Road to the Riches este albumul de debut al lui Kool G Rap și Dj Polo și a fost lansat în data de 14 martie 1989, prin
Cold Chillin'/
Warner Bros. Records. Albumul este produs de
Marley Marl.
Track listing
| # |
Title |
Songwriters |
Performer (s) |
Length |
| 1 |
"Road to the Riches" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
4:48 |
| 2 |
"It's a Demo" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
4:27 |
| 3 |
"Men at Work" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
5:02 |
| 4 |
"Truly Yours" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
5:07 |
| 5 |
"Cars" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
3:07 |
| 6 |
"Trilogy of Terror" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
2:40 |
| 7 |
"She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
5:21 |
| 8 |
"Cold Cuts" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
DJ Polo |
3:52 |
| 9 |
"Rhymes I Express" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
3:47 |
| 10 |
"Poison" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
4:45 |
| 11 |
"Butcher Shop" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
3:44 |
2006 re-release track listing
- All tracks produced by Marley Marl
Disc 1
| # |
Title |
Songwriters |
Performer (s) |
| 1 |
"Road to the Riches" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 2 |
"It's a Demo" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 3 |
"Men at Work" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 4 |
"Truly Yours" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 5 |
"Cars" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 6 |
"Trilogy of Terror" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 7 |
"She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 8 |
"Cold Cuts" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
DJ Polo |
| 9 |
"Rhymes I Express" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 10 |
"Poison" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 11 |
"Butcher Shop" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 12 |
"Radio Album Introduction" |
N. Wilson |
|
|
| 13 |
"Radio Freestyle" |
N. Wilson, Craig Morgan |
|
Kool G Rap & Craig G |
| 14 |
"Radio Interview" |
|
|
|
| 15 |
"Riker's Island Radio Promo" |
N.Wilson, M. Williams |
|
Kool G Rap |
| 16 |
"Raw (Demo Version)" |
N. Wilson, Antonio Hardy |
Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap |
Disc 2
| # |
Title |
Songwriters |
Performer (s) |
| 1 |
"It's A Demo (Original 12" Version)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 2 |
"I'm Fly (Original 12" Version)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 3 |
"Riker's Island (Original 12" Version)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 4 |
"Rhyme Tyme (Original 12" Version)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 5 |
"Poison (Hip Hop Version)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 6 |
"Poison (Dub Version)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 7 |
"Poison (Remix)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 8 |
"Men At Work (Extended Version)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
Kool G Rap |
| 9 |
"It's A Demo (Original 12" Version Instrumental)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
|
| 10 |
"I'm Fly (Original 12" Version Instrumental)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
|
| 11 |
"Riker's Island (Original 12" Version Instrumental)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
|
| 12 |
"Men At Work (Extended Instrumental)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
|
| 13 |
"She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (Instrumental)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
|
| 14 |
"Men At Work (Acapella)" |
N. Wilson, M. Williams |
|
Kool G Rap |
|
Samples used
- The title track features a sample from Billy Joel's album 52nd Street. The track sampled, "Stiletto," precedes the hit track "My Life" and is used as a lead-in for the aforementioned song's music video.
- The song "Cars" samples the Gary Numan song of the same name
- The song "Trilogy of Terror" features a sample by the Edgar Winter Group called "Frankenstein."
- The song "Rhymes I Express" features a sample of Kraftwerk's "Trans-Europe Express."
Later samples
- "Road to Riches"
- "Truly Yours"
- "Poison"
