| Craig G | |
| Birth Name: | Craig Curry |
| Birth Date: | 24 March 1973 |
| Origin: | Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Years Active: | 1985–present |
Craig Curry (born March 24, 1973),[1] [2] 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.[3] [4]
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.[5]
Craig G was a leading freestyle battle rapper memorably battling Supernatural on several occasions,[6] 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'.[7] His battle with fellow battle rapper Supernatural was a subject of the 2005 documentary .[8]
In 2008, he was part of a reunited Juice Crew performing at the A3C Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta.[9]
In 2012 he released his fourth solo album Ramblings Of An Angry Old Man.[10] [11] He was recording an as yet to be titled E.P. With Da Beatminerz[12] Craig G dropped his fifth LP titled I Rap & Go Home on June 3, 2016. He recently leaked music from the project online[13] Craig G new project the fragile ego will release September 4, 2020
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US R&B<br />/HH [14] | |||
| The Kingpin |
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| Now, That's More Like It |
| 97 | |
| < | --new line needed to workaround table rendering problem-->This Is Now!!! |
| 99 |
| Ramblings of an Angry Old Man |
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| I Rap and Go Home |
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| Lost Chronicles (with The Grinda & T-Leada) |
| — | |
| Can't Stop the Funk Volume 1 (with KeemBeats) |
| — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
| Mixtape details | ||
| This Is Now | Official Bootleg Mixtape (with DJ Evil Dee) |
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| Album details | |
| Climate Control (as part of Silent Majority) |
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| Operation Take Hip Hop Back (with Marley Marl) |
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| Details | |
| The Legacy (with DJ Koss) |
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| The WZA Presents OG'S: Original Grown Shit (with The WZA & Egreen) |
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| Striketeam (with Mr. Cheeks) |
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| Limelight |
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| The Fragile Ego |
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| The World According to You (with Shawneci Icecold) |
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| The Pen Is Mightier (with BigBob) |
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| The Assignment (with Nivek Bogeezi & Tone Spliff) |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Rap [30] | ||||
| "Transformer"[31] | 1985 | — | Street Sounds Electro 10 | |
| "Shout"[32] | — | |||
| "Turn This House Into a Home"[33] | 1989 | — | The Kingpin | |
| "Shootin' The Gift"[34] | 1990 | — | ||
| "U-R Not The 1" | 1991 | 16 | Now, That's More Like It | |
| "Sing-A-Long/Welcome 2 The Game"[35] | 1998 | — | ||
| "Cash Money" (with Domination Statuz)[36] | 1999 | — | ||
| "Depopulator/The Freestyle"[37] | — | |||
| "Say What You Want/The Executioner Song"[38] | 2002 | — | This Is Now | ! |
| "Let's Get Up" (with Marley Marl)[39] | 2003 | — | ||
| "Stomped/Make You Say Yes"[40] | — | |||
| "Made the Change/Deep Down"[41] | 2008 | — | Operation Take Hip Hop Back | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
| Year | Song | Featured artist(s) | Album | |
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| 1988 | "Droppin' Science" | Marley Marl | In Control, Volume 1 | |
| "The Symphony" | Marley Marl, Masta Ace, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane | |||
| "Duck Alert" | Marley Marl | |||
| 1989 | "Gotta Get Paid" | Roxanne Shanté | Bad Sister | |
| 1994 | "Just When You Thought It Was Over (Intro)" | Gravediggaz, Biz Markie, Brother Rich, King Ice, I-Roc, Don McKenzie, Ethan Ryman, Michael Preston, Tim Wright, Dave Warner, Stephanie Jackson, Chino Q, Mike G, Joyce, Robert Robinson, Mr. Sime | 6 Feet Deep | |
| "Rest In Peace (Outro)" | ||||
| 1996 | "The Cypher: Part 3" | Frankie Cutlass, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shanté | Politics & Bullshit | |
| 1998 | "Intense" | Tommy Tee | Bonds, Beats & Beliefs | |
| 2000 | "We Break Bread" | Chaos, Littles, Lord Black | Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest | |
| 2007 | "Offensive Lineup" | Snowgoons | German Lugers | |
| "Talk Cheap" | Tommy Tee | No Studio No Time | ||
| "Brother On The Run" | O.S.T.R. | HollyŁódź | ||
| 2009 | "Lyrics?" | Sadat X | Brand New Bein' | |
| "Smallest Violin" | Sadat X, Jak D | |||
| 2011 | "Mann For Min Hatt" | Gatas Parlament | Dette Forandrer Alt | |
| 2015 | "Ain't Nothing Funny" | Sadat X, Skyzoo | Never Left | |
| "The Kings Sent For Me (Samurydas Remix)" | Canibus, Bronze Nazareth, Kurupt, Raekwon | Time Flys, Life Dies...Phoenix Rise | ||
| 2016 | "MC Voltron" | Kool Keith | Feature Magnetic | |
| 2016 | "streets all day"cutsupreme x Craig g" | |||
| 2017 | "Real NY City" | Neek the Exotic | The Neek The Exotic Experience | |
| 2018 | ”Duże Miasto” | Gorzki & Soyka | Kontrawersja | |
| 2022 | "Summertime" | Specifik | The Triple3 Effect | |
| 2022 | "Get Em" | Specifik | Get Em 7" | |
| 2024 | "Take Command" | Pushing Buttons | Full Level |