Kool G Rap on Big Pun Kneeling and Kissing His Ring When They Met

[@ryanm7087]

I hope this guy is never forgotten. One of the biggest impacts on Hip Hop ever and so humble about it.

[@50000DSI]

~Facts....alotta Legendary Mainstream Rappers of the 90s always mention Kool G Rap as one of their influences.....I noticed that...1LOVE

[@mikeansley5306]

His albums are STILL high quality as recently as 2022. 40 years of excellence.

[@og_love]

word

[@City2x]

Absolutely. And it's a Damn shame he don't get more flowers and props. Salute to the man. 🙏🏿

[@Ryu_hayabusa561]

Underrated af!!

[@Scamp2x]

If pun kneels then you're important. Pun was 500 plus so if he's kneeling then you're A legend

[@ChiChiGotDaYaYo5]

i couldn't agree more....FACTS

[@seanwright8786]

SCamp wITh MEmes G Rap said it: he was confident in who he was as a man but felt he had to pay respect

[@syphon_9892]

when a man gets down on 1 knee means he already has a ring 😂

[@vinniecousinofvito6401]

he wasn't always that big but I see what your saying lol

[@eurythmicslaps6515]

Pun wasn't always 500 plus lbs.

[@smileyredtv9080]

Possibly the greatest pound for pound bar spitter of all time. 🐐

[@crackheadjimmy7625]

On god

[@rb6120]

Yep no doubt

[@bigfistbysorsys]

Facts

[@paulbickerstaff929]

💯

[@smiauu]

pun's pound for rhyme ratio was actually very bad

[@access3010]

AZ and Big L are not on many top 10 list, but they're on mines.

[@lionelroland2250]

AZ may be the best lyricist period I also think Tragedy is slept on way too much also but I'll take AZ bars and go to war with anyones top 5 and I ll convince him to rethink that list AZ better then Jay Z and Biggie him and Nas would be a slugfest for 12 rnds wih both of them being drooped multiple times they should have ruled hip hop

[@derrickdiggs833]

Agreed

[@lionelroland2250]

@Deleted Link Too many people into the matrix or machine instead of measuring it on lyrics content rhyme prose syntax the range of topics .Instead it's all commercial success I mean this guy was consistent and was on tracks with people Nas was scared to get own with like Canibus and Half-a-mill even in an interview Large Amount had AZ no.1 Nas 2 Jay-Z@3 and Styles&Kiss@4&5 so that in itself speaks volumes. So if he in your top3 you know your shit kid!

[@The_Big_Fox]

Big L in most peoples but AZ is mad underrated. Him and Tragedy are QB legends that never got the shine they shoulda. AZ's rhymes and flow is better than almost anybodys.

[@Yeah_eatsht]

Yea man AZ...

[@EXPLISITemcee]

Big Pun was influenced... so was Eminem.. so was NAS... everyone is inspired.. there is no copying... copying is taking quote for quote and pasting it and pretending its you. Big Pun respected G Rap... We are all inspired.. let's respect the GODS and take out the pawns of the industry.

[@markmoney2903]

EXPLISIT HIPHOP without pawns there is no game... chess is chess

[@Roberto97810]

Each one teach one

[@dachirati]

@@markmoney2903 and we trade them to have an opened and interesting middlegame

[@vicvega24]

Does that go for Jay Z inspired by Nas. Or is he a biting ass dickrider? Lol

[@kevleo723]

Damn near all of queens was influenced by G Rap

[@Macalister4ever]

G Rap is a humble dude.

[@lion-orichie398]

Andy, would you teabag Kool G Rap ? ? ?

[@sinclair1420]

Charlie Queer wtf ??

[@haas7186]

Andy d Most New Yorkers are Usually Laid Back

[@haas7186]

you cant fuck with me Son I'm from Brooklyn, What are you talking bout, The Stuy.. Niggas are laid back for the most part, We Act Nothing like Southerners who are Mad Extra For No Reason.. We Wild now n get it popping but for the most part, we be chilling.. In talking far as Rappers Go.. We never on TV doing the Most like these others Artist be.. Putting Chains in they mouth, Taking off their sneakers to show people, Etc. We be chilling.. BIG, NAS HOV, BIG Daddy KANE, KOOL G RAP, RAKIM.. None of them are Extra, They Just be Chilling Like I said

[@sinclair1420]

Haas718 TRUTH !!

[@TheMattball17]

luv how humble g rap is about praise from legendary rappers, makes g rap that much cooler in my eyes

[@andreygermanov4363]

It feels like G Rap is the person that you can just meet and talk with him for like 2 hours! this man is incredible!

