUT WE CAN HAVE A UNIVERSAL DIALOGUE GO ON AND THAT’S RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.”
