@@hyperdog67 i feel Big L used the rhyme schemes with the same structure...i think his punchlines were a bit more effective than Kool G Rap's and why most people rank L higher...honestly I rock hard with both and was molded by their craft...i feel like Kool G Rap adapted to all era's as far as lyrical ability...but then again thats all i care about...KRS ONE said "mc's are just hopeless, thinking record sales make them the dopest" he dropped a lot of shit on "Rapture's Delight"...Big L said himself on "I Don't Understand It" "Going platinum, and aint got no soul, Some rappers is mad nice, and dont even go gold, i don't like the way it's going down, because it should be the other way around, I dont understand it"...Bars over everything
@Vernon Johnson what Rakim got to do with this!?? His style isn't a syllabic as G Rap! Ra has the smooth flow but he doesn't put words together like GRap. Who's better is yo opinion but like I said GRap is the godfather to the multi word bars
@Vernon Johnson I'm not talking about content! Two different styles. Ra is Tha God no disputing that! Ra may be better than G Rap, won't argue that either. I'm saying G Rap's (along with Kane)rhyme scheme, cadence and wordplay fathered the multi rhymin word per bar style
His ability to put words together is unmatched.... Verses like, "I leave your whole body twisted/ when you get lifted/and police would have to fish to run ballistic on the biscuit/another statistic/ I try to chill but you insisted/ coming up in my district/ I don't know why you fucking risk it...whew...
"Blood shed, I painted the town red, people fled as I put a dread head to bed, that mean's dead. In other words deceased, faces got erased, when bullets got released." Kool G "Many necks I choked, many legs I broke, and if provoked, I let the pistol smoke." Kool G
Bro you’re probably one of the only few who ever mentions Roots of Evil and I applaud you for that. That album is a true masterpiece for a crime saga. You would think Scorsese wrote it and G Rap put it in rhyme fashion for us. We know his importance to the game and you added on to his importance the right way! Thank you.
G-Rap is the most impressive lyricist I've ever heard . That rhyming upon rhyming style where almost every word was a rhyme was amazing . He inspired rappers like Big Pun who just took his style and with it.
Henny Lopez yo check out percee P. He inspired big pun too. Hes a lesser known member of DITC, he came up with lord finesse n fat joe bronx late 80s shit. He raps in that mind blowing rhyme after rhyme style but wheres kool G states his words more solid, percee P really breaks down the syllables, 2 of the greats man check him out sometime anything he ever made is dope. He inspired big L
Henny Lopez yes most wouldent consider him a DITC member like that but lord finesse said on "yes you may" that percee was down with ditc crew. legends man
1. KOOL G RAP 2. BIG PUN 3. PAPOOSE 4. WU-TANG CLAN 5. JADAKISS + BONUS WILD CARD MENTIONS + STILL T5DOA 1. 2PAC 2. NAS 3. BIG L 4. MAX B 5. DAYLYT / PERCEE P BEST RAPPERS TO WALK THE EARTH - NO DEBATE
Kool wasn’t just a lyrical genius, he was a pioneer. He was one of the first rappers to show his human side of things in his music. Most rappers acted like Goliath and they were untouchable, yet Road to Riches showed himself as a man with a plan. I also liked how Money in the Bank was like a continuation of Road to Riches. Best Hip Hop song ever is Erase Racism by him, Big Daddy, And Biz.
G rap is the greatest lyricist of all time!!! Lyrically the most influential. You can hear him in all the great lyricist from 1990 till now. And he still has momentum till this day!!!!
One thing I can say Kool G Rap is the most consistent MC in history. He never fell off as far as his skillset. His cleverness and schemes in his writing only got better over the years. Today he is still one of the better MCs out there .
Hands down. G was and is still one of the greatest to ever do it!!! The epitome of that NYC Queens real fly hood shit....”I make blood Mary’s out o’ ya capillaries.”
Nice piece....well stated and narrated! Kool G should NEVER be left out when discussing the all time greats. Kool G will dust the majority of emcees past and present. Peace!
