Genres East Coast hip hop Associated acts Domingo, Mr. Hyde Genre East Coast hip hop | Years active 2011–present Website Official Website Members Necro, Kool G Rap | |
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Origin Queens, New York City, New York, United States (2011) Albums Once Upon a Crime, The Godfathers (The 'Orange' Album Deluxe), The Pre-Kill Vol. 2, The Pre-Kill Vol. 1 Record labels Psycho+Logical-Records, RBC Records Similar Ill Bill, Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, Mr Hyde, DJ Polo, Juice Crew | ||
The Godfathers are a hip hop duo consisting of Kool G Rap and Necro. Their debut album Once Upon a Crime was released on November 19, 2013.
Contents
On November 30, 2011, The Godfathers released a digital mix CD, titled, The Pre-Kill. The digital mix consists of fifty previously released songs of Kool G Rap and Necro going back and forth song for song.
Quotes
Kool G Rap on the Godfathers project: “A lot of people can only imagine. But since both of us are like similar in what we do, we’re both like raw, underground spitters, they will have an idea already,” he said. “We’re both rappers with a sophisticated flow, multisyllabic. It’s that hardcore rugged attack, that griminess. For instance, if I was to name some records that you can compare this project to, you can expect to hear a Necro - G Rap ‘Men At Work’ or ‘Wanted: Dead Or Alive,’ or ‘Poison’. This project is right along the lines of that, but very much 2011-ish.”
Kool G Rap on working with Necro: "Necro got the voice, he got the flow, he got the lyrical capability without a doubt and people already know what it is, that’s what I do, that’s my claim to fame." "I think very highly of Necro, as far as his lyrical capability. It’s going to be hot. I think the fans are going to really appreciate it. Me and Necro have a very sort of similar fan base, because of the type of rap artists that we are.”
Necro on working with Kool G Rap: "It’s a great honour, the biggest honour a rapper could ask for, greater than any Source Award, because I don’t respect those journalists, but I respect G cos he taught us all how to rap, he is like my uncle, he is a father to all of us in hip hop."
Kool G Rap on Collaboration Origin: “Necro was reaching out and then he finally reached out and connected with somebody in my camp and me and Necro had a meeting, we sat down and we talked and we agreed on doing this project."
Production
Necro is producing the entire album exclusively. Necro is quoted as saying, "I just sat down and decided to cook up all the beats from scratch so they are new and fresh and each beat has a vibe I can see me and G rapping on. Some Necro beats are just for Necro, some death rap shit might not fit G Rap, so all the beats I made whether gangsta, street, death rap style, they all fit having G Rap spit on them." The album is being executive produced by Necro and Domingo.
Albums
Mixtapes
Songs
Heart AttackOnce Upon a Crime · 2013
Once Upon a CrimeOnce Upon a Crime · 2013
The CityOnce Upon a Crime · 2013