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Shady XV Is Expected To Debut At #1, Nobody’s Happier Than Crooked I (Audio)

Shady XV Is Expected To Debut At #1, Nobody’s Happier Than Crooked I (Audio)

Even with Eminem's backing of Slaughterhouse, Crooked I has never enjoyed a #1 album. The Long Beach, California MC veteran is a long way from those mid-2000s pitfalls he suffered while stranded on Death Row. However, if skills equated to sales, Kxng Crooked would have been #1's, with plaques covering... Read more
December 2, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Crooked I’s Intimate Freestyle Chronicles The Formation Of Slaughterhouse (Audio)

Crooked I’s Intimate Freestyle Chronicles The Formation Of Slaughterhouse (Audio)

Crooked I, or Kxng Crooked as he's now known, is gearing up for his SMH Records debut, Sex, Money & Drugs. To kick things off in style, Crook' takes the stand, under oath, and tells it like it is in this slow, intimate freestyle. Within, he recalls sitting in his... Read more
November 20, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Crooked I Confirms Name-Change To Kxng Crooked

Crooked I Confirms Name-Change To Kxng Crooked

Heads who listened closely to this week's "Shady cXVpher" may have heard Slaughterhouse's Crooked I refer to himself as "Kxng Crooked." MTV News today confirmed today (November 12) that the moniker is more than just a braggy line. "Everything needs to change and everything has to evolve. Creatively, I just... Read more
November 12, 2014 Fresh
Finding The GOAT: Crooked I vs. Jadakiss…Who You Got?

Finding The GOAT: Crooked I vs. Jadakiss…Who You Got?

As we continue the ultimate battle for the title of the GOAT (Greatest of All-Time), we are asking you to help us rank who is the greatest MC to pick up a mic. We will take over 35 years of Hip-Hop into consideration, pairing special match-ups in a sequence not... Read more
October 9, 2014 Fresh
Joe Budden & Crooked I Represent for the Crew on Devil in My House (Audio)

Joe Budden & Crooked I Represent for the Crew on Devil in My House (Audio)

Joe Budden and Crooked I may make up one half of Slaughterhouse, but the fractions stop there. Each is a formidable MC unto himself and both stand on their own. Together? They create an East Coast/West Coast tandem that can go toe to toe with any other Rap twosome. On... Read more
October 8, 2014 Audio
Boaz Travels The West Coast With Murs, Crooked I & Fashawn To Remix Like This (Audio)

Boaz Travels The West Coast With Murs, Crooked I & Fashawn To Remix Like This (Audio)

Boaz's !llmind-produced "Like This" is the Pittsburgh MC's door opener to afar. The Rostrum Records artist hits the West Coast for the first remix to find a diverse trio of highly-talented, street-respected MCs in Mid City, Los Angeles' Murs, Fresno's Fashawn, and Long Beach's Crooked I. The three MCs team... Read more
October 7, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Keith Murray Talks His Career, With Crooked I & Wale Joining Sway’s Party (Video)

Keith Murray Talks His Career, With Crooked I & Wale Joining Sway’s Party (Video)

Keith Murray can be a movie. Just like he is on his heralded Jive (and later, Def Jam) Records albums, the Central Islip MC is animated as ever. On a recent Sway In The Morning episode (also featuring Crooked I), the Def Squad MC opines on the greatest Rap record... Read more
October 6, 2014 Fresh, Video
This Week in Video Brought Visuals of Jay Z & Jay Electronica, Talib Kweli, Phonte, Crooked I & More (Video Playlist)

This Week in Video Brought Visuals of Jay Z & Jay Electronica, Talib Kweli, Phonte, Crooked I & More (Video Playlist)

This week in video brought lots of variety, ranging from Jay Electronica & Jay Z's first live performance of "We Made It," to a scaled down acoustic set by Phonte and his Foreign Exchange crew. Here's a video playlist of some of the best including a freestyle from Elzhi, Peter... Read more
July 13, 2014 Featured-homepage, Playlists, Video
Crooked I Goes Back To His Days Of Struggle For A Skillful & Personal Song (Video)

Crooked I Goes Back To His Days Of Struggle For A Skillful & Personal Song (Video)

Crooked I Heads know that the Long Beach MC has a speckled past. Before a string of mostly-fruitless label deals, Crook' grew up with bouts of hunger and homelessness. The product of Sway & King Tech's Wake Up Show would later earn the success that allows him to travel the... Read more
July 10, 2014 Fresh, Video
Crooked I Joins Canibus in Wrecking a New Track (Audio)

