Photos by David J Cubberly

Opening for a wide array of diverse respected hip hop artists from Mystikal to AfroMan to Brother Ali and consistently rocking the shows every time, Krukid caught the attention of many respected Local Musical Talents. The first of these was Derek Linzy of DLNZ productions and eventually Garenne Bigby of Cash Hill Records, with whom he would put out his Critically acclaimed Debut album “Raisin in the Sun” (4 out of 5 afros/questies on Okayplayer.com) and his much anticipated Sophomore release “African” in Conjunction with Rawkus records. Rawkus records is internationally accredited for bringing fame to many underground hip hop acts such as Sir Menelik, Company Flow, the High and Mighty, Mos Def and Talib Kweli (a duo known as Black Star), Common, Pharaoh Monch, Skillz, and DJs and producers such as Hi Tek, Dr. Luke, Marco Polo and DJ Evil Dee, as well as resurrecting hip hop legend Kool G Rap.