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KOOL G RAP & Special Guests
Kool G Rap: Biography
What motivates me to get in the studio is really being in that creative zone that you cannot just enter on demand. It is more like an extremely powerful vibe that overcomes you. It can be triggered by hearing a particular track, or being inspired by another artist; or, a life experience that makes your mind and heart open up, where lyrics just come from your soul in the capacity of an avalanche...
Kool G Rap
Hip Hops golden era constituent, Queens native and Hip Hops staple, Kool G Rap, first gained momentum in the late 80s and early 90s as one half of the duo with DJ Polo. At this time, Kool G Rap and DJ Polo released three Hip Hop classics, beginning with the debut album, Road to Riches (1989). Wanted: Dead or Alive followed (1990), and was superseded by the critically acclaimed Live and Let Die (1992). Simultaneously, G Rap and DJ Polo gained notoriety as members of the Juice Crew, whose noteworthy membership (including DJ Marley Marl, Big Daddy Kane, Masta Ace and Roxanne Shante) influenced direction of Hip Hop culture, lyricism, and battle raps. It also impressed upon style and technique of Hip Hops heavy hitters such as Jay-Z, Nas, 2 Pac, B.I.G., Big Pun, and Ice Cube.
After a successful run with DJ Polo and the Juice Crew, G Raps career took a solo turn, beginning with his first album 4, 5, 6 (1995), which preceded Roots of Evil (1998). The Giancana Story (2002) which featured AZ, Nas, Joell Ortiz, Mobb Deep, and CNN followed. Six years later, G Rap released Half a Klip
(2008), presenting production by DJ Premier and DJ Marley Marl. Fifth studio album Riches, Royalty & Respect (2011), provided fans and audiences with G Raps multisyllabic rhymes and classic storytelling knack, and also, well-rounded insight into G Raps personal life.
Kool G Rap resumes relevancy as a lyrical staple, collaborating with an array of artists including Rick Ross, Joell Ortiz and Black Milk, Vinnie Paz, Wu Tang also transcending beyond the shores of North America into Hip Hop's artists on a Global scale; UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Russia, Israel, Iran, Pakistan, Japan etc. Traditionally, G Raps content is reflective of hardcore, street, and Mafioso milieu for storytelling, which like G Rap himself, continues to generate accolades not only amongst fans, but also amongst Hip Hops most notable critics and cohorts, including Spin Magazine, MTV, the Rolling Stone Magazine etc., not excluding other worldwide major publications. In addition to G Raps immaculate influence on lyricism and Hip Hops trophy stars, his collaborations include a laundry list of whos who, including Ghostface, Marco Polo, Rick Ross, Mobb Deep, Big L, Talib Kweli, LL Cool J and M.O.P.
G Rap is a hip-hop godfather: There are plenty of MCs who might never have been heard if G Rap hadn't paved the way.
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909 Elm St.
Manchester, NH 03101
United States
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