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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: IM SO HOOOOOOOD on March 03, 2009, 06:27:19 PM
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Crooked I is changing up some of his music, as well as how he navigates in the streets. The apparent target of an attempted murder on Friday (February 27) in Long Beach, California, the MC wants to let all his fans know that despite rumors to the contrary, he's "good."
"Just reliving for the past couple of days, it's just been flashing in my mind over and over," Crooked revealed to MTV News, speaking in detail for the first time about the incident. "I don't know if it was somebody trying to get at me personally, or somebody was ... I don't wanna say ... set me up."
The former Death Row Records artist said he was trying to do what he normally does — grant the request of a fan — when he almost lost his life.
"Say you're walking down the street. Some dude comes up to you with a camera phone and he's like, 'Can you give a shout-out?'" Crooked explained. "You're like, 'OK,' and you're shouting the dude out. Three seconds later, somebody is shooting at you. Was dude [with the camera phone] trying to get me to stand still? Was he in on it? Was it a coincidence? I don't know. Mentally I had to fall back for a couple of days. I've been in those situations where people take shots or whatever. I'm relaxed around the hip-hop fans. I'm a very accessible dude. When dude came up and was like, 'Can you give me a shout out?' I'm like, 'Cool, what do you want me to say?' Three seconds later, I hear a noise. I [was] so far removed from the fact it can be gunshots. Then I turn around and see sparks. That's strange."
That's where Crooked stops detailing the story — he refuses to elaborate on whether the assailants' bullets actually struck him. "Where I'm from, certain things you can't talk about. It's illegal to our code and how we live."
Crooked did say that he's definitely looking forward to expressing himself through his craft, making more of what he calls "life music" — meaning everyone from all walks of life will relate to it.
"I'm gonna say real things today," he declared. "That's where my focus is. I wanna leave a body of work behind, man, that matches a Biggie, that matches a Pac. God is good. I need that body of work that has the potential to change — not the world, but a couple of people. Two, three, four million. One million. I don't care if it's only one person."
Outside the booth, though, there's a distinct chance that Crooked won't be touching as many people as he did before. At least for now.
"It just really opens your eyes, man that I'm too accessible," he said about how the shooting incident has changed him. "I'm not this rap star walking around with 30 bodyguards. I gotta really reevaluate the way I move around. I have to reevaluate that. They caught me slippin'. The first shot I didn't even think it was a gunshot. That's how relaxed I was. I thought, 'What was that?' Somebody blew a horn, that's the only reason I turned around. You have to change your life. I gotta change my movement. They're not gonna see so much of Crooked I in the hood by himself. That right there is out the door, period. Some people may not like it. At this point, I don't give a damn, because it's my life."
Crooked is currently working on a solo album, as well as group LP with a collective called Slaughterhouse. That group also consists of Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden and Royce Da 5'9". The album in the works with Bishop Lamont and Glasses Malone, No Country for Old Men, has been put on hold for now.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1606233/20090303/story.jhtml
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The album in the works with Bishop Lamont and Glasses Malone, No Country for Old Men, has been put on hold for now.
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damn, thank god dudes alive.
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DAMN HE SOUNDS SCARED AND SHOOK UP REAL TALK
i mean aite sounds like he dont roll wit security but was he alone or some shit takin a walk?
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yeah shit dont sound right what daz or snoop send one of their homies...
wow man this is fucked up good thing crooked i is good
why the fuck would someone wanna harm a humble dude like crooked
thats fucked
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I cant see that shit bein a set up, what kind of homie would stand close to the mark when the dude obviously aint got no aim. But who knows.
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I cant see that shit bein a set up, what kind of homie would stand close to the mark when the dude obviously aint got no aim. But who knows.
suge knight.
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I cant see that shit bein a set up, what kind of homie would stand close to the mark when the dude obviously aint got no aim. But who knows.
suge knight.
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touche
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wow man this is fucked up good thing crooked i is good
why the fuck would someone wanna harm a humble dude like crooked
thats fucked
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Shit is deep man... I'm just happy that he can walk away from this situation with a second chance and the ability to re-evaluate his life.
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lol he wont admit if he got shot wtf is that. sound like a publicity stunt to me.
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dude needs to get the fuck out of long beach
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HAS HE SAID WHERE THIS HAPPENED?
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HAS HE SAID WHERE THIS HAPPENED?
WHY ARE YOU TALKING IN CAPS?
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He dont sound shook,he sound suprised.But the nigga dont sound shook or scared.Now he more aware.
Now people could see why ice cube.50 cent and jay-z and them niggas dont be hanging out and being accessible.I agree crooked i was hell of accessible.we seen the nigga at a gas station in lakewood by himself.he was hell of cool.he acted like he was fans of us,he gave us major love.seen him again at the grocery store by his self with a female.He gave my cousin his number to give to me when my cousin seen him and my cousin was like u my cousin favorite rapper,he was like tell your cousin to holla at me.
