G. Rap like the previously mentioned Billy Joel is forever notched in my Top 20 list. His tales of street life coupled with a nasally raspy voice made him a hip hop tour de force for 3-4 years in the late 80's early 90's. He covered subject as various as racism, drug dealing, love and sex in his brief but brilliant career. G. Rap is the prototype Queens MC fierce lyricism and street tinged hip hop. You can see his impact on your favorite rappers favorite rapper from Pun, to Nas, to TI to Cormega. GRap is selected today for his use of the Stiletto sample which is the bridge that connects these two griots. Check out other works by these artists neither one's catalog should be to difficult to acquire.
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Maybe you can help me out... I'm not seeing the short opening piano piece of Anita Baker's "You're the Best Thing That I Got" as the sample for Beanie Sigel's "Die", but they sound very similar to me. I was trying to follow through on my thought of how hip-hop can take something so beautiful, spin it around and make the most heartfelt streets-themed song. Maybe I'm just trippin'!
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