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album - The Giancana Story (Advance Promo)
artist - Kool G. Rap
label - KOCH Records
genre - Rap
retail - 11/26/2002
rip - 10/29/2002
ripper - Kournikova
quality - 192k HQ True Stereo
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01 4:05 My Life
02 3:53 Where You At
03 3:38 Thug Chronicles
11:36 total playing time - total size 15MB
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r e l e a s e n o t e s
3 songs off his KOCH records debut due in late November,
enjoy!
Kool G Rap never rose to superstar status during his
late-'80s reign as a leading member of Marley Marl's Juice
Crew, but the Queens-bred hardcore rapper endured for over a
decade, eventually experiencing a renaissance of sorts in
the early 2000s. After teaming up DJ Polo and Marl, G Rap's
breakthrough came with the "It's a Demo" 12" in 1986.
Released on Marl's fledging Cold Chillin' label, the single
established Cold Chillin' as a noteworthy outpost for a
gritty, street-savvy style of New York hip-hop ù in the
process establishing G Rap and his trademark lisp as a
proponent of this new wave. Next came a series of similarly
successful singles such as "Poison" and "Streets of New
York," followed by a series of more ambitious LPs.
Unfortunately, G Rap's LPs never measured up to his
late-'80s singles, and he spent the 1990s on the brink of
extinction. Then at the end of the decade, the rapper began
collaborating with the younger New York artists such as Mobb
Deep and M.O.P. that he had influenced. These collaborations
led to a promising record deal with Rawkus, New York's most
respected outpost for underground-flavored hip-hop at the
dawn of the 2000s. The "Kool Genius of Rap" began life as
Nathaniel Wilson in a rough section of Queens, where he
first met Eric Barrier and Polo, two friends with a mutual
interest in hip-hop. While Barrier went onto a short-lived
yet successful career as the less-acknowledged half of Eric
B and Rakim, Polo and G Rap collaborated and released the
It's a Demo/I'm Fly 12" on Cold Chillin' in 1986. This
legendary single was the first of several; "Streets of New
York," "Poison," and "Road to the Riches" also being
noteworthy singles. G Rap also graced Marl's "The Symphony,"
a performance that promised him legendary status in itself.
By 1989 he was making LPs rather than 12" singles, signaling
G Rap's rise from the underground to mainstream recognition.
Yet while Juice Crew peers such as Big Daddy Kane and Biz
Markie scored crossover singles, had big-selling LPs, and
soon found themselves on MTV, G Rap struggled with his
sudden position on the uncomfortable brink of crossing over.
Sure, his LPs had their share of highlights such as "Road to
the Riches" and "Erase Racism," in addition to the
aforementioned singles, but his albums with Polo never
achieved what many had hoped for in terms of popularity. By
the mid-'90s, G Rap parted ways with his longtime partner,
commemorated by 1994's Killer Kuts best-of, and attempted a
solo career with the 4,5,6 album on Cold Chillin' in 1995,
followed by Rated XXX in 1996 and Roots of Evil in 1998.
None of these albums garnered much attention, commercial or
critical, and it seemed as though G Rap was bound to suffer
old-school status like most of his '80s peers. As G Rap's
name became less and less acknowledged among contemporary
rap listeners in the late '90s, the stalwart MC
simultaneously began focusing his efforts on guest
appearances. Collaborating with the likes of Fat Joe, Big
Pun, M.O.P., Mobb Deep, Nas, RZA, Big L, and Talib Kweli ù
along with a surprising appearance on U.N.K.L.E.'s
high-profile Psyence Fiction album as well as Lyricist
Lounge 2 ù G Rap gained substantial momentum. Once joining
forces with Rawkus, his renaissance officially began as the
label began promoting his comeback album months before its
2001 release. The crafty yet prestiged label adopted the tag
"the game was named after him" in regard to the G in his
name and talked up his legendary status. With appearances by
most of the early 2000's Queensbridge camp and production by
the likes of DJ Premier, Rockwilder, and DJ Skratch, along
with a number of up-and-coming New York producers, G Rap
couldn't be in a better position. Furthermore, he even
started his own clique, the Black Gorilla Family.
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