Crooked I Creates Management Company With Industry Vets
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 9:21 AM
By Roman Wolfe
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Crooked I will wear two hats as a rapper and now a CEO, with the launch of Nothing But Music Entertainment Group, a joint venture with Kim “Coniyac” P (Doggy’s Angles) and business manager Shawndel “Jazzy D.” Rosa.
The music production/artist development entertainment company will specialize in image consultation, marketing, management and digital video/film/music/DVD distribution.
NBM Entertainment’s goal is to harness the years of various experiences each one of the proprietors has gathered throughout the years.
"Coniyac, Jazzy and I have put together one of the most powerful new music production company's based in the West" Crooked I told AllHipHop.com in a statement. "And we all possess the tools to make a dynamic impact in the industry."
As a member of Doggy’s Angels, Coniyac was signed to Snoop Dogg’s DoggHouse imprint, which was distributed by TVT Records. The success of Doggy’s Angels’ award-winning single “Baby If Your Ready” helped Coniyac learn a number of lessons in the industry, in addition to preparing her for her own venture to help new acts.
"Our company provides endless avenues for everyone we represent, and we focus on creating beneficial opportunities in this industry,” Coniyac stated.
Shawndel “Jazzy D.” Rosa is the President of Blu Division Music Group and also manages Cash Money/Universal rapper Glasses Malone.
“Our mission at NBM is to provide excellent and unsurpassed management representation for musical artists and producers,” Jazzy D. said. “We feel that such representation is lacking overall in the music industry and we are out to make a difference by giving our roster of artists the best guidance possible through our committed staff."
NBM Entertainment is currently expanding their brand by hosting showcases and industry conferences.
For more information on NBM visit www.nothinbutmusicent.com.
From AllHipHop.com
http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/01/27/22108767.aspx
Crooked I Speaks on Next Slaughterhouse LP, Tour & More
01.09.10 | by Andres Tardio
After releasing one of the most anticipated albums of last year and dropping a touted debut with Slaughterhouse, fans seemed poised for a second album from the group. Now, they are heading overseas before they unveil their second album to the masses. HipHopDX caught up with Crooked I to speak on the crew's next project and their European tour.
As some may know, the first Slaughterhouse album was completed in a time crunch. The group really turned it around in a short time due to those time constraints. Now, they are poised to take some more time with this next effort, something Crooked feels may help. He also said he'd like more "introspective" cuts on the album, somewhat like "Rain Drops."
"I just think that first Slaughterhouse album, there was a time factor. But, I think we were so happy and revived in our careers that we were like a machine. We went in there knocked joints out. Now, we’ve grown together even closer and we know how we work. I think it’s going to be a step higher, without a doubt."
"I’d like to get some introspective joints, some more personal joints," he said when he was asked what he'd like to hear on it. "My vote would be a couple more of those types of joints. It’s going to be way more addictive than the first one."
Assuring us that his bags were already packed for Europe, Crooked said he's excited about the upcoming tour.
“We got a lot of fans over there who hit us on Twitter, MySpace and things like that. They’ve been asking for Slaughterhouse to go out there. It’s an opportunity to connect with them so I’m ready. I’m ready, man. My bags are already at the door.”
When asked how European audiences differ from US fans, he said folks in the States may just be getting spoiled.
"I think we get a little spoiled over here. I find myself being spoiled, too. Since it started in the states and we watched it go through so many different stages, sometimes we might not have the same excitement that some of the dudes from overseas got. But, overseas, I see a whole lot of excitement. You got dudes that’s still over there hanging upside down on the side of buildings writing graffiti and stuff. You got all these people break dancing. They’re true to it over there. Some of the fans out here can learn from them. [I say] some of the fans because we still have die hard Hip Hop fans out here. Don’t get it twisted. But, it’s refreshing to go out there and see how they’re expressing the culture."
2010 has a lot in store for Crook, with a new album Million Dollar Story coming up and the SH project in store. He's also working with NBM.
“I’m also a part of a company called NBM, Nothing But Music. We’re focusing on putting music in films and in TV. We’re about to have a launch party for that on the 15th of January at Minx in Glendale, California. So, just watch your boy in 2010. I’m trying to grow out here. I’m sticking true to the term hustler.”
Finally, we spoke on the Internet presence he touched on in part one of this interview. He added that the net has been good to him.
"It’s helped me, man. Sometimes it may be a double edged sword. Sometimes, you might get bootlegged but you’re going to have piracy. You’re never going to have to get rid of piracy. The internet is a great tool for me; it has been. I owe a lot to your site, you know what I’m saying? So, I would never complain about the internet. I absolutely love it."
From HipHopDX.com
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10395/title.crooked-i-speaks-on-next-slaughterhouse-lp-tour-more
