Crooked I - The Dream Tapes

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Crooked I - The Dream Tapes


Long Beach native and former Death Row inmate, Crooked I, created an enormous buzz over the past year with his innovative Hip-Hop Weekly freestyle series. Now with the final 52nd freestyle out, the rapper looks to the future.

But how do you follow-up such a unique idea that brought your buzz up tremendously? Crooked has a few things up his sleeve. One of the immediate things is his online video show called New West TV, the leak of the first single from his long awaited debut album, and an upcoming mixtape called The Dream Tapes.

According to the rapper, his upcoming mixtape is "weird." He revealed that it will comprised of acapellas he's been recording for quite some time immediately upon waking up in the middle of the night. Crooked I dreams about raps, he says.

"Sometimes, as weird as this sounds -- I know this sounds weird -- I dream verses sometimes," Crooked I told BallerStatus.com. "I keep a tape recorder on the dresser and I wake up in the middle of the night and I record some of the verses that I dream about... some of the songs, the hooks, or whatever it is."

Like dreams, the verses the rapper dreams about are abstract and don't make sense. Some of the bars from those dreams even made some of the Hip-Hop Weeklies you've heard over the past 52 weeks too.

"A lot of times, it's like weird sh--. It's like strange or abstract. Some of the Weeklies, some of the verses or bars... it might be 8 bars from a dream in the Weekly," explained the rapper. "I'm gonna put the tapes out. It's gonna be strictly acapella, strictly what I wake up and say into the tape recorder...

"I'm just putting it out there to kind of see what people think about that. I'm trying to be open on every level and let the average person out there who listens to Crooked I know who Crooked I is. He's a motherf---er that dreams about raps," he continued.

The Dream Tapes is expected to hit the internet sometime this summer.


Source : ( http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/news/2008/04/4405/ )

[Booz]

Might be interesting if it's true. 

[es-jay]

I'm gonna put the tapes out. It's gonna be strictly acapella, strictly what I wake up and say into the tape recorder...

i dunno about this, could be cool if they're good quality and people can add there own beats... other than that releasing an acapella mixtape is a bit... meh. i guess some of you'll eat it up though...

[CRAFTY]

Maybe he's hoping that some DJ's will take notice of his mixtape and use his accappella's on a few mixtapes.
Released somewhere around summer? Does that mean BOSS won't come out before summer then?

[smegma]

That'll be interesting to hear.

[The "Untouchable" DJR]

I'm sorry but I'm getting a little bit tired of this. It's been 4 long years since his departure from DR and after countless mixtapes, guest appearances and God knows what else there is still no Crooked I album. His priority right now should be trying to secure a decent distribution deal and making sure his album gets released. For how long has he been in the rap game? I'm sure this is not what Crooked expected his career to be but this is clearly taking too long, what a waste of talent!

[MY FIRST LOVE WAS HIP HOP]

I'm sorry but I'm getting a little bit tired of this. It's been 4 long years since his departure from DR and after countless mixtapes, guest appearances and God knows what else there is still no Crooked I album. His priority right now should be trying to secure a decent distribution deal and making sure his album gets released. For how long has he been in the rap game? I'm sure this is not what Crooked expected his career to be but this is clearly taking too long, what a waste of talent!

huh? waste? In what way? I wouldn't say that the hip hop weeklies or all the dope mixtapes he put out are a waste.. Do you mean in the way he could be making money of an album?

[EFFeX]

The way I see this project is an "internet mixtape" meaning there's absolutely no reason that the album couldn't be released this summer as well.

[Lunatic]

interesting 2 say the least

[Bch]

ID HATE TO SEE CROOKED I, BUZZ DIE.. and in MUSIC you are QUICKLY i mean QUICKLY forgotten because once the next dope beat with the dope hook comes out your like oh shit what has crooked done lately??? this hip hop shit once its your turn to shine u gotta take it

[EFFeX]

Well let's look at it this way... In 3 weeks he has promised us the single featuring Akon, which seems like it's going to coincide with the release of his new mixtape "The Block Obama" (April/May release) hosted by DJ Strong & DJ Whoo Kid... So, I don't see the buzz dying down anytime soon. After that he can just drop "The Dream Tapes" as a internet bonus around the time B.O.S.S. drops... I don't think his buzz is going anywhere.

[KURUPTION-81]

think this is a good idea, it dont matter to me if there is no beats with it.

[The "Untouchable" DJR]

I'm sorry but I'm getting a little bit tired of this. It's been 4 long years since his departure from DR and after countless mixtapes, guest appearances and God knows what else there is still no Crooked I album. His priority right now should be trying to secure a decent distribution deal and making sure his album gets released. For how long has he been in the rap game? I'm sure this is not what Crooked expected his career to be but this is clearly taking too long, what a waste of talent!

huh? waste? In what way? I wouldn't say that the hip hop weeklies or all the dope mixtapes he put out are a waste.. Do you mean in the way he could be making money of an album?

HHW and mixtapes are cool but after 7 years or so without having an album out I'd rather he kept himself busy with getting his music released in the form of an actual album be it independent or with a major.

[AnybodyKilla]

This idea sounds dope LOL, this guy is fucked, hahaha dreams about verses, holy shit lol. But fuck, BOSS better release on time. If the single actually drops at the end of this month, then were set, its coming!!!

[lilvasquez]

props.. cant wait