Kool G Rap’s name rings bells in Hip-Hop, but time often erodes our collective braincells. G helped bring Nas to the forefront of Hip-Hop and the QB don has not looked back since with his never ...

Nas, the Notorious B.I.G., Raekwon and Mobb Deep all reveled in the kind of persona Kool G Rap had crafted, and after splitting from DJ Polo, G Rap spent the late 90s refining and redefining that ...

(AllHipHop News) Kool G Rap, one of the early pioneers of the mafioso rap style that was adopted by rappers like The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Jay-Z, and Raekwon, says he does not take pride in any ...

Nas and Mass Appeal are coming in hot for 2025 ... Could it be Slick Rick... Lauryn Hill... Kool G Rap??? Only time will tell for now!!! Joe Budden and his fellow podcasters recently ripped ...

Nas, Premier and, most interestingly, R.E.M. s Michael Stipe are sadly absent. "It s a hot track, says Kool G Rap of "Cold One, with Stipe and G Rap s wife, Maw Barker, on the chorus.

But “Fast Life” found Kool G Rap passing the mob-rap baton to Nas, transforming Surface’s ’80s R&B classic “Happy” into an enigmatic canvas on which the two rappers stitched not so ...

Queens rhyme-stacker Kool G Rap has never been in the Top 40 – unless ... In songs and interviews, Jay Z, Nas and Eminem have all acknowledged his influence, as has Raekwon, who joins him ...

Kool G Rap, one of hip-hop’s most influential pioneers ... G Rap is a figure of influence for Jay Z, Nas, Eminem and many more. HOV, Saigon, Ghostface Killah and many others have paid homage ...

Ghostface Killah reminisces of better days on the block on his new song 'The Battlefield' featuring Kool G Rap, AZ and Nas-affiliated singer Tre Williams. The three lyrical giants trade verses ...

And you’ll hear the name Kool G Rap spoken of with equal reverence. For fans of modern rap, he’s the one Jay-Z refers to in “Encore” (“like hearing G Rap in his prime”). He’s also a ...