G Rap is one of the greats to be studied. When Jay-Z said "Yeah hearing me rap is like hearing G Rap in his prime" that let's you know he's on that level. I mean if the great Jay-Z studied him then you probably should too
Made me go back and listen to "Men At Work" seven times in a row, starting the eight time now, lol... it's damn near the greatest rap song featuring pure lyrical fury I've ever heard...
yeah, "damn near" is the operative descriptor ... btw, I love "Lyrics Of Fury" (it's perfection on wax), but I like "Follow The Leader", "No Competition", "Untouchable", and "No Omega" even more....
30 Plus Years Later, The Only Brother That Can Stand Toe To Toe With Kane and Rakim. Early G.Rap Ghost Writing Can Be Heard On Salt n Pepa’s Hot, Cool And Vicious. One Song is I Desire. Another Song as Well. Wanted Dead or Alive and Live And Let Die I Still Rock! Road to Riches is Classic.
Yesuuur the funny thing is on Live and Let Die G Rap was the first East Coast Emcee, to have a West Coast Producer do his entire Album. The interesting thing is Two to the Head he had two Southern Emcees Scarface and Bushwick Bill and a West Coast Emcee Ice Cube on the song so he went Southpaw before Jadakiss lol.
Odell Goodman-EL My Main Dude Sir Jinx!!!!! I just noticed on Marley Marl’s Symphony pt2., G.Rap was Rhyming on the Video with Da Lenchmob Coat. I’m like ok That Would Make Sense.......
To this day I never heard anyone more lyrical than him, every track he ever made showcases his wordplay more. I always wondered how the guy comes up with them.
"Here the plan, Shannon you bring the van everybody's wearing gloves on their hands/ Stickly army suits and long black timberland boots I want us all to roll like troops" 😂😂😂
Kool G Rap was one of my favorite raps of the 80's growing up! He built solid rap, for you to enjoy and think. Just want to thank you for the video too!! Shout out to Kool G Rap👏🏼👏🏼👏👏👍
Thank You fam, Ps I was born in 1983 and I recall his songs "Ill Street Blues," and "On The Run,". I knew he was a different MC. 4,5,6 was the first G Rap album I heard and that album just reaffirmed my initial estimate. Pps he said "hoping you got springs or wings on your shoes, cause you lose" ....
G-Rap, what can I say? Other than I have him over Kane easy. Not taking nothing away from Kane but we going to be real today. I’ve sat back long enough hearing some people not giving G rap his propers on these lists. We’re getting it right today. I’m 48 and G rap, Kane and Rakim a year older than me. My point is in 86 when G came out with Rhyme time, his lyrics were flawless. He grabbed my attention the same way LL Cool J did in 84 with big words. Nobody was rhyming like that. Let me get back to my point between Kane and G Rap, on Kane first two albums he had like 5 good joints on each of those two albums to me. After those first two albums he was Finished, through, done. Why? because he wanted to be a damn chocolate Dracula lol. That’s what ultimately did him in. I know that whole back story about him changing up was because Bobby Brown and all them were touring heavy together back then. Anyway G Rap kept pushing and turning out album after album. G Rap catalogs are extensive and fire period. Kane and Rakim still in my top three though. G rap that dude is what I’m saying. No disrespect to anyone else for their opinion. I’m just very passionate about my era of Hip Hop 80s and 90s that’s it
Facts bro...thats my era of rap/hi hop....G Rap, the most underrated lyricist of all time...only true hip hop heads know whats up with G...he still spitting fire til this day!
G Rap made the template for pure lyricism. I became a serious Kool G. Rap fan when I heard and understood "Men At Work." What he did lyrically on that track was sublime.
Arguably the GOAT. His lyrical style lasted longer than his peers. Rakim, Kane, Cool J, KRS became dated after a decade and 3 albums in. G Rap can still blaze mixtapes today. 30 years later.
And rakim still got it, its just once youve been crowned as the god of hip hop like rakim its hard to pick up the pen and consistently live up to those expectations, someone else writes some lyrics n people say its dope, rakim write the same lyrics and people gonna say come on ra you can do better than that
Men at Work 1988Kool G Rap Saigon The Letter P 1997All My Life 2002Kool G Rap & 38 Spesh(Son of G Rap) 201830 years of lyrical flow that did not become dated. Who else done this?
