RIP DJ Polo
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HollywoodP
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Chuck D: " I pop in my Kool G Rap and Polo tape." RIP
General Mills
More often than not I tend to take that L.
feelosofer
#ninergang
Fantastic DJ. Him and Kool G were a fixture of my younger days. RIP Brother.
Rakim Allah
Superstar
Rest In Paradise, Polo.
, friends.
, friends.
That's what it is. Living off of fast food and uneven sleeping schedules, its only a matter of time before your body corals.croaks
The interview is very long. Good read...
www.rollingstone.com
Kool G Rap gave Rolling Stone his memories of his fallen friend.
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 on, I started gaining a little neighborhood reputation as the young dude that could rap. I started registering on his radar. Somewhere in that time Polo put out [a record] with Frost B — he was one of the older cats that was known for MCing in the park jams.
Me and Polo never formally met until I got real cool with Eric B. I was like, “Yo, E. Put me on, bro.” I just wanted to get in where I fit in. Eric was like, “No doubt, G. I got you.” And he linked me up with Polo. Polo pulled up on me one day like, “Yo, come on, cuz. We’re going to Marley Marl crib.” I jumped in his wheels, we went to Queensbridge and cut our first record. I thought it was just a demo at that time, so it’s titled [“It’s a Demo”]. Polo got me there. He got me my introduction to the game.
Even though he loved DJing, he wasn’t so focused on being the best in the world. It wasn’t his thing. Polo was a ladies’ man, so Polo just wanted to have his name out there — he wanted to be in the mix and get the girls. This is why later on I unofficially brought Dr. Butcher in, because Dr. Butcher wanted to be that dude. I didn’t want to push something on Polo that he didn’t want to focus on like that. I wanted to stand out as one of the illest rappers that ever came to the hip-hop game, but Polo didn’t want to be the illest DJ ever.
I looked up to him because he was that dude in the hood. Even though he wasn’t known to be the craziest DJ ever, he was still Polo. Everybody knew that name. But with Polo came DJ Smalls, Disco Twins, [and] a whole bunch of other names, because he was affiliated with all them. And DJ Smalls was a prominent name back then. I looked up to Polo as far as being a name in the hip-hop game at that time, having the ability to get a record out there early. I’m honored to this day that my career happened to come into fruition through Eric B. and then Polo, and then Marley Marl, and then Juice Crew.
Kool G Rap Remembers DJ Polo: 'He Was a Brother of Mine'
Kool G Rap pays tribute to his late friend and collaborator DJ Polo, who worked with him in the Juice Crew
www.rollingstone.com
Kool G Rap Remembers DJ Polo: ‘He Was a Brother of Mine’
Kool G Rap gave Rolling Stone his memories of his fallen friend.
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 on, I started gaining a little neighborhood reputation as the young dude that could rap. I started registering on his radar. Somewhere in that time Polo put out [a record] with Frost B — he was one of the older cats that was known for MCing in the park jams.
Me and Polo never formally met until I got real cool with Eric B. I was like, “Yo, E. Put me on, bro.” I just wanted to get in where I fit in. Eric was like, “No doubt, G. I got you.” And he linked me up with Polo. Polo pulled up on me one day like, “Yo, come on, cuz. We’re going to Marley Marl crib.” I jumped in his wheels, we went to Queensbridge and cut our first record. I thought it was just a demo at that time, so it’s titled [“It’s a Demo”]. Polo got me there. He got me my introduction to the game.
Even though he loved DJing, he wasn’t so focused on being the best in the world. It wasn’t his thing. Polo was a ladies’ man, so Polo just wanted to have his name out there — he wanted to be in the mix and get the girls. This is why later on I unofficially brought Dr. Butcher in, because Dr. Butcher wanted to be that dude. I didn’t want to push something on Polo that he didn’t want to focus on like that. I wanted to stand out as one of the illest rappers that ever came to the hip-hop game, but Polo didn’t want to be the illest DJ ever.
I looked up to him because he was that dude in the hood. Even though he wasn’t known to be the craziest DJ ever, he was still Polo. Everybody knew that name. But with Polo came DJ Smalls, Disco Twins, [and] a whole bunch of other names, because he was affiliated with all them. And DJ Smalls was a prominent name back then. I looked up to Polo as far as being a name in the hip-hop game at that time, having the ability to get a record out there early. I’m honored to this day that my career happened to come into fruition through Eric B. and then Polo, and then Marley Marl, and then Juice Crew.
