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Kool G Rap on Being the First Gangsta Rapper
Legendary Emcee Kool G Rap stopped by VladTV for an important, much-anticipated interview. In this clip, Kool G Rap and Vlad discuss the meaning behind his name and where the origins of his storied career began. He talks about rapping at an early age and linking up with Marley Marl and the Juice Crew as his buzz grew. Watch above.
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One of the greatest emcees of all time!
I met G Rap in Milwaukee at Peachtree Record Store when 4, 5, 6 came out! That was one of the most great memories of my life!
@maverickworld8192
4 ай бұрын
Awesome
@scarfocamorra2582
4 ай бұрын
I met The Kane in 1988... at that time Kane was God.
most underrated and to so many unknown, but the most influential lyricist to ALL THE GREATS.
Still bump'n The Giancana Story. DOPE ALBUM
Kool g rap is a more than legend he is considered as one of the most respected icon in hiphop , top 5 dead or alive
"In a small time casino...the towns alpachino to all of the girls a pretty boy valentino. I shot up stores and I kicked down doors collected scars in little neighborhood wars. Many legs I broke...many necks I choked and if provoked I let the pistol smoke!" ---Kool G Rap
@bigmetroidfan1263
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, Road to the Riches
@jayvee6206
4 жыл бұрын
Those bars are hard as nails.
@thekid26000
3 жыл бұрын
@M J you're joking right? lol
@giovannipaul2481
3 жыл бұрын
i dont mean to be off topic but does someone know of a way to get back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost my password. I love any tricks you can give me
@kylodamian9981
3 жыл бұрын
@Giovanni Paul instablaster =)
I just went back and listened to his first album for the first time in years. I remember It’s A Demo from early high school, but even the rest of the album...I musta forgot! G Rap been spitting fire from DAY 1.
True Hip Hop legend.
G Rap in my top 5 all time!
@Jon.Alexander
3 жыл бұрын
Rakim, G Rap and Thought are set in stone, last two is up to preference.
@marcwilde4741
3 жыл бұрын
Check out the track off Jedi Mind Tricks album " Visions of Ghandi ". The track title is Animal Rap with Vinnie Paz and Kool G Rap. Both of these guys are lyrical rap Gods.
@jamaaldavis7907
2 жыл бұрын
@@Jon.Alexander rakim I neva cared 4..honestly...his aura 4 me is ovapraised...due yes...1st of the thought provoking class..but...many emcees imo..surpass him...n g rap def 1..of dem
@jamaaldavis7907
2 жыл бұрын
@@Jon.Alexander n thought def...as well n nas....
@TheOldManWhoShotNino
6 ай бұрын
@@jamaaldavis7907blasphemy
"4, 5, 6 is in the mix - I'm hittin them with trip's... Headcrack, time to get the bread black!"
@twitchoff1114
3 жыл бұрын
I rolled on every cee-lo corner that I know inside the city
Legend! G Rap is considered a rap God n Philly!! He jus performed here 2 wks ago!! killed it!
Kool G Rap's flow is UNRIVALED
@josephharden5592
Ай бұрын
Pun, Biggie, Early Pac, Nas...took major notes
G Rap was the first MAFIOSO rapper. Then came AZ, Nas, Jay Z, BIG, and Raekwon who were influenced.
@AChangeNView
5 жыл бұрын
Only in New York...
@kelvinmiles1065
5 жыл бұрын
HipHopR&BLover Jon FACTS SIS
@AChangeNView
5 жыл бұрын
If you're only into New York rap and you're not a true Hip Hop connoisseur, and studied how it globalised. Hip-Hop may have started in the Bronx, but rap has been around before it was subcategorized under Hip Hop.
@kelvinmiles1065
5 жыл бұрын
Re'Al Faraj This Rap that we are Listening Today ain't Hip Hop!!!! Shit Hop Ruling Now!!
@100Versityle
4 жыл бұрын
Facts mama. His cadence and style influenced a whole generation of MCs.
I remember meeting G. Rap and chatting with him like we were long time buddies. He was down to earth.
Kool G wasn't the first gangsta rapper. He was the first mafioso rapper and the first EC hardcore rapper. He practically birthed every 90s NY/NJ MC
@jbarrier3506
7 жыл бұрын
jnr6lil After 1986
@richiebuz
7 жыл бұрын
J Barrier Schooly D wasn't a mafioso or hardcore rapper
@IsomSeales
7 жыл бұрын
jnr6lil Mafioso implies your Italian... So therefore, he's the first gangsta rapper
@richiebuz
7 жыл бұрын
ill will No. Mafioso rap is a sub genre
@Glol91ABC
7 жыл бұрын
Kool Keith is the first hardcore rapper
Schooly D made the first gangsta rap song period and he brought the gangsta rap content to hip hop he’s the first rapper to talk about guns women drugs and cars and that’s where biggie was inspired in terms of lyrical content that’s why big paid tribute on the interlude where he rhymed over PSK vlad should hire me seriously
@reeselanders4185
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@donmega215
Жыл бұрын
Philly stand up. And if we really wanna get technical Cool C and Steady B was actually lived Tha gangsta life.
