Camoflauge
Background information
Birth nameJason Johnson
Born(1981-12-09)December 9, 1981
OriginSavannah, Georgia, US
DiedMay 19, 2003(2003-05-19) (aged 21)
GenresHip hop, gangsta rap
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active1999–2003
LabelsUniversal 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] Flau'Jae competed in Season 3 of The Rap Game.[4] After losing to fellow rapper Nova on "The Rap Game" Flau'Jae went on to compete on another show, America's Got Talent in season 13, where in the final week of the Judge cuts she got the Golden Buzzer from Chris Hardwick historically becoming the first rapper in the show's history to receive this honor. She would be eliminated in the quarterfinals one week later. After that, she went on to play basketball at Louisiana State University, where she won a national championship in 2023, and signed a record deal with Jay-Z's label Roc Nation.[5]

See also

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

See also

References

  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.
  4. ↑ In hip-hop and basketball, Flau’jae Johnson is a two-way star
  5. ↑ Athlete, rapper Flau'jae Johnson ready to profit from new NCAA rules
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