The discography of American rapper Kool G Rap consists of 9 studio albums, two collaborative albums, one EP, and thirty singles.
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US US R&B Road to the Riches Released: March 14, 1989 Label: Cold Chillin', Warner Bros. Format: CD, CS, LP — 26 Wanted: Dead or Alive Released: August 13, 1990 Label: Cold Chillin', Warner Bros. Format: CD, CS, LP — 34 Live and Let Die Released: November 24, 1992 Label: Cold Chillin' Format: CD, CS, LP 185 18 4,5,6 Released: September 12, 1995 Label: Cold Chillin', Epic, Sony Format: CD, CS, LP 24 1 Roots of Evil Released: October 20, 1998 Label: Illstreet, Downlow Format: CD, CS, LP — 43 The Giancana Story Released: November 26, 2002 Label: Koch Format: CD — 61 Click of Respect(with 5 Family Click) Released: October 21, 2003 Label: Igloo Records Format: CD, LP — 99 Half a Klip Released: September 25, 2007 Label: Chinga Chang, Latchkey, Koch Format: CD — — Riches, Royalty, Respect Released: May 31, 2011 Label: Fat Beats, Full Mettle Format: CD, LP — — Once Upon a Crime(with The Godfathers) Released: November, 2013 Label: Psycho+Logical, Full Mettle Format: CD — — Return of the Don Released: June 2, 2017 Label: Clockwork Music, Full Mettle Format: CD, digital download, Vinyl — — Son of G Rap(with 38 Spesh) Released: July 20, 2018 Label: Full Mettle, Clockwork Music Format: CD, digital download, Vinyl — — Last of a Dying Breed Released: December 9, 2022 Label: Full Mettle, DMG Format: CD, digital download, Vinyl — —
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums Title Album details Killer Kuts Released: March 29, 1994 Label: Cold Chillin' Format: CD, CS, LP Rated XXX Released: June 4, 1996 Label: Cold Chillin' Format: CD, CS, LP The Best of Cold Chillin''' | Released: October 17, 2000 Label: Cold Chillin' Format: CD, CS, LP
! scope="row" | Greatest Hits| Released: March 7, 2002 Label: Landspeed Format: CD
! scope="row" | Street Stories: The Best of Kool G Rap & DJ Polo'' Released: June 18, 2013 Label: Landspeed Format: CD, LP
Extended plays + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US US R&B Offer You Can't Refuse Released: February 2, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Mixtapes + List of compilation albums Title Album details Dead or Alive Released: April 17, 2006 Label: Shadyville Format: CD Legends, Vol. 3 Released: January 21, 2008 Label: Nocturne Format: CD The Veteran Released: November 3, 2008 Label: J-Love Enterprises Format: CD Kool G Rap & Twinn Loco Present – I Live Hip Hop – The Mixtape Released: 2010 Label: Format: CD
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chartpositions Album US USR&B USRap "It's a Demo" 1986 — — — "Poison" 1988 — — — Road to the Riches "Road to the Riches" — — 16 "Truly Yours" 1989 — — — "Streets of New York" 1990 — 92 — Wanted: Dead or Alive "Erase Racism"(featuring Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie) — — — "Bad to the Bone" — — — "Rikers Island" 1991 — — — "Ill Street Blues" 1992 — — 26 Live and Let Die "On the Run" — — 19 "It's a Shame" 1995 — — — 4,5,6 "Fast Life"(featuring Nas) 74 42 7 "Hey Mister Mister" 1996 — — — "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" — — — Rated XXX "Talk Like Sex" 1998 — — — "Foul Cats" — — — Roots of Evil "Can't Stop the Shine"(featuring Miss Jones) — — — "First Nigga"2001 — — — "The Streets" — — — The Giancana Story "My Life"2002 — 81 6Soundbombing III / The Giancana Story "Keep Going"(featuring Devin the Dude and Snoop Dogg) — — — rowspan="3" "Ride On"(featuring Jagged Edge) — — — "Bout That"(featuring Ma Barker) 2003 — — — "It's Nothing"(featuring Joell Ortiz) — — — The Giancana Story "Gully"(with 5 Family Click) — — — Click of Respect "On the Rise Again"(featuring Haylie Duff) 2008 — — — Half a Klip "In Too Deep"(featuring Heather Walker) 2011 — — — Riches, Royalty, Respect "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US USR&B USRap"The Symphony" (Marley Marl featuring Masta Ace, Craig G, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap)1988In Control, Volume 1The Symphony Pt. 2 (Marley Marl featuring Masta Ace, Craig G, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap & Little Daddy Shane)1991In Control Volume II (For Your Steering Pleasure) "Death Threat"(Brand New Heavies featuring Kool G Rap) 1992 — — — Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1"Love Hurts" (The Poetess featuring Kool G Rap & Def Jef)Simply a Poet "Pee-Nile Reunion"(MC Shan featuring Kool G Rap, Neek, Diesel and Snow) 1993 — — — non-album single"Much Love" (Nutmeg featuring Kool G Rap)1995 "Cardinal Sins"(B-1 featuring Kool G Rap) 1998 — — — "The Anthem"(Sway & King Tech featuring Kool G Rap, RZA, Tech N9ne, Eminem, Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, Jayo Felony, Chino XL and KRS-One)1999 — — —This or That "Symphony 2000"(Truck Turner featuring Kool G Rap, Big Pun and KRS-One) — — —non-album single"Cakes" (with the RZA)2000 Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai "N.Y.C."(Easy Mo Bee featuring Kool G Rap and Jinx da Juvy) — — — Now or Never: Odyssey 2000"One Four Love Pt. 1"(with Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli,Pharoahe Monch, Posdnuos, Rah Digga,Shabaam Sahdeeq and Sporty Thievz)Hip Hop for Respect"The Life" (DJ Hurricane featuring Jinx, Papoose and Kool G Rap)———Don't Sleep "Take a Loss"(DJ JS-1 featuring Kool G Rap) 2001 — — — non-album single "Let 'Em Live"(Chino XL featuring Kool G Rap) — — — I Told You So "Animal Rap"(Jedi Mind Tricks featuring Kool G Rap) 2002 — — — Visions of Gandhi "Letter P"(Saigon featuring Kool G Rap) 2005 — — — non-album single "Reckless Eye-Ballin'"(Verbal Threat featuring Kool G Rap) 2006 — — — "Caked Up"(Little Vic featuring Kool G Rap) 2007 — — — "Westerns"(Sagol 59 featuring Kool G Rap) 2012 — — — "Young N Foolish"(Hichkas featuring Kool G Rap, Quf and Reveal) — — — "Hell's Direction"(Cold World featuring Kool G Rap) 2014 — — — "The Call (Back to Business)"(The Headspinnaz featuring Kool G Rap) — — — "Industry (Juice Crew Remix)"(Cormega featuring Masta Ace, Craig G, & Kool G Rap) — — — "Naturally Born"(Big Noyd & Large Professor featuring Kool G Rap) — — — "Mobster Nostalgia"(CHG Unfadable featuring Kool G Rap) 2015 — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "The Symphony" 1988 Marley Marl, Big Daddy Kane, Craig G, Masta Ace In Control, Volume 1 "Don't Curse" 1991 Heavy D & the Boyz, Big Daddy Kane, Grand Puba, Q-Tip, Pete Rock & CL Smooth Peaceful Journey "The Symphony, Pt. II Marley Marl, Big Daddy Kane, Craig G, Masta Ace, Little Daddy Shane In Control Volume II (For Your Steering Pleasure) "Death Threat" 1992 The Brand New Heavies Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1 "Deadly Rhymes" Roxanne Shanté The Bitch Is Back "Bring It On" 1993 Ali Dee Bring It On "Straight Outta Ill Streets" Mesanjarz of Funk Mesanjarz of Funk "You Must Be Out of Your Fuckin' Mind" Fat Joe, Apache Represent "This Is How We..." Pudgee tha Phat Bastard Give 'Em The Finger "Brown Sugar" (Beatminerz Mix) 1995 D'Angelo Brown Sugar 12" "Much Love" Nutmeg Ghetto's Child "Reprasentin'"1996 Ruffa A Diamond in the Ruff "Stick to Ya Gunz" M.O.P. Firing Squad "Know da Game" 1997 Frankie Cutlass, M.O.P., Mobb Deep Politics & Bullshit "Fifty Wayz" Gooch A Lot on It "Wishful Thinking" Big Pun, Fat Joe, B-Real I'm Not a Player 12" "Guns Blazing (Drums of Death, Pt. 1)"1998 Unkle Psyence Fiction "40 Island" Noreaga, Mussolini N.O.R.E. "Truly Yours '98" Pete Rock, Large Professor Soul Survivor "Friend of Ours" 1999 E Moneybags, Nature In E Moneybags We Trust "The Anthem" Sway & King Tech, RZA, Tech N9ne, Eminem, Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, Jayo