@shaquanthedon6184
Жыл бұрын
@@donmega215 once the 90s kicked in they had to carry guns dudes shot up steady B's car
@Originalman360
Жыл бұрын
so you honestly think School D was messing with G Rap lyrically?
@coachkeble
Жыл бұрын
@@Originalman360 of course not but he pioneered that type of content
456... 1 of the greatest bodies of work I've ever heard.
@NickCTaylor
5 жыл бұрын
It is solid. No bad songs
@twitchoff1114
3 жыл бұрын
456 and Live and Let Die also, masterpieces
@intenseninja8241
3 жыл бұрын
Serious Album in 1994.
@jamaaldavis7907
2 жыл бұрын
@@twitchoff1114 live n let die n roots of evil...4 me his best album
@twitchoff1114
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamaaldavis7907 After 1 year yeah I agree, Roots of evil has grown on me. Definitely G Raps best album imo
The Legend Is In The Building
mad respect on this one..my fav emcee of all time..period!!! Dopest flow hands down!!
Kool G Rap is a legend in my hood. Corona crown G till this day. From Queens comes kings. Combat you anytime style.
"Was 2Pac dead or alive when Ether dropped?" - Vlad (actual quote from the Ron Browz interview) #NeverForget
@scarecrow2811
7 жыл бұрын
ThisIsAUsername Tupac had been dead when Ether dropped. No one was really checking for Jay on that level until after Tupac passed. Those dudes didn't really have a following when Pac was living except for a few ppl.
@jusdef07
7 жыл бұрын
ThisIsAUsername REALLY?!?! Dammmm dude's hip-hop knowledge is highly questionable.
@charleshoward8457
7 жыл бұрын
ThisIsAUsername dead
@anthonyb9749
7 жыл бұрын
damn for real lol I gotta look that up now
@charleshoward8457
7 жыл бұрын
Anthony B look it up
kool G Rap is the Greatest of all time on my list!!
@amyforward673
2 жыл бұрын
Right behind Ghost face for me.
@jamaaldavis7907
2 жыл бұрын
@@amyforward673 ghost 🔥...but I have scarface as my 🐐
@jamaaldavis7907
2 жыл бұрын
@@amyforward673 g rap doesn't get his credence...
@secretivemanner
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamaaldavis7907 g rap and prodigy in my top 3
@jamaaldavis7907
2 жыл бұрын
@@secretivemanner u kno real rap.....can't be mad @ that
Road to the Riches is one of the greatest hip hop songs ever!!!
@MrPayne134
2 ай бұрын
💯💯💯💯💯
Sean Price had this same spirit... RIP
Schoolly D of Philly is Hip Hop's first gangster Rap MC!
@myaudiobookschannel3625
7 жыл бұрын
ProtectedSouls4 he just made ONE "gangsta" song. Ice T made a whole album. True first gangsta rapper
@protectedsouls415
7 жыл бұрын
I can respect that, valid argument point
@IsomSeales
7 жыл бұрын
IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IN JAIL, RECOMMEND MY BOOK he was never in the streets.. so how that count?...
@myaudiobookschannel3625
7 жыл бұрын
ill will who wasn't?
@djandjb1
7 жыл бұрын
ill will you're stupid if you think that. Ice t was definitely in the streets..
Everyone forgets about just-ice. He called himself the hip hop gangsta and this was in the 80’s
@feedbackcontent
2 жыл бұрын
i did forget. With kurt Mantronix
G RAP is the Godfather of Hip Hop. He is the most stylistic lyricist ever
@majik31401
Жыл бұрын
HOW IS DAT SOOOO
he looks like ghostfaces older bro
@latrellsprewell1457
7 жыл бұрын
too bad hes ghosts daddy raes daddy and yours
@tyronechillifoot5573
5 жыл бұрын
He looks ghost 20 years later
@33GLOCK
5 жыл бұрын
@Goin Somewhere ll lol
@NittyGritty508
5 жыл бұрын
no he dont
@smiauu
4 жыл бұрын
he pretty much is
ILL STREET BLUES
Vlad: interview SCHOOLLY D.
