Crooked I Pushes Back Mixtape; Links Up With DJ Skee

[Lil Jay]

full article @ www.westcoast2k.net


Crooked I is preparing to make his anticipated return with his new mixtape "Young Boss Vol. 2". Crooked I originally planned to release the follow up to last year's Volume 1 today, November 15th, but there was a last minute delay that came up. Crook decided to push it back for a specific reason, cause the Young Boss reached out to DJ Skee to host the mixtape, which put a delay of a few days in the project.

Crooked I hit up West Coast 2k to discuss the exact reasons for the delay, as well as other details on the mixtape.

"The mixtape is ready to go," Crooked I told West Coast 2k. "but I decided that I wanted somebody to host it. So I put it in my man DJ Skee's hands, and he did his thing to it after I finished it up. The mixtape was scheduled to drop today, but that was only a tentative date though. That wasn't a date in concrete, cause once we lost the entire mixtape from the hard drive we didn't know exactly when we were gonna put it out. I was thinking around the 15th, but that was only tentative. Right now I'm just waiting on it getting finished pressed up. I'm figuring it will be done in about a week to 10 days till it's pressed up."

Being a label owner, Crooked I has obviously more to take care of than just recording music in the studio. Some fans may not be aware that the Dynasty CEO is involved in every step and process of getting his project released.

"I know sometimes it takes a little while, but people gotta understand that we're a independent company man. This is not no phony lil' label imprint deal that I got. I got a real record company, it's really independent, we have our office, we got a staff, and we work our ass off. We not like a big machine like other labels where you make a mixtape and then I'm on to the next project, while the others have to go and get it pressed up, put in the money, and make the phone calls. But it's not like that, I have to do it all. We're trying to pump it out as big as the big boys do, but they just gotta give us a little more time. And I swear it's gonna be more quality anyway." Crooked I continued.

When asked about the material and lyrical content of the "Young Boss Vol. 2" mixtape, Crooked I said:

"It ain't just a average mixtape, it's all original music on there so it's more like an underground album. It's definitely a hot project, I think people will find something on there that they can really get down with. And I'm totally speaking my mind. Some songs are considered political, cause I'm not just a rapper that wants to just rap about club life all the fucking time. The whole mixtape got different looks on it. I got tracks like "Rap 101" which is teaching rappers about the art of MCing. I got another one called "Home" which is one of my personal favorites because it tells you no matter how crazy it is in the ghetto, this is home for us. I got another one which is a letter to the homies in the penitentiaries. So the whole thing is a banger. Cause see, alot of cats on the West are arguing over who's the King on the West. But in they songs they talking about a whole lot of stuff that nobody cares about." Crooked I told West Coast 2k.


Crooked I left a message for all his fans telling everybody to look out for the mixtape. You can check that out by clicking on the link below:


» Crooked I - Message To All The Fans


To read the full article on Crooked I and the situation on the "Young Boss Vol. 2" mixtape, click here.

[Tha G In Deee]

Big thanks for tha update...I'm still gonna buy it & it's good to hear he got DJ Skee on it...

[SlickPants]

dj skee, yeah!  offhand, does anyone have the hookup with some older good crooked i mixtapes?  i've got a few songs from him but i've been kinda sleeping on dude.

[Darksider]

 

[Woodrow]

Dope! Now we get to wait another week so we can get a mixtape with "DJ SKEEEEE EXCLUSIVE" tags on it!

Oh well, It kinda sucks, but fuck it, if it's better for Crooked I, the I'm all for it.

[Low Key]

I'd rather just have the mixtape without an annoying ass DJ ruining the tracks with some played out echo machine.

[QCDutch]

What a surprise! Crooked not releasing something the date it was supposed to
I'll still buy it tho

[mauzip]

Crooked I originally planned to release the follow up to last year's Volume 1 today, November 15th, but there was a last minute delay that came up.

Didn't see that coming... Don't get me wrong, I think Crooked I is one of the best rappers out there at the moment, but I'm tired of all the waiting.

[SlickPants]

yo what are some good crooked I mixtapes to check out?

[Lil Jay]

I'd rather just have the mixtape without an annoying ass DJ ruining the tracks with some played out echo machine.

he's not really screaming on songs like that. all of Game's mixtape have been fine to me... this will only help Crooked as far as promotion goes

[Intriago33]

yo what are some good crooked I mixtapes to check out?

He's released two mixtapes in the past - Westcoasanostra & Young Boss Vol1. He has a host of unreleased tracks, if you want something in particular hit me up.

I'm a little dissapointed about the news, but I can wait another two weeks. If it benefits Crooked I's promotion before Boss Music then it's worth waiting for.

[Bigg $amo]

quit making mixtapes and drop a fukin cd!

[ABN]

DJ Skee=best mixtape dj on the west coast, and iŽd be very surprised if he doesnŽt pick up an award at next yearŽs Justo Awards.

[D1G1T4L]

what does Dj Skee do in the first place? besides tagging the tracks?

[ToOoOoN!!!]

quit making mixtapes and drop a fukin cd!