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Kool G Rap

1968 - Today

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Nathaniel Thomas Wilson (born July 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Kool G Rap (or simply G Rap), is an American rapper. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as a member of the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MCs of all time, and a pioneer of mafioso rap/street/hardcore content and multisyllabic rhyming. On his album The Giancana Story, he stated that the "G" in his name stands for "Giancana" (after the mobster Sam Giancana), but on other occasions he has stated that it stands for "Genius". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Kool G Rap is the 3,332nd most popular singer (down from 3,060th in 2024), the 16,453rd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,650th in 2019) and the 895th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kool G Rap ranks 3,332 out of 4,381. Before him are Didrik Solli-Tangen, Diam's, Terri Lyne Carrington, Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Yungblud, and Maria McKee. After him are Samanta Tīna, Rona Nishliu, Giusy Ferreri, Anna Lesko, Tomomi Kahara, and Heather Headley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Kool G Rap ranks 844. Before him are Tamer Hassan, Mathew St. Patrick, Alfredo Reinado, Ruben Pereira, Lene Rantala, and Jeff Tarango. After him are Ademir Santos, Kimmo Kinnunen, Fabrice Guy, Robert Gant, Giovanni De Benedictis, and Titus Corlățean.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kool G Rap ranks 16,460 out of 20,380. Before him are Buck Williams (1960), Pellegrino Matarazzo (1977), Brian Baker (1965), Ato Essandoh (1972), Maria McKee (1964), and Donald Cook (1901). After him are Sarah Lancaster (1980), Alexandra Billings (1962), Rick Leach (1964), Peri Gilpin (1961), Michelle Johnson (1965), and Robert Gant (1968).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kool G Rap ranks 895. Before him are Nipsey Hussle (1985), Cappadonna (1969), Snatam Kaur (1972), Nanci Griffith (1953), Terri Lyne Carrington (1965), and Maria McKee (1964). After him are Al Barr (1968), Lloyd Banks (1982), Marc Cohn (1959), Yuna Ito (1983), Joel Madden (1979), and Melle Mel (1961).

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