“Alright y'all, we're living large. You know what I'm saying? Larger than Malcolm X-X-L, that's how large we is. Whassup with that? Yo, check this out: my rhyme's is fat.”
— KREZ
KREZ is a radio station in Grand Theft Auto 2. It hosted by Richie T, who is voiced by Neal Feinberg. Joining Richie T is an unnamed female that raps in-between songs, albeit humorously off-key.
Description[]
The station is only broadcasted throughout the Residential District and plays primarily hip hop, rap, and hip-hop inspired instrumentation. Unlike most other radio stations in the game, it does not feature any promotions or advertisements. In one of the station's identifiers, it is referred to as "Radio EZ", which suggests that the 'K' is the call sign for the station, that the 'R' stands for radio, and that 'EZ' is a play on the word "easy".
Tracklist[]
This article or section refers to content exclusive to the original DMA Design version for the PlayStation, Dreamcast and PC release of Grand Theft Auto 2.
For a full list of content exclusive to this version, see here.
| Song: | Preview: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| "Showin' Me Love" by Negro Vs. Conner (Craig Conner, Robbott De Negro) (1999) | ||
| "Jacking In Hilltown" by E=MC Good Times (Paul Scargill, Robbott De Negro) (1999) | ||
| "Past Archives" by Flytronix (1998) | Licensed song. | |
| "How It's Done" by Numb (Stuart Ross) (1999) |
Trivia[]
- Flytronix's "Past Archives" is the only song included in GTA 2: The Movie that can actually be heard on a radio station in the game.
- While Richie T is speaking before "Showin' Me Love", it plays Slumpussy's "This Life", from N-CT FM in 'Grand Theft Auto'.
- The radio of 'Grand Theft Auto Advance' features shortened versions of E=MC Good Times' "Jacking In Hilltown" (which is also the pause theme) and Numb's "How It's Done".
- In the GTA 2 Radio promo on the GTA 2 website, the KREZ radio segment seems to have Phanny Joe Styles as the radio host, but this is likely not indicative of a line-up change, according to Colin Anderson in a 2020 quote, "we definitely knew which DJs were going on which stations, so it's most likely that Craig just threw together whatever he liked to get the effect he wanted without worrying too much about how they'd be used in the final game."
See Also[]
- N-CT FM - a hip hop radio in Grand Theft Auto.
- Game Radio - an east coast hip hop radio in GTA III.
- Wildstyle - a hip hop and electro radio in GTA Vice City.
- Playback FM - a classic east coast hip hop radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Radio Los Santos - a contemporary hip hop radio in GTA San Andreas and GTA V.
- The Liberty Jam - an east coast hip hop radio in GTA Liberty City Stories.
- Fresh FM - a hip hop and electro radio in GTA Vice City Stories.
- The Beat 102.7 - a contemporary hip hop radio GTA IV and Episodes from Liberty City.
- The Classics 104.1 - a classic hip hop radio in GTA IV.
- Alchemist - a hip hop instrumentals radio in GTA Chinatown Wars.
- DJ Khalil - a hip hop instrumentals radio in enhanced versions of GTA Chinatown Wars.
- West Coast Classics - a classic west coast hip hop radio in GTA V.
- The Lab - a hip hop and mixed genre radio in enhanced versions of GTA V.
- iFruit Radio - a hip hop radio station in enhanced version of GTA V.