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Crooked I

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Birth Name: Dominick Wickliffe

Label: Virgin Records (1995 - 1998)

Website: http://www.westcoastdynasty.com

Genre: Gangsta Rap

Alias: Crooked, I,, Crooked, Intriago,, and, Al, Sharp-Tongue

Representin': Long Beach, California

Dominick Wickliffe, better known by his stage name Crooked I is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. The name "Crooked I" comes from the malt liquor beverage St. Ides, whose logo has a crooked letter "I" on the label. The "I" also stands for Intriago, an adopted gangster moniker common amongst hip hop MC's like Nas (aka Escobar) and The Notorious B.I.G. (aka Frank White). Crooked I is currently CEO of his own record label, Dynasty Entertainment, and Senior Vice President of Treacherous Records. Before he became his own boss, he was also signed to Virgin Records, and most notably, Death Row Records, where he spent four years working under the infamous Suge Knight.…Read full biography

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American Gangster

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New music from Ya Boy, Crooked I and N.O Capo off September 7th’s Western Hospitality 7 mixtape

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Crooked I - The Making of Hip Hop Weekly 52

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Behind the scenes with Crooked I and DJ Skee for the making of the HHW 52 The Finale

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acemobsoldier

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— 5 months ago

keep bringing dem fire hip hop weekly's...............

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Wiz10l

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— 5 months ago

Reponsbiel for 52 weeks of FIRE!

This guy is single handedly bringin' back the west lyrically and creatively.

I'm impressed...he's definitely made me a believer!

~Be Eazy!

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Blutiful

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— 4 months ago

fuccin best in da fuccin new west homeboi

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dutch ryder

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dutch ryder
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— 3 months ago

keep up the weeklys
i love it
you a monster crooked

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Visto D Brasco

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Visto D Brasco
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— 3 months ago

Crooked mixtapes are crazy sicc u dont have to skip a trac cuz he b on point with da beats he chooses to spit on....

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CrookedDon
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— 2 months ago

Nigga is makeing History...And hes is the best in da west...

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rodjilius
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— about 1 month ago

no more hip hop weekly's i hope dat means he'll drop dat BOSS album

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Jim Get Em
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— about 1 month ago

Cant wait till this nigga drop boss

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Lil G
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— 27 days ago

COB is a real shit , hiphop weekly 52 it was a BOOM

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phillyrap42
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— 25 days ago

this guy is sick 4 real

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4ThOuGhT
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NOBODY has ever done what this dude did..... NOBODY! Bear witness....... He's comin........

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