Birth name Craig Curry Name Craig G Genres Hip hop Role Rapper | Years active 1985–present Associated acts Juice Crew | |
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Origin Queensbridge, New York, United States Labels Cold Chillin' Atlantic Records Movies Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme Albums Ramblings of an Angry Old Man, Now - That's More Like It, Operation Take Back Hip‐Hop, The Kingpin Profiles | ||
Music group Juice Crew (1983 – 1991) | ||
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Craig Curry (born March 24, 1973), better known by his stage name Craig G, is an American rapper from Queensbridge, New York. He is perhaps best known as one of the members of hip hop producer Marley Marl's Cold Chillin' Records group the Juice Crew.
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- Craig G U R Not The 1
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He recorded the single "Shout Rap" with Marley Marl in 1985 at 12 years old and in 1988 recorded "The Symphony (song)" with the Juice Crew, described by Allmusic as "a landmark moment in the evolution of hardcore rap". He was then signed by Atlantic Records 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 the D&D label, This Is Now, featuring collaborations with Marley Marl, DJ Premier, and Da Beatminerz.
Craig G was a leading freestyle battle rapper, memorably battling Supernatural on several occasions, and in the early 2000s wrote and coordinated the battle verses used by Eminem and his opponents in the film 8 Mile The next year he wrote the character Dangerous' lyrics in 50 Cent's feature film Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
In 2008, he was part of a reunited Juice Crew, performing at the A3C Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2012 he released his album Ramblings Of An Angry Old Man. http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/craig-g.html#.UnLfUnm9Kc0
He is currently recording an as yet to be titled E.P. With Da Beatminerz http://www.hiphopdx.com/m/index.php?s=news&id=24001
Craig G Has A New Album Titled I Rap & Go Home Released June 3rd 2016 He Recently Leaked Music From The Project Here... https://soundcloud.com/craig-g-54485414/its-my-turn-1
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Craig G - U R Not The 1
Discography
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