Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Men At Work

[@James-pl5uc]

Damn, I came to randomly pay homage to this legendary track and just found out DJ Polo passed away today. RIP. Thank you for the classic songs.

[@Chrisicola]

Wow, no kidding? Hadn't heard.

[@antoineb2409]

The GOAT!!!! Who is messing with G Rap!?!?! This was in the 80’s!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏾

[@m.o.bmindonbusiness5584]

Rakim

[@MH-et5sn]

1989 and way more advanced lyrically than pretty much anything out now. That really was the golden age.

[@michaelprice3992]

“When I die scientists will preserve my brain....donate it to science to answer the unexplained”.....doesn’t get better lyrically than that

[@paultyrell4149]

That bar was crazy

[@michaelprice3992]

One of THE greatest lyrical masterpieces you will ever hear!

[@noid7500]

Facts

[@RonBrowncomeandgetit]

Drop your mic sir .. ( ;🎤 💥

[@ROMAnomaly]

💯 💯 💯

[@rodneycrosland195]

Facts this is one of the most underrated rap songs ever

[@chevchellious2075]

WTF DEFINITELY A WORDSMITH GREATEST IF SO TIME BEEN LUVIN THIS FOR 30 YEARS

[@bernardtyler727]

G rap is beating the hell out of the beat, breath control is crazy

[@korancebland]

He straight murdered this beat.

[@Djaxthebountyhunter]

100% facts

[@paultyrell4149]

Facts G Rap is a Monster top 3 Rakim Kane G Rap

[@perryellis1423]

Love me some g rap!!!!! Lyrics is crazy

[@ElGaby323]

Rakim, Kane, and G rap are the big 3 greatest of all time. End of Story.

[@thirdshift47]

Don't forget Caz,Melle Mel and Moe Dee.

[@Baaith1]

Honestly, you can't leave out KRS-ONE.

[@cedenoanthony45]

Nas? Biggie? Eminem?

[@thirdshift47]

Anthony Cedeno Not even close. If anything the comparison begins with Melle Mel,Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz. Especially if it's a question of "the greatest 3",as opposed to simply the most skilled or most albums sold.

[@akatsuki_silva]

thirdshift47 Nas not even close? chill son

[@blaker544]

This is prolly the most underrated rap song ever

[@KeithTurnerkoolskorner]

Some rapper said..my Rapp was dead..shake ya head to my base like a basehead..they'll be blood shed in the meat shop..those who beef gets sliced into pork chops..

[@rwarren4637]

I don't know HOW someone underrates A CLASSIC!

[@paultyrell4149]

@@KeithTurnerkoolskorner this is a classic

[@clavan323]

Pure genius Name someone in any era or any genre that could write this pinpoint. Arguably the greatest emcee to ever do it.

[@Poet_LaureateInfinity]

Melle Mel be like "damn I should have paid G rap to diss Em" 😂

[@under-en6lo]

No argument from me

[@jasonhensley5376]

Still gives me goose bumps...almost 30 yrs later!!!!

[@jeanbob4030]

No one is even close of touching this.

[@erick32683]

The Roots- Thought at Work

[@rayspencer9236]

I can't even wrap my mind around,that homeboy kicked this shit....26 years ago....astounding......

[@ajaciedenniettestoppen71]

+Jean bob Eminem touched easily touched this in a freestyle.

[@goldenarm11]

+Jean bob This is on another level, cant even describe

[@makavelithelegend5738]

+Free Speech what freestyle exactly

[@DragonflySpecTV]

68 bars of lyrical fitness.... in only the 1st verse! bring hip hop back!

[@b.rodclark7349]

IKR!

[@Poet_LaureateInfinity]

Canibus approves the lyrical fitness!!

[@thabomboneni2994]

One of the greatest rap tracks ever!!!

