“Fin.” – Crooked I Hip-Hop Weekly #52
AUDIO By TSSCrew on April 3, 2008 at 7:47 pmWords By Contraâ„¢
“If nothing else, this series stands as what?…Proof!”
From the jump, I was not at all approving of the whole idea of a weekly freestyle from Crooked I. I had two main problems. Firstly, much as I did like Crook as a rapper, I had never heard him do anything consistently enough and was adamant that after week 5 he would begin becoming repetitive and redundant, adding him to my already overcrowded shitlist. Secondly, I was sure he would tire the audience out before week 11 was up.
As expected, I have met a select skeptic population who are intensely fatigued of this man’s weekly drops. But I’ve met so many more that have found a new favorite rapper, and developed a new ritual centered around his Wednesday visits.
I hopped on the HHW train around week 40. After he killed “Takeover,” I was consciously looking out for a re-up of his product.
So before this even dropped on Skee, I had already began drafting a brief farewell. Much as I was impressed by his regular savage verse massacres, I saw this as an end to the Crooked era. I was about to doff my Kangol, spill some brew, turn my back and walk away…
Then I heard the concept behind this last 10 minute installment; a homage to all the greats that passed away, with the theme “Hip-Hop is not dead.” For a man as braggadocious as he, the choice of exit was as respectful and humble as the most critical of us would expect.
I decided not to wave goodbye just yet.
I could care less what anyone else thinks. Crooked I, you my good man, have won my respect. For showing tenacity that many lack, developing stamina many don’t culture over the lengthiest of careers, and for maintaining a level head all through it. You’ve shown potency and potential in a barren infertile wasteland of an industry.
This series, great as it is, is merely a platform and by no means an accreditation of any sorts. Crooked, you have our ears, and some of our hearts. Measure your next steps quite carefully, sir. You could fall off the stage as quickly as you got on it.
Crooked I – Hip-Hop Weekly #52
Added Bonus
Crooked I – Hip-Hop Weekly (Weeks 1 To 52)
Props to Sherm for the assist.
Posted in AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC — Tags: Crooked I, freestyle, west coast
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http://www.aspektz.com for new crooked i ft aspektz
Madonna feat Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes [Video Clip]
http://newsongz.blogspot.com/2008/04/madonna-feat-justin-timberlake-4.html
Crooked I is now officially in the history books.
He made a song a week, pro bono…for the love…he may have written most or all of his rhymes, but he “free”styled for a YEAR, goddammit. Unprecedented.
He kept it fresh and consistently dope. He had heads anticipating what he was gonna do next.
He gets props for rhyming over “Smells Like Teen Spirit”…that took me by surprise…very classy to pay homage to passed/past legends
very dope mixtape: DJ Sean G Presents Lever 2008 – Hosted By Pacific Division
song selection is on point and covers a broad spectrum of current flavors…
http://www.zshare.net/download/9995795579aa34/
Crooked I is now officially official!
He’s official like a ref’s whistle
anyone have a .rar or .zip of the whole series? I’ve got most of them, but I’d rather have it all in one package now that it’s done, you know? I’m not the biggest Crooked fan, but that was a badass run.
There’s a few blogs like NahRight & 2DopeBoyz that have a link to ALL the previous installments, just not neatly zipped up in one file
@ Be Lund – HHW # 1-52 (1 link):
http://www.sendspace.com/file/t1rjmu
^ Props I was just working on uppin’ them all.
just got done listenin to that joint…wooooooooooow
You could fall off the stage as quickly as you got on
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Well put, Contra-
The fickle impatiently await your next move.
thanks Sherm
Lil Boosie – “Da Beginning” mixtape: http://sharebee.com/c06ec6f2
props sherm
no prob yall
Duke Da God presents Harlem Classics:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/701c5f/
a mixtape/compilation of Dipset material…
01. What’s Really Good (OG Version) (feat. Cam’ron, Jim Jones) 05:06
02. Halftime Show (feat. Cam’ron) 02:32
03. You’re Gonna Love Me (feat. Juelz Santana) 04:23
04. Shut The Fuck Up (feat. Cam’ron) 03:37
05. Questions (feat. Jim Jones) 01:43
06. Royalty (Crown Me) (feat. Juelz Santana, Cam’ron, T.I.) 05:24
07. Your Way (feat. J.R. Writer & Cam’ron) 03:00
08. The Answer (feat. Juelz Santana) 02:23
09. New Season (feat. Cam’ron) 01:04
10. Did U Miss Me? (feat. Juelz Santana) 02:50
11. Don’t Fool With The Dips (feat. J.R. Writer, Hell Rell) 04:09
12. 145th & Broadway (feat. Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, S.A.S.) 04:30
13. Cali Love (feat. Cam’ron) 01:41
14. Hold The Fuck Up (feat. Juelz Santana & DJ Clue) 03:44
15. The Slaughter (feat. Cam’ron) 01:00
16. Uhh Ahh (feat. Hell Rell) 04:00
17. You Oughta Know (feat. Juelz Santana, Cam’ron) 03:52
18. Magic (feat. J.R. Writer)) 03:44
19. From Bottom To Top (feat. Juelz Santana, Celph Titled) 03:54
20. Dreamer 03:05
21. Around My Way (feat. Jim Jones) 04:27
22. Long Time Coming (feat. Cam’ron & Juelz Santana) 05:06
Good Look on the Crooked! i been refusing to download on a weekly basis, waitin on that full set. Got a lot of listenin to look forward to.
*proceeds to grab that Boosie*
its good to see dude gettin shine.
*Follows in gotty’s footsteps*
*turns a deaf ear to haters*
the beats were always on point and crooked always came hard week after week… very impressive…
crooked i is the man…4/17/20/27/32/39/45/ are probably my favourites but the whole shit is crazy
the 52 is rediculous though
52 is Rickey Retardo.
Yo, He tombstoned 52.
I got tired of him by November. The weeklys are still good but the content is usually the same. The idea got hella stale. What’s the difference between him and anyone else? Should we really be giving him credit for acting stupid on the mic every week? It isn’t that hard to come up w/bars weekly. At times he was just reporting the news from the week and making a stupid rhyme about it. And his showy tributes (remember Veterans Day?) were actually funny to me.
Oh, I forgot I couldn’t wait for Crook to stop. It’s like I want songs from an artist but I want real songs not regular “freestyles”. As much as he’s helped himself over the year, I still consider him at ground zero.
“What’s the difference between him and anyone else?”
geee…where do we start?!
crooked is one of the best mc’s ever! the man can rhyme and flow in any style he wants, on whatever beat he wants. and he makes it sound good…hes so versatile its ridiculous…delivery, flow, punches, off beat flow, double time…it goes on and on