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Krazy
Krazy
Birth name	Michael Wilson
Also known as	Crazy
Born	August 20, 1976
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1994–2004
Labels	Ruff Era Records (formerly), Hard Head (formerly), No Limit, Breather Entertainment, No Limit Forever

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Michael Wilson, known professionally as Krazy, is an American rapper. He formally started his music career in a rap group called, Murder Inc. Krazy later signed to No Limit Records and joined 504 Boyz in 2000.

Career

1994–1997: Early career

Crazy formally started his music career in 1994 when he signed to independent New Orleans record label, Hard Head Records, and became a member of the rap group, Murder Inc. with artists Legend Man, MC L, and Alamo. Their debut album entitled; "Playin' For Keeps" was released on September 25, 1995. They would release a second and final album, entitled; "Let's Die Together" in 1997 named in tribute to the passing of their CEO/founder of Hard Head Records, Roderick Smith who was shot and killed in May 1996. Crazy and Legend Man signed to a second independent record label, Ruff Era Records in 1996–1997. Legend Man signed in 1996, and Crazy followed in 1997, along with MC L signing to Bally Boy Records and Alamo deciding to end her rap career.

1998–1999: Solo career

Crazy started his solo career in 1997 when he signed to New Orleans record label, Ruff Era Records. His debut 'solo' album, entitled; "I Shed Tears For The World" was released on July 21, 1998, and would be declared one of the "Best of the Best Top 204 Independent Rap Albums" by Murder Dog Magazine. On August 10, 1999, he released his second studio album, entitled; "Please Don't Kill Me" titled in reference to the controversial subject of abortion.

2000–2004: No Limit, 504 Boyz, etc.

He joined Master P's newly formed rap group the 504 Boyz in 2000, appearing as 'Krazy'. His third studio album "Breather Life" was released in 2001 by a No Limit Records subsidiary label Soulja Army Records. It reached No. 91 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 31 on the Top Independent Albums charts.^[1]

He released his fourth and final studio album "Us Killing Us" in 2004 on his own label, Breather Entertainment.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US	US R&B
I Shed Tears For The World (as Crazy)	Released: July 21, 1998 (US) Label: Ruff Era Records Format: CD, Cassette	—	—
Please Don't Kill Me (as Crazy)	Released: August 10, 1999 (US) Label: Ruff Era Records Format: CD, Cassette	—	—
Breather Life	Released: August 7, 2001 (US) Label: No Limit, Soulja Army Records, Southwest Format: CD, Cassette	—	91
Us Killin' Us (as Crazy)	Released: July 6, 2004 Label: Breather Entertainment Format: CD	—	—

Collaboration albums

List of collaboration albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US	US R&B
Playin' For Keeps (by Murder Inc.)	Released: September 25, 1995 Label: Hard Head Records Format: CD, Cassette, LP	—	—
Let's Die Together (by Murder Inc.)	Released: 1997 Label: Hard Head Records Format: CD, Cassette	—	—

Singles

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	US	US R&B	US Rap	Album
"Wobble Wobble" (504 Boyz)	2000	17	2	1	Goodfellas
"Get Cha Mind Right" (Soulja Slim featuring Krazy & X-Conn)	2001	—	—	—	The Streets Made Me
"Rock It" (Master P featuring Weebie & Krazy)	2002	—	72	—	Game Face

References

^ "Krazy Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2010.

[billboard-1] "Krazy Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2010.

