Ned Cameron

{{short description|American record producer}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| image = Ned Cameron (2012).jpg

| name = Ned Cameron

| birth_name = Edward McGuire Cameron{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/884655784|title=ACE Repertory – "I Just Want It All" by Kid Ink}}

| alias = Nedro

| caption = Cameron in 2012

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|12|25}}

| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.

| origin =

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|country}}

| occupation = Record producer, songwriter

| years_active = 2010–present

| label = {{hlist|Taperoom|Warner/Chappell Music|Tha Alumni}}

| associated_acts = DJ Ill Will, Kid Ink, Chris Brown, Tyga, Sean Kingston Ashley Gorley

}}

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 songs "Hell & Back" and "Time of Your Life", as well as his 2013 single "Money and the Power".

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.{{cite web|last=Bristout|first=Ralph|title=Kid Ink, Up & Away|date=12 June 2012 |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2012/06/kid-ink-up-away/|publisher=XXL Magazine|accessdate=18 September 2012}}{{cite web|last=Lynch|first=Sean|title=Video: Kid Ink - Hell and Back|url=http://www.thesource.com/articles/237846/Video%3A-Kid-Ink---Hell-%26-Back?thesource-prod=hkba9t0da2kf0n79htdq0vhi34|publisher=TheSource Magazine|accessdate=18 September 2012}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Artist(s)

! scope="col" | Album

"I Just Want It All"

| rowspan="2"| 2011

| Kid Ink

| Daydreamer

"When I Sleep"

| Lil Wayne
(featuring Kid Ink and Ned Cameron)

| {{n/a}}

"Time of Your Life"

| rowspan="5"| 2012

| rowspan="3"| Kid Ink

| rowspan="3"| Up & Away

"Walk In the Club"
"Hell & Back"
"Time of Your Life" (Remix)

| Kid Ink
(featuring Chris Brown and Tyga)

| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}

"Hell & Back" (Remix)

| Kid Ink
(featuring Machine Gun Kelly)

"Reasons to Hate"

| rowspan="3"| 2013

| DJ Felli Fel
(featuring Ne-Yo, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa)

"Money and the Power"

| rowspan="3"| Kid Ink

| rowspan="2"| Almost Home

"Sunset"
"More Than a King"

| rowspan="2"| 2014

| My Own Lane

"Hope"

| Wiz Khalifa
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign)

| Blacc Hollywood

"Every City We Go"

| 2015

| Kid Ink
(featuring Migos)

| Full Speed

"Wait Up"

| 2015

| Sean Kingston

| {{n/a}}

;Notes

  • "When I Sleep" was recorded for Tha Carter IV but didn't make the final cut.

References