[@bignadier]

andrey germanov he is, i met him back in 07 down Va, he hung out with me and my cousin that night, he had a few other dudes with him, he a good dude, he gave my cousin a cigarette, my cousin never smoked that cigarette, lol, it's a video up here on youtube called Legends of hip hop, kool g rap, and slick rick, we in the front row

[@andreygermanov4363]

You're one lucky guy! So I wasn't mistaken, thanks for the feedback! now I know that he is one of a kind not just at emceeing.

[@cliftonmoorehead6056]

Big ups to Kool G Rap for mentioning Scarface one of the realiest in the game but doesn't get the respect that he deserves im a huge Scarface fan myself so im happy to see the real recognize the real

[@Worthy2470]

💭 Absolutely *Face* still relevant underrated humble @ the same DAMN time 💭

[@abe_linc02]

I loveeeeeeeeeeeee Scarface. And I’m a Bronx/Philly dude. Before the internet in the East the streets knew who Face was

[@lamarcusmassey2740]

King of

[@brokenfunnibones]

"I got this Killa up inside me, I cant talk to my mother, so I talk to my diary'

[@RJMacReady1]

​@@brokenfunnibones Another sick one is 'aint many ways that I can change it, Im dangerous, societys got me stamped so Imma blame it'

[@ricrolla6228]

Pun always saluted G Rap.. We all did in the early 90's. Pun got that multi syllable wordplay from Kool G Rap early albums.. "Wanted Dead or Alive", and "456" were street classics. #SaluteGRap #RIPBigPun4ever

[@joemarr5383]

For those who dunno this man. He is the myth and the legend

[@el-Cu9432]

I was never a kool G Rap fan but to not know him means you have faulty knowledge of hip hop history.

[@bignadier]

when somebody like Pun kiss your ring,thats mad love

[@Damian-xe1ew]

I wish someone took a picture of that shit

[@milleziano]

True and it's a typical eastern custom.

[@fredrickjohnson9473]

Andrew Thomas lol

[@brandonl8545]

Andrew Thomas it's a sign of respect lmaoo have you ever seen "The Godfather?" One of the best movies ever, it appears there too

[@realityking643]

Damian lmfao

[@doriansaunderschristfirst]

Mad love for Kool G Rap. Highly underrated. Humble dude. Solid MC.

[@sonofmann]

Kool g rap fathered Nas, Eminem, AZ, Big Pun and many many others

[@dominiquejones3805]

My man's said AZ! So slept on

[@dretheman123]

Kool G made this top 10. Don't try and change a legends list Vlad 😂.

[@foreigncurrency83]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shuroddaniels8052]

Vlad needs to shut up about a pioneer's list of MC's.

[@abztraktt6403]

Exactly tf is wrong with dude lol

[@daysofgrace7818]

@@shuroddaniels8052 Stop it!! It’s an interview to engage him further!! I’d personally substitute Jay for Biggie..plus how about someone from WU Tang like Ghostface or Gza? You ever listened to Rass Kass..such as nature of the threat? Then you have to also consider Big L!! Truth is you need a top 15. Then you can have that and everyone else!!

[@vicvega24]

Vlad keeps sucking 2pac and biggies d1ck everytime

[@DoRag8]

gotta give this man utmost respect because he invented the multi syllabic rhyme scheme & mafioso rap. You wouldnt have Big, Beans, the LOX to name a few if it werent for this man. He's literally the father of their styles.

[@albertthecur48]

Kool G. Rap is one of the few emcees that was ill back in the day and he still dropping fire today.

[@kote2022]

Because he never deviated from his original flow

[@kote2022]

Alquan the G stand for Gangster

[@breakerrythangallday]

​@@kote2022 giancana*

[@affordableremovalservices5504]

Fax!

[@alberts1985]

He deserves more credit as being an innovator

[@dynodin81]

9:00 Big Pun Story

[@TheDasoulrebel88]

Catch the Wave thank u

[@GLo1991]

Thanks bruh I’m watching the whole thing tho

[@chicoval8451]

Catch the Wave Thnk u !

[@tevinjoseph9392]

Thank you 🙏

[@redvlandro]

It started at 8:29

[@bravedave90]

Tupac is underrated lyrically. He wasn't just an icon. If anything is lyrical content and delivery made him an icon. Pac was easily the nicest coming out the west early 90s.

[@iamkingdarrius5034]

Man they don’t give pac credit for lyric ability at all… like if they went back and listened to 2pacalypse now he was going crazy

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

Cuz he originally came from New York which has a lyrical tradition, he showed flashes of amazing lyricism, but he embraced and bit the West coast style alot more later his career

[@RJMacReady1]

Hes pretty good yeah. Hes not top 10, but hes nice

[@eloelo6944]

He was born in Harlem, the original fake rapper.

