KXNG Crooked plans retirement with “GVE3” Album, Eminem opposes.
Eminem appears to have made it his mission to keep veteran rappers in the game. It all started with a harmless Twitter conversation in which a fan urged Crook to release the third installment of his “Good against Evil” series. The first “Good against Evil” album was released in 2016, while the second album was released in 2017. KXNG Crooked recently appreciated his “Good vs Evil” album series to which a fan asked him to release the third installment of the project. The first and second part of the album was released in 2016 and 2017 respectively, and KXNG Crooked revealed that he will take retirement with the release of the third part, and also says that Eminem opposes this decision.
“GVE3 will be my retirement album. Gotta go out with a BANG.” wrote Crooked.
A few times a year GVE becomes prophetic
— CROOK (@CrookedIntriago) February 1, 2021
GVE3 will be my retirement album. Gotta go out with a BANG https://t.co/pvcLKMzEwJ
— CROOK (@CrookedIntriago) February 1, 2021
Over the years, KXNG Crooked and Eminem have collaborated on a number of songs. Crooked and the rest of Slaughterhouse were hired by Eminem for “Session One,” a bonus track on Em’s Recovery album, in 2010. Slaughterhouse teamed up with Bad Meets Evil (Eminem and Royce Da 5’9) on “Loud Noises” from Hell: The Sequel a year later.
Crooked was recently enlisted by Eminem for the Music To Be Murdered By tune “I Will,” which also features Joell Ortiz and Royce Da 5’9. Needless to say, their working relationship is still growing and evolving, but fans will have to wait and see if Eminem appears on Crooked’s follow-up to 2017’s Good vs. Evil II: The Red Empire.
To be honest, Crook never explicitly stated that he intended to retire anytime soon, but the implication was enough to worry some of his supporters. They then turned to a higher authority, namely Eminem, for help. Crook’s fans believe that Marshall can persuade the Slaughterhouse MC to come out of retirement, building on Em’s previous success in doing so with Fat Joe.
KXNG Crooked is one of the Top lyricists right now in the game and hearing his retirement plans, had fans worried. One of the fans wished that the third “GVE” album doesn’t come out soon and also wanted Eminem to talk to Crooked and change his decision, just like the Detroit rapper talked Fat Joe out of retirement recently.
The Slaughterhouse member then revealed that he already had a chat with the Shady Records boss about it, and he didn’t seem to agree with it.
“Haha I already talked to him about it… Didn’t seem to agree with my plan ha.” wrote KXNG Crooked in his tweet.
Haha I already talked to him about it.. Didn’t seem to agree with my plan ha https://t.co/ko2Z962MdL
— CROOK (@CrookedIntriago) February 1, 2021
However, Fans still want a joint project between Eminem, Crooked, and Royce da 5’9″, as KXNG recently said that it would be Jedi-level rap if it happens.
Over the years, KXNG Crooked and Eminem have collaborated on a number of songs. Crooked and the rest of Slaughterhouse were hired by Eminem for “Session One,” a bonus track on Em’s Recovery album, in 2010. Slaughterhouse teamed up with Bad Meets Evil (Eminem and Royce Da 5’9) on “Loud Noises” from Hell: The Sequel a year later.
All of these discussions on hip hop’s durability and the significance of experienced and consistent rappers who can sustain the game’s required level of quality highlight the importance of experienced and consistent rappers.
In recent years, Eminem has been trashed by the young generation, and Crooked explains why the lot of rap fans have a problem with the Detroit rapper. “I think there was a narrative that flew around a couple of years ago, saying Eminem was not part of the culture and he being a fan of the culture because of white privilege,” says Crooked. “Basically all these type of things and it became a trend to downplay his status in hip-hop. But he’s a student of the game. He got more hip-hop knowledge than average motherf**ker walking around the streets. He’s a motherf**king lyrical genius. He put the words together in the robotic form. He knows how to do this s**t because he studied the f**k out of this s**t.”
KXNG Crooked praises Eminem.
“One of the many reasons I love Eminem is his ability to hit the mainstream but also finds ways to be underground and reach a wide audience,” he wrote. “You work your way up to a position where you have Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine and millions of dollars behind you.. It’s very easy to lose your fangs as an emcee in that scenario.. Marshall never lost his fangs.. He’s still a lyrical threat,” responds Crooked.
You work your way up to a position where you have Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine and millions of dollars behind you.. It’s very easy to lose your fangs as an emcee in that scenario.. Marshall never lost his fangs.. He’s still a lyrical threat. https://t.co/Xs78NK5uEB
— Crook 🏴🏳️🏴 (@CrookedIntriago) May 8, 2023
