Crime Pays
by Cam'ron
  • Record Label: Asylum
  • Release Date: May 12, 2009
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Spin
    60
    He may have kept his lyrical gift hidden, but he didn't lose it.
  2. Slant Magazine
    60
    This material is so intermittently successful because the rapper is as much of a clown as he is an MC, a duality which assures that his albums will always be tinged with the bittersweet fruits of this twisted sensibility.
  3. Pitchfork
    57
    Crime Pays has a lonely, defensive, and vaguely desperate Kirk Van Houten vibe--more noticeable than a lack of breakout bangers or guest spots is a palpable and inexcusable lack of excitement and spark.
  5. PopMatters
    40
    Too often, Cam’s ramblings come off as inessential; they used to sound like the idle muses of a savant.

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. BrittanyB.
    May 27, 2009
    10
    Killa Cam came back on f**kin fire with Crime Pays! I love the new album.
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