[@alexstafonis1763]

Kool G Rap is your favorite rappers favorite rapper. The dude is humble as fuck too. Hip-Hop legend, no doubt. Deserves the respect he gets and even more.

[@damonrussell2016]

BIG PUN MY LATINO BROTHER WAS SO DAMN ILL GREAT MC

[@ray1love1]

Damon Russell yes one of the top

[@Willcashgrow2]

The funniest thing is...if vlad would've got G rap the say the dead in the middle of little Italy verse he would've sounded just like Pun Lol

[@Willcashgrow2]

I always said Pun was like G rap with the volume up. Rap Style wise not voice. both are Dumb lyrical

[@kmerf]

Yea Pun took what G rap did and took it way beyond they realms of anyone's imagination

[@ghettoasfuckxp]

@Johnny Rutz he latino u stupid

[@calebthemastermind9924]

He was humble about pun when Vlad said puns flow was a g rap flow then g rap said pun had his own flow salute to g rap for not expecting credibility back

[@azarlengo781]

G Rap the father of many rappers style

[@SweWince]

G Rap's such a humble guy, I admire that in the GOAT

[@KBplay]

Vlad, how dare you question G Rap's list?! You'll listen and like it! 💯

[@shawnsta7779]

Lol ice cube and scarface over pac and biggie ? Wack ass top 10 list tbh

[@adamsarrazin3102]

If Pac and Big hadn't been killed, they wouldn't have reached the stattus they have now. On a flipside, if Pun had been shot instead of dying from medical problems, he would be right up there with them

[@redvlandro]

Ice Cube was NWA. 2pac cant f* with Cube

[@flavio7180]

Shawnsta 777 That makes sense actually.

[@Providenza]

@@shawnsta7779 You ever listened to much Scar or Cube? Obviously not

[@mindelevation260]

Vlad, vlad, vlad lol..... oh silly Vlad ..... Biggie is my fav MC but u can't change ppl's top 10 list ........that's how Kool G feels........ quit tryna change ppl's opinion ..... top 10 lists are subjective .... there is no wrong answer

[@avianjackson17]

Mind Elevation thank u..... my thoughts too

[@fredrickjohnson9473]

Mind Elevation I agree with you fam u right about that

[@drone124]

he said himself he reevaluated his own list not long after the interview tho

[@thirdEYEsix]

vlad tying to change the narrative.. typical jew

[@martinvilla8691]

Exactly. Mine changes all the time. It's subjective. It's what you feel at the time ....

[@THEDOPEGAME]

Pun and early Fat Joe are Kool G's Sons. Because Kool G is the Father of that multi syllable rhyme schematic that Pun implemented in his flows. Listen To "Ill Street Blues" or "4,5,6"

[@godpositive7809]

wutzeefuk .... or Men At Work....Kool Is Back... Poison....Real Life...etc... Just to name a few!!!!!!! Salute

[@BenRobConsultant]

Puns flow was a Percee P flow

[@bloodofaenslavedheartofaki1136]

Yo! Don't forget Vanilla Ice and third bass and the Beastie Boys

[@newyorkersliverentfree]

@@bloodofaenslavedheartofaki1136 3rd bass and the beastie boys ONLY!! What the hell is wrong with you?

[@theruggedindoorsman]

I honestly don't understand how dudes can call themselves men and sweat Tupac the way they do. No man is beyond criticism; I get it he is the biggest icon of the ninties by FAR; bigger than Kurt Cobain or anyone else. He didn't have BARS though; he didn't spit hot 16s, he just didn't. He was passionate and charismatic and he wrote some powerful songs that hit you in the heart. I'm 37 Tupac was not in my top 10 back then or now. I loved Biggie back then but even at 15-16 I clowned him for letting Pac say all that stuff and Biggie dissing Faith (Brooklyn's Finest) instead of Tupac. A man should never sweat another man I don't care who it is.

[@seandafny]

the rugged indoorsman he could and did “Heartz of Men”, “Me Against the World”, “If I Die tonight” all had bars/wordplay “Violent” showcase his lyrical ability but Pac said in a interview himself he moved past that and wanted to just speak from the heart i think he already realized niggas dont care about all that other shit i mean look at hip hop today

[@blacktastic1]

You're RIGHT. I'm 41 and was like "meh" back then. Ma$e said "...write hot shit, that make niggas say 'REWIND THAT!'" That's what Tupac AND Biggie were missing. They had hot lines and songs that people remember, but that "rewind factor" is what both their music lacked. Neither said nothing serious, and I've said this since '96... That's when Jay-Z came out and Nas' second album was popping. Biggie AND Tupac sucked.