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+{{short description|American rapper}}
+{{BLP sources|date=March 2020}}
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 |name = Krazy
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 |background = solo_singer
 |birth_name = Michael Wilson
+|birth_date = August 20, 1976
-|alias = Crazy, Krazy 504 Boy
+|alias = Crazy
-|origin = [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
+|origin = [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.
 |genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
-|occupation = [[Rapper]]
+|occupation = Rapper
-|years_active = 1994—present
+|years_active = 1994–2004
-|label = Breather Entertainment, [[No Limit Forever]]
+|label = Ruff Era Records (formerly), Hard Head (formerly), [[No Limit Records|No Limit]], Breather Entertainment, [[No Limit Forever]]
-|associated_acts = Murder Inc., [[504 Boyz]], [[Master P]], [[C-Murder]], [[Silkk the Shocker]], [[Soulja Slim]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Mr. Marcelo]], [[Ghetto Commission]], [[Lil' Keke]]
+|associated_acts = Murder Inc., [[504 Boyz]]
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-'''Krazy''', born Michael Wilson, is an American [[rapper]] from [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]. He formerly started his music career in a rap group called, Murder Inc. Krazy later signed to [[No Limit Records]] and joined the [[504 Boyz]] in 2000. Krazy is currently signed with [[No Limit Forever Records]].
+'''Michael Wilson''', known professionally as '''Krazy''', is an American rapper. He formally started his music career in a rap group called, Murder Inc. Krazy later signed to [[No Limit Records]] and joined [[504 Boyz]] in 2000.
-==Career==
+== Career ==
-===1994–97: Music beginning===
+=== 1994–1997: Early career ===
+Crazy formally started his music career in 1994 when he signed to independent New Orleans record label, Hard Head Records, and became a member of the rap group, Murder Inc. with artists Legend Man, MC L, and Alamo. Their debut album entitled; ''"Playin' For Keeps"'' was released on September 25, 1995. They would release a second and final album, entitled; ''"Let's Die Together"'' in 1997 named in tribute to the passing of their CEO/founder of Hard Head Records, Roderick Smith who was shot and killed in May 1996. Crazy and Legend Man signed to a second independent record label, Ruff Era Records in 1996–1997. Legend Man signed in 1996, and Crazy followed in 1997, along with MC L signing to Bally Boy Records and Alamo deciding to end her rap career.
+=== 1998–1999: Solo career ===
-Crazy formerly started his music career in 1994 when he signed to independent New Orleans record label, Hard Head Records and became a member of the rap group, Murder Inc. with artists Legend Man, MC L and Alamo. Their debut album entitled; ''"Playin' For Keeps"'' was released on September 25, 1995. They would release a second and final album, entitled; ''"Let's Die Together"'' in 1997 named in tribute to the passing of their CEO/founder of Hard Head Records, Roderick Smith whom was shot and killed in May 1996. Crazy and Legend Man signed to a second independent record label, Ruff Era Records in 1996-1997. Legend Man signed in 1996, and Crazy followed in 1997, along with MC L signing to Bally Boy Records and Alamo deciding to end her rap career.
+Crazy started his solo career in 1997 when he signed to New Orleans record label, Ruff Era Records. His debut 'solo' album, entitled; ''"I Shed Tears For The World"'' was released on July 21, 1998, and would be declared one of the "Best of the Best Top 204 Independent Rap Albums" by Murder Dog Magazine. On August 10, 1999, he released his second studio album, entitled; ''"Please Don't Kill Me"'' titled in reference to the controversial subject of abortion.
+=== 2000–2004: No Limit, 504 Boyz, etc. ===
-===1998–99: Solo career===
+He joined [[Master P]]'s newly formed rap group the [[504 Boyz]] in 2000, appearing as 'Krazy'. His third studio album ''"[[Breather Life]]"'' was released in 2001 by a [[No Limit Records]] subsidiary label Soulja Army Records. It reached No. 91 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and No. 31 on the [[Top Independent Albums]] charts.<ref name="billboard">{{cite web | url = {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=krazy|chart=all}}| title = Krazy Album & Song Chart History| accessdate = January 26, 2010 | work= Billboard.com| publisher = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
-Crazy started his solo career in 1997 when he signed to New Orleans record label, Ruff Era Records. His debut 'solo' album, entitled; ''"I Shed Tears For The World"'' was released on July 21, 1998 and would be declared one of the "Best of the Best Top 204 Independent Rap Albums" by Murder Dog Magazine. On August 10, 1999 he released his second studio album, entitled; ''"Please Don't Kill Me"'' titled in reference to the controversial subject of abortion.
+He released his fourth and final studio album ''"Us Killing Us"'' in 2004 on his own label, Breather Entertainment.
-===2000–04: No Limit, 504 Boyz, etc.===
+== Discography ==
-He joined [[Master P]]'s newly formed rap group, the [[504 Boyz]] in 2000, after being scouted out during his time as a 'solo artist' by New Orleans rapper [[C-Murder]]. He would then change his artist name to Krazy. His third studio album, entitled ''"[[Breather Life]]"'' was released by [[No Limit Records]] on August 7, 2001 under the subsidiary label of Soulja Army Records. This album reached No. 91 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and No. 31 on the [[Top Independent Albums]] charts.<ref name="billboard">{{cite web | url = {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=krazy|chart=all}}| title = Krazy Album & Song Chart History| accessdate = January 26, 2010 | work= Billboard.com| publisher = [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]}}</ref> Crazy's fourth studio album was entitled; ''"Us Killing Us"'' and released on July 6, 2004 through his own record label, Breather Entertainment.
+{{Main|504 Boyz discography}}
+=== Studio albums ===
-==Artistry==
-===Musical style===
-Krazy's musical style and similar deep toned [[enunciation]] have made his music comparable to that of hip-hop icon [[Tupac Shakur]], as a result [[bootleg recording|bootleggers]] in the past have released copies of his songs and claimed that they were unreleased 2Pac songs/material.
-==Discography==
-{{Main article|504 Boyz discography}}
-===Studio albums===
 {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
 |+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
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 ! scope="row" | ''I Shed Tears For The World''<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(as Crazy)</span>
 |
-* Released: July 21, 1998 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)
+* Released: July 21, 1998 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span>
 * Label: Ruff Era Records
-* Format: [[CD]], [[compact Cassette|Cassette]],
+* Format: [[CD]], [[compact Cassette|Cassette]]
 | — || —
 |-
 ! scope="row" | ''Please Don't Kill Me''<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(as Crazy)</span>
 |
-* Released: August 10, 1999 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)
+* Released: August 10, 1999 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span>
 * Label: Ruff Era Records
-* Format: [[CD]], [[compact Cassette|Cassette]],
+* Format: [[CD]], [[compact Cassette|Cassette]]
 | — || —
 |-
 ! scope="row" | ''[[Breather Life]]''
 |
-* Released: August 7, 2001 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)
+* Released: August 7, 2001 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span>
 * Label: [[No Limit Records|No Limit]], Soulja Army Records, Southwest
-* Format: [[CD]], [[compact Cassette|Cassette]],
+* Format: [[CD]], [[compact Cassette|Cassette]]
 | — || 91
 |-
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 * Released: July 6, 2004
 * Label: Breather Entertainment
-* Format: [[CD]],
+* Format: [[CD]]
 | — || —
-|-
-! scope="row" | ''Black America''
-|
-* Released: TBA, 2017
-* Label: Breather Entertainment, [[No Limit Forever]]
-|align=center rowspan=1 colspan=2|TBR
-|-
 |}
-===Collaboration albums===
+=== Collaboration albums ===
 {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
 |+ List of collaboration albums, with selected chart positions
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 !style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]
 |-
-!scope="row"|''Playin' For Keeps''<br><small>(by Murder Inc.)</small>
+!scope="row"|''Playin' For Keeps''<br /><small>(by Murder Inc.)</small>
 |
 * Released: September 25, 1995
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 | — || —
 |-
-!scope="row"|''Let's Die Together''<br><small>(by Murder Inc.)</small>
+!scope="row"|''Let's Die Together''<br /><small>(by Murder Inc.)</small>
 |
 * Released: 1997
 * Label: Hard Head Records
-* Format: [[CD]], [[compact Cassette|Cassette]],
+* Format: [[CD]], [[compact Cassette|Cassette]]
 | — || —
 |-
 |}
-==Singles==
+=== Singles ===
+=== As featured artist ===
-===As featured artist===
 {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
 |+ List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
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 |-
 !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
-!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]
+!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B]]
-!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Hot Rap Songs|US<br>Rap]]
+!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Hot Rap Songs|US<br />Rap]]
 |-
-!scope="row"|"Get Cha Mind Right"<br><small>([[Soulja Slim]] featuring Krazy & X-Conn)</small>
+!scope="row"|"Wobble Wobble"<br /><small>([[504 Boyz]])</small>
+|2000
+| 17
+| 2
+| 1
+|''[[Goodfellas (504 Boyz album)|Goodfellas]]''
+|-
+!scope="row"|"Get Cha Mind Right"<br /><small>([[Soulja Slim]] featuring Krazy & X-Conn)</small>
 |2001
 | —
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 |''[[The Streets Made Me]]''
 |-
-!scope="row"|"Rock It"<br><small>([[Master P]] featuring Weebie & Krazy)</small>
+!scope="row"|"Rock It"<br /><small>([[Master P]] featuring Weebie & Krazy)</small>
 |2002
 | —
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 |}
-==Filmography==
-;Films
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-| 2004 || ''Still Bout It'' || Unknown || Support role
-|}
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{504 Boyz}}
 {{No Limit Records}}
 {{Authority control}}
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Krazy}}
 [[Category:African-American male rappers]]
+[[Category:American male rappers]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:No Limit Records artists]]
 [[Category:Rappers from New Orleans]]
 [[Category:Gangsta rappers]]
+[[Category:21st-century American rappers]]
+[[Category:1976 births]]
+[[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]
+[[Category:21st-century African-American musicians]]
+[[Category:20th-century African-American musicians]]

