G Rap teams up with The A-Alikes for a cut from upcoming compilation album Underground Overstood. This is much more like that hardcore G Rap that us heads have come to love, this track eliciting that gritty New York style which he crafted. And as much as it pains me to say, this is certainly a cut above anything which he put together on his latest LP. And I have no idea how this isn’t already a G Rap titled song.
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As much as it pains me to say this, this is better than anything which G Rap mustered together on his latest release Riches, Royalty & Respect. Although it is undeniable G Rap has slowed down since his prime, he’s still bringing the heat with the vocals it’s just his beat selection on RR&R was atrocious. I’ll still argue with anyone that he is the G.O.A.T. Dead or alive.
“The boss of all bosses, I own racehorses and a fortress, corridors with olympic torches and Mona Lisa portraits.” – It’s A Shame
I haven’t listened to this yet, don’t ask why because I don’t know myself, but I’m assuming that although it won’t be multi-syllabic insanity of 80′s/90′s G Rap, it will be a gutter collection of tracks. As far as production and features go, track 3 should be a standout joint with Mobb Deep’s Havoc on vocals and Alchemist on the boards. Get your hands on this here. Oh, and anyone want to contest his Greatest Of All Time status? Let’s go. Nothing that is particularly going to blow your mind here. State of industry is monotonous and no talent etc. But it’s good to see G Rap back putting things out there in preparation for his latest album: Riches, Royalty & Respect. G Rap > Get familiar with the greatest lyricist of all time.
I’m going away this weekend to the city they named the big apple after (after Amsterdam sold it to the UK). So, with beer in hand, I’ll leave you with a few drops from over the past few days for you to enjoy in my absence. I’ve obviously got a joint with G Rap on, I’ve got some new Reks from his upcoming mixtape, some new Joell Ortiz (standard) and a revamped version of an AZ classic. Hit the jump for the links and a bit of pre-match analysis.
The lyricism is out of this world as we witness two greats of the game go back and forth. However, the original beat often leaves a lot to be desired and sounds somewhat tame in comparison with the hard-hitting opening that 4,5,6 offers. Buck’s darker undertones therefore makes this an unmissable addition to Heads’ collections. This remix is so good it will be finding its way onto the end of my 4,5,6 playlist.
G Rap doesn’t bless us with too many verses these days but as both him and Canibus gear up ready to release their respective albums we inevitably find them stepping their feature games up. Straight from Mark Deez’s Bootstrap Theory, Boot Rap has all three MC’s tearing it up but plaudits here have to go to ‘bus who justifies his longevity in the game by outshining the G.O.A.T himself; the Kool Genius of Rap.
New Kool G Rap doesn’t come around too often, and although G Rap may not possess his ridiculous multi-syllabic prowess from years gone by, his vivid street storytelling remains second to none. Sad serves as the first drop from his Riches, Royalty & Respect album coming soon!
Illmatic, Enter The Wu Tang, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, The Infamous, Reasonable Doubt, Ready To Die, Mecca And The Soul Brother, Tical, Lifestyles Ov Da Poor N Dangerous, Doe Or Die, The Low End Theory. I’m hoping these albums strike some sort of chord with you. They should do. They form part of the 1990’s best hip-hop records ever released, never mind just East Coast. I’ve read countless blogs, Amazon lists, Wikipedia articles, Last.fm pages, magazines and books where these albums feature almost predictably on everyone’s (mine included) “best of’s”, “albums to listen before you die” and “real hip-hop” playlists and no doubt will continue to as long as hip-hop remains in existence. My point? What about those undeniable records of genius simply overshadowed by the above? The ones which fell victim not to the quality of the music itself, but merely the timing of its release. In an industry today where even the truly beautiful flowers are unable to rise above the magnitude of towering weeds, how impossible would it have been for such a flower to rise above a 100ft tree full in blossom? Put it this way, I wouldn’t have wanted my release date on April 19th 1994. This is part one of an assortment of underrated hip-hop records from the 1990’s, carefully handpicked and selected for you by myself. → Continue Reading Sleeping With Open Eyes: Part 1 OMG OMG OMG. OK, so you might not be as excited as I am about this but when the greatest MC of all time comes out and says he’s got a new LP coming you can understand why. To paraphrase he states: “I haven’t been this passionate about shit in a long time, so when someone asks me a question about it I got so much shit to say, its not just recording a song, this is spilling my fucking guts out there.” Thanks to AllHipHop.com for this. To celebrate, please find left some of his best work. The very definition of classic collaboration right here, this infamous track features: RZA, Tech N9ne, Eminem, Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, Kool G Rap, Jayo Felony, Chino XL & KRS-One. Kind of forgot about Classic Collabo this week, so hope this makes up for it! Amazing that this amount of stars came through and did this track, let alone a video! Check out the crazy visuals, and grab this vintage track below.
Put it this way: if you like hip-hop then you would be very stupid to miss out on this. Reef The Lost Cauze (feat Kool G Rap & R.A. The Rugged Man) – Three Greats
Kool G Rap is considered by many as the ‘Godfather’ of hip-hop and one of the most influential and skilled MC’s of all time. Upon listen you can understand why. If it isn’t his super-human breath control or impeccable multi-syllabic rhyme scheme then it’s his hard, mafioso style lyricism leading the way for MC’s such as Raekwon, Biggie, Nas or even Eminem. In fact there aren’t many MC’s who don’t recognize G Rap as an influence. Kool G Rap never crossed the commercial line as his golden-age counterparts Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie did and to me, this enabled G Rap to keep focus on his music even though sometimes he fails to receive the props he truly deserves… |
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