Crooked I Joins Canibus in Wrecking a New Track (Audio)

Lately, there hasn't been a track Crooked I met that he didn't wreck. The trend continues on Canibus' new song, aptly titled Wreck Room, which also features Nino Graye and Flawless the MC. Check it out below. Related: Canibus Proclaims The End Of Days With His Latest Bass Heavy Relaease... Read more
May 23, 2014 Audio
Passport Gift Knows How To Turn Listeners On, Alongside Crooked I, Tito Lopez & Skyzoo (Video)

Passport Gift Knows How To Turn Listeners On, Alongside Crooked I, Tito Lopez & Skyzoo (Video)

Passport Gift is absolutely one to watch. The New York MC has not made a big deal of letting the world know who he is off the mic. Instead, the lyricist goes with the old fashioned tactic: show and prove. With a fast, ferocious flow (something that Brooklyn is suddenly... Read more
May 6, 2014 Fresh, Video
Crooked I Destroys Another Track and Snow Tha Product Does Too…(Audio)

Crooked I Destroys Another Track and Snow Tha Product Does Too…(Audio)

Few MCs (not named Joe, Royce or Joell) can hold their own on a track with Crooked I. Add Snow Tha Product to the list of those that can...The up and coming fellow Cali MC goes bar for bar with Crook and wrecks shop. This is Not for the Weak... Read more
March 18, 2014 Audio
Crooked I May Be Rapping Around Top Dollar Toys, But It’s Beatboxing & Bars (Video)

Crooked I May Be Rapping Around Top Dollar Toys, But It’s Beatboxing & Bars (Video)

Crooked I is one of those artists who clearly enjoys life's finer things, but those close listeners to his bars over the years know that he grew up dirt poor, and relived struggled throughout the high's and low's of his extensive career. From last year's Apex Predator, Crook tells all... Read more
February 10, 2014 Fresh, Video
Crooked I Has Been Beating Up Tracks Harder Than Ever. DJ Mustard’s Is the Latest Victim (Audio)

Crooked I Has Been Beating Up Tracks Harder Than Ever. DJ Mustard’s Is the Latest Victim (Audio)

Crooked I has been on a tear the last 6 months. The Long Beach MC has always been nice on the mic, but he's stepped it up even by his standards. His latest release is a re-take on YG's DJ Mustard-produced My Ni**a. Check it out below. Related: Crooked I... Read more
January 21, 2014 Audio
Alchemist & Evidence’s Step Brothers Have A Crooked Cousin In Action Bronson (Audio)

Alchemist & Evidence’s Step Brothers Have A Crooked Cousin In Action Bronson (Audio)

Less than a week before Alchemist & Evidence long-awaited Step Brothers debut, Lord Steppington releases, Rhymesayers Entertainment liberates "Mums In The Garage." The track, led by hard drums and reckless rhyming, welcomes Rare Chandeliers partner Action Bronson to the cypher. The results are as expected on this one: Related: Action... Read more
January 16, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Crooked I Continues His Lyrical Assault on Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia Intro Track (Audio)

Crooked I Continues His Lyrical Assault on Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia Intro Track (Audio)

Here's round 2 of Crooked I's Shady Dynasty Freestyle. Related: Crooked I - The Shady Dynasty Pt. 1 (Audio)... Read more
November 16, 2013 Audio
Crooked I Puts His Stamp on The Shady Dynasty (Audio)

Crooked I Puts His Stamp on The Shady Dynasty (Audio)

Crooked I continues his monstrous run of the last few months (starting with the Hip-Hop Awards Cypher). This time, he jumps on Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia intro track. Crook is one of the few who could follow Hov and do it justice. Check it out. Related: Crooked I... Read more
November 14, 2013 Audio
Crooked I Releases the Video for His Tupac-Inspired Against All Odds (Video)

Crooked I Releases the Video for His Tupac-Inspired Against All Odds (Video)

Crooked I has been on a tear lately. First he smashed the Cypher. Then he blistered the mic on The Wake Up Show. Now, he releases the video for his Tupac-inspired song Against All Odds. Check it out below. Related: Crooked I Slaughters The Mic On The Wake Up Show... Read more
October 30, 2013 Video
J. Cole Discusses The Evolution of His Career and The Genesis of Crooked Smile (Video)

