Queens rhyme-stacker Kool G Rap has never been in the Top 40 – unless you count the boisterous two syllables of “Poison” sampled on the Bell Biv DeVoe New Jack Swing classic – but his rap ...

On June 27, the legendary DJ Polo died at 63. The Queens DJ is remembered for the seminal work he did with the revered MC Kool G Rap starting in the mid-1980s. As Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, they ...

Hip-Hop heads might be more likely to seek love advice from Common or LL Cool J before they asked… Kool G Rap? However, G Rap may be as poised to speak on the matter as any. Having founded his ...

And you’ll hear the name Kool G Rap spoken of with equal reverence. For fans of modern rap, he’s the one Jay-Z refers to in “Encore” (“like hearing G Rap in his prime”). He’s also a ...

On this day in 1989, Corona, Queens rap and street legend Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo released their first album on the quintessential yet now-defunct Hip-Hop label Cold Chillin’ Records.

DJ Polo, born Thomas E. Pough, of Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo fame has passed away. Word of DJ Polo’s untimely passing began circulating online on July 27. Fellow rap pioneer Eric B took to social ...

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo are one of the more influential duos in hip-hop history. Both members of the legendary Juice Crew, their first three albums — Road to the Riches (1989), Wanted: Dead or ...

American rap duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo (Nathaniel Wilson, left, and Thomas Pough), circa 1988. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) DJ Polo – best known as one half of the Kool G Rap ...

DJ Polo, the DJ for the hip-hop group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, has died. The sad announcement was made by DJ Polo’s official Instagram account and confirmed by a family member that the Juice Crew ...

DJ Polo, best known for his work with Kool G Rap, has reportedly passed away. News of Polo's death began circulating on July 27 when tributes began flooding in. Eric B was one of the first people ...