Crooked I

Crooked I is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. The name “Crooked I” comes from the malt liquor beverage St. Ides, whose logo has a crooked letter “I” on the label. The “I” also stands for Intriago, an adopted gangster moniker common amongst hip hop MC’s like Nas (aka Escobar) and The Notorious B.I.G. (aka Frank White). Crooked I is currently CEO of his own record label, Dynasty Entertainment, and Senior Vice President of Treacherous Records. Before he became his own boss, he was also signed to Virgin Records, and most notably, Death Row Records, where he spent four years working under the infamous Suge Knight.

At the start of 2006, Crooked I changed the title of his debut album from Boss Music to B.O.S.S. (Beginning of Something Serious). He started a weekly freestyle series in April of 2007 titled Hip-Hop Weekly, where he raps over popular beats once a week, and releases them on the internet through numerous Hip-Hop websites for free download. Life After Death Row was re-released in the Spring of 2007 in a new jewel case with working bonus features, since they didn’t work properly on the original release.

Young Boss Vol. 3 was finished as of January 2007, but due to legal issues, Crooked I and DJ Warrior of the Cali Untouchables are unable to release it. Their intention was to release it in stores with nationwide distribution and they signed a contract for this. They’re currently in litigation with this company to release the mixtape.

Crooked I, along with DJ Felli Fel and DJ Nik Bean, released St. Valentine’s Day Bossacre on February 14th, 2008. Although it’s called a mixtape, it consists of all new tracks by Crooked I, much like Young Boss Vol. 2, and boasts guest appearances by Royce Da 5′9″, Eastwood, and Roscoe Umali, with production from DJ Felli Fel, Rick Rock, Komplex, and MG.

Crooked I’s debut album, B.O.S.S. (Beginning of Something Serious) is intended for release sometime in 2008, but no date is set. Nor is it known who is handling distribution for the album.



Hip-Hop Weekly

Crooked I has started the Hip-Hop Weekly series via the internet. Every seven days he releases a new freestyle over a recycled mainstream beat. His ability to personally connect with online hip hop fans through his Hip-Hop Weekly series is evident since he has been known to fulfill beat selection requests as well as give shout-outs over any given track to fans who requested it via his MySpace page. The Hip-Hop Weekly series began in April 4th, 2007, and will end on March 26th, 2008.

Below is a list of the instrumentals Crooked I has done his freestyles over:

Week 1 - Straight To The Bank
Week 2 - I’m Throwed
Week 3 - Vibe Wit’ A Pimp/Take You There
Week 4 - 2nd Coming/Tuck Ya Ice
Week 5 - Umbrella/We Takin’ Over
Week 6 - Get It Shawty/Amusement Park
Week 7 - Cruisin’/Just The King
Week 8 - Make Me Better
Week 9 - Deep Cover
Week 10 - You Know My Steez
Week 11 - Boy Looka Here/Go Getta (Remix) featuring The Horseshoe G.A.N.G.
Week 12 - Big Shit Poppin’
Week 13 - International Players Anthem
Week 14 - Pop, Lock & Drop It
Week 15 - Can’t Tell Me Nothing
Week 16 - My Bitch
Week 17 - Oh My God
Week 18 - Uh Oh
Week 18.5 - Died In Your Arms
Week 19 - Real Muthaphuckkin G’s
Week 20 - Big Spender
Week 21 - Blueprint 2
Week 22/23 - Doin’ Dat/C’mon Baby
Week 24 - I’ll Still Kill/Big Brother
Week 25 - Imagine
Week 26 - One Mic
Week 27 - Kill Us All
Week 28 - No Stoppin’ Carson
Week 29 - Certified
Week 30 - Xxplosive
Week 31 - Dogg Pound 4 Life
Week 32 - Leather So Soft
Week 33 - Get Away
Week 34 - I’m A G
Week 35 - Dynasty
Week 36 - Ten Rap Commandments
Week 37 - Boyz-N-The Hood
Week 38 - Forgive Me
Week 39 - All Eyez On Me
Week 40 - Dey Know
Week 41 - Best Rapper Alive
Week 42 - Put You On The Game
Week 43 - Takeover
Week 44 - Till I Collapse
Week 45 - Ether
Week 46 - Hit ‘Em Up
Week 47 - Love Me No More
Week 48 - Mary Jane
Week 49 - That White
Week 50 - Back Down
Week 51 - Big Dreams

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