KXNG CROOKED - Open Letter To The Internet

[jonathandubcnn]

Hey guys - read about this on The Source from today or here at StupidDope - http://stupiddope.com/2014/12/15/look-open-letter-kxng-crooked-news/


An Open Letter To The Internet

If it weren't for the online world of Hip-Hop supporters -- generally called "the internet" -- Slaughterhouse's KXNG CROOKED likely wouldn't be where he's at today. The internet embraced Crooked and his House Gang brothers long ago, which ultimately led to the creation of Slaughterhouse and their signing to Eminem's Shady Records. The internet helped carve out a solid career for Crooked and has allowed him the opportunity to travel around the world and do what he loves to do. Every blogger, every online journalist, every forum comment and social media share played a part in his brand development.

While it's true that the internet has been an amazing launching pad for countless artists, there are times when it has been a pain in the ass to major record companies. Album leaks, for one, have somewhat crippled the industry and thrown months and even years of hard work to the wayside.

Now fresh off the heels of his appearances on the #1 Billboard album in Hip-Hop -- Shady XV -- KXNG CROOKED prepares to release Sex, Money and Hip-Hop, a mixtape experience centered around the idea of the pre-internet days. The days of nostalgia for many, when the only way to hear an album was to go down to the local record shop and buy it with your hard-earned cash, or pick it up from your local DJ selling mixtapes out of the trunk of his car. We want this to truly be a mixtape experience --- the way so many of us grew up on.

Therefore, with the release of Sex, Money and Hip-Hop we are counting on the fans. We are asking the fans who purchased this album NOT to upload it anywhere online, but to keep it tucked away in your own little stash for your own mixtape experience. This is a piece of history. A collector's item. A rare piece of art. There are limited copies of this album being manufactured, and you may just be one of the lucky few who own a copy forever.

We believe the fans will want to keep this art from going public via the internet and we are trusting you with this. You see, if this album is uploaded online the value of it decreases drastically, much like a baseball card or a rare comic book. It's simple: keep it retro. Keep this album offline and keep it valuable.

As a special gift to you from KXNG CROOKED and SMH Records and as a thank you for your cooperation, we are including a second copy of the album for FREE with your purchase (while supplies last). One is for your listening pleasure, and the other is a keepsake for you to hold onto, unopened, as a Limited Edition collector's item.

So thank you, Internet, for all you've done for us. We are not turning our back on you, we are simply keeping it authentic for a throwback mixtape experience.

We will be back soon. Until then go to www.smhmerch.com for the mixtape experience.

Sincerely,
SMH RECORDS

SMH Records is home to KXNG CROOKED, producers Jonathan Hay and Mike Smith, Horseshoe Gang and One Shot TV Show (with Sway Calloway, DJ King Tech and KXNG Crooked, along with a slew of celebrity judges.)

Contact jhay@smhworldwide.com

[West$ide Boi]

but what if I only want to buy a few songs, not the whole album. he should've put this up at iTunes too

[Hack Wilson - real]

but what if I only want to buy a few songs, not the whole album. he should've put this up at iTunes too

it's gonna be a great CD, i'd want the whole thing.

good call Crook.

[EAZY-LI]

if he really wants it to make it harder for it to be online then he should only put it on vinyl and he should have 2 singles with videos
on YouTube that can be his version of radio lolz 

[Hack Wilson - real]

hey effex, how does it stack up with Young boss 2, Apex and Psalm?  Those are Crooked's other "non mixtape" full length projects.

[doublee313]

They need to put up a sample of the tracks.....I'm not buying it until I hear something this time.  Like dude said the Apex is a weed plate.

[Hack Wilson - real]

They need to put up a sample of the tracks.....I'm not buying it until I hear something this time.  Like dude said the Apex is a weed plate.

apex was below average for Crooked but it had some bangers on there.  I wish he made the Psalm "mixtape" his debut album because it was all original songs (no freestyles) but for some reason he does dumb shit and drop albums as mixtapes.

[jonathandubcnn]

if he really wants it to make it harder for it to be online then he should only put it on vinyl and he should have 2 singles with videos
on YouTube that can be his version of radio lolz 

Um. Most turntables out today have USB.. it's just as easy as it is to rip vinyl as it is to rip a CD. As far as videos go, if you've been paying attention to his interviews, we have been shooting visuals for Sex, Money and Hip-Hop.