KOOL G is top shelf hiphop forever respect 🫡 mans an idol to me
Respect this OG!!
G rap is one of the greatest lyricist of all time ✊🏾
I actually remember what I was doing when I first heard Kool G Rap's non Juice Crew stuff. I had been raised on the clean early rap stuff and I was hooked. It was like i was hearing a movie as thrilling and classical as The Godfather. On The run blew me away.
Gangsta rap was a media term coined by scared devils
@dr.andreeugenusfox2027
4 жыл бұрын
Gangsta gangsta comes from O shay Jackson Ice Cube.
@2AllowMe1
4 жыл бұрын
Yes!! Corporate demons always want to rename our art/ craft.
@Asiatic637
3 жыл бұрын
Bingo. Nuff said
#Legend ...he was ahead of his time ...
Such a humble dude. Your favorite emcee's emcee..
Scholly D laid down the foundation and Ice T Kool G rap elevated the shit
A whole block of cops patrollin' when im rollin'/ & if my pockets are swollen u know somebody shit got stolen -Kool Genius of Rap
Technically Melly Mel spit the first gangsta rap lyrics ever on The Message "keep my hand on my gun cause they got me on the run"
@scarecrow2811
7 жыл бұрын
Jay Dot You make a great point
@FatGirlsSmellLikeBreakfast
7 жыл бұрын
Jay Dot that dont make it gangsta bc he said that line
@MaCreezy
7 жыл бұрын
Polo Everything by early 70s hiphop standards That was gangsta Nobody mentioned a gun period in that time
@FatGirlsSmellLikeBreakfast
7 жыл бұрын
Jay Dot that song came out in 82 lol not the 70's
@FatGirlsSmellLikeBreakfast
7 жыл бұрын
Jay Dot why you mad son lol.. You think im going to insult you back on a computer lmao... Whats next you gonna cyber shoot me.
I love Kool G Rap, but Schooly D was the original gangster rapper. The song PSK stood for Parkside Killers, a real gang in philly.
5 жыл бұрын
Facts why are muthafuckas overlooking him Ice t and just ice boogie down productions who were gangsta rap but schoolly started both vlad and kool g are on bullshit with this interview
kool g rap, schooly d, mob style, ice-t, NWA, dj quik, mc eiht, above the law, get boys are originators of gangsta rap / reality rap
New Haven, Connecticut in here.👌
"Wake up stupid, we gotta go" My brother & I spit that line to this very day when NEEDED... 💪🏾
KOOL G RAP IS A LEGEND! MY NIGGA STARTING TO LOOK LIKE SOMEBODY'S GRANDDADDY BUT ITS ALL LOVE OG
@CageinaRage
7 жыл бұрын
228allday Word it's lookin like all his top fronts are missing.... My nigga G is gummin it
@228allday
7 жыл бұрын
He looks like the old head that owns a bar in the hood and his people from the 80s hang out at that junt all day
@228allday
7 жыл бұрын
Junt...
@beefnotbacon
7 жыл бұрын
Everyone ages B. The alternative is obvious.
@painterpainting7056
6 жыл бұрын
i dont know what age has to do with anything, his 2017 album is better than all the crap these rappers make ,
Queens Legend In The House!!! G Rap!!!
KGR has influenced a plethora of legendary emcees
In my opinion, "Roots of Evil" was his best project. The wordplay was incredible and the beats were on point.
@michaeldance7561
5 жыл бұрын
That was a classic album
@jaycee4504
2 жыл бұрын
Truly underated , was just listening to it.. probably the 2nd most G rap album I bumped behind 456..cuz in 94 ! It was 456
@jamaaldavis7907
2 жыл бұрын
@@jaycee4504 '95...4,5,6...☝💯💯
@jamaaldavis7907
2 жыл бұрын
I do agree roots of evil his best solo effort.....tho that live n let die...classic..🔥🔥☝
@antant9360
Жыл бұрын
@@jamaaldavis7907 people fell asleep on that album...that song called train robbery was good
my gee kool g rap he might not be the first gangster rapper but he took it mastered and advanced it to newer heights and different Levels look at kool g rap Discography and look at schooly d 's kool g rap is still revelant as far as putting out new music and doing shows 1986-2017
G RAP IZ STREET PERIOD THATS IT RAW ASS MOTHERFUCKING SKILLZ AND THE BEST MIGHT I ADD
@alphavegas1
7 жыл бұрын
Jerry Pettus Stan alert Stan alert
Road to the Riches is a cold-blooded video to me! I know a real brother from the streets when I hear 'em. Salute to you my Dude! 😎🎙️🎵
Kool G. Rap is a 4real gangster. Ma Barker too! Baltimore loves him Rakim and skooly D.
