Craig G (QB rapper of Juice Crew)

Craig Curry (born March 24, 1973), better known by his stage name Craig G, is an American rapper. He is perhaps best known as one of the members of hip-hop producer Marley Marl's Cold Chillin' Records group Juice Crew. He recorded the single "Shout Rap" with Marley Marl in 1985 at 12 years old and in 1988 recorded "The Symphony" with 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 D&D Records 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'. His battle with fellow battle rapper Supernatural 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 Atlanta. 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 Craig G will release a new album titled “The World Is Cooked” November 1st 2024 Published as "M.C. Craig "G"" Hess, Mickey (2009) Hip Hop in America: a Regional Guide: Volume 1 - East Coast and West Coast, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 978-0-313-34323-0, p. 55 Bry, David (2001) "Something in the Water", Vibe, March 2001, p. 80 "Juice Crew". hiphop.sh. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2010. Birchmeier, Jason "Craig G Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-27 Bush, John "This Is Now Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-27 DiPasquale, Cara & Karnopp, Kris (2003) "Craig G's battle for relevance", Chicago Tribune, May 20, 2003, p. 29 Hall, Rashaun (2003) "Words & Deeds: Now Is the Time", Billboard, June 7, 2003, p. 23, retrieved 2011-01-27 Freestyle:The Art of Rhyme (2005) "Juice Crew Reunites at the A3C Hip Hop Festival", Hip-Hop Elements, March 10, 2008, retrieved 2011-01-27 "Craig G - Okayplayer". Okayplayer. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2017-11-13. Craig G "Ramblings Of An Angry Old Man" Tracklist & Release Date Archived 2012-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, HipHopDX, August 27, 2012, Retrieved on 2012-09-12. "Craig G & Da Beatminerz To Release A Collaborative EP". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2017-11-13. Its My Turn, retrieved 2017-11-13 "Moving Music Forward | Audiomack". www.audiomack.com. Retrieved 2017-11-13. "Craig G Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved 2020-12-02. "Ramblings of an Angry Old Man - Craig G - Release Info". AllMusic. "I Rap & Go Home - Craig G - Release Info". AllMusic. "Lost Chronicles - Tha Grinda, Craig G & T-Leada - Release Info". AllMusic. "Can't Stop the Funk Volume 1 - KeemBeats & Craig G - Release Info". AllMusic. "The World Is Cooked - Release Info". Apple Music. This Is Now!!! Official Bootleg Mixtape (track listing). MasterTapes. 2003. "Climate Control - Silent Majority - Release Info". AllMusic. "Operation Take Hip Hop Back - Craig G - Release Info". AllMusic. "The Legacy - Craig G & Koss - Release Info". Apple Music. "The WZA Presents OG'S: Original Grown Shit - Egreen, Craig G & The WZA - Release Info". Apple Music. "Striketeam - EP - Mr. Cheeks & Craig G - Release Info". Apple Music. "Limelight - EP - Craig G - Release Info". Apple Music. "The Fragile Ego - Craig G - Release Info". Apple Music. "The World According to You - EP - Shawneci Icecold & Craig G - Release Info". Apple Music. "The Pen Is Mightier - Craig G and BigBob - Release Info". Apple Music. "The Assignment - Nivek Bogeezi, Craig G & Tone Spliff - Release Info". Apple Music. "Craig G - US Hot Rap Songs". billboard.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2022. Transformer (track listing). Pop Art Records. 1985. PA-8501. Shout (track listing). Pop Art Records. 1985. PA-1412. Turn This House Into A Home (track listing). Atlantic. 1989. 0-86303. Shootin' The Gift (track listing). Atlantic. 1990. 0-86237. Sing-A-Long/Welcome 2 The Game (track listing). Sure Shot Recordings. 1998. SSR-0002. Cash Money/Murder He Wrote (track listing). Echo International. 1999. Echo-2325. Depopulator/The Freestyle (track listing). Menace Recordings Ltd. 1999. MXR-52800. "Craig G - Say What Ya Want/The Executioner Song (12 inch Vinyl Single - D&D #641231)". AllMusic. "Craig G - Let's Get Up (12 inch Vinyl Single - D&D #DAD 6412521)". AllMusic. "Craig G - Stomped/Make You Say Yes (12 inch Vinyl Single - D&D #DAD 6412571)". AllMusic. "Craig G - Made the Change/Deep Down (12 inch Vinyl Single - Traffic Entertainment Group #1954)". AllMusic. "genius". "tidal". "tidal". Craig G at IMDb "Craig G". at Discogs.