He’s still one of my favorites. Back then my top 3 were Rakim, Kane and G Rap. G Raps wordplay was better than KRS. On the Symphony he out did everybody
Man when I first heard cool g rap yo. He was the first wordsmith to paint a picture so vivid I could see the stories in my mind. You might be illing you might be wildin you won't be smiling on Rikers Island
He's not the first, Schoolly D did it first with P.S.K. song, I'm a G Rap fan too. I got G Rap over Kane definitely. Check Kool G Rap - My Life. He's the Don!!🔥
First off let me thank you my brother I greatly appreciate your time efficiently effort and information... You are a perfect example for the culture doing it for ourselves.... Us educating us I love the content and gain important knowledge from your videos....pls keep up the priceless work and more power to you OG.ASHER from the UK
Rumor had it on the symphony they made him go last because his verse was longest then the entire single they made him cut it short.....wtf this dude is the greatest
Road to the riches made me a fan he is not just a goat he's really underrated he will DESTROY 95 percent of the rappers today his latest joints are fire I still got the ORIGINAL road to the riches lp to this day !!!!
Kool G was a pioneer when it came to the art of storytelling. If you paid attention, you knew dude was dope. I gave my 1st son the middle name "Nathaniel" because of my admiration of G as an artist
Firs time Pun met G Rap, Pun just got on his knees (which is impressive for a 400 pound man) and kissed G Rap's ring before even saying a word. That's respect.
Without question kool g rap can't be left out for the goat's of lyricism. Rakim. Kane, krsone, kool g rap. Are untouchable. Ll cool j . The untouchables.
I was a kool g fan when he dropped It's A Demo (psychopath on the phonograph, nut on the cut, did you hear the boy slice, is he nice or what???), then the b-side I'm Fly, the caddy seville opener! Good stuff JayQuan as always...
Kool G Rap is still my favorite til this day. I listen to all his new stuff. Check out animal rap with jedi mind tricks. Riches,royalty, respect from 2011 is hard body. Return of the Don and his latest album son of g rap is ill also
Road to the riches is one of the best Hiphop songs ever made. I heard some of those beats straight out of Large Professor's SP1200. Notably " Money in the bank " Love those 1st two albums.
It says a lot when Jay Z says he reminds you of G Rap in his prime not one rapper in history have challenged or yet one bad word about him. He's the reason why I rap and produce then when I heard my fav 2 raps kool g rap and king Tee I said fucc it im not rapping any more as long as they are still alive... definitely the greatest
Thank You for this vid. Ive been arguing for many yrs about G. When i was 12 i had road to the riches. Then juice crew did a photo op in Queensbridge park and i finally got to meet him. Told him wanted dead or alive was the best LP ever. He was gracious and a humble dude!! To this day i still argue and i still play any g rap verses esp when he guess appears ( conway and G rap)
Kool G Rap influence me with the same style not exactly like his style course not can imitate that but I actually discovered G Rap through Big Pun once I heard that I was like damn I was immediately hooked and funny that he influence Eminem as well who I both looked up to also Peace and love to KGR and Corona Queens
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To this day. Kool G Rap still raps better than 98% of rappers! Arguably the G.O.A.T. in terms of pure lyricism.
Bejīta 100%
Better than 99.7% of the rappers out there
Umm..there was a cat named Big L that surely gave him a run. Facts.
@@hyperdog67 i feel Big L used the rhyme schemes with the same structure...i think his punchlines were a bit more effective than Kool G Rap's and why most people rank L higher...honestly I rock hard with both and was molded by their craft...i feel like Kool G Rap adapted to all era's as far as lyrical ability...but then again thats all i care about...KRS ONE said "mc's are just hopeless, thinking record sales make them the dopest" he dropped a lot of shit on "Rapture's Delight"...Big L said himself on "I Don't Understand It" "Going platinum, and aint got no soul, Some rappers is mad nice, and dont even go gold, i don't like the way it's going down, because it should be the other way around, I dont understand it"...Bars over everything
Kool G Rap x 38spesh-.Son of G Rap...Classic!
Kool G Rap is a certified top 10 emcee of all time...word up!!
