Younger artists and fans may be more forgiving of ghostwriting in Hip Hop, but it is still viewed as a cardinal sin by the O.Gs of the game. During an appearance on Shade 45’s Sway in the Morning, the legendary Kool G Rap declared that no rapper who uses ghostwriters could be in the discussion of Hip Hop’s best MCs.
“You can’t have ghostwriters and claim to be top five or top 10,” the MC said. “You claim none of that. You’re completely out of the game ’cause you’re not creating your own material. The top fives, the top 10’s, the top anything is reserved for the cats that put in 100 percent of that work: writing, thinking of those punchlines, playing with the words, being a real wordsmith. That credit goes to those dudes that put in that work for that, not nobody that gets it done for them.”
Kool G, who penned rhymes for Roxanne Shante and Salt-N-Pepa, also explained why he cannot champion any rapper who needs the assistance of a ghostwriter. The Kool Genius of Rap said he has a high standard to uphold.
“I only deal with dudes that gun theyself,” he said. “I don’t really support artists that get ghostwriters and all that. I got a track record for working with Nas before Nas came out, Papoose before Pap came out. That’s G Rap’s track record. These are the artists I was working with before they actually got in the game, so that’s where I stand, with the originators.”
Kool G appeared on Sway’s show to promote his upcoming album Return of the Don, which is scheduled to drop on June 2. The LP features appearances by fellow veterans, such as Raekwon, Freeway and Cormega, along with new artists like Shady Records’ recent signees Conway the Machine and Westside Gunn.
For more on ghostwriting, check out HipHopDX’s Breakdown on the topic below.
AMEN!!!!
Kool G Rap… before Nas it was this man! What a great lyrical god!
Kool G. was never on that level during his era. I know people like to romanticize people, but cut the shit. Some of us were around listening to this shit back then. Never was he considerd the man or even a top tier MC during his time. He was just an originator of that street life mafiaso rap shit that Nas, Biggie, and Jay-Z ran with after him. Also, I would never bring up Pappoose as one of my accomplishments. Dude is wack and always has been. Reason he never blew.
Fuck you mean G-Rap was never on that level, he was always a rap God in Philly in convo of who was better; him Ra and Kane. Cats who listened to his lyrics knew.
Kool G Rap and Big L have a song together that is SICKKKK called “Fall Back” off L’s “The Big Picture” RIP to Big L props to the OG Kool G Rap
Nuff said!!
That means Kool G Rap is now enemy number 1 of hhdx
LOL at all these old dudes trying to keep it real. That’s why they broke. If you got the money to get good ghost writers buy them and make sure they sign that non disclosure contract. Of course a Nas stan would say such bullshit. That’s why King HOV makes all the money and awards that matter.
STFU
Shut yo bitch ass up and quit hatin on the legends of this thang…Ask King Hov about Kool G Rap! Talkin out your ass for attention.
This might be one for the ages sounds like this album going to be a banger for the mature hip-hop listeners that like substance not that lil slave ship mumble bullshit#sohh
Whatever, King HOV be making that money. He sexy as fucc and betcha succ a mean dicc. Fa real.
Without legends in hiphop there would be no hiphop. You see with age comes wisdom nothing on this planet stays young forever.
I don’t get it young people thing they are going to be young forever and say ignorant shit. What comes out your mouth you are accountable for that. Words carry weight.
He got an an asterisk on Biggie then? Because yeah, he had a ghostwriter for a couple of tracks, and I doubt he needed them but did use Mase and the LOX for a couple of verses on Life After Death.