Kool G. Rap has done much to influence some of today’s most prominent emcees including Nas, Jay-Z, and Eminem. However, as one of Hip Hop’s pioneers, G. Rap doesn’t hesitate to name his close friend and producer Marley Marl as an essential part of his legacy. He revealed to the BoomBox that he would be reuniting with Marley Marl on his new album, Riches, Royalty, and Respect.
“I just got the track back from Marley the night before last,” he said. “I wasn’t sure he was going to make it on time. Working with Marley is like coming back home. It’s like coming back full circle again. He has done a lot to contribute to my legacy. So I got a lot of love and respect for him.”
The LP will be his eighth studio album and will not feature huge Rap artists, a conscious decision Kool G. Rap made to give other rappers a chance at the spotlight.
“I h
ave a lot of up-and-coming names on this album. I really didn’t do brand name chasing on this album because the young hungry cats were so available….they are hungry, and when you are hungry like that, your firepower is at its maximum. But I also have Infamous, who works with Lil Wayne and my man DJ Pain, who did tracks for Young Jeezy. I’m bringing it on all levels.”
As a veteran in music, G. Rap also expressed his sentiments about remaining relevant in a changing industry.
“It’s a blessing to still be around,” he said. “There’s a lot of cats in our business that didn’t make it because of street violence. So for me to be here in 2011 is a blessing.”
[April 5]
UPDATE: The tracklist and cover art has been revealed for the highly anticipated project.
1. Pimptro
2. Ya Chic Chose Me
3. In Too Deep
4. 70′s Gangsta
5. Pillow Talk
6. The Meaning To Your Love
7. Sad
8. Maggie
9. $ Ova B**ches
10. G On
11. Pages of My Life
12. Going In
13. American Nightmare (feat. Havoc)
14. Da Real Thing (feat. Heather Walker)
15. Harmony Homicide
this needs to drop now!
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!…Kool G waaaaaaaat….cant wait for this to drop
yesss
How did Kool G Rap ever influence Eminem? That’s a little farfetched, but the dude is still around. Not so much relevant, but still around. That’s saying alot for 2011 standards.
he influenced everyone’s rhyming
how is that farfetched? do you listen to their music?
they both have very aggressive delivery and its plain as day to see their similarities lol
Multi-syllables asshole.
Do the knowledge…
is everything you know about hip-hop catered by MTV or the radio? sounds like that’s the case.
@Alex Christy:
Hey cunt, your facial expression in your Facebook photo suggests to me that your man is giving you a hand-job.
Did you reciprocate?
@Dave
you bet! were like fuckin bunnies! =)
@ Alex
Nice.
Keep up the ‘handywork’
We need something as an idea of what to expect because i heard one track that was’nt too heavey, but i’m confident he’ll deliver. The mixtape was crazy!!
This album better be cold like january!
why would anyone like Kool G want to be relevant in “the game” today? The game played on the radio is fucking wack. this will be dope
lyrical mastermind beast kool g
Was hoping for a Nas feature, but still great.
Eminem is a million times more diverse in his overall writing and story telling ability that this old crusty, no ice wearing, social security gangster will ever be.
Kool G Rap -> Em. Period. And fuck you, cornball
G rap is the hardest Mc of all time. Go smash your laptop so we dont have to read your shit.
no g rap = no pac = no em
nico 3, you dont know shit about hip-hop. i bet you under the age of 18, faggot!
Funny shit is, if you was to say it to your boy Slim Shady he’d look at you like you was stupid for sayin some ridiculous shit like that..
nico 3 must’ve started hip-hop yesterday. just like audio said your boi Em would slap you silly for that shit you’re saying.
Ayo Nico 3……FUCK YOU!!! It’s obvious you don’t know shit about REAL Hiphop.
was hopin for a rae collabo but i still cant for this
i cant wait to hear this, this dude is fuckin ill & true to the melodics. this is hip-hop regardless of what faggots like nico 3 have to say
I bet none of you even have a Kool G Rap album lol Fucking cyber geeks. Get a fucking life and learn how to take an opinion.
I’m just kidding ya’ll. I really am a under 18 internet,smut bag nugget head and i don’t know shit about hip hop or life for that matter. When i hear the turn iphop,the first thing that comes to mind is Eminem,Lil Wayne and Gucci ,Mane…Man
Is that the best this little sexless cyber geek can do is try and impersonate me? Must be lonely in that shelter…
And for the record, Eminem cites alot of musical influences, among them Rakim and Nas, but when you hear an Eminem song, like it or hate it, you know it’s his style, not 100 hundred rappers. In comparison, when you hear G Rap, he sounds just like 50 Cent, G Unit, Dipset, basically anybody talking about drugs and guns.
OOOh baby. I want Kool G Rap’s big black gun in my mouth!