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[Don Seer]

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Crooked I - It's Still Tha Row.. ohh and Dynasty Records - March 9, 2004 By : Overseer
Since the site for Crooked I's label opened speculation has been rife about his relationship with Death Row.
 
Ballerstatus.net claimed that Crooked I left when his contract expired on March 5th, that he was still cool with Death Row and that he was fielding offers from several interested parties.
 
Death Row retaliated by putting up a statement from spokesman Jonathan Wolfson which simply stated "Crooked I is still signed". It hinted that Crooked I may be disgruntled because Crook's album was delayed in favour of veteran rapper Kurupts. They have changed the flash intro to to tout that their "Second Dynasty Begins This Spring" and lists Eastwood, Kurupt and Danny Boy.
 
So whats the deal?
 
We have word that Crooked I does still have contractual ties to Death Row, and that they're trying to work a solution which suits everyone.
 
So for now... its Still Tha Row.. he's still got a deal. Ohh and don't forget.. he still owns his own publishing. So Death Row won't be releasing an album on him like other former inmates

[7even]

sometimes I think it would be the best solution if Crooked I simply shoots himself to get him AND US out of this dilemma.







Now it's a moment like that.

[Eddie G.]

Why doesn't he make his own shit on his new label, and release that, and let Death Row do whatever the fuck they want.  He's still gonna see some money form the Row release, and people wanna hear those tracks, so he should jus do his own thing and let Death Row take their sweet ass time releasing "Say Hi To The Bad Guy."  Daz should also release the DPG version, he has nothing to lose.

[Tha Psycho Hustla]

damn..it´s fuckin´wit´ma dome..all dat crooked i shit..he needs 2 drop sumthin´...

[ACGRUNDY]

I don't understand suge at all.  He has had crooked I for 4 years, and didn't release one album, yet now crooked is tryna leave, and suge won't let him.  WTF?  Does suge just get his rocks off by ruining other people's lives?  Suge is one of the worst things to ever happen to the music industry.

[CRAFTY]

Man...I wish Crooked I best of luck and hope it will all go the right way for him, he deserves to get an album released after all this time.

[way2fonky313]

i swear the row must be the shadiest record label ever. suge is a piece of shit.....i bet that same exact line has been written on this board before too. fuckin a.

[ZILLA THA GOODFELLA]

Why doesn't he make his own shit on his new label, and release that, and let Death Row do whatever the fuck they want.  He's still gonna see some money form the Row release, and people wanna hear those tracks, so he should jus do his own thing and let Death Row take their sweet ass time releasing "Say Hi To The Bad Guy."  Daz should also release the DPG version, he has nothing to lose.

lol....ain't that simple mane....there are reasons "why he doesn't do this" and "why he doesn't do that"....the music business ain't as simple as a fan's point of view....especially when we dealin wit majors here....

[The Watcher]

maybe Eminem will sell Suge the name 'shady records' since thats what they seem to be over there. the man isnt happy, hasnt had an album out in the 4 years he's been there, yet they still want him? what the fuck is wrong with suge?

[Ruben]

Why doesn't he make his own shit on his new label, and release that, and let Death Row do whatever the fuck they want.  He's still gonna see some money form the Row release, and people wanna hear those tracks, so he should jus do his own thing and let Death Row take their sweet ass time releasing "Say Hi To The Bad Guy."  Daz should also release the DPG version, he has nothing to lose.

Yeah buddy, as Rodzilla said, it ain't that easy in this fucked up music biz.

Crook. said he's recorded a lot of shit FOR Tha Row and they just don't release it.  

Now if Crook. were to release even material that he DIDN'T turn into Tha Row--they'd probably go after him, legally, saying he can't release anything unless they authorize it(we have a better chance of Hell freezing over before this were to happen), and then there's that Suge Knight guy.  I don't know man, Prince Paul's last album summed this shit up pretty well "Politics Of the Business"!!!

[Mick a/k/a Mickaveli_#1]

Crooked I owns his publishing. Death Row Cannot - I repeat - CANNOT release any Crooked I material that was done after June 2001.

Now since Crooked owns his publishing, so which means he can release the material he did on Death Row without them being able to do anything about it

[Ruben]

That sounds great, but something tells me that somewhere in the contract it states he can't put shit out on his own w/o Tha Row's consent.  He told me he can't release anything  until the contract's worked out...go figure.

[Don Seer]

yeah i think thats also true.

if he used row producers, row money, and row studio time to make that they have a part of it all too.

[Mick a/k/a Mickaveli_#1]

I don't know why he would want to release his deathrow material anyway. He should be looking forward. Darren Vegas produced a large proportion of the say hi to the bad guy album so why he would want it released is beyond me when Vegas is off deathrow also/.

Crooked should reform himself in the East Coast and get production from that special someone over there

[King Tech Quadafi]

Fuck that , we have average Game to do that, let Crooked blow out the west, thats how u bring it back