Crooked I Confirms "Weapon Waist" LP

[JohnnyL]

So this will be the guys Debut solo album? Or a mixtape?

 I'm going to say it's his debut solo.  After all, it's original production, it's a full-length album, and it's not a free download.  So unless he drops something else before then that meets those criteria, I'm going to say that it's his debut solo.  I know there are some who probably won't see it that way, particularly if it ends up only being a pay download.  But I think it meets enough of the criteria for an album to be considered one.  After all, it's definitely not a mixtape, and it's not an e.p. this time.  The thing is, with Crooked, you never know if or when this project will be released.  So even though I would consider it his debut solo, it still needs to come out first before it can be counted as anything.

  But I think a lot of projects meet that critertia but aren't neccearily considered official albums. I mean, Bishop Lamont has dropped a gang of mixtapes with all new material written over original production. So have Saigon, Spider Loc, and many others. I would especially say no if it's just a digital release.

 That's a pretty good point.  But on the other hand, if it's being released as the "Mr. Pig Face, Weapon Waist" LP, it seems to me that it's being billed as an album.  I figure this point will probably be continually debated though.  I can understand too why some might consider a digital release verses physical copies to be the difference maker.  Personally though, I don't really think so.  After all, more artists are beginning to go the strictly digital route, anymore. I think it really has more to do with whether the project is released independently verses being released by a major record label.  MC Ren's last album was digital download only.  It seems like Daz has had a couple albums recently that were either digital download only, or had a very limited release as actual cds. I think Horseshoe Gang's album was a digital release only.  These are interesting points to debate, but to me, I think I would consider this an album (provided it actually comes out).

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

I would guess mixtape.

His EP hasn't secured enough to put out "videos" to a a media outlet which would reach a reasonably sized audience, so I doubt there's a big budget waiting for him for the LP of the same nature as his EP.
He'll drop this as an MP3 downloadable album only, and then excuse it's lack of predicted sales down to a "it was promotion for a slaughterhouse 2" project cover, where the responsibility of that failure is then down to 3 other men if that doesn't reach expected sales numbers.

Crooked I just needs to put out albums to retain a frustrated fan base. He's starting to remind me of the likes of a Suge Knight or a Dr Dre - scared to put out anything which wont go platinum or at least gold, but Crooked I doesn't exactly have a decorative legacy of platinum success of Dr Dre or Suge Knight so there's no excuse

If it was the best album ever made it wouldn't go platinum. He needs to give up on that pipe dream. There's indie dudes dropping albums that don't sell all the time, and maybe they don't see the record sales, but putting out quality albums adds to their reputation and it gains them a bigger fan base. Crooked needs to follow suit.

[EFFeX]

Johnny, you forgot one other term...

Street album. LOL

We'll see what happens, but I totally hear where you are coming from.

[JohnnyL]

Johnny, you forgot one other term...

Street album. LOL

We'll see what happens, but I totally hear where you are coming from.

Lol.  Okay.  I suppose I could concede that it's a "Street Album," as it probably isn't what Crooked I has had in mind as releasing for his official debut LP.  I mean, I'm not saying anyone's opinion on this is wrong.  We're all really just arguing semantics here.

[D-Nice]

I would guess mixtape.

His EP hasn't secured enough to put out "videos" to a a media outlet which would reach a reasonably sized audience, so I doubt there's a big budget waiting for him for the LP of the same nature as his EP.
He'll drop this as an MP3 downloadable album only, and then excuse it's lack of predicted sales down to a "it was promotion for a slaughterhouse 2" project cover, where the responsibility of that failure is then down to 3 other men if that doesn't reach expected sales numbers.

Crooked I just needs to put out albums to retain a frustrated fan base. He's starting to remind me of the likes of a Suge Knight or a Dr Dre - scared to put out anything which wont go platinum or at least gold, but Crooked I doesn't exactly have a decorative legacy of platinum success of Dr Dre or Suge Knight so there's no excuse

If it was the best album ever made it wouldn't go platinum. He needs to give up on that pipe dream. There's indie dudes dropping albums that don't sell all the time, and maybe they don't see the record sales, but putting out quality albums adds to their reputation and it gains them a bigger fan base. Crooked needs to follow suit.

Preach

[Jimmy H.]

I guess it all comes down to how the artist themself presents it.