Live and Let Die is the third and final studio album by the American hip hop duo Kool G Rap &DJ Polo. It was released on November 24,1992,via Cold Chillin' Records and features Big Daddy Kane,Bushwick Bill,Ice Cube and Scarface. The singles "Ill Street Blues" and "On The Run" both received consistent airplay on Yo! MTV Raps and BET's Rap City upon release.
4,5,6 is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Kool G Rap. It was released on September 26,1995,via Cold Chillin' Records. The album's title signifies the winning combination at the urban street game of cee-lo.
The Giancana Story is the third solo album by American rapper Kool G Rap,released by Koch Records on November 26,2002. Its producers included Bink,Buckwild,Jaz-O,Knobody,Rockwilder and V.I.C.,while AZ,Capone-N-Noreaga,Havoc,Joell Ortiz and Prodigy were amongst the guest vocalists.
"Retaliation" is a single by Hip Hop group Jedi Mind Tricks,the third released from their second album Violent by Design,following "Heavenly Divine" and "Genghis Khan". Released in 2001,the single was the group's last release on self-run Superegular Recordings. The following year,the group migrated to Babygrande Records. "Retaliation" contains a musical sample from "El Rio Y Las Rosas" by Rosita Peru,a vocal sample from "Cross My Heart" by Killah Priest,and a vocal sample from "Money in the bank" by Kool G. Rap. The single also contains the edited "Retaliation (Remix)",and the B-Side track "Blood Runs Cold",featuring Heltah Skeltah's Sean Price,both originally only available on this single. Babygrande Records re-released Violent by Design in 2004,including both "Retaliation (Remix)" and "Blood Runs Cold" as bonus tracks.
"Animal Rap" is the lead single by hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks from their third album Visions of Gandhi (2003). The first vinyl pressing was released in 2002 and the CD pressing was released in 2003. The single was the group's first release on Babygrande Records. There are two versions of the song;"Animal Rap " and "Animal Rap "—both referencing the rivalry between the boxers. The former features an intense orchestral sample,matched with Mike Tyson interview clips,and the latter features a melancholy guitar loop,matched with a light,sung vocal sample.
"Da Art of Storytellin'" is the third and final single from hip-hop duo Outkast's third studio album Aquemini. The song was released as a single on May 25,1999,but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at #67 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Only the single version of the song features Slick Rick,with his verse completely absent from the album version. This song is not to be confused with Slick Rick's album The Art of Storytelling,released on the same day. This song was sampled in J. Cole's song "Land of the Snakes" from his studio album Born Sinner.
"Simple Murder" is a 2003 single by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. Prior to its inclusion on DJ Rhettmatic's album Exclusive Collection,Up Above Records released it as a 12 inch. Its b-side is a remix produced by Key-Kool of The Visionaries. The original version of "Simple Murder" is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju and Psycho Les. The song's lyrics are both braggadocios and hedonistic as they praise money,"bitches" and drugs in three consecutive lines. The song's beat is characterized by a repetitive funk loop sampled from "It's Not What You Fall For,It's What You Stand For" by Laura Lee.
Back Like That is the second single by American rapper Ghostface Killah from his critically acclaimed fifth solo album Fishscale (2006). It features R&B singer Ne-Yo and peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100,becoming Ghostface Killah's highest entry on the chart until his 2022 song "Purple Hearts". "Back Like That" contains a sample of "Baby Come Home" as performed by Willie Hutch,as well an interpolation of "Song Cry" as performed by Jay-Z. A remix featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo was later released and included on his sixth album,More Fish. He performed the song with Chrisette Michele at VH1's 6th Annual Hip Hop Honors ceremony.
"It's a Demo" is the 1986 debut single by American hip hop duo Kool G Rap &DJ Polo. Originally a non-album single with "I'm Fly" as a B-side,a remix of the track was featured on the duo's 1989 album Road to the Riches and later on the compilation albums Killer Kuts (1994),The Best of Cold Chillin' (2000),Greatest Hits (2002) and Street Stories:The Best of Kool G Rap &DJ Polo (2013).
"Poison" is the first single from American hip hop duo Kool G Rap &DJ Polo's 1989 debut album Road to the Riches. It was later included on the compilation albums Killer Kuts (1994),The Best of Cold Chillin (2000),Greatest Hits (2002) and Street Stories:The Best of Kool G Rap &DJ Polo (2013).
"Truly Yours" is the third single from American hip hop duo Kool G Rap &DJ Polo's 1989 debut album Road to the Riches. It was released as a single with "Cold Cuts" as a B-side and later included on the compilation albums Killer Kuts (1994),The Best of Cold Chillin (2000),Greatest Hits (2002) and Street Stories:The Best of Kool G Rap &DJ Polo (2013).
"Streets of New York" is the first single from American hip hop duo Kool G Rap &DJ Polo's 1990 album Wanted:Dead or Alive. It was released as a single with "Poison" as a B-side and was later included on the compilation albums Killer Kuts (1994),The Best of Cold Chillin (2000),Greatest Hits (2002) and Street Stories:The Best of Kool G Rap &DJ Polo (2013).
"Erase Racism" is the second single from American hip hop duo Kool G Rap &DJ Polo's 1990 album Wanted:Dead or Alive,featuring Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie. Released as a single with "Wanted:Dead or Alive" as a B-side,it was later also featured on the compilation albums The Best of Cold Chillin (2000) and Street Stories:The Best of Kool G Rap &DJ Polo (2013).
"Ill Street Blues" is the first single from American hip hop duo Kool G Rap &DJ Polo's 1992 album Live and Let Die. Released with "Fuck U Man" as a B-side,it was later also featured on the compilation albums Killer Kuts (1994),The Best of Cold Chillin' (2000) and Greatest Hits (2002).
"It's a Shame" is the debut solo single from American hip hop artist Kool G Rap,from his 1995 album 4,5,6.
"Fast Life" is the second single from American hip hop artist Kool G Rap's 1995 album 4,5,6,featuring Nas. Released with the song "4,5,6" as a B-side,it later also featured on the compilation album Greatest Hits (2002).
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" is the first single from American hip hop duo Kool G Rap &DJ Polo's 1996 album Rated XXX.
"Talk Like Sex" is a song by American hip hop duo Kool G Rap &DJ Polo,originally recorded for their 1990 album Wanted:Dead or Alive and later released as the second single from 1996's Rated XXX. It was also featured on the compilation albums The Best of Cold Chillin' (2000),Greatest Hits (2002) and Street Stories:The Best of Kool G Rap &DJ Polo (2013).
"Foul Cats" is the first single from American hip hop artist Kool G Rap's 1998 album Roots of Evil.
"Can't Stop the Shine" is the second single from American hip hop artist Kool G Rap's 1998 album Roots of Evil,featuring Miss Jones.
