Audio New Crooked I Track And MTV Video Interview (Talks Career & Lack Of Album)

Mixtape Assassin · 03-20-2009, 03:38 AM

Crooked I has changed who he wants to be as an artist. He wants to apply more substance and articulate himself in a more universal manner.

MTV News was just given a brand-new Crooked I song, fresh out of the studio. The track, called "If You Ever Hear Me," was produced by King Tech, who co-hosts "The Wake Up Show" with our very own Sway. The track has Crooked asking for MCs to bring back the great feelings that legends such as Kool G. Rap and Public Enemy used to bring in their golden era. The West Coast MC also calls for his peers to stop biting other rappers, talks about his plight in the music biz and promises to have major impact if he gets his big break in the game.

"Got my first deal and they pulled out my arteries," he raps. "Shot me in the heart, I mean they killed the best apart of me/ ... Last year, I was sick of the music/ Now I'm twice that."

Crooked recently sat down with MTV News to discuss, among other things, why he hasn't been able to parlay his buzz on the Internet and in the streets into a record deal. One of the problems he's had in the past few years is trying to shake the stigma labels perceive of anyone associated with Suge Knight's former powerhouse.

"Two years ago, I would have said the Death Row thing," Crooked said of his biggest issue. "Definitely. A lot of people didn't want to deal with me, even when I was on Death Row. All the shootout, all the negative publicity. ... I would come to a Summer Jam concert in my city and they would be like, 'You can't walk in the building at all.' I would be like, 'I'm by myself. What am I gonna do? You have all the security. I'm just here to perform my little song and leave.' Just being attached to Death Row, it was hard for me.

"I've been independent, doing my thing since 2004, but the clouds lingered," Crooked added. "Even two years after I left [the label], people thought Suge Knight was gonna jump out of the closet behind me. People was like, 'Should we do business with this dude, or is Suge gonna pop out of nowhere?' We severed ties in '04. I don't owe him anything, he doesn't owe me anything. Different labels wanted to work with me, but they didn't want to deal with that headache. I understood that."

Lately, though, Crooked said the main thing stopping him from signing a deal are the negotiations. He said labels don't want to pay what he's worth.

"These past two years, I think it's me," he admitted. " ... My fans online are begging for an album. People call my office and threaten to blow it up if I don't get the album out. I just did a show in Portland where dudes have freestyles tattooed on their arm all the way down. They want the album. But I can't walk in and willingly get [shortchanged] by a record executive. I can't do it."

At the end of the song, Crooked addresses being shot at recently. On the track, he tells the assailants that the shots didn't stop him.

also peep a snippet of the track here that will be released on monday, shit is insaneeee, also after the track he talks to sway about not having an album and his career, enjoy

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Mixtape Assassin · 03-20-2009, 03:43 PM

bump for quality, full track will leak monday

also make sure to check out the interview and crook's reasons behind not having an album and not wanting to sign a bogus record deal

YoungArty · 03-20-2009, 05:43 PM

the snippet is dope ..i really hope 1 day he'll release a solo

yo ziz u think u can finally unban me from the chatbox ?

21andComptonBLVD · 03-20-2009, 06:56 PM

He gave a shout out to every single old lyricist back in the day, including The D.O.C.

his album is gonna be the best......i have a feeling its gonna be really really good and gonna sell good

Third Coast · 03-21-2009, 12:03 AM

cant wait for that track.