v t e No Limit Records
Compilation releases	West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 1 (1994) High Fo Xmas (1994) Down South Hustlers (1995) West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. II (1997) Mean Green (1998) We Can't Be Stopped (1998) Who U Wit? (1999) West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. III (2001)
Soundtrack releases	I'm Bout It (1997) I Got the Hook-Up (1998) Foolish (1999)
No Limit Films	I'm Bout It (1997) Da Game of Life (1998) I Got the Hook-Up (1998) MP da Last Don (1998) Hot Boyz (1999) No Tomorrow (1999) Foolish (1999) Lockdown (2000)
No Limit Comedy	Anthony Johnson Chris Kennedy Eddie Griffin Katt Williams Michael Blackson Sheryl Underwood
No Limit Sports	Brandon Jennings Bonzi Wells Paul Pierce Darius Miles Deion Sanders Derek Anderson (basketball) DeMar DeRozan Dwight Howard Jason Terry Kelvin Eafon Lance Stephenson Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993) Paul Miranda Patrick Mahomes Quentin Richardson Ricky Davis Ricky Williams Ron Mercer Lamont Green Laron Profit LeBron James Shaquille O'Neal Travis Kelce Tyrone Nesby Zion Williamson
Related articles	Master P 504 Boyz List of No Limit Records artists