I will also say he's in the top three rappers
Bruh...This man changed the art of rap...he is the Godfather of multi-syllabic complex schemes...true pioneer
he definitely is a gem I've been listening to him non stop all week long so you're right Corey men at work I ran that track 3 times in a row .
@Vernon Johnsonprove me wrong
@Vernon Johnson what Rakim got to do with this!?? His style isn't a syllabic as G Rap! Ra has the smooth flow but he doesn't put words together like GRap. Who's better is yo opinion but like I said GRap is the godfather to the multi word bars
@Vernon Johnson I'm not talking about content! Two different styles. Ra is Tha God no disputing that! Ra may be better than G Rap, won't argue that either. I'm saying G Rap's (along with Kane)rhyme scheme, cadence and wordplay fathered the multi rhymin word per bar style
Lord Finesse is in the underrated elite class emcees as well
His ability to put words together is unmatched.... Verses like, "I leave your whole body twisted/ when you get lifted/and police would have to fish to run ballistic on the biscuit/another statistic/ I try to chill but you insisted/ coming up in my district/ I don't know why you fucking risk it...whew...
Lort.....straight flames!!
Jesus!!! And I’m a atheist saying this shit.
🔥🔥🔥🔥💯
And to this day he still spits like it’s the 90’s. Without him there would be no Ghostface, Rea, Cormega, Nas, Mobb Deep, Pun ect... The GOAT!!
Facts
Black Thought broke down Road to the Riches on a dope level. He went inside the rhyme. It's an incredible true tale. I love that song.
Road to the riches and that Billy Joel sample. I love both songs. Billy Joel is nyc as well.
Glad somebody else noticed that besides me...
He spit a G Rap style while giving props to G Rap's style.
WhiteyMcWhiteWhite I agree 100 percent
Indeed Black Thought did his thang , G Rap was my favorite
I thought that was g rap on that shit when i first heard it..black thought so ill and underated as well
"Blood shed, I painted the town red, people fled as I put a dread head to bed, that mean's dead. In other words deceased, faces got erased, when bullets got released." Kool G
"Many necks I choked, many legs I broke, and if provoked, I let the pistol smoke." Kool G
G Rap can paint vivid pictures like nobody's biz.
No one does it better…
Still blasting Kool G Rap's music in my ride in 2020. He's better then any rapper out here in 2020... much love and respect
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Bro you’re probably one of the only few who ever mentions Roots of Evil and I applaud you for that. That album is a true masterpiece for a crime saga. You would think Scorsese wrote it and G Rap put it in rhyme fashion for us. We know his importance to the game and you added on to his importance the right way! Thank you.
Well said!!!! 💪💯✌️
Salute
G-Rap is the most impressive lyricist I've ever heard . That rhyming upon rhyming style where almost every word was a rhyme was amazing . He inspired rappers like Big Pun who just took his style and with it.
Henny Lopez yo check out percee P. He inspired big pun too. Hes a lesser known member of DITC, he came up with lord finesse n fat joe bronx late 80s shit.
He raps in that mind blowing rhyme after rhyme style but wheres kool G states his words more solid, percee P really breaks down the syllables, 2 of the greats man check him out sometime anything he ever made is dope. He inspired big L
@@ASSman864 I know who Percee P is and he is hella dope. I had no clue he was in DITC. I remember the legendary battle he had with Lord Finesse.
Henny Lopez yes most wouldent consider him a DITC member like that but lord finesse said on "yes you may" that percee was down with ditc crew. legends man
1. KOOL G RAP
2. BIG PUN
3. PAPOOSE
4. WU-TANG CLAN
5. JADAKISS
+ BONUS WILD CARD MENTIONS + STILL T5DOA
1. 2PAC
2. NAS
3. BIG L
4. MAX B
5. DAYLYT / PERCEE P
BEST RAPPERS TO WALK THE EARTH - NO DEBATE
Kool wasn’t just a lyrical genius, he was a pioneer. He was one of the first rappers to show his human side of things in his music. Most rappers acted like Goliath and they were untouchable, yet Road to Riches showed himself as a man with a plan. I also liked how Money in the Bank was like a continuation of Road to Riches. Best Hip Hop song ever is Erase Racism by him, Big Daddy, And Biz.
