Wanted: Dead or Alive

by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

Wanted: Dead or Alive cover art

A foundational text of the mafioso rap subgenre, the duo's sophomore effort expanded upon their dense, multi-syllabic rhyme schemes and cinematic street narratives. Supported by production from Large Professor and Marley Marl, the record is widely celebrated for its technical lyrical mastery and raw boom-bap aesthetic.

Genres

  • Hardcore Hip Hop

Tracklist

  1. Streets Of New York
  2. Wanted: Dead Or Alive
  3. Money In The Bank
  4. Bad To The Bone
  5. Talk Like Sex
  6. Play It Again, Polo
  7. Erase Racism
  8. Kool Is Back
  9. Play It Kool
  10. Death Wish
  11. Jive Talk
  12. The Polo Club