Kool G Rap
Kool G Rap
Kool G Rap 原名Nathaniel Wilson,1968年7月20出生於New York皇後區,他出道很早,他的名字意思為Kool Genius of Rap,很cool的說唱天才。他在80年代末被Marley Marl發掘,與DJ POLO一起出過3張專集。後來他自己又出過3張個人專集和一張精選集。"我說到做到,我的黑人兄弟們都拿我做榜樣。"kool g rap在'da heat'唱出了這樣的歌詞,並且展現了人們最喜歡的hip-hop裡面那種無修飾的最真實的一面。
Kool G Rap
Kool G Rap在皇後區的一個破爛的貧民窟認識了Eric Barrier and Polo,2個有著共同的hip-hop愛好的朋友。在Barrier在eric B.和Rakim組合有著短暫的成功的經歷的時候,Polo and G Rap合作併發行了It's a Demo/I'm Fly 12,是由Cold Chillin'廠牌在86年出版的。這首傳奇的單曲得到了許多的第一,後來"Streets of New York," "Poison," and "Road to the Riches" 也都成為了引人關注的單曲.g rap也喜歡marl製作的"The Symphony,",這首歌保證了他的傳奇地位.89年他終於發行了大碟(LP),這向世人證明,g rap從地下的製作已經被主流音樂所認同。此時,他在Juice Crew的隊友Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie也發行了熱門的單曲,擁有好銷量的大碟,在MTV上面露面,G rap卻進入了一個特別時期,他的單曲"Road to the Riches" and "Erase Racism," 及上面提到的許多單曲都很受歡迎,但是他的大碟卻沒有預期所想象的銷量.
90年代中,g rap與他的合作者分開,而單飛成為一名solo歌手,他96年在Cold Chillin'廠牌發行了4,5,6專集,以及Rated XXX (1996)和Roots of Evil (1998).這些專集都沒有獲得人們很大的關注,不管是商業上還是在評論界,這是G rap就好像要和他在80年代的同時期的歌手們一樣從old school風格裡面消亡。當G rap的名字在90年代末已經沒有多少人知道了,這位堅定的MC開始通過自己的成就與一些歌手合作,像Fat Joe, Big Pun, M.O.P., Mobb Deep, Nas, RZA, Big L, and Talib Kweli,G rap得到了堅實的動力。後來他加入了Rawkus,他在2001年被提議發行專集來證明這位偉大的rappa又回來了!The Giancana Story,2002年經過一些坎坷后終於發行了這張專集。雖然這張專集延期了好長時間,它還是證明了G Rap的又一個偉大的時期來到了.
"我說到做到,我的黑人兄弟們都拿我做榜樣."
kool g rap在'da heat'唱出了這樣的歌詞,並且展現了人們最喜歡的hip-hop裡面那種無修飾的最真實的一面。他的專集roots of evil確實保持了他的高度激情.
許多3年前聽過4,5,6這張專集的人們可能會懷疑,並且擁有很充分的理由。在前三張由dj polo製作的經典專集后,g rap的第四張專集雖然歌詞依然強勁,但是在節拍的製作上卻有些問題。除了他的第一首單曲"It's a shame"和與Nas合作的"fast life"這兩首歌,其他的歌曲都隨著這張專集慢慢的從人們的印象中褪去顏色.
雖然沒犯下什末錯誤,g rap仍然不想做出又一張蒼白無力的專集.g rap和dr.butcher兩人製作的歌曲就像個半自動的機器(semi-automatic).
"Cannot Fire"將isley brother的一首歌取樣並製作出一種病態的但卻有價值的歌曲. "Tekilla Sunrise"有種西班牙式的風情而讓你想知道G Rap and Antonia Banderas是如何處理每一個細節的(an action flick).
而G rap他最經典的說唱方式就是他電影化的,講故事似的Rap.G rap通常因為他創作他的歌詞生動真實的能力而得到讚揚,他的歌詞使你好像有種身臨其境的感覺(as though you could walk right into the portrait his words painted).他的P.R 公司都稱之為"Black Mafioso",
但我更願意稱之為FAT ASS SHIT.他不只是想在歌詞中談些簡單的注意槍支和殺死敵人等等,他會告訴你現在的形勢怎樣,誰是暗中的狙擊手,他們穿的什末樣,誰中了槍,誰死亡了,他們的血在土上看起來像什末(He doesn't just talk about busting guns and killing enemies.. he'll tell you what the drama was, who the snipers were, what they were wearing, who got hit where, how they hit the ground, and what their blood looked like on the hard concrete.)(以上是直譯,我想意思應該是說g rap的歌詞並不是誇誇而談).聽G rap的歌就像是在讀一本Donald Goines的書,他讓你也身臨其境.