He (along with Rakim & BDK) set a trend of internal & multi-syllabic rhymes in the rap game, that would last long forever
G rap is the greatest lyricist of all time!!! Lyrically the most influential. You can hear him in all the great lyricist from 1990 till now. And he still has momentum till this day!!!!
One thing I can say Kool G Rap is the most consistent MC in history. He never fell off as far as his skillset. His cleverness and schemes in his writing only got better over the years. Today he is still one of the better MCs out there .
David Johnson Definitely!! I had Fabolous as the first because the amount of work he put out and time, but G Rap is that dude!
Hands down. G was and is still one of the greatest to ever do it!!! The epitome of that NYC Queens real fly hood shit....”I make blood Mary’s out o’ ya capillaries.”
"When I die scientist will examine my brain. Donate it to science to answer the unexplained." ~ Men at Work. Oooooo-Weeeee
Nice piece....well stated and narrated! Kool G should NEVER be left out when discussing the all time greats. Kool G will dust the majority of emcees past and present. Peace!
Facs 👌🏾💪🏾
I'm Fly and It's a Demo, I was sold from day one!! G Rap's in my top 5!
G Rap has always been one of my favorites!
"When G Rap strikes the mic, I recite the type of hype that you like and make the people unite"...
I know you couldn’t mention every joint, but “Executioner Style” is G Rap at his finest ✊🏽
G Rap is one of the greats to be studied. When Jay-Z said "Yeah hearing me rap is like hearing G Rap in his prime" that let's you know he's on that level. I mean if the great Jay-Z studied him then you probably should too
Exactly
But Jay Z is a LIAR. He was NEVER like G-Rap or G-Rap"s equal.
Lol@@abduljalil7623😅😅😅 absolutely 🎯 💯!
30 years ago.... and STILL slayin'!!!!!
If it wasn't for G rap you probably wouldn't have prodigy, biggie,or m.o.p
Or Eminem
Or Jay z, Stlyes P or Sheek louch.
Yo forgot one Puerto Rican rapper this guy was Heavy full of lyrics I'm talking about fat the legend from the Bronx Big Pun
SuperChantey or nas
julanie moreno fast life all time classic but g rap and rakim both birthed nas
"I don't want fans that don't who G Rap is" RA the Rugged Man
Yessir
Listen to Death wish.
ra is trash tho
@@ioyom foh.
Made me go back and listen to "Men At Work" seven times in a row, starting the eight time now, lol... it's damn near the greatest rap song featuring pure lyrical fury I've ever heard...
Definitely!
@Michael Hunter he said "damn near". Its all opinions....
@Michael Hunter lol
yeah, "damn near" is the operative descriptor ... btw, I love "Lyrics Of Fury" (it's perfection on wax), but I like "Follow The Leader", "No Competition", "Untouchable", and "No Omega" even more....
rbiznezz2 I'm bout to go back and listen to its a demo.
30 Plus Years Later, The Only Brother That Can Stand Toe To Toe With Kane and Rakim. Early G.Rap Ghost Writing Can Be Heard On Salt n Pepa’s Hot, Cool And Vicious. One Song is I Desire. Another Song as Well. Wanted Dead or Alive and Live And Let Die I Still Rock! Road to Riches is Classic.
Yesuuur the funny thing is on Live and Let Die G Rap was the first East Coast Emcee, to have a West Coast Producer do his entire Album. The interesting thing is Two to the Head he had two Southern Emcees Scarface and Bushwick Bill and a West Coast Emcee Ice Cube on the song so he went Southpaw before Jadakiss lol.
Odell Goodman-EL My Main Dude Sir Jinx!!!!! I just noticed on Marley Marl’s Symphony pt2., G.Rap was Rhyming on the Video with Da Lenchmob Coat. I’m like ok That Would Make Sense.......
Kool G Rap is the original street thug poet from Super Sha "L"
kane said it best, "we taught cats, how to rhyme"
To this day I never heard anyone more lyrical than him, every track he ever made showcases his wordplay more. I always wondered how the guy comes up with them.
Likewise me too.. nigga is underrated
Best Verse On The Symphony
Nah Big Daddy Kane's verse was lyrically the best
Ethaniel Clyne Makin' veterans run for medicine Cuz I put out more lights in a fight than Con Edison
I loved both it was definitely a debatable!!
