Camu Tao
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| Camu Tao | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tero Smith |
| Born | June 26, 1977 |
| Origin | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Died | May 25, 2008 (aged 30) |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, rapper, singer |
| Years active | 2000-2008 |
| Label(s) | Definitive Jux |
| Associated acts | S.A. Smash The Weathermen Central Services Nighthawks MHz |
| Website | Definitive Jux - Bio |
Camu Tao (born Tero Smith, June 6, 1977 – May 25, 2008[1]) was an American rapper and producer who was signed to the Definitive Jux label. He was a part of the duo S.A. Smash with fellow rapper Metro, a part of the rap group Weathermen, and the Central Services production team with El-P. Smith was also a member of the music collective Cardboard City.
He was also part of Columbus, Ohio's MHz crew with Copywrite, RJD2, Jakki Tha MotaMouth & Tage Proto, and with Cage, half of The Nighthawks,[2] who made one album during a single three-day creative session.[3]
Smith died on May 25, 2008, after a two-year battle with lung cancer.[1] At the time of his death, he was working on a song he produced for Cage's I Never Knew You EP as well as his first solo album for Definitive Jux. On July 9th, El-P announced via Twitter that the album, King of Hearts, was finished, and would be released on October 20th, 2009.[4]
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[edit] Discography
- King of Hearts (Definitive Jux, TBA)
[edit] With The Nighthawks
- Nighthawks (Eastern Conference, 2002)
[edit] With S.A. Smash
- Smashy Trashy (Definitive Jux, 2003)
[edit] Singles
- "Hear Me Talking to You" (B.U.K.A. Entertainment, 2001)
- "Hold the Floor"/"Wireless" (Definitive Jux, 2001)
- "WMR" (Camu Tao & El-P)/"Homesickness"/"Life with Snarky Parker" (Despot) (Definitive Jux, 2004)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b Paine, Jake (2008-05-26). "Rapper Camu Tao Dies From Cancer". HipHopDX.com. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6997/title.rapper-camu-tao-dies-from-cancer. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ Perlich, Tim (March 2-8, 2006). "Deffest Jux: Underdog Camu Tao readies the Next Shit". NOW Magazine. http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-03-02/music_vibes2.php. Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
- ^ Morris, David (2006-02-03). "To Hell and Back: An Interview with Cage". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/interviews/cage-060203.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
- ^ http://twitter.com/therealelp
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