[@arroyo5born749]

One of the greatest rap songs of all time

[@billyjacc]

4 Shure! 🎤

[@truthpeace5197]

Omg, G rap killed this

[@NYC1370]

G rap men at work and Rakim follow the leader the flows are sick breath control crazy two of the original G.O.A.T 🎤🎤

[@harrymindgameTV]

Add in Rakim's Lyrics of Fury

[@Amari19_]

And Big Daddy Kane's Set It Off

[@andrewagyeman3338]

Add MCs act like they don't know krsone

[@m.o.bmindonbusiness5584]

​@@harrymindgameTVadd Musical Massacre too by Rakim

[@Baaith1]

This is the Most lyrical, metaphoric, fast paced, GREATEST RHYME OF ALL TIME!

[@yashua27]

Baaith Allah you might reconsider after hearing "Let The Rhythm Hitem" by Rakim.

[@jamesrelebohilemotaung583]

Kook G Rap better but isis debatable

[@UBZUKki]

Wrath of Kane...

[@UBZUKki]

Kool is back

[@rwarren4637]

Definitely up there. But there IS some competition!

[@jameslipton4015]

This is the fucking hardest song ever

[@bignadier]

James Lipton nothing can beat this

[@stealthworx4371]

G Raps own Canon Fire destroys this check it out your mind is about to be pieces

[@deonthomas4420]

HE'S GOING IN..... BARS AFTER BARS... SMMFH

[@IAreAGoon]

I wish I grew up with this. but at least I came upon this. I'm so sick of the direction that hip hop is going. this is hip hop in its purest form!

[@kilgoretrout2878]

eh, king kendrick, chance is sweet, i know doom is ageing, but he's left his influence, joey badass has good shit, afro is a BEAST at spitting and is heavily influenced by the oldies. RA the rugged man has only now reached his prime, so there is hope. Lots of the british scene as well, there is good grime (not stormzy) and guys like cas is dead just show that there are many ways to rap. And bringing poetry back to it you have kate tempest. So i'll agree that there are lots of bad wannabes, there is more than enough talent to keep the rap game going and evolving in a positive direction.

[@IAreAGoon]

Edijs Lohijs don't kid yourself. rap is garbage today. Kendrick is dope I'll give you that I like his stuff, but most rappers today are trash.

[@giovanid91]

FL1GHTxSCHOOL need to check out Jon Connor he goes hard Also crooked I from slaughterhouse witch they are pretty good but crooked is the best out the group & Big krit & J cole are really good too they are hella creative & rap about real life shit but yeah I like Kendrick too he goes hard & Joey badass is alright

[@brientmayberry2126]

You are smart i see

[@jamesrelebohilemotaung583]

Kendrick disappointed with his lyrics on DAMN

[@oskamadison]

As much as I like G Rap's gangster shit, when I hear the name "Kool G Rap", THIS is the joint that comes to mind...

[@P7THEATRE]

This joint is for me the best rap joint ever! I recall when it came out, it blew the mind!

[@bignadier]

@@briankerogoi4798 i always compare them two

[@dannymcdonald286]

His timing, his Flo, his delivery and his lyrics, are the greatest of all time. and he is the most underrated, unappreciated MC ever. He once said you could be a gold or platinum artist, but deep down inside you know who's the hardest. It truly is a mystery how he is so underrated. he is a top 3 MC of all time, how can he be underrated the only explanation I can think of is his voice. he wasn't blessed with one of the greatest voices of all time like Rakim, Chuck D, Kool Moe Dee, biggie, and Tupac. But neither was Eminem. and he is highly regarded. So it remains a mystery.

[@chowoods]

My favorite G Rap track. This dude has lyrics all day

[@marcuslee9132]

Truly untouchable rhymes that can stand the test of all time...wow...#Respect

[@jaredthompson8436]

Lyrical Manslaughter 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@GambrellTv]

When it starts it is like you are about to get on a roller coaster!!! I used to mix this record til my parents would go crazy!!!!! Every verse is complex, well-connected and still comprehensible!!! Kool G Rap is boss for sure!