So yea crooked i was hell of accessible.fucked up how some idiots gonna try to kill the nigga before alot of fans got the oppotunity to see how cool the nigga really is.
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crooked i is hella cool
the day i interviewed him, i called em up and he was honest - he was at an award show and had totally forgot about our interview scheduled
he actually left the award show early so he could knock it out with me instead of re-scheduling
hella cool guy
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damn, what a messed up world we live in
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lol he wont admit if he got shot wtf is that. sound like a publicity stunt to me.
Yes another 1
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just glad hes not hurt . whod want him dead ...wud u seriously consider suge? snoop? how deep is that beef??
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shits all bad last thing we need is to lose another gifted individual. :-\
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why do so many heads think this is hip hop related? i've been shot at before, shit like that happens when your in that environment, it seems much more realistic to me for this to either be sum random shit where heads thought he looked suspect or they were trying to rob him....
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sick of idiots in here talking about "crooked is scared" or "shook". this is life we're talking about...
also, kill this shit about randomly naming other rappers without knowing shit about the situation.
i'm real happy that crooked is safe... dude is too nice as a person and rapper to go out like that
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Glad u ok Big Crooked...
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sick of idiots in here talking about "crooked is scared" or "shook". this is life we're talking about...
also, kill this shit about randomly naming other rappers without knowing shit about the situation.
i'm real happy that crooked is safe... dude is too nice as a person and rapper to go out like that
Some people in dubcc forum can relate to that situation, many times they were standing in front of a web cam playing their favourite "killing and shooting" video game and many times were targeted, so peeps know how scared u can be in that situation. LOL
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I'm just happy he's ok.crooked is such a humble dude why would anyone want to kill him?
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So what if he sounds shook or scared ???
I bet you would sound shook if you got shot at. I would
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lol he wont admit if he got shot wtf is that. sound like a publicity stunt to me.
smh you still alive
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why do so many heads think this is hip hop related? i've been shot at before, shit like that happens when your in that environment, it seems much more realistic to me for this to either be sum random shit where heads thought he looked suspect or they were trying to rob him....
+5 for not having your head up your ass like 75% of dubcc. This had nothing to do with his petty beef with Snoop or his nonexistent beef with the irrelevant Suge Knight. Some of you are so quick to say some shit about stuff that is thousands and thousands of miles away from you physically and unfortunately what you fuckheads say can still start extremely false rumors about shit you know nothing about. I'm not saying I'm an all out source for info on the streets but I don't pretend to be and don't be makin up stupid assumptions. So really you should just take what is given to you for what it is worth and move on with your life.
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Glad crook is doin good,
life is a precious thing, ofcourse he'd be shook up,
gettin shot is a scary thing,
i remember gettin shot at and hearin them bullets
fly right over my head, it was a tripp,
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Shit is deep man... I'm just happy that he can walk away from this situation with a second chance and the ability to re-evaluate his life.
Are you only saying that because Crooked I said it?
j/p
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what goes to my mind is, who are these dudes??? i mean they will get what they deserve...
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crookeds just reaping what he sows! nobody shoots at someone that orchastrated for no reason, and i would believe that people behind snoop are responsible for it,... crookeds been running his mouth and talking recklessly and now hes experienced the reality of his actions,..
so hes been rapping for 15+ years, been on 4+ labels, currently signed and he has no album or singles, so this situation is currently the highlight of his career
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Good to hear he's okay.
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They made this big ass commotion like dude was fucked up. He just got shot at sure its an unforunate situation and sadly this is an everyday occurance in black & hispanic neighborhoods across america but he just got shot at.
Lol at people throwing out snoop and dazs name.
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Bottom line, dude is still alive. I'm sure he'll think twice before stepping out the door from now on. Shit is mad out there in L.A.
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Bottom line, dude is still alive. I'm sure he'll think twice before stepping out the door from now on. Shit is mad out there in L.A.
lol you think hes just gonna stay inside his house
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crooked i is hella cool
the day i interviewed him, i called em up and he was honest - he was at an award show and had totally forgot about our interview scheduled
he actually left the award show early so he could knock it out with me instead of re-scheduling
hella cool guy
man thats dope
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crooked i is hella cool
the day i interviewed him, i called em up and he was honest - he was at an award show and had totally forgot about our interview scheduled
he actually left the award show early so he could knock it out with me instead of re-scheduling
hella cool guy
man thats dope
That's mad respectful.
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lol @ all the comments implying snoop/dpg had something to do with it, why would they wanna hurt him?? cause he dropped a few lines to snoop??
