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3.7 ( 22 total votes )
Crooked I - First Time
Artist: Crooked I
Producer: Crooked I
Album: Unreleased
Label: Treacherous/Dynasty Music Group
Slaughterhouse alumnus and unstoppable west coast representer Crooked I is knee deep in a freestyle series that features Crooked going in over some…let’s say…unexpected beats. Well, today Crook’s hit freestyle gold with First Time, at least for us ‘80s babies who remember slow dancing to Shai’s classic r&b single If I Ever Fall in Love. While Shai’s smoothly hypnotizing a cappella vocals provide the track’s backing (along with some beatboxing from the man himself), Crook improbably uses First Time to drop one of his most autobiographically unflinching tracks ever, touching on the hard times he’s gone through, and is still going through: “The experiences I had influence the sh*t that I write…the pen and the pad wake me up in the middle of the night.” In other words, to know his music is to know him, so listen closely. First Time isn’t part of an official project, but something tells me Crooked’s freestyle work is far from done. You’ll just have to keep it locked for more.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on March 8, 2010
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 272 |
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i heard this over the weekend and i thought it was so creative...specially with the beat boxing beat with that old sample of shai...and the verses are cool ass hell...Crooked I is here with this one...nothing extraordinary special but creativity is def. there...med. rotation...
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2010 |
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Crooked I continues to impress as we flip the calender into a new year. This Shai single is one of my favorites from the early 90s R&B boom and he works his beat boxing skills and rhymes over it perfectly. Never thought it would happen and that is what makes it dope.
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2010 |
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Production is definitely creative. You wont here too many songs like this. Crooked I comes hard over the beat, and even though it's short the song fits together.
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2010 |
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I wasn't sure about the beat at first.. and once Crooked merked it, it sounded sick. That just shows what Crooked I can do.
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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Sound like mixtape/freestyle cut to me.
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2010 |
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that shai part came in and took me by major surprise!!! WOW. it totally adds to this song. 3.5 stars. rounding up!
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2010 |
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lol i love the john holt samples and beat boxing used in this track which makes this track so creative.I also think crooked i is extremely talent since his rhymes punch line and hooks actually tell a story that i think will take him far.
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2010 |
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An unconventional backdrop, but it ends up as a legit backdrop for Crooked-I to unload on. Though, at times, it also distract from the words rapped.
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2010 |
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Yo! This is one of those tracks where from the second I heard the beat I just had an "oh shit" moment! Shia definitely brings back some (good) memories, and Crooked killed the vocals. What more could you ask for?
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2010 |
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He killed it, but I'm not a huge fan of the beat and anyone else notice he smoking the cigar the wrong way.
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2010 |
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Love the song flip here; beatbox is sick
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2010 |
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I think crooked always kills it, however I think he is a bit off on this track. It’s still a lot better than most rappers, I just expect better.
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2010 |
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| Posted on Mar 04, 2010 |
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Wasn't sure when I first heard the beat but like always crooked i kills it. Does anyone know where to find the rest of this freestyle series?
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| Posted on Mar 04, 2010 |
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like a lot of the other booth members, the beat had me confused at the start but by the end of the track i certainly was digging it. crooked was straight fire on this, his rhymes were solid and i just really enjoyed it
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| Posted on Mar 04, 2010 |
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I think he leading da way to become the new west coast KING!!!!
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| Posted on Mar 05, 2010 |
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tack out the ooo daddo
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2010 |
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WiSH THERE WOULD OF BEEN SOME REAL iNSTRUMENTALS BUT THE WORDS WERE SO FiREY i COULD RATE iT ANY LESS!
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| Posted on Mar 07, 2010 |
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SLAUGHTERHOUSE! Crook may be the best lyricist from the West ever.
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| Posted on Mar 09, 2010 |
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Oh Shit!! This is nuts!!
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