''Sex, Money and Hip-Hop'' is the second studio album by rapper and

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member

KXNG CROOKED Dominick Antron Wickliffe (born September 23, 1976), better known by his stage names Crooked I and Kxng Crooked, (stylised as KXNG Crooked and pronounced "King Crooked") is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is best known as a for ...

(also known as

Crooked I Dominick Antron Wickliffe (born September 23, 1976), better known by his stage names Crooked I and Kxng Crooked, (stylised as KXNG Crooked and pronounced "King Crooked") is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is best known as a for ...

). The album was released on December 16, 2014 and it was executive produced by KXNG CROOKED himself along with Mike Smith and Jonathan Hay.

Background

On November 15, 2014 during the Shady Cypher for

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, Crooked I officially announced that he was changing his name to Kxng Crooked for his upcoming release ''Sex, Money and Hip-Hop'' an album that he described as a "mixtape experience". On November 20 the first single "Freestylin' Under Oath" was released.

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reported on December 2 that

would appear on the album with the song "Total Slaughter". On December 5,

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exclusively released the song "I Can't Breathe" to raise awareness for

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. On December 15, "An Open Letter To The Internet" was released asking the fans to not leak the album online. On January 13, 2015 the video for "I Can't Breathe" was released to promote ''Sex, Money and Hip-Hop''. The album was released on

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Background

Track listing

Original album

Remastered album

References