J. Cole Discusses The Evolution of His Career and The Genesis of Crooked Smile (Video)

Here's a truly inspirational video of J. Cole where he discusses how he has gotten to where he is today and the story behind Crooked Smile. Cole is candid and motivational in detailing his mission to make music to "touch the people." Related: DJ Khaled – Hell’s Kitchen ft J.... Read more
October 24, 2013 Video
Crooked I Slaughters The Mic On The Wake Up Show Unplugged (Video)

Crooked I Slaughters The Mic On The Wake Up Show Unplugged (Video)

With his BET Hip-Hop Awards cypher being crowned as one of the best this year, Crooked I and his bars seem to finally be getting the respect they've always deserved. He recently stopped by the relaunch of "The Wake Up Show", and blessed the mic with a freestyle which was... Read more
October 21, 2013 Fresh, Video
Crooked I Channels Makaveli & Goes For Broke On Against All Odds (Audio)

Crooked I Channels Makaveli & Goes For Broke On Against All Odds (Audio)

When you upset Crooked I, you've got problems. Following this week's airing of Slaughterhouse's 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher, Crooked I does his rendition of 2Pac's (as Makaveli) "Against All Odds." While this is not a cover by any means, this is a thematic homage to the Don Killuminati closer,... Read more
October 17, 2013 Audio, Fresh
J. Cole – Crooked Smile ft TLC (Video)

J. Cole – Crooked Smile ft TLC (Video)

The second single fromBorn Sinner finally gets its video. J. Cole's orchestrated T-Boz and Chilli reunion of sorts is inspiration to a five-minute mini-movie style video, sneak-released this morning. Related: J. Cole Discusses and Performs Crooked Smile ft TLC (Video)... Read more
September 18, 2013 Fresh, Video
Crooked I – Y.O.D.O. (Video)

Crooked I – Y.O.D.O. (Video)

It's officially been 15 years of following the greatness that is Crooked I. The Long Beach MC's alliteration, sincerity and his sharp delivery have made him one of the best in class for much of that time. Strangely, the former Noo-Trybe/Virgin and later Death Row Records hopeful has never had... Read more
July 27, 2013 Fresh, Video
J. Cole Performs Crooked Smile and Power Trip at the BET Awards (Video)

J. Cole Performs Crooked Smile and Power Trip at the BET Awards (Video)

J. Cole also got his shine on the BET Awards. Check out his performances of Crooked Smile and Power Trip with Miguel. Related: J. Cole Discusses and Performs Crooked Smile ft TLC (Video)... Read more
July 1, 2013 Video
J. Cole Discusses and Performs Crooked Smile ft TLC (Video)

J. Cole Discusses and Performs Crooked Smile ft TLC (Video)

Fresh off selling nearly 300,000 copies of Born Sinner and taking the #2 spot on the album chart, J. Cole sat down to discuss Crooked Smile, his uplifting song featuring TLC. He also did a stirring in-studio performance of the song. Check out the video. Related: J. Cole – Let... Read more
June 29, 2013 Video
J. Cole – Crooked Smile ft T-Boz & Chili (of TLC)

J. Cole – Crooked Smile ft T-Boz & Chili (of TLC)

This is kinda dope. J. Cole lays down a collabo with Chili and T-Boz (of TLC) with a bouncy R&B feel. Check out Crooked Smile. Related: J. Cole – Niggaz Know (Audio)... Read more
June 3, 2013 Audio
Crooked I – Be Heard Sessions (Video)

Crooked I – Be Heard Sessions (Video)

Here's a short video of Crooked I talking about why he chose to pursue rap as a career. He also drops a quick but dope a capella verse. Check out the video below. Related: Crooked I – Adorn Freestyle (Audio)... Read more
November 17, 2012 Video
Crooked I – Adorn Freestyle

Crooked I – Adorn Freestyle

Crooked I takes Miguel's Adorn track and makes it sizzle with some red hot verses. Check it out below. Related: Crooked I – Praise God ft K-Young (Video)... Read more
November 15, 2012 Audio
Crooked I – Praise God ft K-Young (Video)

Crooked I – Praise God ft K-Young (Video)

Here's a new video from Crooked I's Psalm 82v6 mixtape. Check out Praise God featuring K-Young. Related: Crooked I – Psalm 82: v6 (Mixtape)... Read more
September 17, 2012 Video
Crooked I and Joell Ortiz freestyle in Paris (Video)

