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Yelawolf, Kxng Crooked, Royce Da 5’9″ & Rittz Host a Lyrical Clinic. MCs Take Note…(Audio)

Yelawolf, Kxng Crooked, Royce Da 5’9″ & Rittz Host a Lyrical Clinic. MCs Take Note…(Audio)

Rittz is a confident MC--so much so that he invited three of Hip-Hop's fiercest spitters to join him on his remix. The result? Six minutes of nothing but rapid-fire BARS. Yelawolf, Royce Da 5'9" and Kxng Crooked (pka Crooked I) join the remix to Rittz's "LAF," and it plays like... Read more
July 9, 2015 Audio
Kxng Crooked Remakes A 1990s Rock Power-Ballad (Audio)

Kxng Crooked Remakes A 1990s Rock Power-Ballad (Audio)

Slaughterhouse MC Kxng Crooked (a/k/a Crooked I) and Shalé pair up in “I Didn't Mean to Treat You Bad”, a single from the recently dropped collaborative effort When Music Worlds Collide. In this experimental jam, producers DJ King Tech (The Wake Up Show) and company create a fresh interpretation of... Read more
May 3, 2015 Audio
Kxng Crooked Goes Hard Over a Beat That Recalls Vintage Dr. Dre (Audio)

Kxng Crooked Goes Hard Over a Beat That Recalls Vintage Dr. Dre (Audio)

Kxng Crooked, formerly known as Crooked I, returns with a new banger than shows why he deserves his new title. Producer, Jonathan Elkaer, is a Denmark-native whose style on "I Don't Give a F**k" can be compared to a Chronic 2001-era Dr. Dre, which only adds to Crooked's delivery. While... Read more
April 9, 2015 Audio
Killer Mike & Crooked I Run Their Mouths Eloquently For DJ EFN’s Album (Audio)

Killer Mike & Crooked I Run Their Mouths Eloquently For DJ EFN’s Album (Audio)

DJ EFN is a Miami music scene mainstay. From his work with N.O.R.E. to his legendary underground tapes, EFN gets Hip-Hop on a global level. This is evident from EFN's Crazy Hood platform too. "If U Run" is the critical first look from March 3's Another Time. The LP spans... Read more
January 21, 2015 Audio
Crooked I & King Tech Are Masters At Their Crafts…But Graffiti Isn’t One Of Them (Video)

Crooked I & King Tech Are Masters At Their Crafts…But Graffiti Isn’t One Of Them (Video)

King Tech is one of the true masters of Hip-Hop radio, thanks to his and Sway's Wake Up Show, which lives on today. Along the way, Tech has produced albums, coordinated freestyles, and shined the light on legends, while giving way to emerging voices including Eminem, Tech N9ne, and Crooked... Read more
January 20, 2015 Video
KXNG Crooked Releases the Powerful and Reflective I Can’t Breathe (Audio)

KXNG Crooked Releases the Powerful and Reflective I Can’t Breathe (Audio)

KXNG Crooked (formerly Crooked I) is the latest to step to the forefront of Hip-Hop and speak out against the failure to indict officer Daniel Pantaleo in the choking death of Eric Garner. Crooked starts off softly, meditatively rapping about what he feels is a complete devaluation of the lives... Read more
December 5, 2014 Audio
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
Eminem, Yelawolf & Slaughterhouse Are All Killer, No Filler (Audio)

Eminem, Yelawolf & Slaughterhouse Are All Killer, No Filler (Audio)

The treats keep falling off the Shady tree gearing up for Shady XV. "Psychopath Killer" is an Eminem song, featuring his 2011-present star signings, Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf. Just Blaze, Boi-1da, and The Maven Boys team up to make a track that's quite Horrorcore-themed, something you might expect to hear on... Read more
November 20, 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
Shady’s cXVypher Features Eminem, Slaughterhouse & Yelawolf. Get Your Rewind Finger Ready (Video)

Shady’s cXVypher Features Eminem, Slaughterhouse & Yelawolf. Get Your Rewind Finger Ready (Video)

Crooked I: Covering topics from Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson killing Michael Brown to his own poverty, Crooked I fires off verbal rounds like a Thompson machine gun as he delivers his thesis from a Long Beach chop-shop. Joe Budden: Joe looks within his family to discuss the stresses weighing... Read more
November 10, 2014 Featured-homepage, Fresh, Video
Slaughterhouse & DJ Premier Open Up Shop Then Tear It Down (Video)

