Crooked I – If you ever hear me * new 2009 *
round the age of seventeen, Crooked I started an independent record company called Muscle Records with professional football players and a producer, also from Long Beach, Chucky Miller, Leonard Russell and producer L.C. aka Long Beach Most Wanted. It’s not known how many songs were recorded, and the music recorded during this period still remains unreleased to this day. This is when he caught the attention of Noo Trybe/Virgin Records, and landed his first record deal in 1995.[2]
Crooked I originally got his start appearing on compilations released by Big C-Style’s record label, 19th Street Records, such as 19th Street LBC Compilation and Straight Outta Cali. He also appeared on the soundtracks to movies such as Ride and Caught Up, where he collaborated with Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Eastsidaz, and The Luniz. At the time, Crooked I was still signed under Noo Trybe/Virgin Records, who handled distribution for 19th Street Records. Business was going good, but for unknown reasons, Virgin Records decided to get rid of their urban division, otherwise known as Noo Trybe, and Crooked I was out of a record deal.[2]
Wickliffe was later contacted by Big C-Style and Daz Dillinger to form DPG Records, which was originally going to be a sub-label under Death Row Records at the time. Crooked was going to be 20% owner of the label, and the first act released as well.[3] Daz left Death Row Records to run DPG Records independently, but rather than go with Daz, Crooked was trying to figure out his options.
Crooked I also had talks of signing to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath imprint, but Dre wanted to release Chronic 2001 and Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP before releasing Crooked.[4] He also had talks with other major record labels who wanted to sign him, but they too were waiting for Dr. Dre’s Chronic 2001 album to be released before they would consider signing another West Coast MC.[5] It was around this time that Crooked I re-negotiated the original deal he had with DPG Records/Death Row Records as a solo artist deal with just Death Row Records.
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March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
and like 30 of em …
and like 30 of em are me haha
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Heavy D
Immortal …
Heavy D
Immortal Technique
Pete Nice
Hammer
Onyx
Public Enemy
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
man only 37000 …
man only 37000 views?? this doesnt deserve to go by unoticed!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
one of the dopest …
one of the dopest mc’s ! slaugtherhouse! they were performenc in copenhagen about a month ago! amazing to se him live.!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
well he also says i …
well he also says i dont wanna hear autotube if its not T-pain…he has mixed opinions i guess!?
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
crooked i is …
crooked i is sickkk… you guys should check him out on “Fireflies”
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
this nigga is …
this nigga is amazing
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
@rtasi2000 ya but i …
@rtasi2000 ya but i say as much as i try to stay positive, at the end of the day, they SUCK! specially lil gayne! and crooked I knows it, i understand his oponion now, but i know that he thinks theyre wack cuz he’s talkin about todays garbage, and he mentioned them! so…….. ya!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
i think he’s saying …
i think he’s saying he respects them “individually” for their grind.just because he has a different opinion on an artist it doesnt make him any less talented.we all have our own perceptions and ideas of how we view others.i respect crooks opinion on wayne and game but am not a fan of neither.crooks just being (open minded) is all.i think thats the message he was sending out with that line talking about “variety”.everyone has their flaws and opinions,keep an open mind.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
LOL if you like …
LOL if you like wayne OR game your a LAME
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
@BIGGBAGA dude the …
@BIGGBAGA dude the game as fake as 1st of all! he waz a male stripper and dint have ANY tattoos before he became a rapper! and his rap ability aint good either, he sounds like a dr. dre wannabe and he’s not lyrical at all! and i see Lil wayne is the biggest disgrace in rap history! well, only better than soulja boy! wayne is a radio puppet attention whore!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
WHy would he be …
WHy would he be kidding about knowing and likeing Game and LIl wayne?? Game is a west coast vetran , I not much of a lil wayne fan but Im not a hater niether so whatever , like Crooked said you need a little variety on your spice rack.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
@BIGGBAGA and …
@BIGGBAGA and please tell me he didn’t praise lil wayne and the game!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
waz he being …
waz he being sarcastic wen he said i like lil wayne and the game?!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Beginin of …
Beginin of something special
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Yeah I’ve been a …
Yeah I’ve been a fan since like 01 and he caught my attention since he got an ubeatable lyrical and metophorical stamina and he’s from my hometown LONG BEACH!!! this cat needs to get signed and get what ever he wants out of his contract give em a 2 million dollar advance…sign him at any cost!!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
yeh i wuda never …
yeh i wuda never heard half of this good rap if it wasent for utube n crookeds second verse ill so ill! actualy the whole tune !
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Crooked I is dope. …
Crooked I is dope. Thank God for YouTube!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
how my homies here …
how my homies here feel about benzino callin crooked i a PUSSY….also “Im gonna make u respect me”
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
i spit like a …
i spit like a hundred kanye’s and 3000 andre’s
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
crooked I is ill
crooked I is ill
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Dude aint nice… …
Dude aint nice…Dude is IT!!!!…no more BS WANKSTA rap tunez!!!….C O B all day, every day!!!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
i been on him since …
i been on him since pac was alive
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
yuppppppppppppppppp …
yuppppppppppppppppp… i been a fan since 04.. n i even met dude a couple times.. hes koo peeps
March 9th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Crooked I, COB, …
Crooked I, COB, Slaughterhouse!! WEST COAST!