US rap star Cam'ron shot in arms

US rapper Cam'ron needed hospital treatment after being shot in a botched attempt to steal his car.

The singer, 29, was taken to hospital in Washington DC after a man attempted to steal his sports car at a traffic light in the early hours of Sunday.

A spokeswoman for his label, Diplomat Records, said the gunman fired a single shot that passed through both of Cam'ron's arms.

His hits include Let Me Know and he has appeared in films such as Paid In Full.

The rapper, whose real name is Cameron Giles, got his early break through his friendship with the late Notorious BIG, who was killed on a street in Los Angeles in March 1997, after seven shots were fired into his vehicle.

Star collaborator

Cam'ron's debut album, Confessions of Fire made the US top 10 in 2001.

Hit producer and singer Kanye West worked on Cam'ron's most recent album, Purple Haze, which was released last year.

His hit singles in the US R&B chart have included 3-5-7, Feels Good and Horse and Carriage.