3X Krazy (pronounced 3-Times Crazy) was an American

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

group formed in

Oakland, California Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, California, Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major We ...

in 1994. The group consisted of members Keak da Sneak, B.A. and Agerman. They were signed to

Noo Trybe Records Noo Trybe Records is an American hip hop record label established in 1994 by Eric L. Brooks and operated as a sublabel of Virgin Records. It worked with several independent hip hop labels including Rap-A-Lot Records and AWOL. History The label ...

History

Founding

3X Krazy was formed in 1994 and was signed to Str8 Game Records. Prior to the formation of 3X Krazy, Agerman and Keak da Sneak were a duo known as Dual Committee. As Dual Committee, they received their first record deal with AWOL Records. Although an album was never released under AWOL Records, Dual Committee appeared on two songs on fellow label-mate

C-Bo Shawn Thomas (born January 14, 1972), better known by his stage name C-Bo, is an American rapper from Sacramento, California. Known for his extensive legal troubles, he was the first notable rapper to be jailed due to his lyrical content in 1998. ...

's second release, ''

The Autopsy ''The Autopsy'' is the first EP by American rapper C-Bo, released in 1994 on AWOL Records. It was produced by Mike Mosley and Sam Bostic. It peaked at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' ...

''. After parting ways with AWOL, B.A., aka Lamore Jacks (then known as Bart AKA Mr Kamikaze) joined the group and 3X Krazy was formed.

1995-2003

The group's debut EP ''

Sick-O ''Sick-O'' is an EP by 3X Krazy. It was released on August 5, 1995 for Str8 Game Records and featured production from Tone Capone. Track listing #"Hit the Gas" - 5:02 (Featuring Harm) #"Somethin' 4 Dat Ass" - 4:08 #"Sick-O" - 5:53 (Featuring Se ...

'' was released in 1995, and although not a commercial success, allowed the group to attract the attention of a major record label,

Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. They were originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), ...

, who signed the group in 1996. 3X Krazy's only release for Virgin was 1997's ''

Stackin Chips ''Stackin Chips'' is the debut studio album by American rap group 3X Krazy. It was released on April 8, 1997 through Noo Trybe Records. Production was handled by Tone Capone, One Drop Scott, Ali Malek, Ant Banks, Bosko, Lev Berlak, Mike Dean, ...

'', which would prove to be the group's most successful release, making it to 136 on the ''Billboard'' 200, 28 on the

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ...

and 6 on the

Top Heatseekers The Heatseekers charts were "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by ''Billboard'' in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales b ...

album charts. 3X Krazy would later release 1999's '' Immortalized'' and 2000's ''

Real Talk 2000 Real may refer to: Currencies * Argentine real * Brazilian real (R$) * Central American Republic real * Mexican real * Portuguese real * Spanish real * Spanish colonial real Nature and science * Reality, the state of things as they exist, rath ...

'' before disbanding. In 2003, 3X Krazy released their fifth album '' Flowamatic-9'', which featured remixed songs from their first album as well as previously unreleased songs.

2022

In July 2022, 3X Krazy performed together for the first time in 10 years.

Influence

In his 1996 track '' Record Haters'', rapper

E-40 Earl Tywone Stevens (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. Stevens is a founding member of the rap group The Click (band), The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 27 stud ...

credits 3X Krazy with teaching him the phrase "fa sheezy", birthing a new way of speaking. In 2022, E-40 reconfirmed this.

Solo careers

All three members have pursued solo careers: B.A. has released 4 albums, Agerman has released 9 albums featuring

Christian rap Christian hip-hop (originally gospel rap, also known as Christian rap, gospel hip-hop or holy hip-hop) is a cross-genre of contemporary Christian music and hip-hop. It emerged from urban contemporary music and Christian media in the United Stat ...

, while Keak da Sneak has released almost 20 albums and several mixtapes.

Discography

Studio albums

*''

'' (1997) *'' Immortalized'' (1999) *''Real Talk 2000'' (2000)

Compilation albums

*'' The Best of 3X Krazy - 3 x 4 Life'' (2000) *'' Best of 3X Krazy, Vol. 2'' (2002) *'' Flowamatic-9'' (2003) *''For Your Mind'' (2011)

Extended plays

*''

'' (1995)

Side projects

*Dual Committee – ''

Dual Committee ''Dual Committee'' is an album by 3X Krazy members Keak da Sneak and Agerman under the name Dual Committee. It was released March 21, 2000, on Moe Doe Records and was produced by Ant Banks, E-A-Ski & CMT, Rick Rock Ricardo Thomas, also kn ...

'' (2000)

References

Hip-hop groups from California Musical groups from Oakland, California Musical groups established in 1994 1994 establishments in California Musical groups disestablished in 2000 2000 disestablishments in California Musical trios from California African-American musical groups Gangsta rap groups G-funk groups 20th-century American rappers 21st-century American rappers {{Hiphop-group-stub