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- ↑ http://www.sohh.com/2009/08/camron_talks_expanding_di.html "Cam'ron revealed his plans to expand Dipset by forming Dipset West with Omar 'Iceman' Sharif, 'We're gonna keep the hood in a frenzy'"
- ↑ "Timeline of Jim Jones and Cam'ron Beef by XXL". February 20, 2017.
- 1 2 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs : Page 1 | Billboard
