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

"Bad to the Bone"
Single by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
from the album Wanted: Dead or Alive
Released April 3, 1991
Format 12-inch single, cassette single, CD single
Recorded 1990
Genre East coast hip hop, golden age hip hop
Length 5:22
Label Cold Chillin', Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Nathaniel Wilson
Producer(s) Eric B., Kool G Rap, Large Professor
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo singles chronology
"Erase Racism"
(1990)		 "Bad to the Bone"
(1991)		 "Rikers Island"
(1991)

"Erase Racism"
(1990)		 "Bad to the Bone"
(1991)		 "Rikers Island"
(1991)

"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).

Critical acclaim

Sputnikmusic rated "Bad to the Bone" at five out of five, calling the song a "classic".[1]

Samples

"Bad to the Bone" samples the following songs:[2]

And was later sampled on:

Track listing

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

  1. ↑ Sputnikmusic reviews Wanted: Dead or Alive
  2. ↑ Bad to the Bone at Who Sampled
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