Schoolly D - PSK (1985) Ice-T - 6 in the Mornin' (1986) Boogie Down Productions - 9mm Goes Bang (1986) Beastie Boys - Paul Revere (1986) Eazy E - Boyz-n-the-Hood (1987) NWA - Straight Outta Compton (1988) Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road to the Riches (1989)
@bruceellis3167
Жыл бұрын
Just ice was before School D
@on29st90
Жыл бұрын
What about Toddy Te “ Battleram” (1985)
“Kool genius of Rap!”
@MrPayne134
2 ай бұрын
💯💯💯💯💯
Nice interview with music rapper Kool G Rap. Ice T, Geto Boys, NWA was first gangster music rappers. I like Kool G Rap and DJ Polo, MC Ren of NWA, Ice Cube of NWA, Willie D of Geto Boys.
salute from stockton Cali"😎😎😎😎
Schooly D, Ice-T, Just Ice were all before G Rap.
@jbarrier3506
7 жыл бұрын
TheEdub1 G rap was in the game before them. But wasnt gangsta till after them. The title pisses my off. But i wont be pedantic i agree.
@TheEdub1
7 жыл бұрын
J Barrier G.Rap didn't drop his first single until 86 and his first album came out in 89. Schooly D dropped Psk in 85. Ice-T dropped 6 In the Morning as a single in 85. Just Ice dropped full albums in 86 & 87. Just Ice used to refer to himself as The Original Gangster of rap! They were ALL before G Rap.
@terrytees
7 жыл бұрын
Only Ice T talked about gangsta life, G Rap laid it down for the East Coast with that Mobsta gangsta shit. Schooly's flow was used by Ice T and NWA but in reality Schooly was more about the streets/guter than the life of a gangsta. His songs have more to do with smoking crack and shooting hookers than moving weight. Just Ice was the gangsta of rap but he was just talking about being hardcore. He didn't spit lyrics about moving weight and ducking feds.
@TheEdub1
7 жыл бұрын
terrytees Regardless of G Rap being the best out of them he wasn't the first. And I forgot to add Spoonie G was talking that shit also.
@terrytees
7 жыл бұрын
Obviously you don't know shit if you think Love rap Spoonie was talkin some gangsta shit. LOL
This is the first Vlad vid I've thumbed up.
Real talk niggas was livin through g rap in high school underrated legend 💯💯💯💯💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Salute G Rap God Father Gangsta Rap Big Corona Queens 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Kool G Rap in my top #3 of all,anytime. Nasty with it. 🎤🎼
*Schoolly D* is the first Gangsta rapper✔ No debate. Vlad do ya homework! #Philly 💪🏾💯
5 жыл бұрын
Facts coming from Détróit and the Midwest
@MrPayne134
2 ай бұрын
Salute schooling Dee
I'm suprised he can have a regular conversation, the way he miraculously spit...
How do you not know about the Kool Genius of Rap? Vlad you slipping!
mad respect for this old g
Indeed kool g rap was one of the first gangster rappers facts
Gangsta Raps Godfather, The God of Hardcore Rap what ever u wanna call him he is one of the GOATs
Isn't he the guy yelling "poison" on that BBD track?
@torrancegore8473
3 жыл бұрын
Yea it was sampled
Dude. I’m from Cincy. Born in 71 and grew up on hip hop. It’s a Demo popped in Cincy. G Rap is top 10 no question.
Kool G Rap! Hip-Hop Legend!
Hip-Hop Legend! Word up!
Actually, Schooly D out of Philly was the first Gangsta Rapper. In addition, first to own his own recod label Schooly Records. PSK and Gucci Time
"He said - wait wait wait I wanna talk" "POP POP POP I put his brains on the sidewalk"
VLAD WE NEED THE FULL INTERVIEW VIDEO
Brother on the run 🔥🔥🔥
Just discovered him after hearing the city on radio. Love his flow, he influenced all the ny guys, nas, all of them. Pretty interesting that I’ve never heard of him considering that.
Kool G Rap save ♥ 👌 my life. Salute to a real nigga 💯 🙏
Kool G Rap ,Big Daddy Kane,Cormega,Az,Nas,Tradegy Khadafi is the G.O.A.T!!!!( Can't forget Half a Mil)
Ice T came first colors came out in 86 and DJ Kwik mix tapes early mid 80s
Kool G Rap, Treach, WC/Dub-C, & Brotha Lynch Hung should go an album together ASAP!!!
These interviews are golden. Love Kool G Rap.
