Camoflauge

Camoflauge
Camoflauge
Background information
Birth name	Jason Johnson
Born	December 9, 1981
Origin	Savannah, Georgia
Died	May 19, 2003 (aged 21)
Genres	Hip hop, gangsta rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1999–2003
Labels	Universal Records, Pure Pain Records

Jason Johnson (December 9, 1981 – May 19, 2003), also known as Camoflauge, was an American rapper, famous for his songs "Cut Friends" and "Laying My Stunt Down". He released his final album Keepin It Real in 2002.

Camoflauge was murdered in Savannah, Georgia, by gunfire outside of Pure Pain Records recording studio while he was walking his toddler son.[1]

Influence and legacy

Johnson is the subject of a short documentary film called Camoflauge, directed by Lamia Lazrak. The film included interviews with Johnson's close family and friends including Tammie Green (his mother), Flau'Jae Johnson (his daughter), producers, and rapper Boosie Badazz. The film premiered at the 2016 Savannah Film Festival and won a 2016 Red Dot Design Award in Communication.[2][3]

Discography

Albums

Crime Pays (with Crime Affiliates) (1999)
I Represent (2000)
Strictly 4 da Streets: Drugs Sex and Violence, Vol. 1 (2001)
Keepin It Real (2002)

Mixtapes

Underground Savannah (2003)
Home of the True Emcees - Tribute to Jason "Camoflauge" Johnson (2006)
The Camoflauge Collective (R.I.P) (2012)
Still I Represent (2011)

Guest appearances

Dulaa "Pure Pain" Komplex Feelings
DJ B-Lord "Bout My Money" Trick Daddy (feat. Camoflauge)
DJ Smallz Southern Smoke 9: Money is Still a Major Issue (Part 1 of 2) (hosted by Pitbull) "Pure Pain"
White Dawg "We Ballin" Bonifide

References

"Rapper Camoflauge fatally shot outside Georgia studio". USA TODAY. May 21, 2003. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
"Camoflauge". IMDb.com.
Lazrak, Lamia (January 10, 2017). "Camoflauge". Vimeo.com.

External links

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[1] "Rapper Camoflauge fatally shot outside Georgia studio". USA TODAY. May 21, 2003. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

[2] "Camoflauge". IMDb.com.

[3] Lazrak, Lamia (January 10, 2017). "Camoflauge". Vimeo.com.