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- Date Released: November 12, 2002
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Hip-Hop
- Label: In The Paint / Koch
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We Say...
After many delays, this long-awaited comeback finally dropped in 2002. Though flawed, it featured enough bullets to remind us of G Rap's hardcore glory days.
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They Say...
Delayed for over a year while Rawkus sorted out its increasingly labyrinthine label affiliations (it was eventually licensed to a Koch subsidiary), The Giancana Story proves that time means nothing to one of the greatest rappers ever (though Rawkus took it too far when they declared "the game was named after him"). Don't call it a comeback because he never left -- he recorded continually during the '90s -- but Kool G's third solo record illustrates the rare case of the hip-hop world moving closer to a veteran than when he made his breakout. What sounded refreshing and genuinely unique in 1990 -- check out before-their-time shots like "Road to the Riches" or "Streets of New York" -- was becoming nearly ubiquitous by the end of the millennium, and besides slipping in a few more words per line than he used to, the first real hardcore rapper hasn't changed his style a whit (or needed to). The opener, "Thug for Life," is as clean a track as any classic golden-age production, but with the type of mid-tempo roll that gets it closer to later hardcore rap. The single "My Life," with Capone-N-Noreaga, is the best track here, the only one with any crossover appeal (via a remix complete with talk box and stuttered chorus). Everything else is pure hardcore rap, with all the dark intelligence and heavy venom hip-hop fans expect from a master.
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| 01. |  |
Thug For Life |
3:23 |
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| 02. | |
Where You At Feat. Prodigy Of Mobb Deep |
3:54 |
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| 03. | |
Holla Back Feat. AZ, Tito And Nawz |
5:25 |
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| 04. | |
It's Nothing Feat. Joell Ortiz |
2:35 |
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| 05. | |
Drama (Bitch *igga) |
3:15 |
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| 06. | |
The Chronicles Feat. Havoc Of Mobb Deep |
3:38 |
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| 07. | |
Blaze Wit Ya'll Feat. Jinx Da Juvy |
4:36 |
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| 08. | |
Black Widow |
4:41 |
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| 09. | |
Fight Club Feat Saqueen |
3:40 |
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| 10. | |
My Life |
4:06 |
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| 11. | |
Good Die Young |
4:14 |
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| 12. | |
The Streets |
3:42 |
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| 13. | |
Gangsta Gangsta |
3:33 |
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| 14. | |
My Life Feat. Capone N Noreaga |
5:09 |
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14 Total Tracks, 55:51 Total Length
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Credits
- Mike Heron - Producer // Mike Heron - A&R // Chris Conway - Engineer // Chris Conway - Mixing // Kool G Rap - Main Performer // Tommy Uzzo - Mixing // Doug Wilson - Engineer // Doug Wilson - Mixing // Robin Hill - Sample Clearance // Max Vargas - Engineer // Michael Benabib - Photography // Duncan Stanbury - Mastering // Rockwilder - Producer // Young Lord - Producer // Carlisle Young - Engineer // The Ghetto Pros - Producer // The Ghetto Pros - Mixing // Amar - Producer // Bink - Producer // Matt Quinn - Engineer // Cochese - Mixing // Jaz-O - Producer // Jeff Gilligan - Package Design // Frank Nitti - Producer
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