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'', March 2001, p. 80 better known by his

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Craig G, is an American

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. He is perhaps best known as one of the members of hip hop producer

Marley Marl Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962), better known by his stage name Marley Marl, is an American DJ, record producer, rapper and record label founder, primarily operating in hip hop music. Marlon grew up in Queensbridge housing projects ...

Cold Chillin' Records Cold Chillin' Records was a record label that released music during the golden age of hip hop from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. A producer-and-crew label founded by manager Tyrone Williams and run by Len Fichtelberg (d. November 4, 2010), ...

group

Juice Crew The Juice Crew was an American hip hop collective made up largely of Queensbridge, New York-based artists in the mid-to-late 1980s. Founded by radio DJ Mr. Magic, and housed by Tyrone Williams' record label Cold Chillin' Records, the Juice Cre ...

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, retrieved 2011-01-27 He recorded the single "Shout Rap" with Marley Marl in 1985 at 12 years old and in 1988 recorded "

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" with Juice Crew described by

as "a landmark moment in the evolution of hardcore rap". He was then signed by

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who released two albums, in 1989 and 1991, with little promotion After his experience with Atlantic his career went quiet for much of the 1990s although later in the decade he regained popularity with underground rap fans. He released another album in 2003 on D&D Records '' This Is Now!!!'' featuring collaborations with

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and

Da Beatminerz Da Beatminerz are a hip-hop production crew from Bushwick, Brooklyn, and are known for their dark, gritty sound that is very popular with the underground hip-hop scene. History The crew, originally composed of brothers Mr. Walt (born June 2, 19 ...

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Career

Craig G was a leading freestyle

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per memorably battling

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on several occasions,DiPasquale, Cara & Karnopp, Kris (2003) "Craig G's battle for relevance", ''

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'', May 20, 2003, p. 29 and in the early 2000s wrote and coordinated the battle verses used by

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and his opponents in the film '' 8 Mile''. The next year he wrote the character Dangerous' lyrics in

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's feature film ''

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'', June 7, 2003, p. 23, retrieved 2011-01-27 His battle with fellow battle rapper

was a subject of the 2005 documentary '' Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme''. In 2008, he was part of a reunited Juice Crew performing at the A3C Hip Hop Festival in

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.Juice Crew Reunites at the A3C Hip Hop Festival
, Hip-Hop Elements, March 10, 2008, retrieved 2011-01-27 In 2012 he released his fourth solo album ''Ramblings Of An Angry Old Man''. He was recording an as yet to be titled E.P. With Da Beatminerz Craig G dropped his fifth LP titled ''I Rap & Go Home'' on June 3, 2016. He recently leaked music from the project online Craig G new project the fragile ego will release September 4, 2020

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Group albums

Collaborative albums

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

Guest appearances

, 2018 , ”Duże Miasto” , Gorzki & Soyka , '' Kontrawersja'' , 2022 , "Summertime" , Specifik , ''The Triple3 Effect'' , 2022 , "Get Em" , Specifik , ''Get Em 7"''

References

Notes

Citations

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Craig G 1973 births Living people Rappers from New York City People from Queens, New York African-American male rappers 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people Juice Crew members