Old Heads: why Kool G Rap couldn't at least go gold?

[Threnody]

Truly Yours should have been a big single with a video and everything....the gays ruin everything man

 

[L. Deezy]

Kool G Rap had no charisma.. he just could rhyme his ass off.

 

[The War Report]

G Rap didn’t blow because his main focus was putting the reality of the streets on wax.

 

[patscorpio]

He went gold with a 1997...which is pretty crazy when you think about it.

Yeah because he had that single with puff on it...that's why

 

[hex]

A fairly simple explanation people seem to be over looking is the labels he was on (Cold Chillin', Illstreet/Downlow) in his prime folded very early. Meaning, there was no one to pay RIAA for the audit that would even check if he was gold/plat.

Fred.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

Only the absolute top tier rappers were going platinun before 1997.

thats moreso an east coast thing. lower-tier rappers from other regions where bootlegging isnt as heavy, were going platinum left & right.

and i wasnt ranking top-tier rappers. all im saying is raekwon & ghostface were never top-sellers.

 

[Alvin]

Wasn’t Ross gonna sign him




This shyt was hard, made me check out some of g raps older stuff, he was a little ahead of my time.

Ross and 50 coincidentally

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Of all the 80s rappers, Kool G Rap is the only that sounds current/modern. When I hear KRS, Rakim or BDK, I can always tell they're from the 80s but with G Rap I don't get that dated feel.

 

[Sunalmighty]

He's in my Top 3 of all time, greatly underappreciated


1. Nas
2. Ghostface Killah
3. Kool G Rap

Shyt we got the EXACT same list. Except mines is...

Nas
KGR
GFK

 

[UpAndComing]

Shyt we got the EXACT same list. Except mines is...

Nas
KGR
GFK

They'll be my top 3 forever

The combination of lyricism, metaphors, imagery, and storytelling can not be matched

 

[New Jeruzalem Journalist]

There's no doubt he would have gone gold had Rawkus not fukked over his Giancana Story album back in '01. The buzz around him and that album at the time was crazy. He signed a million dollar deal, was getting crazy promotion, and the lead single was radio accessible and dope at the same time.

 

[Sunalmighty]

They'll be my top 3 forever

The combination of lyricism, metaphors, imagery, and storytelling can not be matched

Word. Actually I go back and forth with Nas and Black Thought. Both are ARGUABLY the best

 

[UpAndComing]

Word. Actually I go back and forth with Nas and Black Thought. Both are ARGUABLY the best

I actually never really got into Black Thought that much. Which Roots Album should I start with?

 

[NYC Warrior]

A lot of heads from his era that was dope as fukk ain't make it.

Its a shame cuz breh is in my personal top 10 EASILY.

 

[Sunalmighty]

I actually never really got into Black Thought that much. Which Roots Album should I start with?

He's ALWAYS been nice. Start with the first and move forward. Lot of material. He got a ton of material on YouTube as well. He has always made me question Nas GOAT status.

I'll be 41 August 7th. He is older, more mature and seasoned and is one of the reasons I don't mind listening to hip hop