Road to the Riches

Road to the Riches

Infobox Album |
Name = Road to the Riches
Type = Album
Artist = Kool G Rap & DJ Polo


Released = 1989
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 46:40
Label = Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. Records
25820
Producer = Marley Marl
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ce5m961o3ep1 link]
Last album =
This album = "Road To The Riches"
(1989)
Next album = ""
(1990)

"Road to the Riches" is the debut album from Hip Hop duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, released in 1989 on then-prominent rap label Cold Chillin' Records. The two were flagship members of the legendary Juice Crew, led by producer Marley Marl, who handles all of the production on the album. The video for the title track received strong rotation on the TV show Yo! MTV Raps. Other popular songs included "It's A Demo" and "Poison".

The album is often cited as the beginning of Mafioso-Rap, laying the groundwork for future rap stars like Scarface and Raekwon. Also, according to the linear notes in The Roots's Phrenology, "Men at Work" was the song that brought the group together during a lunch period at their high school. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.

The title track features a sample from Billy Joel's album 52nd Street. The track sampled, "Stiletto", preceedes the hit track "My Life", and is used as a lead-in for the aforementioned song's music video.

The first track, 'Road To The Riches', was featured at Classic hip hop Radio Station Playback FM of the game .

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Later Samples

*"Road to Riches"
**"Disciple" by Nas from the album "Street's Disciple"


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