I was listening to Too Short in Oakland, Ca spit that gansta shit back in 1983..
@EsoTownBizz6500
4 жыл бұрын
@murdaman xl Anyway, like I said, I first heard Too Short in 1983. Maybe 85 is the first time that U heard him. I don't know how old you are, or where you from, but I'm born and raised in East Oakland. And I have been a faithful fan of this dude since 1983. And btw, he actually had shit out before that.
@EsoTownBizz6500
4 жыл бұрын
@murdaman xl I'm 48 also my man. And I also got Don't Stop Rappin in 85. But that was when he got to 75 Girls. It's quite a bit of stuff from him and Freddy B years before that, trust me. And you are right, he's not a gangsta rapper. But he was still spittin that Town Shit, that East Oakland game infested street shit, that real shit, gangsta shit.
@EsoTownBizz6500
4 жыл бұрын
@murdaman xl I feel what you saying, but see the thing is, to us, Short was already a legend in Oakland and the Bay Area by the time his music reached other regions..
@MikeGenius-tx8pu
3 ай бұрын
Calvin T'
Schooly D was the first gangsta rapper and east coast gangsta rapper. Kool G Rap was the first Gangsta rapper to make it lyrical
damn g rap at 0:05 - 0:10 reminds me of my dad. He kinds looks like him too. 😂
Humble dude.
Schoolly d and Ice T. Was the first ones, I heard rap gangsta but Kool G. Rap, took it to another level.🌞 tribe
Legend
The real best rapper of all time, like really. Everyone else comes after (EVERYONE ELSE 😐, ALL OF THEM)
Love gaining knowledge about Hip Hop, Lil Wayne one of my favorite artists ever, and i love to hear he got the Weezy F Baby quip from a pioneer 🙏🏽
- 1: Eminem (masterful technique and narration) [sheer mastery in freestyle] - 2: K Dot (excellent technique and exquisite narration) - G Rap (exquisite technique) - MF Doom (very unique and highly refined technique) - Biggie (excellent and iconic hip-hop stylist) [master freestyler] - Nas (excellent narration and very good technique)
G Rap, KRS1, Rakeem, Melle Mel, Big Daddy Kane and Slick Rick should be above the top10 rapper conversation. They need their own special category.
Nutmeg ft Kool G Rap 1995 my shit mane frfr
If im not mistaken it was Schoolly D followed By ICE T, EAZY E, ect,
schoolly d was first
@Juice84
7 жыл бұрын
Kodak was.
@KoolMoeKeem
7 жыл бұрын
CreepinOutDaZiploc I though ice T was
@charlieparker7159
7 жыл бұрын
YoungBankSinatra 6 in the morning was inspired by Schoolly D's PSK
@carltonfisk7174
7 жыл бұрын
Spoonie G was the first one talking about shooting someone. research first before posting please! Lets make this shit accurate...in 1979 he said "Cause if he comes at me and then he wants to fight/ See I'mma get the man good and I'mma get him right/ See I'mma roll my barrel and keep the bullets still/ And when I shoot my shot, I'm gonna shoot to kill/ Cause I'm the Spoonie-Spoon, I don't mess around/ I drop a man where he stand right into the ground/ You say from Africa to France, say to Germany/ Because you can't get a man tryin to mess with me/ Cause I'm a smooth talker, I'm the midnight stalker/ I'm the image of the man they call the J.D. Walker."
@dorailcrayton3676
7 жыл бұрын
Carlton Fisk u dumb ass black ppl are debating about black ppl talking about killing each other....yall make black ppl look pathetic....our black race have made our ancestors look bad....we are pathetic.
High Rollers was the first video I seen bout hustling. Calvin T outta Richmond,Ca first time I heard something about pimping. 1982-83-84. My brother had a Cool J tape..Dear Evette. Dana Dane Go See The Doctor. Slick Rick first Boss Player I seen DUMB DRAPED in gold super saucey with fresh fits.Then Too $hort Eazy-E Richie Rich etc etc. Big Daddy Kane was displaying confidence on Ain't No Half Steppin. Kool Moe Dee. IMO the very first gangster rap song was The Message. Reality rap waking yo game up!! Just Ice.
Dude speaks very humbly. On wax he is so far from it.
Legend!!!
Schooly D was first,Vlad should interview him and Ice T .
@abrahamsmith1597
2 жыл бұрын
Schooly d was not a gangster rapper. You're not from NY saying things like that.
Wasn't Schoolly D from Philly the first gangsta rapper? P.S.K.
kool g rap wasnt the first gansta rapper but he made it look kooler and was the best at it and brang more flavor and lyrical assassination with it..