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After 5 years of waiting for the highly anticipated album Say Hi To The Bad Guy, Crooked I has officially severed all ties and legally left, Death Row Records and has inked a deal with Universal.
Rumors that Crooked I was planning to leave the label this year began when the Los Angeles-born, Long Beach-bred emcee came out with his own venture, Dynasty Entertainment/Dynasty Records.
Although at the time, he was still contracted with Death Row, reasons for his departure were unknown. Rumors that he left Death Row due to jealously over Kurupt's album Against The Grain being released first were quickly dismissed by the rapper.
"If that was the case I would have left Death Row a long time ago when Too Gangsta For Radio, Dogg Pound 2002, the Dysfunktional Family soundtrack, and the 2pac Nu Mixx Klazzics albums were released," Crooked I said. "My album was supposed to be released before all four of those albums. I don't have a jealous bone in my body."
He then went on to congratulate Kurupt on his album Against The Grain and urged fans to support the release.
The rapper who last year, along with Kurupt and Danny Boy, were helping to re-shape Death Row into a formidable force in the music industry, told AllHipHop.com that he left with no bad feelings towards CEO, Marion "Suge" Knight or Death Row Records.
"I just had to do what I had to do" Crooked I said.
Crooked I's upcoming untitled album is due later this year and will be released on his own Dynasty Records, distributed through Universal.
Source: allhiphop.com
Rumors that Crooked I was planning to leave the label this year began when the Los Angeles-born, Long Beach-bred emcee came out with his own venture, Dynasty Entertainment/Dynasty Records.
Although at the time, he was still contracted with Death Row, reasons for his departure were unknown. Rumors that he left Death Row due to jealously over Kurupt's album Against The Grain being released first were quickly dismissed by the rapper.
"If that was the case I would have left Death Row a long time ago when Too Gangsta For Radio, Dogg Pound 2002, the Dysfunktional Family soundtrack, and the 2pac Nu Mixx Klazzics albums were released," Crooked I said. "My album was supposed to be released before all four of those albums. I don't have a jealous bone in my body."
He then went on to congratulate Kurupt on his album Against The Grain and urged fans to support the release.
The rapper who last year, along with Kurupt and Danny Boy, were helping to re-shape Death Row into a formidable force in the music industry, told AllHipHop.com that he left with no bad feelings towards CEO, Marion "Suge" Knight or Death Row Records.
"I just had to do what I had to do" Crooked I said.
Crooked I's upcoming untitled album is due later this year and will be released on his own Dynasty Records, distributed through Universal.
Source: allhiphop.com
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