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Kool G Rap - Sad
Producer: DJ Supa Dave
Album: Riches Royalty Respect
Label: Unsigned
They say “age ain’t nothin’ but a number.” However, rap is for the most part a young man’s game, and in an age of here one day, gone the next sensations, it’s rare to hear a man over 40 still rocking a mic. Legendary New York City gangster rap founder Kool G Rap is that rarity. I’ll admit that as a young hip-hop fan I hadn’t heard much of Kool’s music before he made his DJBooth debut today with new single Sad, but after one listen I’m inspired to check out his entire catalog. On Sad, Kool’s street-centered rhymes lace tightly with DJ Supa Dave’s soul-sampled, boom-bap production, resulting in a simultaneously funky and grimy record that could easily provide the soundtrack to the next cop-gangster movie set in New York, especially with Kool G providing the plot as he lyrically pains us a verbal picture full of assaults, crime and punishment. Sad? I for one couldn’t be happier. Keep an eye out for Kool’s upcoming album, Riches Royalty Respect, (what more could you ask for?) which has yet to receive a release date.
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I've long had tremendous respect for Kool G and his place in the hip hop landscape (seriously, Google him!) However, I could never really get into his music. His flow isn't the most engaging and his tone is rather monotone. With that said, he certainly sounds renewed and full of life on this "Sad" single.
Most of the props goes to producer Supa Dave for his classy work behind the boards, but if people give this a change they'll be surprised how much they like it. PS. DOPE cover art. 
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| Posted on Sep 12, 2010 |
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Aighttttt.
IMO, this is his best song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fuxJGhTPDk |
| Posted on Sep 12, 2010 |
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Like most, I have the utmost respect for Kool G Rap and everything he did. This is just a new time and unfortunately this track blends in with a lot of the others out there. Nonetheless, the lyrics are engaging and the sample works very well for the track.
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| Posted on Sep 12, 2010 |
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Kool G. deserves praise as a hip hop legend at this point, and I think the years haven't changed much about him. He can still release some pretty solid music. This was no exception.
Filled with some gritty, street ready lines, Kool has still got it. |
| Posted on Sep 13, 2010 |
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''i wet t shirts & crack lids better rush to toys r us to buy your cabbage patch kid'', yo kool g been putting it down for a min
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2010 |
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like ivan ive never heard kool g before but this track is enough to get me checkin out his old stuff. great production
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2010 |
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I always find it a little funny when people say that records from older cats like Kool sound too much like the new stuff. Correction, the new stuff sounds too much like the old stuff. Rap is one of the founders of the east coast gangster rap everyone's spitting now, and he hasn't lost a step. Respect.
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2010 |
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Nice to hear from G again, always paints a vivid picture. One one of my favorite Kool G cuts was "The Streets," particularly because it was paired with volume 3 of the AND 1 mixtapes and I was glued to those.
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| Posted on Sep 14, 2010 |
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Kool g hasnt lost a step. After all these years hes still fighting this new pop hip hop movement and keepin the music in the streets.
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| Posted on Sep 17, 2010 |
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For all of you younger guys that aren’t familiar with G Rap he created the blueprint for Nas, Biggie, Jay-Z, and everybody that followed in their path. He paved the way for a lot of MCs who we would not have heard of otherwise, and G Rap’s the most lyrical out of those 3 mentioned.
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| Posted on Sep 21, 2010 |
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Greatest MCs of All Time
1. Rakim 2. KRS-One 3. Kool G Rap 4. Big Daddy Kane 5. Chuck D 6. Notorious BIG 7. Nas 8. Scarface 9. Guru |
| Posted on Sep 21, 2010 |
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