[@doncatalog]

"Any rhymes that I invent is the Blueprint" Basically, what he said was true.

[@uncontrolledsubstance910]

FACTualFACT

[@gyanfranciskumar]

Nasir Jones agrees

[@3dpoollvr]

you're right after listen to Kool G Rap for a couple of years I somehow got influence heavily by his style it's just so amazing rhyming War forward instead of rhyming traditionally which I used to do but after listening to G Rap Big Pun Eminem Master Ace Biggie Tupac I took a little piece from every single one of them influences from them even Rakim

[@Halfkrazie10]

this is 87 and this will smoke the rhymes these artist put out today

[@rbiznezz2]

89

[@rbiznezz2]

@Harden Thicke '89... I remember when Pete Rock first played this on WBLS

[@rbiznezz2]

@Harden Thicke in '87, G Rap dropped 'Riker's Island' b/w 'Rhyme Time', '88 G Rap dropped 'Poison'... 'Road To The Riches' and later the 1st LP dropped in '89

[@minorsnow5306]

This dude was a human "Gatlin gun"

[@nunyabiz6054]

Keith Mcintosh *is

[@DanielLopez-me9mh]

Kool G rap was one of the early pioneers of Gansta rap pre NWA era most definitely he’s one of the legends along with KRS1 Rakim Big Daddy Kane

[@under-en6lo]

And Schoolly D and Steady B from Philly and Just Ice from Brooklyn, now in the BX. All of them were talking that street shit before "gangster rap" were 2 words together in the same sentence.

[@SuperHirst]

It don't get too much better then this...this was real Hip Hop business.

[@anziojohnson8533]

Never missed one break on that beat! True lyrcist

[@jeremiahwoodsi7545]

G-Rap and Polo murked this Jawn fam!"When I die scientist'll preserve my brain...donate it to science the answers beyond explained

[@zahe123]

Bars Bars Bars

[@ddixon4964]

I remember when Roads to Riches dropped I'm from UK and Kool G Rap is one of the G.O.A.T. he is the rugged undiluted mc we cherish him now cause years later people are just catching up on his contribution to the game his impact there will never be another Kool G Rap.

[@z0er1c]

Jesus christ... Ive rewinded this a thousand times

[@jasonhensley5376]

Still remember when this dropped my senior yr in HS....played it till the tape wore out!! What happened to real Hip Hop....oh yea, it's all about the hook and producer now....lame.

[@goldenarm11]

+Jason Hensley so did i along with long live the kane

[@jasonhensley5376]

Oh Yea... Long Live the Kane, no half steppin, Raw,! The era was ridiculous for the amount of actual lyrical artists that were putting out real hip-hop "with content"! 85-90 Kane, Rakim, LL, G Rap, KRS, Cube, Heavy-D, Large Professor, EPMD, Scar Face etc. Man....what happened?!

[@ronaldrevelljr4681]

Flows with active beats!!!!!

[@SHAdaKID]

Jason Hensley Me too

[@milestone_achiever4634]

Chuck Chill out played this every Friday night during '88 and '89. Kiss FM you will never be forgotten

[@b.rodclark7349]

'Apache' by the Incredible Bingo Band ('73) and 'Funky Chicken' (horn punch-ins) by Rufus Thomas ('69)...guitar riff unknowni

[@GStrongRAW]

The guitar riff is from Booby Knight & The Universal Lady's "The Lovemaniacs

[@locks4]

I appreciate when cats can seperate the break beats!

[@rwarren4637]

Most SAMPLED breakbeat in history!

[@ronaldgrant8040]

Just on another level. I love this song along with most of G Raps pre1993 stuff

[@TheWarriorScholar]

somebody call the fire department... shit!

[@iluvbiggirlz420]

I love how his voice changed with every album too.

[@joeynite5089]

G rap is the father of many emcees .. big pun loved him ...

