21 Facts About Crooked I

Crooked I is currently one half of the rap duo Crook and Joell with his former Slaughterhouse bandmate, Joell Ortiz.

Around the age of seventeen, Crooked I started an independent record company called Muscle Records with professional football players from Long Beach, Chucky Miller and Leonard Russell.

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.

Crooked I appeared on the soundtracks to movies such as Ride and Caught Up, where he collaborated with Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Eastsidaz, and The Luniz.

Business was going well, 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.

Daz left Death Row Records to run DPG Records independently, but rather than go with Daz, Crooked I was trying to figure out his options.

Crooked I 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.

Crooked I 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.

Crooked I recorded two albums, Untouchable and Say Hi To The Bad Guy, both of which were unreleased due to various label issues and industry politics.

Crooked I did manage to release a mixtape along with Death Row's then in-house producer, Darren Vegas, called Westcoasanostra Vol.

Crooked I left Death Row in early 2004 to start his own label, Dynasty Entertainment.

Crooked I started the Hip-Hop Weekly series via the internet, he was the first artist in history to do such a series.

On February 27,2009 in Long Beach, California, Crooked I was allegedly shot at during a conversation with a fan.

Crooked I has declined to further elaborate on the incident, citing where he is from it is against the code of the streets.

On November 10,2009, Crooked I released a digital-only solo EP, Mr Pig Face Weapon Waist.

The new owners of Death Row Records, WIDEawake Entertainment, released an album called Hood Star on June 15,2010, comprising recordings Crooked I made while signed to the label in the early 2000s.

On March 21,2011, Crooked I released the Million Dollar Story EP, available for purchase through iTunes, to tie fans over until the album is released.

Crooked I appeared on Mountain Biking Through Louisville album by Jonathan Hay and DJ Whoo Kid.

At the start of 2019, Crooked I released a song called 96 GS, and in the song announced that his weekly hip-hop singles were to return.

Crooked I followed that with singles titled Halfway Me, Pistol Grip, Once Upon A Time in the LBC, and many more.

In March 2019, KXNG Crooked I was featured in the song "Revenge" on Cryptik Soul's album Killer's Blood.