KXNG Crooked is never shy about expressing himself — his catalog speaks for itself. Even when it comes to controversial topics, the veteran MC is always willing to share his viewpoints.
Earlier this week, Crooked I posted an Instagram video in which he condemned all men, specifically rappers, for their oppression of women. He also recognized as a man he has specific advantages over women in the industry.
“This is a male dominated industry,” he said. “Let me tell you something that men need to stop doing. Men need to stop trying to force women to trade sex for opportunities in this industry. That shit needs to stop — not just in Hip Hop, but I’m talking to the culture right now. As a man, I gotta acknowledge that I have privileges in this industry. They don’t erase my struggles. I’ve experienced racism, hatred — all kind of shit in this music business. That’s just facts.
“But I do have certain privileges that other people do not, like male privileges, heterosexual privileges, able body privileges. And for that reason, I won’t have certain experiences that other people do in this game.”
Crook was also disgusted by the countless narratives he’s heard from women who’ve experienced sexism, misogyny and any other types of oppression and issued a call-to-action.
“When it comes to women in Hip Hop, men have to stop abusing positions of power,” he continued. “I’ve heard too many horror stories from women over the years. Producers wouldn’t work with them because they wouldn’t go on dates with the producers. Rappers wouldn’t work with them because they wouldn’t sleep with the rappers or they rejected their advances. Even sexual predator type shit, dudes in the studio session being super touchy feely, doing some inappropriate, uninvited shit.
“Imagine how many women gave up their dreams because they got tired of dudes not allowing them to create and do business in safe spaces. That shit needs to stop. It’s lame. Ain’t nothing cool about it and you don’t score no points for oppressing women. You don’t score any points for oppressing women. That shit needs to stop.”
Why Is Male Rappers Calling Women 'Bitches' Still A Thing In 2020?
In 2017, Rick Ross found himself in hot water after he appeared on an episode of The Breakfast Club and flatly stated he wouldn’t sign any women to his Maybach Music Group label because he’d have to “fuck a couple times,” a glaring reminder of how women are often treated in the music industry.
The backlash was swift and Ross issued an apology the following day, saying, “I want to address an insensitive comment I made on a very sensitive issue, especially in a minority dominated industry like hip hop,” the statement read. “My entire empire’s backbone is led by 2 of the strongest people I know and they happen to be women, my mother and sister. The operations wouldn’t run without them and I have the highest regard and respect for women in this industry. I have a daughter myself, my most cherished gift in the world.
“My comment is not reflection of my beliefs on the issue,” it continued. “A mistake I regret. I hope to use my mistake, my platform and the community to create positive discussion to implement change on a very important issue. respect for the ones who stand up to say hey that isn’t right. Now it’s time to accept responsibility and all do better.”
Evidently, Crooked feels the same way.
Make sure you @MallyMal Lol he is the main culprit behind this. Trading sex and forced prostitution is middle name
Aye where can I find more info on that dude’s practices?
Anybody remember when this guy called himself “Mr. Pigface” and made a song called “One More Time” ten years ago dissing women ? Yall go check it out…
Yeah because people’s views and opinions can’t evolve over time…
Its called pandering to milenial culture to sell records. He wasnt on some LL. Cool J shit ten years ago, but he is now. He got money invested in his career so he got no choice but to follow the culture. But find me one 40 something OG fan that will respect his change ? He is stuck in that category where he cant afford to loose his older fans. How many people under 30 give a shit about Crooked I ?
People like you are the problem
Dude is trying to change for the Better and that’s not good enough…. you bring up old shit. Maybe you good with being the same man you were 10 years ago, but the rest of us are striving to get better everyday.
You ain’t striving for shit. Stop lecturing grown men on the internet and get a life. Fucking soy boy f*ggot
you really callin people “””””””” soy boy “””””” and expect to be taken seriously LMAO
crook does not need to pander for attention his undeniable skill set speaks for itself
1st Officer Ricky Today gave a fake apology, it don’t matter who runs your business that is what you said and he meant it. And I feel crooked I on that. Rappers act like that they ain’t use to a taco. Drake chose a pornstar that been ran through by the porn industry to have a baby by. Damn. EAZY-E let the taco kill him. And look at all the rappers catching Std’s and herpes and chicks still flock to them. For the women it’s a money grab, for the rappers it’s putting on for they ego.but if you ask me it’s the women fault too.
Is this dude kidding me? Do you know how many bars this dude has written where he shits on women? What a joke
If you don’t like the messenger are you unable to receive the message
Simp harder cuck boi
Fuck you talking about your a clown the whole message went over your heads little boys
Sounds like he’s fed up with how women are treated. Good on him
I see the point Crooked is making. The only issue is, he has to accept that powerplays are manifest in human nature even though a lot of them may not be right. You’ll find that if you turn the tables and place women in charge, there will probably some nuances involved with rising up the ladder in female dominated industry that males are most likely to complain about. He should ask men who work in female dominated organizations about their experiences.
If it comes to that we’ll work that out. For now we’ll start with the people who are most oppressed and work our way down. If you had several leaky pipes and you didn’t have the money or ability to fix them all at once wouldn’t you repair the biggest leak first. I think we can all agree that approach makes the most sense
Working that out requires that we address the issue responsibly from now onwards for both sexes and not to wait for the scales to tip to the opposite side for us to act. Nothing stops the growth of a smaller leak if it’s left unattended. All Leaking pipelines require multi-tasking and team work so as to manage pressure and avert further damage. That is the most balanced approach.
This has been the standard in business within the culture I’m glad he said something. Imagine being that lame to use your position of power for a date. I feel bad for these kinda simps ..rappers who couldn’t get broads before the fame and money.
WAP
Not against what the man said at all but WAP (and countless other videos and lyrics) teach a girl to throw and pop that ass in the air yo vagina got power mami sh!t! How you expect a dude to behave around you if you’re a Cardi B fan dressing like her Crooked??? I hope his plea changes something but if you make one good dude and a million bad ones pop up then you lost the battle … PnL
I love all the awareness these days…making everybody aware of the shit we’ve been aware of for quite some time, but just like those making the most noise…we don’t know how to solve it either. So get off your soapbox and do something without public knowledge to make a change…then show everyone that change can be made and not just talked about so you feel good about yourself when you goto sleep at night
In this case this isn’t a change you can see. We haven’t had a prominent woman speak out. So yes Crook needs to speak on this to create that change