@@ethanielclyne5810 G Rap verse was bananas, Kane brung it home!
Adisa Chazoba boy was at it with Kane, I say barely 🤠
Your favorite rappers,Favorite rapper one of the greatest of all time KOOL G RAP
Scruby Da Mane Word
Facts!
"Here the plan, Shannon you bring the van everybody's wearing gloves on their hands/
Stickly army suits and long black timberland boots I want us all to roll like troops" 😂😂😂
Kool G Rap was one of my favorite raps of the 80's growing up! He built solid rap, for you to enjoy and think. Just want to thank you for the video too!! Shout out to Kool G Rap👏🏼👏🏼👏👏👍
Kool G Rap the LYRICAL DICTATOR.
@VHS FACTION 💯💯
Cannon Fire is another gem.. multi-syllabics!
One of the true pioneers of Gangster Rap.
Don't forget about that opening to Fast Life. Best opening bars ever.
Legendary. The symphony, ill street blues, its a shame, etc. The man got classics and his word play is crazy
Rakim said it best…” iron sharpens iron…. They kept each other on there toes
Kool G Rap is legendary hands down Corona Queens baby
Thank You fam,
Ps I was born in 1983 and I recall his songs "Ill Street Blues," and "On The Run,". I knew he was a different MC. 4,5,6 was the first G Rap album I heard and that album just reaffirmed my initial estimate.
Pps he said "hoping you got springs or wings on your shoes,
cause you lose" ....
Live and let die is one of my favorites. Personally I think it was his best.
"My nationality is reality"
G Rap and Biz Markie
G-Rap, what can I say? Other than I have him over Kane easy. Not taking nothing away from Kane but we going to be real today. I’ve sat back long enough hearing some people not giving G rap his propers on these lists. We’re getting it right today. I’m 48 and G rap, Kane and Rakim a year older than me. My point is in 86 when G came out with Rhyme time, his lyrics were flawless. He grabbed my attention the same way LL Cool J did in 84 with big words. Nobody was rhyming like that. Let me get back to my point between Kane and G Rap, on Kane first two albums he had like 5 good joints on each of those two albums to me. After those first two albums he was Finished, through, done. Why? because he wanted to be a damn chocolate Dracula lol. That’s what ultimately did him in. I know that whole back story about him changing up was because Bobby Brown and all them were touring heavy together back then. Anyway G Rap kept pushing and turning out album after album. G Rap catalogs are extensive and fire period. Kane and Rakim still in my top three though. G rap that dude is what I’m saying. No disrespect to anyone else for their opinion. I’m just very passionate about my era of Hip Hop 80s and 90s that’s it
Facts bro...thats my era of rap/hi hop....G Rap, the most underrated lyricist of all time...only true hip hop heads know whats up with G...he still spitting fire til this day!
Gotta give that man his props while he's still here
Spoken like someone who truly appreciates & dissects lyricism at its best. Salute to you brother.
G Rap is the Greatest Of All Time.
Colin C Factual. Nobody has been doing since 86 til this day & rolling over on these dudes.
TheKaluha88 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
One of the first guys I've heard with a continuous flow, while others sounded really old school. I'm Fly 1984
On the run is 1 of the greatest story raps of all time, Then a thugs love story. 2 Classics
G Rap made the template for pure lyricism. I became a serious Kool G. Rap fan when I heard and understood "Men At Work." What he did lyrically on that track was sublime.
Men at work =raw by BDK.
HATER OF BITCH MADE NIGGAS no kool moe dee made the template for pure lyricism, he started that.
Road 2 the Riches and the Symphony.The rest is history a kool G rap God Father of Gangsta Rap.They need to do a tribute 4 Kool G rap.Word life
@@KoolMoeKeem not the way Ra/KGR did it though. But better believe, they still pay their respects to Kool fosho.
@@FootBall-fp3kb Caz and Moe Dee pioneered that style of Word Play way back in the days
Arguably the GOAT. His lyrical style lasted longer than his peers. Rakim, Kane, Cool J, KRS became dated after a decade and 3 albums in. G Rap can still blaze mixtapes today. 30 years later.