Crooked I and Joell Ortiz freestyle in Paris (Video)

Crooked I and Joell Ortiz dropped 2 hot a capella verses in Paris recently in front of the Eiffel Tower (skipping the obvious Watch the Throne reference...kinda). Check out the video. Related: Pusha T, Joell Ortiz & Raekwon – Tick Tock (from The Man with the Iron Fists soundtrack) (Audio)... Read more
September 14, 2012 Video
Slaughterhouse – Interview + Crooked I Freestyle (Video)

Slaughterhouse – Interview + Crooked I Freestyle (Video)

Here's a double dose of Slaughterhouse. First up is an interview of Royce Da 5'9" and Crooked I where they give props to Black Hippy and next is a 7-minute a capella lyrical assault from Crooked I. Check out the videos below. Related: Slaughterhouse - On the House (Mixtape)... Read more
September 12, 2012 Food for Thought, Video
Crooked I presents C.O.B. Cypher 2012 (Video)

Crooked I presents C.O.B. Cypher 2012 (Video)

Oooohhh. This Crooked I presented C.O.B. Cypher is SERIOUS! He doesn't spit a verse himself but every MC is nice. Check out the video below. Related: Crooked I - Psalm 82: v6 (Mixtape)... Read more
July 2, 2012 Video
Crooked I – Psalm 82: v6 (Mixtape)

Crooked I – Psalm 82: v6 (Mixtape)

Here's a new mixtape from Crooked I. It contains features from his Slaughterhouse crew, as well as from Kurupt, Ras Kass, Roc Marciano, Twista and more. You can listen to all of Psalm 82: v6 and download it below. Related: Slaughterhouse rap on Tim Westwood Show (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more
June 19, 2012 Audio, Mixes
Crooked I – Exodus 23:1

Crooked I – Exodus 23:1

Joell Ortiz spit on the Exodus 23:1 beat last week. Now Crooked I takes his turn. Check it out below. Who do you think went in the hardest between Joell, Crooked I and Pusha T? Related: Joell Ortiz - Iron On You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ8yFR6F-uM... Read more
June 18, 2012 Audio
Crooked I – Nikki

Crooked I – Nikki

Crooked I crushed this new joint joint called Nikki. The sample is inspired and instantly recognizable by Prince fans. Check it out below. Previously: Crooked I freestyles live in NYC (Video) Here's the Prince original. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Vl-VuSG5g... Read more
April 5, 2012 Audio, The Bridge
1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) – Make It Out Alive ft Freddie Gibbs & Crooked I

1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) – Make It Out Alive ft Freddie Gibbs & Crooked I

Here's a new joint from 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) featuring Freddie Gibbs and Crooked I. Check out Make It Out Alive below. Previously: Statik Selektah and Termanology talk about their earliest musical influences (Video)... Read more
March 31, 2012 Audio
Crooked I – Monsters in My Head ft Slaughterhouse

Crooked I – Monsters in My Head ft Slaughterhouse

Crooked I teams up with the rest of Slaughterhouse on his new song Monsters in My Head. Boi 1da supplies the track. Check it out below.... Read more
February 20, 2012 Audio
Crooked I – Diamond in the Back

Crooked I – Diamond in the Back

Here's some new heat from Crooked I. Check out Diamond in the Back. This may have been the inspiration from the title (if not, it's still a great listen). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcjYUvAsZwM... Read more
December 7, 2011 Audio, The Bridge
Newcomer Doc Ish drops some…ish with his song She Did It Again ft Crooked I and Billy Danze from M.O.P.

Newcomer Doc Ish drops some…ish with his song She Did It Again ft Crooked I and Billy Danze from M.O.P.

Dope artwork too: Click here to download.... Read more
December 24, 2010 Audio
Joe Budden's Sober Up ft Crooked I lives up to the name of his new mixtape. It's Mood Muzik 4 you.

