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 Hip Hop history, Queens rap legend Kool G Rap and DJ Polo released their debut album Road To The Riches, which now celebrates its 37th anniversary. Dropped in 1989 on the now legendary ...

Kool G Rap says there’s a “high probability” he’ll collaborate with Nas for the next “Legend Has It” installment! Kool G Rap just dropped a gem and we are all going crazy over it. Hip-Hop heads are ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kool G Rap and Grand Puba were the honorees at the Paid in Full Foundation’s 2025 Hip Hop Grandmaster Awards celebration. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nas at the 3rd annual Hip Hop Grandmaster Awards, hosted by the Paid in Full Foundation on October 18, 2025. (Credit: Jerry ...

The Paid in Full Foundation will honor legendary rappers Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, Kool Rock Ski of The Fat Boys and Jalil Hutchins of WHODINI on Saturday (October 18). Four pioneering Hip-Hop artists ...

Jimmy “Super Rhymes” Spicer, whose 15-minute single “Adventure of Super Rhymes” is widely considered hip-hop’s first storytelling rap, died from cancer in 2019 in financial peril. As Russell Simmons’s ...