KXNG Crooked has unveiled the second chapter in his Good Vs. Evil tale. After releasing the first entry in the series last year, the West Coast stalwart has returned with Good Vs. Evil 2: The Red Empire.
The new album features 14 tracks with guest appearances by Styles P and Crooked’s fellow Slaughterhouse member Royce Da 5’9. Sway and King Tech also show up for Wake Up Show-based intro.
View the stream, cover art and tracklist for Good Vs. Evil 2 below.
(The original version of this article was published on October 25, 2017 and can found below.)
KXNG Crooked has shared the first single from his upcoming album, Good Vs. Evil 2: The Red Empire, the follow-up to 2016’s Good Vs. Evil.
Titled “Truth (Why You Mad),” the brooding track features fellow Slaughterhouse member Royce Da 5’9. It tackles several issues that plague our society, including consumerism and politics. Simply put, Crooked and Royce are here to tell the “truth.”
“There are a few messages I wanted the artwork to communicate” Crooked said in a press release. “One is the thin line between good and evil. Sometimes there’s light in villains and darkness in heroes. I also added a figure that may be a bit controversial and that’s the widely accepted image of Jesus Christ.
“No shot at Christians, but that particular image of Christ symbolizes death, slavery and colonization to many,” he continued. “Most American slave masters and the Klu Klux Klan members hang that image on their walls and truly believe themselves to be Christians. I’m trying to open doors to taboo conversations. And lastly, the Trump figure is ‘Red Hood,’ the album’s new enemy of justice being inducted into the Tyrants club and kneeling like the football players for what he believes in; hatred and division.”
Good Vs Evil 2: The Red Empire features an intro from the Wake Up Show’s Sway and King Tech, and guest vocals from Styles P, Royce, Jai, Emanny and Jay Townsend.
The album isn’t expected to arrive until December 8, but pre-orders are available here.
Check out the tracklist and cover art below, and listen to “Truth (Why You Mad)” above.
1. Wake Up Show Intro f. Sway & King Tech
2. The MAGA Continues
3. Red Hood’s Plot (Hahahaha)
4. GiveUDatHammer
5. Revolution Come f. Jai
6. Truth (Why You Mad) f. Royce Da 5’9
7. Shoot Back 2 (Dear Officer)
8. Adderall Addicts
9. Cowboy Bebop
10. Thug Poetry f. Jay Townsend
11. City Lights
12. Brainwashed Ni666a
13. Stand f. Styles P & Emanny
14. Mace Windu
I’m guilty of forgetting about Crooked at times and then he drop something like this, I think he is one of the best ever lyrics and flow wise. I always found it very weird that Slaughterhouse never took off, not sure Em put real money behind them or if people just didn’t catch on or weren’t feeling them. If Slaughterhouse would have came out in the 90’s they would have been up there with Bone Thugs and Wu tang
I think there are two reasons for that. 1, Eminem doesn’t promote his artist like he should 2 Mumble rap is the popular thing right now not real lyrics
Nah….em & rosenburg will put 3 albums out from the white boy yelawolf whom I like and he spits without mumbling but will straight up shelf glass house*fuck elvis*y’all keep bowing down to him*Stan asses*
It’s as if they wrote their bars to an entirely different instrumental. No dice, fellas.
KXNG CROOKED is one of the most slept spitters in the game
Death Row!
Crooked i love u but..cool with that jesus icon .should have left that out..fr fr
He put the fake Jesus image that they use today. He isn’t saying, Jesus, himself is apart of it. Just the fake image that they portray to everyone.
Good vs Evil was amazing. Looking forward to this.
No Horseshoe Gang features though?
This is real Dope right here Damn all mumble rappers Bow Down its KXNG Crooked !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOOD VS EVIL 1 WAS TOO LIT
THIS ALBUM GOING TO BE BETTER THAN REVIVAL
FACTS SON
FUCK SHADY RECORDS.. ONLY GOOD ARTIST ON THAT LABEL IS YELAWOLF AND I HOPE HE LEAVES AND START HIS OWN SHIT WITH RITTZ THAT SHIT WOULD BE DOPE.
“ONLY GOOD ARTIST ON THAT LABEL IS YELAWOLF”….that’s how I know your life is trash af
Everytime i see crooked i think about his misspelled slaughter house tattoo.