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Crook here puns on fellow West Coast rapper Xzibit’s MTV show Pimp My Ride

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The last time a rapper rhymed “.380” and “shady”, Eminem got really upset

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Ever armed with his ready “deuce deuce”, or .22 caliber pistol, Crook says his music will have as powerful and deadly an effect on the populace as crack cocaine did during its 1984-1990 heyday

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Dynasty Entertainment, as mentioned below, is Crooked’s record label. He reps for his crew and neighborhood not by “throwing up” traditional gang hand signs, but instead by telling outsiders to fuck off, or throwing up the proverbial middle finger

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A young Crooked I was signed to Death Row Records in 1999, but an album was never released and he left the label four years later. During his time there, he collaborated with Tupac:

What two songs did you produce for Pac?

One was “Happy Home” and the other one was “Why You Hate Me”. They were good songs. I was surprised on the outcome. To do work with Tupac is honorable; Pac is legendary of course. That was a blessing. I met his mother and I went to her house in ATL and chopped it with her

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The Cristal is being popped to celebrate Crooked’s label, Dynasty Entertainment

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Crook explains that he has rap star money despite not making the kind of mainstream music that would land him on rap video shows such as BET’s Rap City, which was hosted by Dante “Big Tigger” Morgan

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A reference to Travolta’s 1997 star turn Face/Off

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Crook hopes his intended looks like actress, video star, magazine cover girl, and former Miss USA Kenya Moore

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At the 2004 Vibe Awards, Dr. Dre was attacked by a jilted fan. G-Unit’s Young Buck allegedly stabbed the assailant with a fork during the melee, but Dre was unhurt. See the whole fiasco here

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