[@jaeyzone323]

Criticsm or self destruct the click with minus fellings.. whos doin that and a evil alien jus above invisible for the naked eye

[@thahomiesandme599]

Kool g rap is a legend. I think his lisp made his Flow even tighter.

[@charliebricks4617]

Word is Bond and the bars were crazy...

[@victorsharpe5208]

""Im like Pac, G Rap & Master P all balled upp w/ a twist o' Marc Anthony!!!"----Big Pun

[@adamphillip5305]

The frankenstein type intro to Yeaahh Baby also mentions G-Rap & Kane being added to the mix when creating Big Pun. & Eddie Murphy, cuz he's a funny muther fucka lol

[@victorsharpe5208]

I remember dat...."The levels is Good!!!"

[@jonathanlewis3067]

Victor Sharpe what song is that ?

[@klap215philly4]

+Jonathan Lewis watch those

[@nikolatesla2529]

Victor Sharpe Master P? Get the fuck outa here! Lol

[@damonrussell2016]

Kool G Rap Supreme Lyrical Artist

[@fahadkhaled3821]

What a legend, so humble yet destructive 👏👏👏

[@mcultras]

I don’t think people realize how much G Rap influenced hip-hop. To contribute mafioso style and the highly technical spitting defined the 90s hip-hop he preceded.

[@thatmate6732]

seems like Kool G got transformed into Scarface in mafioso thing, into Notorious and Big Pun in harcdore/rnb thing - he actually influenced the best rappers of the 90s. how come so few people know/dig Kool G? (talkin' bout here in Russia - since 90's every1's crazy 'bout Public enemy, naughty by nature, onyx, etc, Kool G Rap got skipped somehow. May be it's a part of stayin' a true underground hardcore rapper?))

[@brawlnation5194]

Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, G Rap, Das EfX, Black Moon, Bone Thug, BDP, Outkast, TI, Rakim, Dre and Snoop (Future unfortunately) caused the greatest paradigm shifts in Hip Hop, Griselda holdin the torch for NY

[@sirac37]

this dude is the original

[@tomthecat268]

"When G rap strikes the mic I recite the type of hype that you like. To make the people unite. I grip up hips, zip up lips,step on reps, you flip or wanna sip on my tip."- symphony vol. 1 💪💪

[@djsnowfreeze3066]

Take a deep breathe because you don’t have another left, coming back like I’m avenging my brothers death!! The illest

[@wa798]

5:44 Realest Shit Ever! I've been saying that for years...there's no Michael Jordan of Rap! There's no 1 MC who is better than everybody else.

[@malcomx2pac606]

WCLSmooth yes there is. Old Dirty Bastard is the king of rap.

[@pharaohtheblackgod3425]

WCLSmooth Rakim is the Greatest Rapper of All-time

[@wa798]

Pharaoh The Black God , that's your opinion & while Ra is definitely 1 of the Greatest MC's ever, there are many different aspects of MC'ing. In some areas/criteria other MC's are nicer than Ra, just as Ra is nicer than other MCs in certain areas/criteria. For instance, on battling....Kane & G Rap would smoke Ra

[@pharaohtheblackgod3425]

WCLSmooth Lol. I'm straight ol' Skool. I was a teen on the scene in the 80's. I know all about rhyming & battling. Kane & GRap smoke Ra? LOL. Yeah right. Ra "ain't no joke" and no other rapper ever shit on Ra either and he's still relevant. Nobody is asking when GRap and Kane gonna drop a new album!!!💯✔👌

[@BenRobConsultant]

Percee was doing that same style Big Pun was doing and even better way before G Rap or Big Pun himself Came Upon the scene

[@garylongarm8154]

big L should be in there hands down

[@coreytrepagnier9343]

Gary Longarm facts I’m not dickriding he should

[@Sapsche]

Even Big L learned from Lord Finesse and went from there.

[@Sapsche]

Nah, I was just answering the first dude, Gary. Mad Skillz is from Virginia, I doubt he learned from New Yorkians. But Mad Skillz' voice sounds like Big L and vice versa.@Jarrel Ely

[@ArMiNiSfUCkinRedicK]

Yes sir

[@ArMiNiSfUCkinRedicK]

@Jarrel Ely havent listened to him enuff to be honest ill have to get back to u on that

[@hotboxyay9029]

What sets KGR apart from most rappers is how humble he is. His demeanor, tone and presence give you a smooth cool uncle who gone drop game on you and you wouldn’t even know he gave the blueprint for what would eventually be Hip Hop history.

