Crooked I
Contrary to popular belief, Crooked I didnt just burst onto the scene a few years agothough as of late the Long Beach rapper has garnered plenty of publicity for his success with Interscope-signed supergroup Slaughterhouse. In reality, it took more than a decade of mixtapes, industry politics and record dealsincluding stints on Virgins now-defunct NooTrybe imprint and Suge Knights notorious Death Row Recordsfor the MC to put out a proper project of his own. But regardless of the medium, his bareknuckle bars over hard-hitting snares get across a very clear point: Me and you aint the same, but you knew that. Crooked Is place in the West Coast hip-hop canon may not be solidified, but its well on its way. With Jay Barz, Havi Blaze, DJ Swervewon. NICK FELDMAN
Sun., April 3, 8 p.m., 2011