[@warrenbenton9135]

Any true Mc needs to be judged by this record! Not many cats can wreck a breakbeat like this! His entire 1st album is crazy! I would put him up against any of the so called greats of 2day or yesteryear!

[@seanmac0324]

one of the greatest spitting tracks in hip hop history. I played this like a million times. he is coming at ya.

[@wendelllee316]

Certified MASTERPIECE!!!!🎤🎤🎤🎤🗝️🗝️🗝️🗝️🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼

[@vincentthomas9817]

This is a fire album. Every song bang hard. Road to the Riches to It's a demo.

[@ashyknuckles410]

Only rapper to get the best of big pun on a track

[@D-unfadeable]

Lyrical genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@johndrake2729]

Thirty years of this ... Mindblowing.

[@AWUNMATERIAL]

kool Genius rap!!! DOPE

[@EP76]

love this song...even in 2018 :-D

[@ivetue7304]

Kool G is Black Thought’s inspiration. Thought took the baton and kept running with it.

[@calsarchandler6851]

“When I die scientists will observe my brain, donated to science to answer the unexplained” #1 Bar in the history of Hip Hop 😑 and it’s not up for debate.

[@CousinRomulus]

His delivery of un-ex-pected is fuckin genius

[@rjgamble2551]

Greatest Rapper Of All Time. Give This Genius his due Props. this is beyond any human being capacity of over standing or understanding. True Rap Lyricist

[@michaelprice3992]

Lyrical masterpiece

[@dthousand1501]

This is why I LOVE HIPHOP!!!!!

[@texasjack1978]

This track literally left me breathless.

[@timeTravellin]

The best hiphop was recorded before Protools. The frequencies on analog tape is like the perfect storm for hiphop and then you mix that with G Rap bars and Marley on the track and it becomes something special.

[@erfbgu]

Nas definitely was heavily influenced by G. People said Ra which I agree but I think Nas was more like G rap.

[@gardenstateboss]

you know G Rap & Big Daddy Kane use spit bars over the phone to see who came up with the best lyrics every week

[@jasonbasant5624]

gardenstateboss now that's some real nigga shit! Lmfao!

[@James.k1373]

Kool G Rap is the reason we have emcees like scarface, raekwon, sean Price Ghostface and many more,

[@gardenstateboss]

@@briankerogoi4798 Beastie Boys are ants compared to RAP giant G Rap. their entire volume of songs are simplistic lyrically although I enjoy much of their songs

[@Woodrow512]

@@briankerogoi4798 still not the first gangsta rap track recorded, that one would be Schooly D's "PSK what does it mean?" Recorded in '85

[@arturomartes8696]

Top Five dead or alive.

[@younghovah22]

DAMM RIGHT HE IS!!!!!

[@Dablkwid0w2008]

RIP DJ POLO 😢

[@bandicoot2ps1]

Black Thought bought me here

[@under-en6lo]

Black Thought to me comes in the G Rap line of MCs like Big Pun and others I can't think of right now. lol

[@bandicoot2ps1]

@@under-en6lo AZ,Eminem,Nas,Vinnie,MF DOOM

[@under-en6lo]

@@bandicoot2ps1 Vinnie Paz or the guy from Naughty? lol

[@mikecoaker5133]

Possible the best thing anyone with a speech impediment ever said letalone a rapper. G RAP is one of the most inspiring and technical M.C.s to ever do it. Still love this and frequently listen to it and still all these years later, wonder how he the hell he spits like that.

[@knowistrite]

G RAP!!!! KILLED THIS!!!

[@juslivinlife843]

89 this came out and he was right there lyrically with Rakim.. this TAPE got popped by me for sure!! You listen this because you heard Road To the Riches and think damn then you hear "Trilogy of Terror" and your head explodes

[@jaeskithepumpshotty1946]

I almost passed out when I first heard this song….. this is lyricism at the highest level at a time when lyricism was still being formed… G Rap Blacked the fuck OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Amari19_]

This is lyrical exercise for Kool G Rap

[@TheHorrorGeek]

Example #1 for why G. Rap is your favorite MC's favorite MC... That mic was DOA.