Joe Budden's Sober Up ft Crooked I lives up to the name of his new mixtape. It's Mood Muzik 4 you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nfbaSdryq0 Click here to download.... Read more
October 12, 2010 Audio, Video
Benzino Accuses Eminem Of Doing Shady Business On A Diss Record

Benzino Accuses Eminem Of Doing Shady Business On A Diss Record

Eminem and Ray Benzino have been beefing for well over 20 years. In the first month of 2024, tensions have been back on the boiler after Em used an a la carte verse on a Lyrical Lemonade compilation to jab at the co-founder of Almighty RSO, Made Men, and former... Read more
January 31, 2024 Audio, News, Trending Stories
Locksmith Has Already Delivered The Freestyle Of The Year

Locksmith Has Already Delivered The Freestyle Of The Year

Richmond, California's Locksmith is a decorated veteran MC who makes music with substance. He has made songs with Xzibit, KXNG Crooked, Ras Kass, Apathy, and others along the way. However, the East Bay lyricist is also known for being the source of incredible freestyles. Over the last decade and a... Read more
January 19, 2024 Trending Stories, Video
200 MCs Celebrate DJ Kay Slay On The Ultimate Posse Cut

200 MCs Celebrate DJ Kay Slay On The Ultimate Posse Cut

Last year, Hip-Hop lost DJ Kay Slay. The Harlem legend passed away on April 17, 2022. His 40+ year legacy began with graffiti and evolved into him becoming one of the biggest mixtape DJs in the world. The self-proclaimed "Drama King" ultimately used his tastemaking skills as a record executive... Read more
November 3, 2023 Video
Just Blaze Has Released 2 Songs From Slaughterhouse’s Glass House Album

Just Blaze Has Released 2 Songs From Slaughterhouse’s Glass House Album

In 2009, four of Hip-Hop's sharpest lyricists joined forces to form one of the most beloved super group's of the last 15 years. Joe Budden, Royce 5'9, Joell Ortiz and Kxng Crooked (then known as Crooked I) each had well-established careers, but Slaughterhouse propelled the collective to mythical heights. By... Read more
October 24, 2023 Audio, Trending Stories
Drake Disses Joe Budden’s Rap Career Following Album Criticism

Drake Disses Joe Budden’s Rap Career Following Album Criticism

Yesterday (October 7), Drake released his eighth album, For All The Dogs. The OVO/Republic Records LP contains songs such as "7969 Santa," which finds the superstar speaking to an ex-lover and blaming differences on her being 25 years old. He opens the 21 Savage-assisted "Calling For You" with suggestive wordplay:... Read more
October 7, 2023 News
Eminem Sends A Message To Melle Mel With A Furious Diss

Eminem Sends A Message To Melle Mel With A Furious Diss

Since entering August, Hip-Hop celebrations are in high gear as Heads march to August 11's symbolic 50th anniversary. Notably, one of the superstars of Rap is dissing a legendary MC from the culture's formative years. On the new song "Realest," Eminem serves a diss to Grandmaster Melle Mel, his fellow... Read more
August 4, 2023 Audio
Page Kennedy Makes A Song So Real It Hurts

Page Kennedy Makes A Song So Real It Hurts

For more than six years, Detroit, Michigan MC Page Kennedy has been making noise. A purebred MC, Page embodied a pivot to Hip-Hop. The actor from S.W.A.T., Weeds, Blue Mountain State, and countless other roles began releasing albums with 2017's Torn Pages, and his Straight Bars mixtape series. He made... Read more
July 22, 2023 Audio
MGK Blasts Jack Harlow On A Hard-Hitting Diss Record

MGK Blasts Jack Harlow On A Hard-Hitting Diss Record

On April 28, Jack Harlow released his latest album, Jackman. The follow up to Harlow's Grammy-nominated Come Home The Kids Miss You album was a surprise release that came just a few days after Harlow announced it. Unlike, Come Home, which contained radio-friendly hits, like the Fergie-sampling "First Class," and... Read more
May 7, 2023 Video
Royce 5’9 Speaks About Ownership & How It Divided Slaughterhouse

Royce 5’9 Speaks About Ownership & How It Divided Slaughterhouse

Royce 5'9 has found success as a gold-selling major label artist as well as an independent stalwart. After 25 years in the professional Rap space, the Detroit, Michigan MC has been acquiring his catalog. Over the last seven years, Nickel Nine has also released some of the best music of... Read more
April 12, 2023 Exclusive, Interview, Video
Keith Murray Details His Alleged Affair With Foxy Brown While She Dated Kurupt

Keith Murray Details His Alleged Affair With Foxy Brown While She Dated Kurupt

In late 1999, Kurupt released one of the most inflammatory diss songs of that period. "Calling Out Names," an unlisted bonus song from Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha, was a scathing diss by Tha Dogg Pound MC aimed at DMX, Ja Rule, and Irv Gotti—while making disparaging remarks about The... Read more
December 29, 2022 Video
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