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'''Craig Curry''' (born March 24, 1973),<ref name="Hess">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</ref><ref name="Bry">Bry, David (2001) "Something in the Water", ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'', March 2001, p. 80</ref> better known by his stage name '''Craig G''', is an American [[rapping|rapper]]. He is perhaps best known as one of the members of [[hip hop]] producer [[Marley Marl]]'s [[Cold Chillin' Records]] group [[Juice Crew]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphop.sh/juice|title=Juice Crew|publisher=hiphop.sh|accessdate=12 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728100004/http://hiphop.sh/juice|archive-date=28 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Birchmeier">Birchmeier, Jason "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/craig-g-p14978/biography Craig G Biography]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 2011-01-27</ref>
He recorded the single "Shout Rap" with Marley Marl in 1985 at 12 years old, and in 1988 recorded "[[The Symphony (song)|The Symphony]]" with Juice Crew. It was described by [[Allmusic]] as "a landmark moment in the evolution of hardcore rap".<ref name="Birchmeier" /> He was then signed by [[Atlantic Records]] who released two albums, in 1989 and 1991, with little promotion<ref name="Birchmeier" /> 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 Studios|D&D Records]] ''[[This Is Now!!!]]'' featuring collaborations with [[Marley Marl]], [[DJ Premier]] and [[Da Beatminerz]].<ref name="Birchmeier" /><ref name="Bush">Bush, John "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-now-r640884/review ''This Is Now'' Review]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 2011-01-27</ref>
== Career ==
Craig G was a leading [[freestyle rap|freestyle]] [[battle raprapper]]per memorablywho battlingbattled [[Supernatural (rapper)|Supernatural]] on several occasions,.<ref name="DiP">DiPasquale, Cara & Karnopp, Kris (2003) "Craig G's battle for relevance", ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', May 20, 2003, p. 29</ref> and inIn the early 2000s, Craig G wrote and coordinated the battle verses used by [[Eminem]] and his opponents in the film ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]''. TheIn next year2003, he wrote the character Dangerous' lyrics in [[50 Cent]]'s feature film ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film)|Get Rich or Die Tryin']]''.<ref name="Hall">Hall, Rashaun (2003) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=Xg4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22craig+g%22+%228+mile%22&pg=PA23 Words & Deeds: Now Is the Time]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', June 7, 2003, p. 23, retrieved 2011-01-27</ref> His battle with fellow battle rapper [[Supernatural (rapper)|Supernatural]] was a subject of the 2005 documentary ''[[Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme]]''.<ref>''[[Freestyle:The Art of Rhyme]]'' (2005)</ref>
In 2008, he was part of a reunited Juice Crew performing at the A3C Hip Hop Festival in [[Atlanta]].<ref name="HH">"[http://www.hiphop-elements.com/article/read/4/17461/1/ Juice Crew Reunites at the A3C Hip Hop Festival]", Hip-Hop Elements, March 10, 2008, retrieved 2011-01-27</ref>
In 2012, he released his fourth solo album ''Ramblings Of An Angry Old Man'', his fourth solo album.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/craig-g.html#.UnLfUnm9Kc0|title=Craig G - Okayplayer|date=2013-01-07|work=[[Okayplayer]]|access-date=2017-11-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19683/title.craig-g-ramblings-of-an-angry-old-man-tracklist-release-date Craig G "Ramblings Of An Angry Old Man" Tracklist & Release Date] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828030853/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19683/title.craig-g-ramblings-of-an-angry-old-man-tracklist-release-date/ |date=2012-08-28 }}, HipHopDX, August 27, 2012, Retrieved on 2012-09-12.</ref> HeAt the time, he was recording an asuntitled yetEP to be titled E.P. Withwith Da Beatminerz.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/m/index.php?s=news&id=24001|title=Craig G & Da Beatminerz To Release A Collaborative EP|work=[[HipHopDX]]|access-date=2017-11-13|language=en-US}}</ref> Craig G dropped his fifth LP titledreleased ''I Rap & Go Home'', his fifth LP, on June 3, 2016. He recentlyhad previously leaked music from the project online<ref>{{Citation|title=Its My Turn|url=https://soundcloud.com/craig-g-54485414/its-my-turn-1|language=en|accessdate=2017-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.audiomack.com/song/soulspazm/make-your-arrangements|title=Moving Music Forward {{!}} Audiomack|website=www.audiomack.com|access-date=2017-11-13}}</ref>
Craig G new project the fragile ego will release September 4, 2020
==Discography==
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