2020-11-23

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road To The Riches (1989-2006) (2xCD Special Edition) (FLAC + 320 kbps)



Tracklist CD1:
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
12. Radio Album Introduction
13. Radio Freestyle (Feat. Craig G)
14. Radio Interview
15. Riker’s Island (Radio Promo)
16. Raw (Feat. Big Daddy Kane) (Extended Alternate Version)

Tracklist CD2:
01. It’s a Demo (Original 12″ Version)
02. I’m Fly (Original 12″ Version)
03. Riker’s Island (Original 12″ Version)
04. Rhyme Tyme (Original 12″ Version)
05. Poison (Hip Hop Version)
06. Poison (Dub Version)
07. Poison (Remix)
08. Men at Work (Extended Version)
09. It’s a Demo (Original 12″ Instrumental)
10. I’m Fly (Original 12″ Instrumental)
11. Riker’s Island (Original 12″ Instrumental)
12. Men at Work (Original 12″ Instrumental)
13. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (Instrumental)
14. Men at Work (Acapella)


+ some write-up on today's digital cratediggin' HERE

The thing I hate about this album (both special edition and OG) is that it is so damn hard to find on CD. Usually goes for a really high price. Apart from that album is a fvking dopeness, classic and masterpiece. Kool G Rap and DJ Polo were different from other heads of Cold Chillin' label, G Rap always had those hard, dark but dope crime scene storytelling rhymes. And I kinda always loved that. Road To The Riches is in my top5 hip-hop tracks of all time list. I love the rhymes, the message and that Billy Joel Stiletto sample. Everything is so dope about it!