Hold up some of that new (like 2012) KRS one shit is dope bro. I agree G rap the most timeless of the 4 fathers.
And rakim still got it, its just once youve been crowned as the god of hip hop like rakim its hard to pick up the pen and consistently live up to those expectations, someone else writes some lyrics n people say its dope, rakim write the same lyrics and people gonna say come on ra you can do better than that
Facts!
Nah.
Men at Work 1988Kool G Rap Saigon The Letter P 1997All My Life 2002Kool G Rap & 38 Spesh(Son of G Rap) 201830 years of lyrical flow that did not become dated. Who else done this?
G-Rap is a LEGEND
My favorite song by him is Mobstas. That song = pure lyricism.
"I Desire" - Salt 'N Pepa's debut LP!!! Ghostwriter King...
no ghostwriter.. he got album credits for that song..
He’s still one of my favorites. Back then my top 3 were Rakim, Kane and G Rap. G Raps wordplay was better than KRS. On the Symphony he out did everybody
You're right about that
He has always been in my top five. Thanks
Man when I first heard cool g rap yo. He was the first wordsmith to paint a picture so vivid I could see the stories in my mind. You might be illing you might be wildin you won't be smiling on Rikers Island
Kool G Rap was my favorite MC back in the days. How he told a story was like no other, Biggie took a lot of lessons from G Rap.
G Rap was the first so called gangster rapper!! FACTS!!! He’s definitely one of the greats always been a fan from day one!! Rikers Island !!!!!
He's not the first, Schoolly D did it first with P.S.K. song, I'm a G Rap fan too. I got G Rap over Kane definitely. Check Kool G Rap - My Life. He's the Don!!🔥
G Rap ripped it, on "The Symphony" track.
I thought his verse was the best
Exactly, I also thought that his verses on "The Symphony" had the most impact as well.
STRAIGHT BARS🔥🔥🔥
He murdered the track with his verse! Absolutely bodied it!! It certified him as dope from that point on.
Before you had NaS, Pun or an Eminem, there was Kool G Rap.
The Greatest Of All Time
Being from NYC I always put kool g rap with Ra, Kane and KRSone. That's my time.
To me he is the g.o.a.t. everything he said was on point. He never had a verse that he didn't smash. Clearly the most underrated rapper of all time.
Poison is a sick throw down song for the all the rawest bboys on the dance floor. Classic!
You did him justice 👍🏾
Rakim, KRS, Kane, G-Rap The Mount Rushmore of Lyrical emcees
First off let me thank you my brother I greatly appreciate your time efficiently effort and information... You are a perfect example for the culture doing it for ourselves.... Us educating us
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OG.ASHER from the UK
Good video! G-raps word play and lyricism was unparalleled at the time. The song "Men at Work" is what hooked me on g rap back in the day.
Was at a video shoot years ago with kool g and Sam Sneed, that never came out...KGR lyrical veteran..Watts luv..Major!
Rumor had it on the symphony they made him go last because his verse was longest then the entire single they made him cut it short.....wtf this dude is the greatest
Road to the riches made me a fan he is not just a goat he's really underrated he will DESTROY 95 percent of the rappers today his latest joints are fire I still got the ORIGINAL road to the riches lp to this day !!!!
99% actually. Only other lyrical competition is MF DOOM. Walking the earth that is, shalt I add. Tip for tat. Other IS Sean Price; RIP ✊🏾😜✊🏾
Man still got it to this day! Go listen to the album Son of G Rap. This man a living legend!
Good job! He needs a lot more recognition, he birthed a lot of our favorite Emcees. Salute G-Rap.
G rap and guru are 2 of the most underated mcs ever!!!
glad u reposted. this was one of my absolute favorites.
Thanks bro!
Kool G was a pioneer when it came to the art of storytelling. If you paid attention, you knew dude was dope. I gave my 1st son the middle name "Nathaniel" because of my admiration of G as an artist
G rap one of my all-time faves. No question!
Mine as well
CORONA QUEENS BABY BORN & RAISED !!! G RAP IS A LIVING LEGEND !! ONE OF THE BEST LYRICIST THEN & NOW !!! RIKERS ISLAND
G rap, Pun and Big L are my favorites of all time.
