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Crankdat

Crankdat is the stage name of Christian Smith, an American bass music producer and DJ from Ohio who broke out with a viral remix of Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen."

Crash (1996 film)

Crash (1996) is David Cronenberg's Canadian film adaptation of J.G. Ballard's 1973 novel, starring James Spader and Holly Hunter; it won the Special Jury Prize at Cannes 1996 and drew censorship controversy.

Crash (2004 film)

Crash (2004) is Paul Haggis's Los Angeles ensemble drama about race, premiered at Toronto 2004, released May 2005, and the surprise 2006 Best Picture Oscar winner over Brokeback Mountain, later widely criticized.

Crash (Ballard novel)

Crash is J.G. Ballard's 1973 novel, published by Jonathan Cape, about characters sexually obsessed with car crashes, narrated by James Ballard. Jean Baudrillard called it the first great novel of simulation; David Cronenberg filmed it in 1996.

Crash (Charli XCX album)

Crash (2022) is Charli XCX's fifth studio album, her final Atlantic/Asylum release, a self-styled 'sell-out' mainstream pop record with Rina Sawayama, Christine and the Queens, and Caroline Polachek; her first UK number-one album.

Crash (Kehlani album)

Crash is Kehlani's fourth studio album, released June 21, 2024 through TSNMI/Atlantic; its eclectic mix of dancehall, trap R&B, country, and rock earned three Grammy nominations.

Crash (크래시) (South Korean TV series)

Crash (크래시) is a 2024 ENA comedy crime procedural about the Traffic Crime Investigation team of the Namgang Police Station, directed by Park Joon-woo, starring Lee Min-ki, Kwak Sun-young, and Heo Sung-tae; 12 episodes aired May 13 to June 18, 2024, ending as ENA's second-highest-rated drama.

Crash Adams

Crash Adams is a Canadian pop duo from Toronto: vocalist Rafaele "Crash" Massarelli and guitarist Vince "Adams" Sasso, formed 2019, signed to Warner Music Canada/Warner Records, known for viral TikTok red-couch and "Can You Rap in Public" videos and the hit "Give Me a Kiss".

Crash Course

Crash Course, educational YouTube channel by John and Hank Green with Stan Muller and Nick Jenkins, launched 2011; Complexly-produced free series of 10-50 short episodes on AP and intro-college subjects.

Crash Course (2022 TV series)

Crash Course (2022) is an Indian Hindi-language Prime Video drama series directed by Vijay Maurya, created by Manish Hariprasad, about two rival Kota coaching institutes and eight students, starring Annu Kapoor; 10 episodes released August 5, 2022.

Crash Course in Romance

Crash Course in Romance (일타 스캔들, Ilta Scandal) is a 2023 tvN Korean romantic comedy, 16 episodes, starring Jeon Do-yeon and Jung Kyung-ho, about a side-dish shop owner and a celebrity math tutor; its finale hit 17.0% Nielsen ratings.

Crash Ensemble

Crash Ensemble, Dublin-based Irish new music group founded in 1997 by Donnacha Dennehy, Andrew Synnott, and Michael Seaver; ten amplified musicians led by cellist Kate Ellis, resident at the National Concert Hall and Kilkenny Arts Festival.

Crash Land

Crash Land (2026 Canadian comedy-drama film; Dempsey Bryk's feature debut, SXSW world premiere March 13, 2026): Gabriel LaBelle, Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk, and Noah Parker play small-town stunt friends who make a 'real movie' to honor their dead friend, distributed by Elevation Pictures.

Crash Landing on You (사랑의 불시착)

Crash Landing on You (사랑의 불시착) is a 2019-2020 tvN Korean drama, also on Netflix, starring Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin as a North Korean officer and a South Korean heiress; its finale set tvN's ratings record at 21.7%.

Crash Out

Crash Out is Tinashe's July 16, 2026 single from Popstar, produced by Couros, a low-tempo R&B trap track with crunk influences about online negativity; the AAVE slang 'crash out' is unrelated namesakes' shared title.

