The lyricist Kool G Rap labelled a “hero to hip-hop”

Kool G Rap is without doubt one of the most well-known names of hip-hop’s golden age. Often called a New York Metropolis legend who superior the tradition, the emcee (actual identify Nathaniel Wilson) is usually cited as one of the crucial influential figures of the late Seventies and early ’80s.

Kool G Rap was a member of the legendary Juice Crew, one of many first crews to have a business radio present. Moreover, they had been concerned within the legendary ‘Bridge Wars’ towards South Bronx duo Boogie Down Productions (BDP). That mentioned, Wilson has contributed so much to hip-hop and, in a 2014 interview, unveiled the emcee he believes was a “hero to hip-hop.”

Within the interview with Montreality, Wilson gave tonnes of reward to the long-lasting Yonkers rapper DMX. Talking in regards to the late Grand Champ emcee, Kool G Rap acknowledged “he’s one of the main contributors in hip-hop. He’s a hero to hip-hop. I got love for DMX. And I got a lot of respect for my homie. He’s somebody big in hip-hop to me. He contributed a lot to hip-hop.”

In addition to praising DMX, he cited Jay Z, Raekwon, and Kinds P as vital contributors to New York hip-hop however admitted that the South is presently dominating and gave the area credit score for doing so.

Talking in regards to the decline of New York rap, Wilson defined, “I think New York is just affected by what’s going on in general like a lot of places might be, and that’s the total domination of the South sound. A lot of dudes might be mad at that. I’m not mad at that. Everything evolves. Everything changes. You know what I’m saying?”

He continued, “There was a time when it was just a New York sound that was dominant throughout the genre of hip-hop. And then it kinda switched over. And the cats from the South was struggling during the times of Run DMC, LL Cool J…When Hip Hop was a New York sound.”

The Juice Crew rapper and producer by no means obtained to collaborate with DMX earlier than he died of an overdose in 2021, however he nonetheless holds him in excessive respect. You’ll be able to watch Wilson’s interview within the video beneath.