Slaughterhouse & DJ Premier Open Up Shop Then Tear It Down (Video)

Less than 24 hours after Slaughterhouse's "Ya'll Ready Know" released in audio, the DJ Premier collaboration comes in living color. The impact of Crooked I, Royce Da 5'9", Joell Ortiz, and Joe Budden's full-fledged run-in with DJ Premier is clear in the video, as Preem is prominently featured, arguably the... Read more
November 4, 2014 Fresh, Video
Slaughterhouse & DJ Premier Come Together Fully? Results Are As Expected! (Audio)

Slaughterhouse & DJ Premier Come Together Fully? Results Are As Expected! (Audio)

Half of Slaughterhouse (Royce Da 5'9" and Joell Ortiz) have extensively worked with DJ Premier, while Crooked I and Joe Budden have not. Back in 2009, before Eminem and Shady Records took backing of the four-man lyrical militia, on a tight eOne Entertainment budget, it was DJ Premier who hosted... Read more
November 4, 2014 Audio, 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
Fashawn & Exile Bring Out The Boom Bap For C.O.B’s Niqle Nut (Video)

Fashawn & Exile Bring Out The Boom Bap For C.O.B’s Niqle Nut (Video)

Fresno breakout Fashawn has been getting a little retro lately. The MC links with his longtime producer battery brother Exile for "Niqle Niqle Nine." Not Royce Da 5'9's "nick-name," Niqle is one of several artists in the Circle Of Bosses collective that's closely associated with another Slaughterhouse MC: Crooked I.... Read more
September 4, 2014 Fresh, Video
It’s A Slaughterhouse Affair On Joell Ortiz’ My Brother’s Keeper (Audio)

It’s A Slaughterhouse Affair On Joell Ortiz’ My Brother’s Keeper (Audio)

Two weeks from today (September 16), Joell Ortiz will release his third solo album, House Slippers via his new home, Penalty Records. The Brooklyn, New York native reached out to onetime Diplomats/Cam'ron producers The Heatmakerz as well as !llmind for production/executive production. The new sound on the album is coupled... Read more
September 2, 2014 Audio, Fresh
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
Slaughterhouse Release a Surprise New Mixtape (Mixtape)

Slaughterhouse Release a Surprise New Mixtape (Mixtape)

Crooked I, Royce Da 5'9, Joell Ortiz and Joe Budden take mics by force. On a somewhat sleepy week, the Shady Records lyrical quartet swarmed to claim the conversation with House Rules. The 10-track mixtape features no names (no gimmicks, either) featuring original production from Just Blaze, Nottz, Emanny, and... Read more
May 21, 2014 Fresh, Mixes
Ready for Some New Slaughterhouse? SayDatThen (Audio)

Ready for Some New Slaughterhouse? SayDatThen (Audio)

2 weeks after announcing a new album is coming, Slaughterhouse are back with an incredible new song produced by Nottz. The slow and plodding dark chords and hard drums give Joell, Royce, Crooked and Joe the space to do what they do best. Drop BARS. Ready for the weekend? SayDatThen...... Read more
May 9, 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
Slaughterhouse Signals That The Third Album Is Closer Than We Think

Slaughterhouse Signals That The Third Album Is Closer Than We Think

The four members of Slaughterhouse tried something new today, digitally-speaking. Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, and Royce Da 5'9 all simultaneously reset their Twitter avatars to what is presumed to be the third Slaughterhouse LP. This will be their second album with Shady Records, following their 2009 indie debut... Read more
April 30, 2014 Fresh
Here’s a Playlist of the Best Hip-Hop to Drop in March 2014 (Audio)

Here’s a Playlist of the Best Hip-Hop to Drop in March 2014 (Audio)

As we ease our way into April, here's a playlist of the best Hip-Hop to drop in March. You'll hear new music from Jay Z, Jay Electronica, Wu-Tang Clan, Crooked I, The Lox, Mobb Deep, Jon Connor, Devin the Dude, Big K.R.I.T., Nitty Scott, MC, Kendrick Lamar, YG, 50 Cent,... Read more
April 6, 2014 Audio, Playlists
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
Here’s a Look at Slaughterhouse’s Bars with No Beats Freestyle (Video)

