Kool G Rap is regarded as a hugely influential golden age rapper.[1] Music journalist Peter Shapiro suggests that Kool G Rap "created the blueprint for Nas, Biggie and everyone who followed in their path".[32] Kool G Rap is described by Kool Moe Dee as "the progenitor and prototype for Biggie, Jay-Z, Treach, Nore, Fat Joe, Big Pun, and about twenty-five more hard-core emcees",[3] and Kool Moe Dee also claims Kool G Rap is "the most lyrical" out of all of the artists mentioned
Kool G Rap is regarded as a hugely influential golden age rapper.[1] Music journalist Peter Shapiro suggests that Kool G Rap "created the blueprint for Nas, Biggie and everyone who followed in their path".[32] Kool G Rap is described by Kool Moe Dee as "the progenitor and prototype for Biggie, Jay-Z, Treach, Nore, Fat Joe, Big Pun, and about twenty-five more hard-core emcees",[3] and Kool Moe Dee also claims Kool G Rap is "the most lyrical" out of all of the artists mentioned
Kool G(Genius)Rap is often credited as the first rapper to include mafioso content, as well as a lot of hardcore street content, into his lyrics.[5][10][11][12][13][14][15] This can be seen as early as 1989 in the song "Road to the Riches" where he makes a reference to Al Pacino (who plays mobster Tony Montana in the 1983 crime drama movie Scarface)[61] – this was long before albums such as Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… ]
He has also been cited as one of Hip-Hop's greatest storytellers, alongside Slick Rick and Notorious B.I.G.,[24][58] with "laser-like visual descriptions",[12] and "vivid narratives".[15] Rolling Stone states that, "Live and Let Die continued G Rap's reign as rap music's premier yarn-spinner".[10]
Kool G Rap provided the foreword for the 2009 book How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC,[59][60] also providing insight into his rhyming technique.
Kool G Rap is known for using complex multisyllabic rhymes since his debut (in a similar way to other golden age MCs such as Big Daddy Kane and Rakim),[15] and this remains a hallmark of his style, along with his rapid-fire delivery and "superhuman breath control".[15] Although many of today's MCs use multisyllabic rhymes extensively (such as Eminem, Pharoahe Monch, Nas, Papoose, and many others), Kool G Rap is known for taking the technique to its limits and packing in as many mu
One of my fav tracks of Rugged and Ras.
Nhilzer 1 month ago
Haters gon hate!
renaissancemusic 1 month ago
LMFAO
renaissancemusic 2 months ago
LMFAO
renaissancemusic 2 months ago
Learn how to spell ''Ras Kass'', dumb fuck
MrGocaZg 2 months ago
Kool G Rap is regarded as a hugely influential golden age rapper.[1] Music journalist Peter Shapiro suggests that Kool G Rap "created the blueprint for Nas, Biggie and everyone who followed in their path".[32] Kool G Rap is described by Kool Moe Dee as "the progenitor and prototype for Biggie, Jay-Z, Treach, Nore, Fat Joe, Big Pun, and about twenty-five more hard-core emcees",[3] and Kool Moe Dee also claims Kool G Rap is "the most lyrical" out of all of the artists mentioned
renaissancemusic 3 months ago
Kool G Rap is regarded as a hugely influential golden age rapper.[1] Music journalist Peter Shapiro suggests that Kool G Rap "created the blueprint for Nas, Biggie and everyone who followed in their path".[32] Kool G Rap is described by Kool Moe Dee as "the progenitor and prototype for Biggie, Jay-Z, Treach, Nore, Fat Joe, Big Pun, and about twenty-five more hard-core emcees",[3] and Kool Moe Dee also claims Kool G Rap is "the most lyrical" out of all of the artists mentioned
renaissancemusic 4 months ago
Kool G(Genius)Rap is often credited as the first rapper to include mafioso content, as well as a lot of hardcore street content, into his lyrics.[5][10][11][12][13][14][15] This can be seen as early as 1989 in the song "Road to the Riches" where he makes a reference to Al Pacino (who plays mobster Tony Montana in the 1983 crime drama movie Scarface)[61] – this was long before albums such as Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… ]
renaissancemusic 4 months ago
He has also been cited as one of Hip-Hop's greatest storytellers, alongside Slick Rick and Notorious B.I.G.,[24][58] with "laser-like visual descriptions",[12] and "vivid narratives".[15] Rolling Stone states that, "Live and Let Die continued G Rap's reign as rap music's premier yarn-spinner".[10]
Kool G Rap provided the foreword for the 2009 book How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC,[59][60] also providing insight into his rhyming technique.
renaissancemusic 4 months ago
Kool G Rap is known for using complex multisyllabic rhymes since his debut (in a similar way to other golden age MCs such as Big Daddy Kane and Rakim),[15] and this remains a hallmark of his style, along with his rapid-fire delivery and "superhuman breath control".[15] Although many of today's MCs use multisyllabic rhymes extensively (such as Eminem, Pharoahe Monch, Nas, Papoose, and many others), Kool G Rap is known for taking the technique to its limits and packing in as many mu
renaissancemusic 4 months ago