Crash Test Dummies

Crash Test Dummies: Canadian folk-rock band from Winnipeg, formed mid-1980s (AllMusic lists 1988), led by Brad Roberts's deep baritone; known for "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" (1993) and "Superman's Song" (1991), three-time Grammy nominated, touring again since 2018.

Crashh

Crashh is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language drama web series on ALTBalaji and ZEE5, directed by Kushal Zaveri, about four siblings separated by a fatal car crash and reunited as adults across ten episodes.

Crashing (American TV series)

Crashing (American TV series), not to be confused with the British Phoebe Waller-Bridge show of the same name: HBO semi-autobiographical comedy created by and starring Pete Holmes with Judd Apatow, about a comedian couch-surfing in New York after his wife's affair; three seasons, 24 episodes, 2017-2019.

Crashing (British TV series)

Crashing is a 2016 British Channel 4 sitcom, also known as Phoebe Waller-Bridge's first TV series before Fleabag. Six episodes follow property guardians living in a disused London hospital; Big Talk Productions produced it, directed by George Kane, Metascore 73.

Crashing (D4vd and Kali Uchis song)

"Crashing" is a 2025 ballad by d4vd featuring Kali Uchis, released February 28, 2025 as the third single from d4vd's debut album Withered via Darkroom/Interscope. Removed from streaming in September 2025 at Uchis's request after d4vd's murder charge.

Crashing Thunder: The Autobiography of a Winnebago Indian

Crashing Thunder: The Autobiography of a Winnebago Indian is a 1926 book telling the life of Sam Blowsnake, a Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) man, edited by anthropologist Paul Radin.

Crass

Crass: English anarcho-punk band and art collective formed 1977 at Dial House, Essex, by Penny Rimbaud and Steve Ignorant; ran Crass Records, sold about two million records, disbanded 1984 as pledged.

Crave (Megan Stalter album)

Crave (stylized CRAVE) is the debut studio album by American comedian and singer Meg Stalter, released September 18, 2026. The 16-track, 43-minute dance-pop and electroclash record was produced with Matias Mora and Jesse Thomas, preceded by singles including Prettiest Girl in America.

Crawl (2019 film)

Crawl is a 2019 American horror thriller directed by Alexandre Aja, starring Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper as a daughter and father trapped by alligators in a flooded Florida home.

Crawl Space (Breaking Bad)

"Crawl Space" is Breaking Bad season 4, episode 11 (44th overall), aired September 25, 2011, directed by Scott Winant, written by Sam Catlin and George Mastras; famous for Walt's laughing crawl-space breakdown after Skyler gives Ted $617,226.33.

Crawlers (film)

Crawlers, also known as Arachnid, is a 2026 American spider-invasion horror-thriller directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández, starring Matilda Lutz as an apartment manager fighting venomous spiders during a building quarantine; distinct from the 2020 film of the same name.

Crayola

Crayola, the American art-supplies brand of Hallmark-owned Crayola LLC (founded 1885 as Binney & Smith), has made non-toxic wax crayons since 1903, when the first eight-crayon box sold for a nickel.

Crayon

Crayon: a stick of colored chalk or wax for drawing, from French craie (chalk). Covers artist's crayons, conté (1795), the 1903 Crayola wax crayon, paraffin-pigment manufacture, ASTM D4236 safety, and recycling.

Crayon Pop (크레용팝)

Crayon Pop (크레용팝), originally named Hurricane Pop, was a five-member South Korean girl group formed by Chrome Entertainment, debuting July 18, 2012. Known for the helmet-costumed viral hit "Bar Bar Bar" (빠빠빠), a 2013 Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 No. 1, and opening for Lady Gaga in 2014; inactive since 2017.

Crayon Shin-chan (TV series)

Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese TV anime adapted from Yoshito Usui's manga, airing on TV Asahi since April 1992; produced by Shin-Ei Animation, about 2,300 episodes, broadcast in over 30 countries, continuing after Usui's 2009 death.