Cam’ron Says He Originally Wrote ‘I Really Mean It’ for Lil’ Kim — Plus This Other Hit Record That Might Surprise You

Cam’ron gave fans a bit of a stunning revelation on Thursday (June 5).

On a recent episode of It Is What It Is, while talking about NBA commissioner Adam Silver telling FS1’s Breakfast Ball that next year’s All-Star Game will be “some form of USA against the World,” Cam and his co-host Mase joked around that the league is stealing their ideas and that they should let them ghostwrite for them.

Cam then gave some high-profile examples of songs he’s co-written, including 3LW‘s 2000 hit “No More (Baby I’ma Do Right),” which features a viral opening line about broken promises. “I wrote for 3 Little Women,” the Harlem rapper said as Mase laughed and egged him on. “The single, I’m in the credits, I wrote that. ‘Promises, promises’? That’s me. I penned that joint. We’re real creative, just tap in, man.”

He then revealed that he originally wrote the classic Dipset track “I Really Mean It” with the intention of giving it to Lil’ Kim, but the Queen Bee wasn’t feeling it — but said he was glad that Kim decided to pass on it because it’s one of his more popular songs.

“I did write a song for Lil’ Kim and she didn’t want it, and the lyrics changed and I ended up keeping it for myself,” he began. “It was one of my biggest records, but I wrote ‘I Really Mean It’ for Lil’ Kim. Same format, and she didn’t like it. That’s one of the best things, ’cause that’s one of my close-out songs, to be totally honest with you, and she didn’t want the song. I’m happy she didn’t.”

Cam is, in fact, credited on 3LW’s hit record as a songwriter, and most of the recent comments on YouTube are people asking if they’re there because of It Is What It Is. The Harlem rapper also famously ghostwrote Lil’ Kim’s 1996 classic “Crush on You.”

You can watch the full episode below.

Meanwhile, though Cam and Mase are trying to take credit for the NBA All-Star idea, ESPN journalist Michael Wilbon said back in February on First Take that he’s been pushing the USA vs. the World format for more than a decade.

“I’ve been pushing this for 15 years,” Wilbon claimed during a segment about the popular 2025 NHL Nations Face-Off that replaced the hockey league’s All-Star Game. “This goes back to me talking to David Stern about it and then Adam Silver about it on this air during Finals games when Stephen A. [Smith] and I are sitting there with our colleagues with the commissioner during the Finals. I’ve been asking him about this directly. It even became a joke, where they said, ‘Oh, we know what Wilbon’s gonna ask Adam Silver about.’”

Cam and Mase should reach out to Wilbon and get him on the show.