Cameron Brink paid homage to rapper Cam'Ron with her new custom New Balance sneakers

When Paul George dubbed Cameron Brink as “Killa Cam” all those months ago, I’m not sure anybody thought the nickname would stick.

But it has. Brink is fully embracing it these days.

She’s got some new custom New Balance sneakers from Mache with her Killa Cam nickname on it.

That’s not the cool part of all this, though. If you’re a fan of hip-hop, you know where that Killa Cam name comes from.

That’s Cam’Ron, folks.

Yeah, he’s got his sports podcast with Mase now and it’s cool. But before all of that? He was one of the best MCs to come out of Harlem in the early 2000s. He spearheaded rap’s Dipset era. You youngsters probably don’t know much about that, but it was a good time.

Anyway, back to the shoes.

Mache included an awesome Cam’Ron reference on the insole of the sneaker. Here’s a look at it via Threads:

That’s Cam Brink photoshopped in a pink mink coat on a pink phone on the insole.

The OGs know that that picture actually comes from Cam’Ron when he made an appearance at New York Fashion Week in 2002 with the pink mink on. Talk about classic. That picture is timeless.

This is an A1 reference from Mache and Brink. But now I have so many questions.

Did Cam Brink know where this photo was from before it was put in the shoe? Has she ever listened to Purple Haze? Can she please have this song play after every bucket she scores for the rest of her career? Please? I’m begging.

Anyway. Shoutout to Killa Cam. Both of ’em.