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Quote from: nateandmiles on May 16, 2007, 06:55:02 PMOh yeah State property rollin with C.O.Bfyi, Crook lived in Philly for a short stint (this was when he left LBC as a youngster)... i remember reading an old article from way back when he first signed to Death Row and he said that his lyricism & battle rap style was developed in the streets of Philly... he cites his earliest lyrical influences as East Coast vets like KRS-One, Rakim, Public Enemy, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane. it also should come as no surprise that Kurupt was born in Philly and lived there a short time as a young cat before moving to Cali... and he definitely inherited that East Coast lyricism & battle rap style as well.i also know that Crook personally knows Beanie Sigel, Freeway & Cassidy from his days in Philly. Kurupt is also tight with these cats as well. now it's got me thinking that Crook, Kurupt, Beans, Freeway & Cassidy need to do an "East meets West" track together in the near future. that'd be
Oh yeah State property rollin with C.O.B