China Walker, one half of the rap duo Cam & China, died on Tuesday, July 1, her equivalent twin sister, Camara, introduced on social media and GoFundMe. The Inglewood, California, native had been dwelling with a uncommon and aggressive type of ovarian most cancers, based on her sister. China Walker was 32 years outdated.
Camara and China Walker started rapping whereas at Los Angeles’ Alexander Hamilton Excessive College. They glided by the names Cammy and Cee Cee and have been two-fifths of the jerk crew Pink Dollaz, greatest recognized for the Mustard-produced “Bad Bitch.” Following the group’s dissolution, the Walker sisters self-released music within the 2010s as Cam & China.
Cam & China have been recognized for his or her enjoyable, aggressive, and assured flows and lyrics. (Writing in regards to the duo’s “Do Dat,” in 2014, Jayson Greene stated the sisters had “graduated to next-level shit-talking.”) Talking with Noisey, China attributed their convictions to being ladies within the male-dominated hip-hop panorama. “We inform our tales from deep inside—we don’t sugar coat something. That’s simply who we’re,” she stated. “It’s actually what each girl is pondering.”
Cam & China shared their signature track, “Run Up,” in 2015. The next yr, a remixed version featured on the duo’s self-titled debut EP. One other yr later, in 2017, the unique “Run Up” was on the soundtrack for the second season of Issa Rae’s HBO present, Insecure.
After that includes “Run Up,” Rae regularly included Cam & China’s music in her present. The duo was a part of an unique track for Season 3, “Ho for It,” and the sisters’ “Keep It Pushin” was in Season 4. Rae later tapped Cam & China to make “City 2 City” for Rap Sh*t.
Within the 2020s, in lieu of often releasing unique tracks, Cam & China grew to become recognized for his or her viral freestyles over well-liked beats. They rapped over the instrumentals for Roddy Ricch’s “The Box,” Wealthy the Child’s “New Freezer,” Mike Jones’ “Still Tippin’,” Jack Harlow’s “Whats Poppin,” and extra. The sisters additionally took half within the well-liked YouTube freestyle collection On the Radar.
“We work very onerous at what we do. We’re very essential. We take rap severe,” China said in 2023, reflecting on her and her sister’s profession and work ethic. “We’re very essential in relation to hip-hop, rap, and simply being inventive, move. So, seeing that, and getting my recognition for being genuine and gifted, for rapping, is all that I care about.”