因此當你看到這張專集的時候一定不能錯過它,並且注意他的首支單曲"Foul Cats".我也推薦"Home Sweet Funeral Home"和"Can't Stop the Shine",因為他們充滿了G rap自己的特色。很早出道的g rap就帶領了自己的潮流,Pay your respects to the ORIGINAL "G".
1989 - Road to the Riches
01. Road To The Riches
02. It's A Demo
03. Men At Work
04. Truly Yours
05. Cars
06. Trilogy Of Terror
07. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
08. Cold Cuts
09. Rhymes I Express
10. Poison
11. Butcher Shop
1990 - Wanted: Dead or Alive
01. Streets of New York
02. Wanted: Dead or Alive
03. Money in the Bank
04. Bad to the Bone
05. Talk Like Sex
06. Play It Again, Polo - Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
07. Erase Racism
08. Kool Is Back
09. Play It Kool
10. Death Wish
11. Jive Talk
12. Polo Club
13. Rikers Island
1992 - Live and Let Die
01. Intro
02. On The Run
03. Live And Let Die
04. Crime Pays
05. Home Sweet Home
06. Train Robbery
07. #1 With A Bullet
08. Operation CB
09. Straight Jacket
10. ILL Street Blues
11. Go For Your Guns
12. Letters
13. Nuff Said
14. Edge Of Sanity
15. [內容被過濾,請注意論壇文明] U Man
16. Still Wanted Dead Or Alive
17. Two To The Head
1995 - 4, 5, 6
01. Intro
02. 4, 5, 6
03. It's A Shame
04. Take 'Em To War
05. Executioner Style
06. For Da Brothaz
07. Blowin' Up In The World
08. Fast Life
09. Ghetto Boys
10. It's A Shame (Da Butcher's Mix)
11. Money On My Brain
1996 - Rated XXX
1. I Ain't Trickin'
2. Under 21 Not Permitted
3. No More Mister Nice Guy
4. Check The Bitch
5. F*&@ U Man
6. Talk Like Sex
7. Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous
8. Enter The Dragon
9. I'm Fly (Original Version)
10. Rhyme Tyme
11. Rikers Island
12. Keep It Swingin'
1998 - Roots Of Evil
01. Intro
02. Hitmans Diary
03. One Dark Night
04. Foul Cats
05. Tekilla Sunrise
06. At Da Wake
07. Home Sweet Funeral Home
08. Mobsta's
09. Let The Games Begin
10. A Thugs Love Story (Chapter I, II, III)
11. Da Bosses Lady
12. Mafioso
13. Thugs Anthem
14. Da Heat
15. Can't Stop The Shine
16. Cannon Fire
17. Outro
18. Daddy Figure
2002 - Giancana Story
01. Thug For Life
02. Where You At
03. Holla Back
04. It's Nothing
05. Drama (Bitch *igga)
06. Thug Chronicles
07. Blaze Wit Ya'll
08. Black Widow
09. Fight Club
10. My Life
11. Good Die Young
12. The Streets
13. Gangsta Gangsta
14. My Life (Remix)
2002 - Greatest Hits
01. It's A Demo
02. Rikers Island
03. Truly Yours
04. Butcher Shop
05. Talk Like Sex
06. Poison
07. Road To The Riches
08. Streets Of New York
09. Money In The Bank
10. Bad To The Bone
11. Ill Street Blues
12. Letters
13. Fast Life
14. For Da Brothaz
2003 - Click of Respect
01. Intro
02. I Die 4 U
03. Cold World
04. Blackin Out
05. Breaker Breaker
06. Click Of Respect
07. Get Da Drop On Em
08. Gully
09. On My Grind - Ma Barker
10. Pimped Out - Ma Barker
11. Slide In My Whip
12. Air U Out
13. Niggah Nah - Glory Warz
14. Sick Wit It
15. Stop Playin Wit Me
16. I Am What I Am - Ma Barker
17. Takin Over
18. Never Gonna Let You Go - Ma Barker
2008 - Half A Klip
01. Risin' Up
02. Turn It Out
03. 100 Rounds
04. The Life
05. Typical Nigga
06. What's More Realer Then That?
07. I Feel Bad For You Son
08. With A Bullet
09. On The Rise Again
10. Bonus 1
11. Bonus 2