[@dominiquejones3805]

He'll jump on a track & body it. Hearing him on UGK getting busy wit Kane was a moment

[@ROCKSOLID2008]

Kool G was the illustration lyricist in the game in my era. And he still goes hard til this day.

[@Nigmatics]

G Rap's top 10 is exactly that, HIS top 10...why you guilting him into including other rappers? You could make that argument for so many others as well.

[@righteousdivine]

Cuz Vlad isnt a hip hop head he a "rap" fan

[@SWon-yk1wl]

I think that people just automatically throw Pac and Big in the greatest category sometimes because of their unfortunate demise. I’m glad he left them out.

[@shawnsta7779]

Wong lol shut up bruh. Pac and biggie are both in top 5 all time. They both died at 24 and 25 years old. They weren't even in their prime and were at the top of the rap game. Legends.

[@lyrics2challenged]

@@shawnsta7779 It's you, you're people. LITERALLY used their death as an excuse. Pun died early too. Still smokes both of them. So did L. This is why Pap n them other niggas said you can't have a top 5 without the dead. Someone always gonna ride the dust on them niggas graves.

[@densitydeep]

big L was the best lyricist in my opinion

[@ArMiNiSfUCkinRedicK]

Fucking thank you

[@kagerjvi345]

Top 5 punchlines for sure. Clever stuff but some have evolved beyond his style

[@somuchswag6482]

@@kagerjvi345 true...but not during the time he was alive....he was top puncher out... easily

[@kagerjvi345]

@@somuchswag6482 i agree

[@esa2times182]

Big pun big L andre 3 stack jada nas

[@lw3554]

anybody like grand puba?

[@lw3554]

tochiRTA reel to reel album and 2000. im trying to figure out why hes not mentioned. i just discovered him. once i stop valuing who can say the slickest criminal shit, biggie smalls barely top 10 now.

[@protectedsouls415]

Puba is an all timer. reminds me of Cl Smooth: butter smooth, slick spitter but with wordplay

[@ajewul2]

tochiRTA i love Puba....his first album is the shit still

[@lw3554]

i think biggie took his flow and added gangsta lyrics to it

[@protectedsouls415]

Biggie kinda took King T's flow, plus he already had gangsta raps

[@matthewmann8969]

G Rap a inspiration to Eminem, Big Punisher, Nas, AZ, Ras Kass, Biggie, Big L, Immortal Technique, K Rino, Chamillionaire, Canibus, etc

[@tris87don16]

💯 + Chino XL, Raekwon, Jay-Z,

[@kingquotesflow7752]

Vlad sounds so corny when he quotes lyrics

[@i_am_gohan9232]

Kizer Sosei i don’t consider myself a full fledge rapper, I’m good at reciting lyrics ,black myself, but I can recite lyrics way better than his corny ass lol.

[@shangtsung1362]

@@i_am_gohan9232 I don't doubt you

[@i_am_gohan9232]

Shang Tsung 😂😂😂👏🏾

[@manamal769]

LYNDON TEMPLE LMFAOOOOOO FACTS!!! Super corny omfg lol 🤣💦🤦🏾‍♂️

[@CheapModuleMusic]

@Kizer Sosei european rappers sound hard af js

[@tonrobert3391]

The best rapper of all time is Slick Rick he a lyrical genius, master flow , clever , ingenuity, charisma , the best story teller what can I say he truly had it all he was the total package !

[@drinb133]

Ton Robert Theres no GOAT you should listen to what hes saying cuz hes right

[@MrJohnnyLighting]

Nah man. Rick is dope but he is no G.Rap

[@eloelo6944]

Yea that's your opinion he is up there for sure, but you can't say who's the best of all time.

[@curtlove9781]

Kool G Rap is one of the greatest Rap Gods in the game! STILL NICE to this day as he was when he first started his career! ALL MC's must acknowledge his greatness. The Godfather of Gangsta lyrics!!

[@AmYisraelChaiEchad]

Name a rapper Kool G Rap hasnt influenced?!

[@eddieotero2726]

Mumble Rappers

[@pfeiffdog0811]

Big daddy Kane.

[@johnmoyarbmg5845]

Would u really like to know. It's 2020.

[@xhveease.4455]

Eddie Otero they are influenced by other rappers who are influenced by Kool

[@tfromcali89]

Anthony G Rap and Kane used to battle rap on the phone. They influenced each other

[@slystally9874]

@2:02 Kool G Rap top 10 rappers.. a phenomenal list

[@bryangalloway1096]

I'm from texas and kool g was my favorite rapper his lyrical style and delivery was second to none

[@lrodnyc9047]

"You see that, I'm like 'G.Rap, Pac, Master P, all balled up with a twist of Marc Anthony" {~100%~} R.I.P. Big Pun 👑🎤🇵🇷

[@jonathanlewis3067]

Luis Rodriguez what song is that ?

