Two years after appearing in The Source, Crooked Lettaz signed a deal with Penalty Recordings/Tommy Boy Music. Their debut album Grey Skies hit stores in 1999 and reached #75 on the Billboard R&B Charts. The album meshed conscious lyrics about the struggle and growing up in the South with beats that made every car sound like a thunderstorm. Their first single “Firewater” featured then label mate Norega aka N.O.R.E.
But it was the underground classic “Get Crunk” featuring Banner’s mentor Pimp C of UGK that made the album memorable.
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