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Bad to the Bone (Kool G Rap and DJ Polo song)

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Released
  
April 3, 1991

Length
  
5:22

Recorded
  
1990

Format
  
12-inch single, cassette single, CD single

Genre
  
East coast hip hop, golden age hip hop

Label
  
Cold Chillin', Warner Bros.

"Bad to the Bone" is the third single from American hip hop duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's 1990 album Wanted: Dead or Alive. It was later also featured on the compilation albums The Best of Cold Chillin' (2000), Greatest Hits (2002) and Street Stories: The Best of Kool G Rap & DJ Polo (2013).

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Critical acclaim

Sputnikmusic rated "Bad to the Bone" at five out of five, calling the song a "classic".

Samples

"Bad to the Bone" samples the following songs:

  • "Do the Funky Penguin" by Rufus Thomas

    • And was later sampled on:

  • "The Finest Man" by Percy Filth featuring Chris Read

    • 12"

    A-side
    1. "Bad to the Bone" (Street Remix) (4:31)
    B-side
    1. "Bad to the Bone" (Radio Remix) (3:56)
    2. "Bad to the Bone" (Dub) (4:31)

    Cassette

    A-side
    1. "Bad to the Bone" (Street Remix) (4:31)
    B-side
    1. "Bad to the Bone" (Radio Remix) (3:56)
    2. "Bad to the Bone" (Dub) (4:31)

    CD

    1. "Bad to the Bone" (Radio Remix) (3:56)
    2. "Bad to the Bone" (Street Remix) (4:31)
    3. "Bad to the Bone" (Dub) (4:31)

    References

    Bad to the Bone (Kool G Rap & DJ Polo song) Wikipedia
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