Camu Tao
King of Hearts

Historically speaking, posthumous hip hop albums have always delivered mixed returns. For every loving, painstakingly curated offering, there have...

When he recorded King of Hearts, Camu Tao knew he was dying of lung cancer. His solo debut feels urgent and incomplete. It’s a collection of electro...

Using hip-hop tools to create pop isn't a new tactic, but it's not often done well, or even notably. Rap music, after all, is more than just a compres...

The indie rap world lost one of its brightest young talents when Camu Tao succumbed to lung cancer in 2008. From his early days with the Columbus-base...

Camu Tao was a very busy man during his 30 years of life. He got his start as a very competent producer, a job title he kept on his resume up until hi...

Few artists in the early-2000s indie-rap renaissance carried the talent of Columbus, Ohio's Camu Tao. Originally a member of the Fondle 'Em Records co...

On the second anniversary of rapper and producer Camu Tao's death from lung cancer, his friend and frequent collaborator El-P described the songs that...