Nathaniel Thomas Wilson,better known by his stage name Kool G Rap,is an American rapper from Queens,New York City. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap &DJ Polo and as a member of the Juice Crew. He is one of the most influential and skilled MCs of all time,and a pioneer of mafioso rap/street/hardcore content and multisyllabic rhyming. On his album The Giancana Story,he stated that the "G" in his name stands for "Giancana",but on other occasions he has stated that it stands for "Genius".
"It Ain't Hard to Tell" is the second single and last track from American rapper Nas' debut album,Illmatic. Although the track was technically the second single on the album,it was the first single to be released after the album was pressed in 1994. The first single,"Halftime," was released two years prior to Illmatic's debut.
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. The album features guest appearances from 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 the album's release.
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.
"Let's Get Dirty" is the first single released from Redman's 2001 album Malpractice. It is produced by Rockwilder and contains a highly synthesized beat and guest vocals from DJ Kool. It was slightly successful and scraped the edge of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was described by Allmusic editor Jason Birchmeier as a "nice moment" on Malpractice. It is featured on the 2005 compilation named Kiss Presents Hip Hop Classics 2. It also featured on the video games Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and Def Jam:Fight for NY.
"Da Art of Storytellin'" is the third and final single to be released from hip-hop duo Outkast's third studio album Aquemini. It was released as a single in May 25,1999,but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100,but it managed to peak 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 cut 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 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). The song features R&B singer Ne-Yo and has become Ghostface's highest charting solo single on the Billboard Hot 100 and his generally second highest charting song after Kendrick Lamar's Purple Hearts where Ghostface is featured on. It 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 &Ne-Yo was produced and later included on Ghostface's sixth album More Fish. In 2009,Ghostface performed the song with Chrisette Michele at VH1's 6th Annual Hip Hop Honors ceremony.
"Shifftee" is a song by American hip hop group Onyx. It was released on August 30,1993 by JMJ Records,Rush Associated Labels and Chaos Recordings as the third single from Onyx's debut album,Bacdafucup. The song was about being grimy and having that echo into a myriad of life situations.
"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 also featured 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 later also featured 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 Escobar. 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.