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"in my city crooked is biggie" - crooked i
ya fuckin right your biggie gonna get shot like biggie too!! lol...
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"in my city crooked is biggie" - crooked i
ya fuckin right your biggie gonna get shot like biggie too!! lol...
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I hope that made more sense in your head.
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"in my city crooked is biggie" - crooked i
ya fuckin right your biggie gonna get shot like biggie too!! lol...
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this wasnt funny
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just found this on xxl: I don't know if it's been posted here, but whatever.
urther clearing up the speculation surrounding his involvement in an alleged shooting, Crooked I confirmed in an interview with MTV News yesterday (March 3) that he was in fact the intended victim.
“It’s deeper than rap,” said an unnerved Crooked. [Watch Below] Detailing the incident, which took place last Friday (Feb. 27) in Long Beach, CA, he says a fan that may or may not have tried to set him up had approached him.
“When dude came up [with a camera phone] and was like, ‘Can you give me a shout out?’ I’m like, ‘Cool, what do you want me to say,’” he recalled. “Three seconds later, I hear a noise. I [was] so far removed from the fact it can be gunshots. Then I turn around and see sparks. That’s strange.”
The West Coast rapper, who up to that point described himself as being very “accessible,” admitted that he must now re-evaluate his close proximity to the public. “They’re not gonna see so much of Crooked I in the ‘hood by himself,” he revealed. “That right there is out the door, period. Some people may not like it. At this point, I don’t give a damn, because it’s my life.”
Looking forward to a looming Slaughterhouse album, Crooked’s focus is back on music, telling MTV, “I wanna leave a body of work behind, man, that matches a Biggie, that matches a ‘Pac,” he shared. “God is good. I need that body of work that has the potential to change —not the world, but a couple of people. Two, three, four million. One million. I don’t care if it’s only one person.”
On a new Slaughterhouse track, that the group reportedly recorded last night, Crooked also addressed the shooting. On the song, titled “Fight Club,” he spits, “Now you asking me where the incident took place. Don’t check the internet check hoodspace/ you dealing with some intelligent creatures/ I’ll touch guns I draw with telekinesis.”
Oh and there's a video:
http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=39326
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Now Crooked I will understand why nigga like snoop can't go back in the hood!
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"Where I'm from, certain things you can't talk about. It's illegal to our code and how we live."
Haha, what a fool..
Saying he can't really speak on this ALLEGED shooting, except a whole bunch of irrelevant stuff that doesn't reveal or explain anything at all.
Instead he tries to create a mysterious gangsta-persona aura around himself, leaving room for the same inevitable questions to be asked over and over again, thus creating the headlines and internet talk/buzz he's obviously seeking.. which leads me to the question/thought:
lol he wont admit if he got shot wtf is that. sound like a publicity stunt to me.
He tryina make the most of it for sure, but then again, most rappers probably would.
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If he had been killed an album prob would have come out, glad he wasnt though !
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STR8 UP JOME
"Where I'm from, certain things you can't talk about. It's illegal to our code and how we live."
Haha, what a fool..
Saying he can't really speak on this ALLEGED shooting, except a whole bunch of irrelevant stuff that doesn't reveal or explain anything at all.
Instead he tries to create a mysterious gangsta-persona aura around himself, leaving room for the same inevitable questions to be asked over and over again, thus creating the headlines and internet talk/buzz he's obviously seeking.. which leads me to the question/thought:
lol he wont admit if he got shot wtf is that. sound like a publicity stunt to me.
He tryina make the most of it for sure, but then again, most rappers probably would.
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Crooked I, just finally found away to get a buzz. Publicity Stunt!!!!
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LOl if it was a publicity stunt then we would see his video on bet,mtv & Boss In Stores,I-tunes...
Crooked is not like other rappers who talkes behind somebody and then hide behind his fuckin bodyguards...lol. Crooked is A Real Dude and everybody knows that,but you´re all haterz and homothugs.
So Kill That Noise now-.-
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Fuck him. I mean, if the shit really did go down....im glad he aint dead. But on some real shit, i dont know the dude. If I got shot tomorrow, you think Crooked gonna give a fuck? lol Hell naw.
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Fuck him. I mean, if the shit really did go down....im glad he aint dead. But on some real shit, i dont know the dude. If I got shot tomorrow, you think Crooked gonna give a fuck? lol Hell naw.
do you know him??? if not why he should give a fuck about you???
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Fuck him. I mean, if the shit really did go down....im glad he aint dead. But on some real shit, i dont know the dude. If I got shot tomorrow, you think Crooked gonna give a fuck? lol Hell naw.
do you know him??? if not why he should give a fuck about you???
Then you get where im comin from...
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thats fucked up,,, get well soon