Camoflauge

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This article is about the musical artist. "Camoflauge" a common misspelling for "camouflage".

Jason Johnson, also known as Camoflauge, was a U.S. rapper from Savannah, Georgia. Raised in public housing, Johnson's first hits were songs about Savannah's poverty and violence.

He had a police record that included drug violations and a murder charge. He was held for three months in the Chatham County Jail in 2000 in connection with the shooting of Kenneth Boo Capers, but he was not indicted. During that period he wrote most of his first major release album, Strictly 4 Da Streets (Drugs, Sex & Violence, Vol. 1). He said of this album: "This is really from my heart to the pen. I was trying to write all about my life, all about me, all about the streets. Everything I know about the streets and everything I've been through."

He died in a shooting in May 2003 while walking with his toddler son outside his studio in midtown Savannah, Georgia. He was 21, He was taken to Memorial Health University Medical Center, where he died. His son was not hurt.

He had been shot before, the previous September, but suffered minor injuries. After this he moved to the suburbs in neighboring Bryan County.

His last album, Keeping It Real, was released in August, 2004.

Discograhpy

2000: I Represent
2001: Strictly 4 da Streets: Drugs Sex and Violence, Vol. 1
2002: Keepin It Real

External link

http://www.rapbasement.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=344

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