IRIA don't forget about Lord Finesse and the ditc crew
3 tru LYRICISTS✊✊
Same.
@@Baldheadslick53 Big L is DITC, Lord Finesse discovered him.
Firs time Pun met G Rap, Pun just got on his knees (which is impressive for a 400 pound man) and kissed G Rap's ring before even saying a word. That's respect.
Without question kool g rap can't be left out for the goat's of lyricism. Rakim. Kane, krsone, kool g rap. Are untouchable. Ll cool j . The untouchables.
I was a kool g fan when he dropped It's A Demo (psychopath on the phonograph, nut on the cut, did you hear the boy slice, is he nice or what???), then the b-side I'm Fly, the caddy seville opener!
Good stuff JayQuan as always...
DjDedan That line was so incredible, DJ’s use it in DMC DJ Battles.
That’s the exact song and line that got me hooked
I love all these types of doc s u done. Miss having them on utube. But I don't mind watching em over and over again
Roots of evil is my favorite G rap album, he is amazing. Started in the mid 80's and is still making good shit
MY FAVORITE ALBUM IF ALL TIME💯💯💯💯
Genuinely the most underrated album ever, I have it easily top 3 all time rap albums
His best LP was Live and Let Die which was produced by Ice Cube's cousin Sir Jinx in my opinion.
Kool G Rap is still my favorite til this day. I listen to all his new stuff. Check out animal rap with jedi mind tricks. Riches,royalty, respect from 2011 is hard body. Return of the Don and his latest album son of g rap is ill also
Kool g rap is the father/pioneer of NAS style....and one of his major influences & mentor 💯
STRAIGHT UP FACTS 👊
Roots of Evil album is hands down one of the greatest albums in HIP Hop history💯💯💯FACTS 4 REAL!!!
In Chicago we had Commonwealth Edison as our power company. Great G Rap breakdown.
In NYC it's con ed = con Edison.
One of the reasons I still rhyme. He told me to never stop. Sensei!!
KGR and BDK are the reasons we have a Nas, Jay, Raekwon, Jadakiss, and Eminem. They the blueprint .
Road to the riches is one of the best Hiphop songs ever made.
I heard some of those beats straight out of Large Professor's
SP1200.
Notably
" Money in the bank "
Love those 1st two albums.
Kool G Rap got me into Hip Hop in -91. Im from scandinavia.
Most under rated
Thank you for the edification, sir. Appreciate your time and effort. G Rap definitely doesn't get brought up enough. Multi-syllabic pioneer.
Everyone skip over him. My fave forever with stories and lyrical gymnastics
Great documentary!!! I still listen to G Rap to this day... crazy how he did all this with a lisp in his younger days
G Rap is the foundation of real lyrical talent and flow all true Hip Hop heads know and respect this man 💯💯💯💯💯
With me this did it..."two major playas getting paper by the layers and those that betray us on the block get rock like Amadeus" Fast Life
His whole verse had me open on that song, made even Nas (who is dope in his own right) seem like an afterthought, lol
It says a lot when Jay Z says he reminds you of G Rap in his prime not one rapper in history have challenged or yet one bad word about him. He's the reason why I rap and produce then when I heard my fav 2 raps kool g rap and king Tee I said fucc it im not rapping any more as long as they are still alive... definitely the greatest
great respect paid to the GOAT. very well done brother...salute
Thanks for looking
Thank You for this vid. Ive been arguing for many yrs about G. When i was 12 i had road to the riches. Then juice crew did a photo op in Queensbridge park and i finally got to meet him. Told him wanted dead or alive was the best LP ever. He was gracious and a humble dude!! To this day i still argue and i still play any g rap verses esp when he guess appears ( conway and G rap)
Can't forget The streets of New York.. Dam that man was dope
Good work keep on schooling the masses Brother Man
Love this video we don’t hear his name enough G.RAP
Kool G Rap influence me with the same style not exactly like his style course not can imitate that but I actually discovered G Rap through Big Pun once I heard that I was like damn I was immediately hooked and funny that he influence Eminem as well who I both looked up to also Peace and love to KGR and Corona Queens