[@lrodnyc9047]

Jonathan Lewis 100 Percent on the Yea Baby Album

[@peaceandfood7952]

@@jonathanlewis3067 come on my guy!!

[@daniellespears7220]

Scarface was more than lyrical. He made you think deeply and he made real niggas cry. Scarface also said Kool G Rap was his favorite rapper of all time

[@art_apex.youtube]

Kool G is a humble man. Very modest. Truly one of the all time greatest MC's

[@RizzlyricistGaming]

"4, 5, 6 IS IN THE MIX!!!!" AHHHHHHHH!. But we can't forget, "Dead in the middle of little Italy, little did we know, that we riddled some middle men who didn't do diddly"

[@righteousdivine]

God's Son Once again its big G Running the number rackets Wearing Pelle Jackets Fast loot tactics I'm well up in the millionaire bracket

[@quophianderson6659]

Which songs got this lyrics?? " Dead in the middle of little Italy, little did we know, that we riddled some middle men who didn't do diddly"????

[@WingoTribe704]

Quophi Anderson “riddled TWO middlemen”

[@evonoob8200]

@@WingoTribe704 "riddled two MIDDLE men"

[@WingoTribe704]

Âhməđ ƏŁhâğ ✊🏾

[@aingemechanic]

Kool G Rap is the king of rap no question asked ....hes the reason i fell in love with this music his flow is natural effortless ..

[@chrispimentel7817]

The fact that Eminem, pun , Nas and Dmx looked up to this guy. That says everything 💯

[@sonsofthunder007]

TOP 10: Hip Hop solo artists 1. Naz 2. Cool G Rap 3. Common 4. Tupac 5. Redman 6. Rakim 7. LL Cool J 8. Scarface 9. Biggie 10. Black Thought

[@Mythical444]

Sons of Thunder Kool G Rap, get it right

[@williamm.heckstall8397]

Kool G rap's "road to the riches" had the hardest clean hardcore lyrics ever.

[@derrickfieldhammer5792]

Kool G Rap one of my all time hip hop #1's. His influence was deep to include big daddy lane, Nas, mobb deep. Ice cube, scar face/ghetto boys. Pharaoh monk, Wu tang army's so many more.

[@prophet9642]

He Himself inspired a whole generation of rappers if you looked at the underground scene to from back then

[@zoounta]

Big Daddy Kane!

[@reinaldoramos8559]

KOOL G RAP IS ONE OF THE GREATEST TO BLESS A MIC A TRUE EMCEEEE ONE LOVVE TO KOOL G RAP

[@kevinerosa]

G rap looks like he can be Sean Price's uncle. #riP

[@terrellgivens]

kevinerosa wow... word up!!

[@ramonbutler2889]

WORD

[@oochiewally2783]

lol no maybe older brother ...they 4 yrs difference

[@lyrics2challenged]

@@oochiewally2783 nigga you can have uncles younger than you. 4 years doesn't change that, lol.

[@WallTrapMedia]

My top 10 in terms of lyrics in no particular order: 1. Rakim 2. Nas 3. AZ 4. Big Pun 5. Andre 3000 6. G.Rap 7. Biggie 8. Raekwan 9. Kurupt 10. BDK

[@ChicagoMike85]

I don’t understand why Andre 3000 is on this list. Seriously, I’m not trying to hate, I just don’t get how he’s on a lot of peoples list

[@WallTrapMedia]

@@ChicagoMike85 Maybe because you don't know shit about hip-hop or less than you think! He's on a lot of people's lists because he's that good.

[@yungadizzle]

You put andre in Inspectah deck spot and kurupt in Black Thoughts spot bro

[@WallTrapMedia]

@@yungadizzle No, I didn't, it's MY list, your list doesn't have to be the same I don't care it's my list, it's my mind, it's what I like. Make ur own list.