[@erdevon3257]

Who knew hip hop peakes in the late 1980's with G rap and Kane. Quite A few have come close but no other rapper can really compare

[@thatpart]

All seriousness, though, G Rap is legend for days

[@garyspalding5217]

G-RAP, SQUEEZED DA BLOOD, OUT A DIS TRACK*****CRAZY ASS QUEENS*KOOL G-RAP, AND POLO****4 EVA*

[@Poet_LaureateInfinity]

This joint needs to be blasted on giant speakers out in space for the extra terrestrials.

[@jeffcard1A]

i can imagine today's so-called rappers hearing this song for the first time, pissing themselves and then running away

[@craigdavis5407]

Incredible Bongo Band --- Apache!!! Boobie Knight & The Universal Lady --- The Lovemaniacs!!!

[@josephblackwell13]

Who's fuckn wit' that FIRST VERSE????????

[@santosdellior6917]

Forever Favorite rapper of all time 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽🎯🎯🎯🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@Maal7432]

Yo, this nigga dropped some of the colder metaphors ever. Holy shit. G Rap is a lyrical beast.

[@L_ZILLA]

my biggest flex is my dad dropping me off at school with this song blasting.

[@tresfelando3035]

💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🙌🏾

[@KyntexxTheOne]

Just found out from TL Cross being on Fatman Scoop’s show that Kool G Rap’s verse on Men At Work is the second half of the verse from The Symphony because his rap kept going after the tape ran out 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@lawrencehill6975]

Hardcore Rap Legend.

[@6building128]

Lyrically, best rap record ever!!!!!!

[@esean1367]

Nothing like witnessing these moments when it was happening in real time..

[@christopherfounchious4139]

My god super sayain like skills

[@NO-END]

G-Rap's a Genius and I'm Pharoahe fan

[@kevinscott59]

Pharoahe is influenced by folks like Rakim,G Rap,Perceee P etc.

[@luisrojas3173]

What’s crazy these bars was part of the original symphony. He had to chop his verse up and what didn’t make it on The Symphony. Made it here.

[@igetit7470]

Totally underated. Just really listened to this yesterday

[@edwardhill6735]

One of the sickest flows and domestic lyrics EVER..if you doubt me pull the lyrics and take a look

[@steven.dismukes2802]

A. Rapping. Machine

[@ednoroirika]

When I hear the name "Kool G Rap" this whole album comes to mind. I like his other stuff, but he was at his most divers on this album.

[@rodedwards8108]

this was originally the rest of his symphony verse

[@rodedwards8108]

+Chilluminati Cloud, Inc. the entire thing...it was too long...

[@shabazz7776]

NO! This was 3 years before The Symphony

[@rodedwards8108]

yeah it really was....he wrote it b4 men at work and symphony was one verse....

[@younghovah22]

That is true he had to cut it so Marley could make room for big daddy kane

[@shabazz7776]

💯

[@AnthonyGrizzle-r7u]

In my top three all time. This is a bad mutha!!!

[@marcusmcgriff717]

84 bars!!!... tall young bucks getting burnt these days...FIRE!

[@alexmack2014]

G-Rap is was and will always be 1of the best2do it.

[@BeatVandalzTV]

clas-SICK! G RAP is by far top 5

[@craigdavis5407]

Marley Marl is just a fucking genius man.

[@BKHipHopLuva718]

Powerful music right here, G RAP POLO! there's nothing like it

[@beyoneenterprisesllc9942]

Rakim The Master. Big Daddy Kane The War Lord. Kool G Rap The Assassin. KRS One The Teacher. LL Cool J The Lover. EPMD The Wonder Twins. Mc Shan The Problem. Me The Last Pupil...

[@TheRealstJUSTICE]

Lyrical Excellence👑