Here’s a Look at Slaughterhouse’s Bars with No Beats Freestyle (Video)

Last week, Slaughterhouse visited the Sway in the Morning show at SXSW for an extended interview and 8+ minute a capella freestyle. Here's a look at the video of their bars with no beats freestyle. Related: Eminem & Slaughterhouse Revive Rap City With A Backroom Freestyle + Interview (Video)... Read more
March 18, 2014 Video
The Week in Video Brought Stage Tossing By Action Bronson, a Tech N9ne/Kendrick Lamar Collabo & More (Video)

The Week in Video Brought Stage Tossing By Action Bronson, a Tech N9ne/Kendrick Lamar Collabo & More (Video)

The past week in video played like a pro wrestling tour for Action Bronson. The big man had 3 on stage "altercations" that led to pushing, shaving and stage tossing. The week also brought an Isaiah Rashad documentary, new music videos from Tech N9ne & Kendrick Lamar, Yo Gotti &... Read more
February 10, 2014 Featured-homepage, Video
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
Got BARS? These MC’s Do. Here Are The Best Freestyles of 2013 (Video)

Got BARS? These MC’s Do. Here Are The Best Freestyles of 2013 (Video)

There are few things more satisfying in Hip-Hop than a killer verse. It's why Kendrick Lamar shook up the Internet for 3 weeks (an eternity these days) with his Control verse...and then again with his BET Cypher. We've assembled a collection of the best freestyles (mostly "writtens") of 2013. Check... Read more
December 24, 2013 Fresh, Video
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
Eminem & Slaughterhouse Revive Rap City With A Backroom Freestyle + Interview (Video)

Eminem & Slaughterhouse Revive Rap City With A Backroom Freestyle + Interview (Video)

Although "Rap City" has been largely defunct in the Slaughterhouse-era, the Shady Records super-group is a call-back to the latter years of BET's flagship Hip-Hop program. Individually, Royce Da 5'9, Joe Budden, Crooked I were part of the Basement-era. Eminem was among Rap's biggest stars in the Big Tigger era... Read more
November 6, 2013 Fresh, Video
AFH: Best Hip-Hop of October 2013 (Playlist)

AFH: Best Hip-Hop of October 2013 (Playlist)

Here's a look back at some of the Hip-Hop highlights from October. You'll hear new music from Eminem & Kendrick Lamar, Scarface, Jadakiss, Meek Mill, J. Cole, Dead Prez, Tha Dogg Pound, Common, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Large Professor, Childish Gambino, Rapsody, Crooked I, Jean Grae, Game and many, many more.... Read more
November 5, 2013 Audio, Featured-homepage, Playlists
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
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
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
AFH Best of November Playlist (Audio)

AFH Best of November Playlist (Audio)

As November winds down, here's a playlist of some of the dope music that dropped (and there's a lot) this month. You'll hear new music from Redman, Ghostface & Sheek Louch, Masta Killa, T.I. & Andre 3000, KRS-One, Rick Ross, Dead Pres & Nas, Big Boi, Freeway, Wiz Khalifa, Joe... Read more
November 30, 2012 Audio, Playlists
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
Common, Slaughterhouse, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and more comment on This Generation (Video)

Common, Slaughterhouse, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and more comment on This Generation (Video)

Here's a dope promo for Murs & Fashawn's This Generation album which is in stores on 9/25. During a stop at Rock the Bells, the duo had a number of MCs comment on what they thought This Generation represents. Check out the video which features thoughts from Common, DJ Quik,... Read more
September 24, 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
Slaughterhouse are the latest to bless The Back Room on 106 & Park and they did what they do: wreck shop. Check out the verses all 4 members dropped in the video below (Video)

Slaughterhouse are the latest to bless The Back Room on 106 & Park and they did what they do: wreck shop. Check out the verses all 4 members dropped in the video below (Video)

Related: Slaughterhouse spit some bars on the LA Leakers Show (Audio)... Read more
July 20, 2012 Video
Slaughterhouse – LA Leakers Freestyle

Slaughterhouse – LA Leakers Freestyle

Slaughterhouse drops some verses on the I'm a Boss, Mercy and Not Afraid tracks for LA Leakers. Check it out below. Slaughterhouse - My Life featuring Cee-Lo (Video)... Read more
July 6, 2012 Audio
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
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