- hip hop
- 43 min
- 10 tracks
- Cold Chillin’
Road to the Riches is the debut studio album by hip hop duo Kool G Rap and DJ Polo, which was released in 1989 on then-prominent hip hop label Cold Chillin' Records. The album is notable for being one of the blueprints for the mafioso rap trend with the title track "Road to the Riches," which received strong rotation on the TV show Yo!
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Classical in form, grave, spare and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- A1Road to the Riches4:48
- A2It’s a Demo4:27
- A3Men at Work5:02
- A4Truly Yours5:07
- A5Cars3:07
- B1Trilogy of Terror2:40
- B2She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not5:21
- B3Cold Cuts3:52
- B4Rhymes I Express3:47
- B5Poison4:45
10 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
- Label
- Cold Chillin’
- Released
- 1989
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- CA
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