Rated XXX

by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

Overview

Doing a bit of a spin on themed anthologies that hone in on particular corners of an artist's catalog -- like Smokey Robinson's Ballads or Aretha Franklin's The Delta Meets Detroit: Aretha's Blues -- Rated XXX shines a light on Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's raunchier side, evidenced through titles like "Talk Like Sex," "Check the Bitch," and "Fuck U Man," a title that's meant to read like a superhero of sorts and not as a diss directed at another male (picture a big "F" emblazoned on Kool G Rap's chest). This disc hardly presents a full picture of the duo's output and does something of a disservice to Kool G Rap's versatility as a lyricist. Besides, Cold Chillin' wasn't able to find enough sex-crazed songs in their catalog to fill out the entire disc. "Rikers Island," for instance, hardly has anything to do with the theme. "Talk Like Sex," however, is the most exemplary of Rated XXX, containing lines such as this one: "Get a grip on your headboard and hold on to it/Or get sent right through it." (That's probably the tamest line, by the way.) At the time of its release, Rated XXX featured a couple of previously unavailable songs, but the early-2000s overhaul given to the duo's catalog has eradicated the issue and makes this cash-in compilation all the more irrelevant. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	05/16/2017
Label:	Cold Chillin' / Jdc Records
UPC:	0754647501047

Tracks

1. I Ain't Trickin'
2. Under 21 Not Permitted
3. No More Mister Nice Guy
4. Check the Bitch
5. F*&@ U Man
6. Talk Like Sex
7. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
8. Enter the Dragon
9. I'm Fly
10. Rhyme Tyme
11. Rikers Island
12. Keep It Swingin'

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo   Primary Artist
Kool G Rap   Primary Artist
DJ Polo   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Tyrone Williams   Executive Producer
Marley Marl   Mixing,Producer
Victor Franco   Mixing
Marlon Williams   Composer
Poke   Producer
Nathaniel Wilson   Composer
Aaron Davenport   Composer
Mister Cee   Remixing
James Calloway   Composer
Kool G Rap   Performer,Producer,Composer
You-Lee   Cut
Doctor Butcher   Producer
Dee Garner   Compilation Coordinator
Kool Ass Lenny   Executive Producer
Tony T.   Remixing,Producer,Mixing
Thyst   Remixing,Producer
George DuBose   Art Direction,Photography,Design
Leroy Burgess   Composer