Ned Cameron

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Ned Cameron
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Background information
Birth nameEdward McGuire Cameron [1]
Also known asNedro
Born (1987-12-25) December 25, 1987 (age 36)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter
Years active2010–present
LabelsTaperoom Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Tha Alumni

Edward McGuire Cameron (born December 25, 1987) is an American record producer from San Francisco, California. He is best known for his work with American rapper Kid Ink, having produced his 2012 singles "Hell & Back" and "Time of Your Life", as well as his 2013 single "Money and the Power".

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Career

In the early 2000s, Cameron began his career at DJ Ill Will's record label, Tha Alumni Music Group. Working closely with American rapper and labelmate Kid Ink, Cameron produced his single "I Just Want It All" from Kid Ink's Daydreamer mixtape in late 2011, followed by Kid Ink's single, "Time of Your Life" in 2012." Cameron also produced "Walk In The Club" and "Hell & Back" on Kid Ink's debut studii album Up & Away . [2] [3] He then joined Tha Alumni Music Group in February, 2012.

After co-producing DJ Felli Fel's 2013 single "Reason To Hate" featuring Ne-Yo, Tyga, and Wiz Khalifa, Cameron produced "Money and the Power" and "Sunset" on Kid Ink’s major label debut, Almost Home . Cameron is responsible for "More Than A King" from Kid Ink’s second studio album, My Own Lane . For other artists, Cameron produced "Story of the Stairs" for Machine Gun Kelly, as well as Wiz Khalifa's 2014 song "Hope".

Cameron did not resurface until December 2023, when he signed a publishing deal with Ashley Gorley and Warner Chappell.

Personal life

In 2017, Cameron was admitted to Encino Hospital due to opioid abuse. Shortly after, he was admitted to a rehabilitation facility located in Malibu, California. The following year, Cameron was transferred to a facility in Burbank.

Production discography

TitleYearArtist(s)Album
"I Just Want It All"2011 Kid Ink Daydreamer
"When I Sleep" Lil Wayne
(featuring Kid Ink and Ned Cameron)
"Time of Your Life"2012Kid Ink Up & Away
"Walk In the Club"
"Hell & Back"
"Time of Your Life" (Remix)Kid Ink
(featuring Chris Brown and Tyga)
"Hell & Back" (Remix)Kid Ink
(featuring Machine Gun Kelly)
"Reasons to Hate"2013 DJ Felli Fel
(featuring Ne-Yo, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa)
"Money and the Power"Kid Ink Almost Home
"Sunset"
"More Than a King"2014 My Own Lane
"Hope" Wiz Khalifa
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
Blacc Hollywood
"Every City We Go"2015Kid Ink
(featuring Migos)
Full Speed
"Wait Up"2015Sean Kingston
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