Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo

Today In Hip Hop History: Kool G Rap And DJ Polo Dropped Their Third And Final Album ‘Live And Let Die’ 31 Years Ago

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On this date in 1993, legendary Corona, Queens crime rhyme king Kool G. Rap and his longtime partner DJ Polo dropped their third and final album together Live And Let Die on the Juice Crew’s famous Cold Chillin’ Records imprint.

Even though Warner Brothers refused to distribute G. Rap’s album due to the graphic cover art and lyrical content, Live And Let Die is still considered one of G. Rap’s best albums of his career. Produced primarily by Ice Cube’s Lench Mob’s Sir Jinx, the production had a constant West Coast feel, which was saturated with criminal content or “gangsta rap” during the early to mid-90s.

From robbing his Italian mob plug on “On The Run” to killing a drug partner who was delinquent in money owed “Ill Street Blues”, Live And Let Die focused on the intricacies of criminal life; the ups and the downs. The original 17-track album also featured a classic track called “Two To The Head” featuring Ice Cube, Bushwick Bill and Scarface. The 2008 bonus disc featured several remixes of “On The Run” and “Ill Street Blues.

Salute to G. Rap and Polo for this timeless and classic piece of Hip Hop history!

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Hip Hop Mourns The Loss Of Kool G. Rap’s Long Time Cohort DJ Polo

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Over the weekend, Thomas Pough, who is better known in the Hip Hop community as DJ Polo, the long time partner of NYC crime rhyme king Kool G Rap, passed away after a long battle with an acute illness.

DJ Chuck Chillout, was one of the first who took to Instagram and Facebook to post a tribute for his deceased friend and colleague, captioning, “This Hurt real Bad RIP To DJ POLO”.

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Others soon joined in with tributes of their own, including Ice-T and Eric B. who wrote, “My brother DJ POLO we had some great times you will never be forgotten GODS speed,” next to a pic of Pough.

Eric B.’s post garnered comments from the like of E-40, DJ Green Lantern, DJ Scratch, DITC’s Buckwild, DJ Spinderella and Pete Rock, who wrote, “Gotdamn man slow da f%#k down jesus christ lemme breathe.”

Fellow Juice Crew member Big Daddy Kane also share a tribute, posting, “Gone but not forgotten Cuz!!! JUICE CREW FOR LIFE!”

Polo first appeared on wax alongside Kool G Rap on their 1986 debut single “It’s A Demo”, which also appeared on their debut album Road To The Riches on Cold Chillin Records in 1988.The dynamic duo release three more critically acclaimed albums; Wanted: Dead or Alive in 1990, Live and Let Die in 1992, and 1996’s Rated XXX.

G Rap has yet to comment on the passing of Polo.

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Today in Hip-Hop History: Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo Dropped Their Debut LP ‘Road to the Riches’ 35 Years Ago

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On this day in 1989, Corona, Queens rap and street legend Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo released their first album on the quintessential yet now-defunct Hip-Hop label Cold Chillin’ Records.

As esteemed members of the world-famous, Queens-based Juice Crew, G. Rap and Polo dropped this project as one of the first full-length albums from the crew, only to succeed Big Daddy Kane’s Long Live The Kane and Biz Markie’s Goin’ Off albums. The Marley Marl-produced album is one of NYC’s crime rhyme holy grails, with tracks like “Road To The Riches” as a theme song for late 80s hustlers, but most of the album showcased G. Rap’s uncanny rapping ability. Tracks like “Men At Work,” “Poison,” and their premiere track “It’s A Demo” were proof three decades ago that G’s style would be pioneering in the rap game.

Salute to G. Rap, Polo, Marley, Fly Ty, and the rest of the Juice Crew and Cold Chillin’ staff for this critical piece of Hip Hop history!

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Today in Hip Hop History: Kool G. Rap And DJ Polo Dropped Their Debut LP ‘Road To The Riches’ 33 Years Ago

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On this date in 1989, Corona, Queens rap and street legend Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo released their very first album on the quintessential, yet now-defunct Hip-Hop label Cold Chillin’ Records.

As esteemed members of the world-famous, Queens-based Juice Crew, G. Rap and Polo dropped this project as one of the first full-length albums from the crew, only to succeed Big Daddy Kane’s Long Live The Kane and Biz Markie’s Goin’ Off albums. the Marley Marl-produced album is one of NYC’s crime rhyme holy grails, with tracks like “Road To The Riches” as a theme song for late 80s hustlers, but the majority of the album showcased G. Rap’s uncanny rapping ability. Tracks like “Men At Work”, “Poison” and their premiere track “It’s A Demo” were proof three decades ago that G’s style would be pioneering in the rap game, to say the least.

Salute to G. Rap, Polo, Marley, Fly Ty, and the rest of the Juice Crew and Cold Chillin’ staff for this important piece of Hip Hop history!

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