Product of NY · 03-21-2009, 01:26 AM

spider loc will drop before crooked i

03-20-2009, 03:38 AM	#1
Mixtape Assassin Mixtape Assassin Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Denver Motherfuckers Posts: 2,640 Repped: 383 Repped 4,577 Times in 474 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Neg Reps: 18 Neg Repped at 9 Times in 8 Posts	New Crooked I Track And MTV Video Interview (Talks Career & Lack Of Album) New Crooked I Track And MTV Video Interview (Talks Career & Lack Of Album) Crooked I has changed who he wants to be as an artist. He wants to apply more substance and articulate himself in a more universal manner. MTV News was just given a brand-new Crooked I song, fresh out of the studio. The track, called "If You Ever Hear Me," was produced by King Tech, who co-hosts "The Wake Up Show" with our very own Sway. The track has Crooked asking for MCs to bring back the great feelings that legends such as Kool G. Rap and Public Enemy used to bring in their golden era. The West Coast MC also calls for his peers to stop biting other rappers, talks about his plight in the music biz and promises to have major impact if he gets his big break in the game. "Got my first deal and they pulled out my arteries," he raps. "Shot me in the heart, I mean they killed the best apart of me/ ... Last year, I was sick of the music/ Now I'm twice that." Crooked recently sat down with MTV News to discuss, among other things, why he hasn't been able to parlay his buzz on the Internet and in the streets into a record deal. One of the problems he's had in the past few years is trying to shake the stigma labels perceive of anyone associated with Suge Knight's former powerhouse. "Two years ago, I would have said the Death Row thing," Crooked said of his biggest issue. "Definitely. A lot of people didn't want to deal with me, even when I was on Death Row. All the shootout, all the negative publicity. ... I would come to a Summer Jam concert in my city and they would be like, 'You can't walk in the building at all.' I would be like, 'I'm by myself. What am I gonna do? You have all the security. I'm just here to perform my little song and leave.' Just being attached to Death Row, it was hard for me. "I've been independent, doing my thing since 2004, but the clouds lingered," Crooked added. "Even two years after I left [the label], people thought Suge Knight was gonna jump out of the closet behind me. People was like, 'Should we do business with this dude, or is Suge gonna pop out of nowhere?' We severed ties in '04. I don't owe him anything, he doesn't owe me anything. Different labels wanted to work with me, but they didn't want to deal with that headache. I understood that." Lately, though, Crooked said the main thing stopping him from signing a deal are the negotiations. He said labels don't want to pay what he's worth. "These past two years, I think it's me," he admitted. " ... My fans online are begging for an album. People call my office and threaten to blow it up if I don't get the album out. I just did a show in Portland where dudes have freestyles tattooed on their arm all the way down. They want the album. But I can't walk in and willingly get [shortchanged] by a record executive. I can't do it." At the end of the song, Crooked addresses being shot at recently. On the track, he tells the assailants that the shots didn't stop him. also peep a snippet of the track here that will be released on monday, shit is insaneeee, also after the track he talks to sway about not having an album and his career, enjoy source: __________________ check out mixtape-assassin.com & hiphop-corner.com

03-20-2009, 03:43 PM	#2
Mixtape Assassin Mixtape Assassin Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Denver Motherfuckers Posts: 2,640 Repped: 383 Repped 4,577 Times in 474 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Neg Reps: 18 Neg Repped at 9 Times in 8 Posts	bump for quality, full track will leak monday also make sure to check out the interview and crook's reasons behind not having an album and not wanting to sign a bogus record deal __________________ check out mixtape-assassin.com & hiphop-corner.com

03-20-2009, 05:43 PM	#3
YoungArty RIP SEAN TAYLOR Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CAMDEN, NJ nigga fuck wat ya heard Posts: 9,674 Repped: 2,597 Repped 1,559 Times in 734 Posts Neg Reps: 252 Neg Repped at 182 Times in 147 Posts	the snippet is dope ..i really hope 1 day he'll release a solo yo ziz u think u can finally unban me from the chatbox ? __________________ R.I.P Jim Johnson Joe Budden fans are like Eagle fans towards Mcnabb we can never be grateful towards whatever they do

03-21-2009, 12:03 AM	#5
Third Coast 2 Shots Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 1,507 Repped: 471 Repped 865 Times in 67 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	cant wait for that track. __________________

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03-20-2009, 06:56 PM	#4
21andComptonBLVD Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cali Posts: 731 Repped: 72 Repped 193 Times in 110 Posts Neg Reps: 75 Neg Repped at 34 Times in 30 Posts	He gave a shout out to every single old lyricist back in the day, including The D.O.C. his album is gonna be the best......i have a feeling its gonna be really really good and gonna sell good

03-21-2009, 01:26 AM	#6
Product of NY Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The South Posts: 206 Repped: 35 Repped 44 Times in 14 Posts Neg Reps: 11 Neg Repped at 23 Times in 18 Posts	spider loc will drop before crooked i