Rapper Cam’ron shared to Instagram on February 18 to tell his followers that his mother, Fredericka Giles, has passed away. Cam explained that at 67 years old, she tragically died on February 9. He explained that he waited so long to share the news on social media because of how fresh the pain was and how personal the relationship was, but he changed his mind and decided to reach out to his followers for support. 

The Harlem native wrote a heartfelt caption under a set of photos of him and his mother. “What a fucking ride, man!! Right now, I don’t have the strength to put into words to express what my mom means to me, and I’d have to right a book, and maybe I will,” He began.

“In 2007, my mom had a stroke leaving her partially paralyzed on her left side and a speech impediment. If you followed her or was her friend on social media you would never know any of that. She was witty, funny, intelligent, sarcastic and outspoken. People would say, ‘Cam, I know you’re writing ya mom’s captions,’ and I wasn’t. I would see my mom’s captions and say, ‘Where are you learning this?’ (Lingo). She tells me, ‘Be easy lil homie.’ lol.”

He continued to thank everyone for supporting his mother on social media and said that it was part of the reason that he decided to make the post.

“She wasn’t doing well on my bday that just passed (Feb. 4), and when I walked in her room (in the hospital), she was on IG saying, ‘Everyone wants to know what’s up with me ’cause I didn’t post for your bday.’ I said, ‘Do you want me to help you make one?’ She was like, ‘Nah.’ She wouldn’t want anybody else posting for her….So this message is really for y’all guys (her social media friends). Thank you all for liking, loving, and appreciating my mom. My biggest supporter, best friend and mom.”

He finished the post by saying that the funeral would be held at Benta’s funeral home in Harlem, New York.