Felony, Chino XL, KRS-One This or That "The Realest" Mobb Deep Murda Muzik "Thug Connection" Papoose, AZ 12" "Escape From N.Y." GetoPros Fragments of Eternity {unreleased} "Bedtime Stories" Bookie Stressin''' |- ! scope="row"| "Q.B.G." | Funkmaster Flex, Prodigy | rowspan="1"| The Tunnel|- ! scope="row" | "Thug Onez" | rowspan="10" |2000 | Half a Mill, Noreaga, Mussolini | rowspan="1" | Milíon|- !"Livin' It Up" |OffDaMental |12" |- ! scope="row"| "Men of Business" | Cuban Link, N.O.R.E., Lord Tariq, M.O.P. | 24K {unreleased} |- ! scope="row" | "Fall Back" | Big L | rowspan="1" | The Big Picture|- ! scope="row" | "The Life" | DJ Hurricane, Jinx Da Juvy, Papoose | rowspan="1"| Don't Sleep|- ! scope="row" | "Dramacyde" | The X-Ecutioners, Big Pun | rowspan="1" | Black and White (soundtrack) / Built from Scratch|- ! scope="row" | "Class of '87" | Tony Touch, Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One | rowspan="1" | The Piece Maker|- ! scope="row" | "Legendary Street Team" | M.O.P. | rowspan="1" | Lyricist Lounge 2|- ! scope="row" | "Ghetto Afterlife" | Reflection Eternal | rowspan="1" | Train of Thought|- ! scope="row"| "Real Life" | Soul Assassins | rowspan="1"| Soul Assassins II|- ! scope="row" | "Oz Theme 2000" | rowspan="9" | 2001 | Lord Jamar, Talib Kweli | rowspan="1" | Oz (soundtrack)|- ! scope="row"| "Talk Like Sex Part 2" | Smut Peddlers | rowspan="1"| Porn Again|- ! scope="row" | "Live from the Streets" | Angie Martinez, Styles P, Jadakiss, Beanie Sigel | rowspan="1"| Up Close and Personal |- ! scope="row" | "Da Connection" |Da Beatminerz, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon | 12" |- ! scope="row" | "Let 'Em Live" | Chino XL | rowspan="1"| I Told You So|- ! scope="row" | "Thug Money" | Yukmouth | rowspan="1"| Thug Lord: The New Testament|- ! scope="row" | "I Am" | G. Dep, Rakim | rowspan="1" | Child of the Ghetto|- ! scope="row"| "Gorillas" | Screwball, Noreaga | rowspan="1"| Loyalty|- ! scope="row"| "No Surrender" |Shabaam Sahdeeq | 12" |- ! scope="row" | "Allied Meta-Forces" | rowspan="3" |2002 | Canibus | rowspan="1" | Mic Club: The Curriculum|- ! scope="row"| "Double Up" | Big L, Ma Barker, Royal Flush | rowspan="1"| The Difference, Vol. 1|- ! scope="row"| "Nuthin Has Changed" | King Tee, Tray Deee | rowspan="1"| The Kingdom Come|- ! scope="row"| "Framed" | rowspan="3"| 2003 | Inspectah Deck, Killa Sin | rowspan="1"| The Movement|- ! scope="row"| "As You Already Know" | Big Pun, KRS-One, Truck Turner | rowspan="1"| D.I.G.I.T.A.L.|- ! scope="row"| "Tho' It Up" | DJ Doo Wop, Canibus, M.O.P. | rowspan="1"| The State Vs. Doo Wop|- ! scope="row" | "You Don't Wanna" | rowspan="2" |2004 | Brooklyn Academy, Charlie Hustle, Icon | rowspan="1" | Academics|- ! scope="row" | "You Know I'm wit It" | Ma Barker, Single Minded Pros | rowspan="1" | From Now On|- ! scope="row"| "AIDS" | rowspan="4"| 2005 | Akinyele, Big Chuck, CJ Moore, MF Grimm | rowspan="1"| Scars & Memories|- ! scope="row"| "One Shot" | Huslah | rowspan="1"| Hood 2 Hood: The Blockumentary|- ! scope="row"| "Ghost & Giancana" | Ghostface Killah & Trife Da God | rowspan="1"| Put It on the Line|- ! scope="row"| "Letter from Head Trauma" | Canibus, Phoenix Orion, K-Solo | rowspan="1"| Cloak N Dagga: Def Con Zero|- ! scope="row"| "Boom!" | rowspan="4"| 2006 | Big Daddy Kane, The Roots | rowspan="1"| Dave Chappelle's Block Party|- ! scope="row"| "We Gone Go Hard" | Ras Kass | rowspan="1"| Revenge of the Spit|- ! scope="row"| "Right Now!" | Agallah | rowspan="1"| You Already Know|- ! scope="row"| "Full Metal Jacket" | Mass Hysteria, Molemen | rowspan="1"| Killing Fields|- ! scope="row"| "100 Roundz" | rowspan="8"| 2007 | Domingo | rowspan="1"| The Most Underrated|- ! scope="row"| "Terrorise the City" | Klashnekoff, Kyza | rowspan="1"| Lionheart: Tussle with the Beast|-