Kool G Rap’s 4, 5, 6 is an essential document of 1990s East Coast hip-hop, classic in the canon of mafioso rap, and a standout in a legendary catalog with no shortage of high water marks. After a ...

The Mount Rushmore Hip-Hop supergroup featuring KRS-One Rakim Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap has already collapsed before it could begin. But now, let me be the first to tell you: that dream has ...

On this day in 1995, Queens lyricist Kool G Rap, already revered as one of hip-hop’s most influential MCs, stepped out on his own with the release of 4,5,6, his first solo album after parting ways ...

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 ...

The event, hosted by the Paid in Full Foundation, awards funds to visionary artists who’ve helped shape the genre but never got their due Nas at the 3rd annual Hip Hop Grandmaster Awards, hosted by ...

Kool G Rap might be making the biggest comeback ever if the rumors are true. He reportedly has a new deal and new music with The Alchemist! Here’s the lowdown from us at AllHipHop: Kool G Rap’s inked ...

"KRS-One, Kool G Rap, Rakim and Big Daddy Kane might form a super hip hop group" - Chris Broussard compares the Clippers to a current rumor involving 80s and 90s rappers teaming up originally appeared ...

I grew up in Corona, Queens, from five years old. This is the early days of hip-hop, so [around] 10 years old I’m starting to hear the talk on the streets. Polo was a name that I heard. As time went ...

Newark’s annual 24 Hours of Peace celebration will take place Friday at 5 p.m. through 6 p.m. on Saturday, headlined by pioneering rapper Kool G Rap. The free annual event is a round-the-clock ...

Kool G Rap and Grand Puba were the honorees at the Paid in Full Foundation’s 2025 Hip Hop Grandmaster Awards celebration. The third annual fundraising gala on Saturday (Oct. 18) also included two ...

On June 27, the legendary DJ Polo died at 63. The Queens DJ is remembered for the seminal work he did with the revered MC Kool G Rap starting in the mid-1980s. As Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, they released ...