[@ezraalmighty7865]

I NEVER knew what pun had said in twinz until now I tried to repeat it so many times but it was just too smooth💯😭

[@david_king_music]

BIG's voice and flow was so smooth and each line transitioned so logically/well into the next that I think we don't even *notice* his multisyllables and internal rhymes

[@thatmate6732]

subjectively it's not that hard to tell who's the best rapper - the best rapper of all time is the Kool Genius of Rap, idk who'd have gotten more balls and authority to claim this than Big Pun. Kool G is the bass, it's the foundation of the best rhyme techniques, it's the spring that you taste when you're young and fresh and that you learn to really appreciate as you grow older. Kool G Rap is the teacher who brings you up and watches you grow, from within your heart, because ever since you get that taste, this flow of rhymes becomes a part of you. Thank you, G Rap, for your beautiful music. Cheers from Russia L & P

[@PopJacare]

Ayo...Kool G's spit in "Symphony" goes down as one of the illest if not the ILLEST verses in RAP HISTORY!!!!

[@biggoon]

Ducati Rottie Boffum 💯💯💯

[@Markvargas141]

Symphony is one of my all time greatest tracks

[@SeanRosati]

Kool G Rap Top 5 All Time!!

[@coletsonchoke]

Top 3

[@joemarr5383]

Top 1

[@SeanRosati]

@@joemarr5383 hell nah

[@LXNNNIE]

I always see people looking for a word to describe how Pac was bigger than music, but they never quite say it. The word is REVOLUTIONARY. 2Pac was a revolutionary.

[@dr.madthumbz2689]

The most recognizable "na mean" on the planet

[@anthonythervil1448]

Yo G Rap is foundational hip-hop royalty. 21G-salute......

[@mcshiram.o.s.s6617]

G rap the tank hip hop knowledge

[@mahjidtarantino499]

My top 3 been the same since '88. Da God Rakim Allah, KRS1, Kool G-Rap! Vlad may be a culture vulture, but I really appreciated this segment! G-rap is dat dude! #salute Thanks Vlad, I needed this one. Salute Big Pun! #realrecognizereal

[@757_Al]

The goat.

[@justmeblac7273]

Gotta love the realness of G Rap, wish he do more interviews

[@iskthedijify]

Thank you , Kool G Rap, for another Classy Appearance. I Love the way you deflect talking about Others..... Omerta.

[@protectedsouls415]

Biggie a full-fledged wordsmith? ah.. wouldn't go there. to me wordsmiths are cats like: Pharoahe Monch, GZA, Chino XL, Pun, Kool Keith, Kane, G Rap himself, AZ, Del Funky Homosapien, Killah Priest, Percee P, Canibus, Black Thought etc. as that's mostly their specialty

[@ryanleech1094]

boy you MORgan than Freeman

[@James.k1373]

WORD!!!!! you couldnt have said it any better

[@jamesowen7609]

why does no one ever mention crooked I/ kxng crooked he's a monster

[@dylandruryformerlyyungjabb3913]

ProtectedSouls4 i think u left out inspecta deck and a few others from that era plus all the new cats that are word smiths like kendrick,absoul, most of the beast coast rappers, big krit etc

[@protectedsouls415]

Deck would def be included, I just didn't wanna overdo it with Wu cats etc. though was focusing on Vets that have put in work, that to me are surefire wordsmiths.

[@feartheblazer]

Reggie, JayZ, Tupac, and Biggie, Andre from Outkast, Jada, Kurupt, Nas, and Kool G

[@nba2k11allstar]

d. bankhead 💯💯

[@prestonshooter2451]

d. bankhead I see what you did there! 😂

[@CTSaints89]

Eminem level 2 😉

[@Knuckleheaded76]

d. bankhead Kiss has to be in every list, aswell as Reg Noble.

[@bloodofaenslavedheartofaki1136]

Yeah don't forget Lost boyz mobb Deep. Wu-Tang

[@healthcraziness4641]

His flow and wordplay, delievery, story's. #RealRapGod

[@DrugzMunny]

"Literally. Not hypothetically, not in essence." Naw. He really did it. Physically, lyrically, hypothetically, realistically.

[@YankeeWoodcraft]

11:29 ='s full circle love & respect. When Pun snatched the pebble from G's hand and was deemed worthy.

[@Wilizm]

Lyrics Of Fury & Men At Work are the best lyrically slaughtering songs of all time

[@twyz0ne]

I could understand why Pun would show that type of respect. He ran with G rap whole style. G rap is right. It was enhanced. Pun would spit at a faster pace which took a lot more breath control etc. He would put a little more on to it with longer takes before breathing. He always sounded like G rap though. Not to take anything away from him. He had his little differences to some extent.

[@motivason]

I was a Grap fan from the moment he had his first song to the symphony etc. To see him so humble and give props where props are due... much love to him

[@michaelginger88]

Imagine pun getting down onto his knees and having to get back up again 😅 poor bastard

[@dannyjohnson5113]

Kool G Rap is So NY!!!!! Living HipHop Legend 1Luv God

[@lucafini8768]

Maybe a lot of people don't like to admit it(myself included as an eminem fan) but listen to that: Objectively speaking, Canibus is the best lyricist of all time. Super compled and large vocabulary, could spit bars for hours, very lyrical, great wordplay and delivery... He's the best LYRICIST. We can argue not the best rapper overall, but for sure the best lyricist. I'm an eminem fan and even Em can't reach his level of complexity.

