3X Krazy
3X Krazy (pronounced 3-Times Crazy) was an American hip hop group formed in Oakland, California in 1994. The group consisted of members Keak da Sneak, B.A. and Agerman. History Founding 3X Krazy was formed in 1994 and was signed to Str8 Game Records. Prior to the formation of 3X Krazy, Agerman and Keak da Sneak were a duo known as Dual Committee. As Dual Committee, they received their first record deal with AWOL Records. Although an album was never released under AWOL Records, Dual Committee appeared on two songs on fellow label-mate C-Bo's second release, ''The Autopsy''. After parting ways with AWOL, B.A.aka Lamore Jacks (then known as Bart AKA Mr Kamikaze) joined the group and 3X Krazy was formed. 1995-2003 The group's debut EP ''Sick-O'' was released in 1995, and although not a commercial success, the group still managed to attract the attention of a major record label, Virgin Records who signed the group in 1996. 3X Krazy's only released for Virgin was 1997's '' Stackin Chi ...
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Gangsta Rap
Gangsta rap or gangster rap, initially called reality rap, emerged in the mid- to late 1980s as a controversial hip-hop subgenre whose lyrics assert the culture and values typical of American street gangs and street hustlers. Many gangsta rappers flaunt associations with real street gangs, like the Crips and Bloods. Gangsta rap's pioneers Ice-T in 1986, and especially N.W.A in 1988 and the rise of Tupac Amaru Shakur in 1992. In 1992, via record producer Dr. Dre, rapper Snoop Dogg, and their G-funk sound, gangsta rap took the rap genre's lead and became mainstream, popular music. Gangsta rap has been recurrently accused of promoting disorderly conduct and broad criminality, especially assault, homicide, and drug dealing, as well as misogyny, promiscuity, and materialism. Gangsta rap's defenders have variously characterized it as artistic depictions but not literal endorsements of real life in American ghettos, or suggested that some lyrics voice rage against social oppression ...
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West Coast Hip Hop
West Coast hip hop is a regional genre of hip hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast region of the United States. West Coast hip hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during the early to-mid 1990s with the birth of G-funk and the emergence of record labels such as Suge Knight and Dr. Dre's Death Row Records, Ice Cube's Lench Mob Records and the continued success of Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, and others. History Early years Several events laid the foundations for West Coast hip hop, long before the emergence of West Coast rappers such as Mellow Man Ace, Too Short, Kid Frost, Ice-T and Eazy-E—or even before the emergence of rap itself. According to Syd Caesar, "a cataclysmic event helped give rise to it out West: the Watts riots of 1965." In 1967, Budd Schulberg founded a creative space in Los Angeles entitled Watts Writers Workshop, intended to help the people of the Watts neighborhood and provide a place ...
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Immortalized (3X Krazy Album)
''Immortalized'' is the second album by 3X Krazy. It was released on June 22, 1999 for Big Block Records and Champeli Entertainment and featured production from Tone Capone, Big Deion, DJ Daryll, One Drop Scott and Numskull. Track listing #"The Real" (featuring Suga Bear, Reddy B & Lil Dank) – 5:26 #"The Sickness" – 3:52 #"Bad Boyz" (featuring Burnie & Mob Figaz) – 5:24 #"Friday" – 3:54 #"Pimp Till I Can't Breath" (featuring Eternal) – 4:35 #"Maria" – 5:44 #"Kaviealstars" (featuring C-Bo, Otis & Shug) – 4:04 #"Eliminations" – 4:23 #"Death Call" – 4:18 #"Bloodrush" – 4:25 #"Reactions" – 4:52 #"Immortalize" (featuring Mob Figaz) – 4:58 #"Panties-Na-Knot" (featuring Swoop G & 2 Scoops) – 4:31 #"Murder & Kamikaze" (featuring Swoop G & Eklipze) – 4:03 #"Fuck Wit Dis" (featuring Lil Tigger) – 4:28 #"Gaffled Remix" (featuring 2Pac Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makave ...
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Dual Committee
''Dual Committee'' is an album by 3X Krazy members Keak da Sneak and Agerman under the name Dual Committee. It was released March 21, 2000 on Moe Doe Records and was produced by Ant Banks, E-A-Ski & CMT, Rick Rock Ricardo Thomas, also known as Rick Rock, is an American record producer originally from Montgomery, Alabama and based in Fairfield, California. He is a founding member of the former rap group Cosmic Slop Shop and the Federation with fellow ra ..., Alonzo Jackson, Mike Sexton and Tone Capone. 3X Krazy member B.A. did not participate in the recording. Track listing #"Intro" - 2:03 #"Your Friends" - 4:04 #"Can't Stop It" - 3:58 #"Dedicated" - 3:51 #"Believe It" - 4:01 #"Skit" - 0:10 #"R. S." (Hi-Tech Version) - 4:13 #"Hit the Gas Again" - 4:26 #"Bring the Pain" - 4:35 #"Outro" - 1:02 3X Krazy albums 2000 albums Albums produced by Ant Banks {{2000-hiphop-album-stub ...
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Yukmouth
Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born October 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is an American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment. He is a member of Thug Lordz with C-Bo. Career Yukmouth is a member of the rap duo Luniz, along with Numskull. Luniz recorded the weed anthem, " I Got 5 on It". Yukmouth signed a solo record deal at J-Prince's Rap-a-Lot Records, releasing four albums. His double album debut on the label, entitled '' Thugged Out: The Albulation'', went gold. Under his own label, Smoke-a-Lot Records, he has released DVDs and compilation albums, such as the ''United Ghettos of America'' series. Smoke-A-Lot Yukmouth is CEO of Smoke-A-Lot, which is distributed by Rap-a-Lot Records. The label is home to established artists such as Luniz, Dru Down, Thug Lordz (Yukmouth, C-Bo and Spice 1), The Regime, and Yukmouth himself. Godzilla Entertainment Godzilla Entertainme ...
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3X Krazy Albums
3X or 3-X may refer to: *Three times or thrice * 3X Krazy, American hip-hop group *Yeah 3x, single by Chris Brown *Windows 3.x * ArcView 3.x * Windows NT 3.x * IBM System/3X *3X, IATA code for Japan Air Commuter *3X or XXX, a reference to the municipal flag of Amsterdam* *HTV-3X, see DARPA Falcon Project *''Look 3X''; see ''Look Look Look'' *Alberta Highway 3X; see List of Alberta provincial highways *Saab 9-3X, a model of Saab 9-3 *SEV-3X, a model of Seversky SEV-3 See also * X3 (other) *XXX (other) XXX may refer to: Codes and symbols * 30 (number), Roman numeral XXX * XXX, designating pornography ** XXX, an X rating ** .xxx, an internet top-level domain intended for pornographic sites * XXX, a symbol of the straight edge lifestyle * XXX, ...