Road to the Riches

Road to the Riches
Studio album by
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
ReleasedMarch 14, 1989
Genre
Length47:49
Label
ProducerMarley Marl
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo chronology
Road to the Riches
(1989) 		Wanted: Dead or Alive
(1990)
Singles from Road to the Riches
  1. "Poison"
    Released: Summer 1988
  2. "Road to the Riches"
    Released: October 1988
  3. "Truly Yours"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME5/10[2]
RapReviews9/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
The Village VoiceB+[5]

Road to the Riches is the debut album by hip hop duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, which was released in 1989 on then-prominent hip hop label Cold Chillin' Records. The album is notable for being one of the blueprints for the mafioso rap trend with the title track "Road to the Riches," which received strong rotation on the TV show Yo! MTV Raps, and was later featured on the old-school hip hop radio station Playback FM from the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Most of the songs, however, are not crime-related. Other popular songs included "It's a Demo" and "Poison." In 1998, Road to the Riches was selected as one of The Source's "100 Best Albums".[6]

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Road to the Riches – Kool G Rap & DJ Polo". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Woodbridge, Joe (April 8, 1989). "Kool G Rap & DJ Polo: Road to the Riches". NME. p. 33.
  3. ^ Pitt, Vern (May 6, 2008). "Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo :: Road to the Riches :: Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. Records". RapReviews. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Caramanica, Jon (2004). "Kool G Rap & DJ Polo". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 465–466. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 27, 1989). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "100 Best Albums". The Source. No. 100. January 1998.