Death Row Entertainment LLC announces Hip Hop artist Crooked I' s first solo release.
Crooked I "Hood Star" is set to hit store shelves June 15 and features 15 unreleased tracks with guest appearances by, Juvenile, Too Short, Sisqo, Danny Boy, Eastwood, Kurupt and Ray J, just to name a few.
The force behind "Hood Star" is none other than music producer (and Crooked I’s mentor) Big Hutch aka Cold 187um from the multi-platinum group Above The Law.
Big Hutch was a producer at Death Row Records in the late 90s, overseeing projects such as 2Pac's album " Until The End Of Time."
The multi talented producer works with independent artists helping them find their place in today's Hip Hop community.
Crooked I (nee Dominick Wickliffe) was a major contributor to such movie soundtracks like "Ride" and "Caught Up" where he collaborated with Hip Hop heavyweights such as Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Eastsidaz and The Luniz.
By the time Death Row signed Crooked I, this young artist had appeared on a number of compilations such as "Too Gansta For Radio," "Dysfunktional Family," "Tha Dogg Pound's 2002,' and Tupac's " Nu Mixx Klazzics."
According to his Wikipedia page, he is currently CEO of Dynasty Entertainment, which he founded, and C.O.B. Digital in addition to serving as Senior Vice President of Treacherous Records.
In 2005, Crooked I, who was once signed to Virgin Records, created an Internet buzz for himself with "Boom Boom Clap," with the video generating nearly 500,000 hits on youtube.
In 2007 his Hip Hop weekly internet series creation earned him MC with "the best shot of taking over the game" and landed him on the cover of XXL magazine in the fall of 2007.
In 2009, Crooked I, along with MC's Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden and Royce Da 5'9" created the group Slaughterhouse whose 2009 nationwide “Rock the Bells” tour was a major success.
With over 2.5 million Myspace views, 21,000 Twitter followers and over 5,000 friends on Facebook, Crooked I has proved he is a force to be reckoned with and here to stay.
Big Hutch will be available to discuss the music and the process behind Crooked I's "Hood Star.
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