[@twitchoff1114]

Absolutely agreed, that infinite rhymes concept solidified him not just as a super creative artist but also as an undeniable genius.

[@twitchoff1114]

And not to mention some of his verses like Cingularity point original version, some of the deepest pieces of literature imo. Will take you months to decipher what's he sayin

[@MINDxWORM]

G Rap and Ghostface Killah look mad alike

[@dominican764]

Darnell Jackson no they don't

[@saywayyyooo495]

Yeah I didn't get that one.lol

[@RuaTheRapoet]

ichigo uzumaki Ghost and Rae took G Rap’s mobster, Mafioso Rap style and disseminated it to the masses on Cuban Linx

[@RuaTheRapoet]

But I still don’t see what Eric DeVito’s saying as far as Ghost and G Rap looking the same

[@davidrivera2906]

he actually looks more like sheek looch

[@ltod2]

Kool G Rap,a influential rapper back in the 1980s and great storyteller and lyrical beat.The Symphony with Juice Crew was sick.

[@airpegasus5167]

"AYO MARLEY GIVES THE SLICE I GETS NICE AND MY VOICE IS TWICE AS HORRIFYING AS VINCENT PRICE"

[@seekerundue]

imo top 10 most lyrical: Chino XL Rakim Big Pun MC Ren Nas AZ Big Pun Big L Ras Kass Canibus

[@lyrics2challenged]

So fuck Pun twice huh? Okay.

[@lyrics2challenged]

@James Brown hahahhahahahahahahahahaha that's a good one.

[@hiphophead9224]

Syed Isamuddin Chino XL isn’t mentioned enough cuz his lyrics r crazy!

[@SUSPECTS1000]

Big L , AZ , Prodigy from Mobb Deep , Ghostface ,

[@menthosonthegoghst]

Kool G Rap seems to be a humble dude! Mad Respect! 1. General Steele 2. A.G/AZ 3. O.C 4. Kool G Rap 5. Roc Marciano 6. Big L 7. Canibus 8. Black Thought 9. Elzhi 10. REKS

[@iluvmyboba]

G Rap's giving me such a Robert DeNiro vibe. He is truly a veteran in this game. His speak and body language says, I've seen a lot a lot in this business. Always liked his voice, delivery and stance as a MC. He has always been Kool G Rap. Never swayed.

[@acole1974]

A legend in hip hop straight lyricist has spoken!!!!!

[@87cozart]

PAC music is still playing till this day more than every rapper

[@ajewul2]

J. Cozart Yea because you niggas dont know real hiphop you just listen to what the media feeds you.....Tupac is a media bandwagon

[@Yuuurp75]

Supreme5panel no

[@mergimfera11]

J. Cozart same as Bob Marley, I love em both but theyre soo overratish

[@ChrisDodges123]

Supreme5panel how old are you? 15

[@mikeandmars2345]

mrillyrian noooo

[@tc8544]

What about Black Thought.

[@DaukszPSN]

Terry Cantrell Aesop Rock, GZA, DOOM etc

[@IvefoundthetruthonMay]

K-rino, eLZHi

[@justize365]

Ppl have been scare to get on a track with him , since Philadelphia halflife

[@mraaron81]

Word up!! My favorite rapper. People forget about him

[@piffsburgh6ix]

Lil pump is betteer than all these 90s rappers fuck u talkin bout

[@starshopping8152]

A very humble person, his way of speaking is very beautiful, also his calm personality, his regular dress gives elegance to his personality, plus the way he puts a cap on his head, and his music is like lust, attracted to it the first time you hear it, a great respect for you, I am from Morocco 🇲🇦 and I love your music very much, as long as you shine and a shining star in the sky of hip-hop G❤❤

[@bershonwiggins5500]

Top 10 list of NY rappers.

[@jimmyjohnson-hq2lq]

Bow down and kiss the ring

[@JohnNoir8911]

jimmy johnson rhyme asylum

[@JohnNoir8911]

Super Mo Ali The king lmfaooooo

[@7vn214]

Like NAS said in Ether. I think maybe he was referencing this..

[@BigLAV.]

jimmy johnson I, fuck wit ya soul like ether

[@SWon-yk1wl]

Vlad questioning Kool G Rap’s choice of lyricists is hilarious.