Crooked I

Dominick Antron Wickliffe, better known by his stage name Kxng Crooked, is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He formed the hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse with fellow rappers Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9" in 2008, with whom he released two studio albums — Slaughterhouse (2009) and Welcome to: Our House (2012) — before disbanding in 2018.

Long Beach's Crooked I built his reputation as a lyricist before co-founding Slaughterhouse with Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, and Royce da 5'9" in 2008—a collective that proved East Coast underground rap could still command major-label attention. The group's two albums, *Slaughterhouse* (2009) and *Welcome to: Our House* (2012), showcased four distinct voices operating at elite technical levels, anchored partly by Eminem's Shady Records backing. Beyond the crew's nine-year run, Crooked I sustained himself through the Hip Hop Weekly freestyle series and a consistent solo presence, establishing himself as the kind of reliable, skilled rapper who thrives on credibility rather than radio rotation.