Crooked I Refutes Any Relationship To Death Row

[EFFeX]

FROM: http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/09/02/21921544.aspx

Crooked-I Refutes Any Relationship To Death Row

By Houston Williams

Crooked I had refuted the notion that he is in any way signed to Death Row Records, an assertion made by the new CEO of the iconic label founded by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight.

A comment by Lara Lavi, CEO/President - Wideawake Deathrow LLC, seemed to suggest that Crooked I was still on the label.

"…Everybody on the roster, those deals expired in the nineties. The only two really are Crooked I and Danny Boy right now; they're always really technically on the roster," Lavi said in an interview published on Monday. "We're negotiating with them right now to do a new contract signing because they both have current projects. Danny has an R&B album and a Gospel album and Crooked I has an amazing project with King Tech, supported by Sway."

However, Crooked I denied any new relationship and stated that Lavi only mentioned Wideawake, not Death Row, in his dealings with her.

He did acknowledge the relationship between the two entities.

"I cut ties from Death Row Records in 2004 legally. All my contractual ties were cut. She's [Laura Lavi] a nice lady," Crooked I told AllHipHop.com. "As far as Death Row is concerned, that's going backward in my career. No disrespect to her. She has the old music."

Crooked I maintained that the endured an extensive and expensive legal process to get off of Death Row Records.

"I have no contract with Death Row. I went through 11 months of court [to get freed contractually]," he concluded.

Crooked I recently released an album with his group Slaughterhouse that has been met by critical acclaim from Hip-Hop fans.

[YoungCrookedI]

That´s the fuck im talking about, move on.

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

damn suge not makin it easy for crooked

but she prolly has crookeds best recordingz IMO (possibly best ever)  

[Episcop Cruel Cvrle]

damn suge not makin it easy for crooked

but she prolly has crookeds best recordingz IMO (possibly best ever)  

best ever are in Treacherous thats for sure

[Blasphemy]

Anyone surprised? People had so many problems with Death, I doubt many would want to resign. Even if its a new manager/owner I doubt they would sign just do 2 the bad memories.

Also Anyone else notice that being signed 2 death is easy, its just being a artist on the roster/leaving the hard part? lol

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

wait hold up
what traxx were in treach?
cuz arent the better ones in death row?
i know you jus said they in treach but what has he recorded thats better than his death row material?
and treach doesnt have that, he doesnt even have it does he?

damn suge not makin it easy for crooked

but she prolly has crookeds best recordingz IMO (possibly best ever)  

best ever are in Treacherous thats for sure

[YoungCrookedI]

damn suge not makin it easy for crooked

but she prolly has crookeds best recordingz IMO (possibly best ever)  

best ever are in Treacherous thats for sure

that we never will hear.

[EFFeX]

damn suge not makin it easy for crooked

but she prolly has crookeds best recordingz IMO (possibly best ever)  

best ever are in Treacherous thats for sure

Word...

Everything from Mama's Boy Got A Loaded Gun to the latest recordings from The B.O.S.S. sessions.

Unfortunate that there's so much hot material in the Treacherous vaults.

[Okka]

Can WideAwake still release Crooked I's material though?

[EFFeX]

Can WideAwake still release Crooked I's material though?

I don't think they need his permission.

I think Lavi's original plan was to get artist's involvement in the projects to make them more "official".

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

therefore they have crookeds best material?
(if they dont need crookeds approval to release it)

sounds like some are sayin crooked recorded better muzik while on treach vs time on death row, but well what traxx are we talkin bout

effex you have a list from both sides, cuz somethins not right here

Can WideAwake still release Crooked I's material though?

I don't think they need his permission.

I think Lavi's original plan was to get artist's involvement in the projects to make them more "official".

[EFFeX]

therefore they have crookeds best material?
(if they dont need crookeds approval to release it)

sounds like some are sayin crooked recorded better muzik while on treach vs time on death row, but well what traxx are we talkin bout

effex you have a list from both sides, cuz somethins not right here

Can WideAwake still release Crooked I's material though?

I don't think they need his permission.

I think Lavi's original plan was to get artist's involvement in the projects to make them more "official".

I really don't have TOO much information on Crooked's unreleased Dynasty / Treacherous material, just heard stuff here and there and know of different songs.

I just think Crooked is a better emcee since he left Death Row, that's opinion though. He's recorded so much material since 2004, once can only imagine what he's got in the vault.

[MarshColin]

Can WideAwake still release Crooked I's material though?

I don't think they need his permission.

I think Lavi's original plan was to get artist's involvement in the projects to make them more "official".

That was always my understanding. I think ideally she would want them to resign but she realizes how far fetched and unrealistic that is. I would not expect anybody to resign with Death Row. I think he should work with them on a project of his Death Row material. He doesn't have to do much, just support it.

I think a lot of these artists don't want anything to do with WideAwake/Death Row because they know that today they can't make the caliber of music that they made while on Death Row, and are afraid that it will overshadow what they currently have going.

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

aite but does that label have any rare/unreleased muzik that former death row artists dont have?
(but obviously know about)

Can WideAwake still release Crooked I's material though?

I don't think they need his permission.

I think Lavi's original plan was to get artist's involvement in the projects to make them more "official".

That was always my understanding. I think ideally she would want them to resign but she realizes how far fetched and unrealistic that is. I would not expect anybody to resign with Death Row. I think he should work with them on a project of his Death Row material. He doesn't have to do much, just support it.

I think a lot of these artists don't want anything to do with WideAwake/Death Row because they know that today they can't make the caliber of music that they made while on Death Row, and are afraid that it will overshadow what they currently have going.

[OG Hack Wilson]

nowonder why Crooked hasn't dropped an album on his own- most people are probably still recieving cease and desists form Suge's people lmao



whatever, he gives us the illest music regardless