Bring That Beat Back #2

As far as broken promises go, it could be worse. I could have not done a follow up to the first write up at all, so there.

Ahh, now this is a good one. Kool G Rap is widely considered as one of the greatest hip hop artists of all time and is considered a "legend" which is something even my skeptical arse has to agree with. Chef Raekwon is seen as the man who got the ball rolling for mafioso rap, and I'd have to agree to some extent; Only Built 4 Cuban Linx did start up the mafioso trend, but Kool G Rap was the first man to actually do it, even if he wasn't well recognized for it at the time and was probably the only man who can match Rakim on the lyrical tip, back then anyway.

The legendary duo of Kool G Rap & Dj Polo started off with the widely acclaimed Road To The Riches, hooking up as both were a part of Marley Marl's Juice Crew, hence leading to them receiving a full album of Marley's masterful production with pinpoint perfect scratching from Dj Polo (not to be confused with Marco Polo, by the way).

The album kicks off with one of the highlights, "Road To The Riches", a song players of GTA San Andreas will be familiar with if they listen to Playback FM on the regular. This leads into "It's A Demo" which happens to share the same sample as another song San Andreas players will have heard on Playback FM, Eric B and Rakim's "I Know You Got Soul", which is unfortunate as comparisons must be drawn, and the latter wins, although "It's A Demo" is no slouch.

The real shit on here is undoubtedly "Road To The Riches", "It's A Demo", "Truly Yours", "She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not", "Poison" and "Butcher Shop" while you should avoid "Cars" at all costs. Some of this album sounds really dated but there's no denying the talent, lyrically in 88-89 Kool G Rap slices up the big names of 08-09, Marley Marl's timeless production is the stark opposite from the trash blasted in our ears from the likes of Swizz Beats and Dj Khaled, and Dj Polo proves his worth with his skillful cutting, displayed most prominently on "Cold Cuts".

Go out and pick this beauty up. You don't even have to listen to it, it'll beef your CD collection up and you'll be supporting artists who truly deserve the recognition.

I know this was hardly worth the wait but I'll be putting some more stuff up tomorrow, at the moment I'm a bit too tired and busy for a huge write up.