Rugged Intellect featuring Kool G Rap - All Fair
You’d think the phrase, “Yo, fuck the police motherfucker” would be played out but when said with such conviction, it instead brings a wry grin. This is one of those tracks you toss at the end of a run to give you that extra boost, or during your last set of reps. It’s a track for cats that refer to hip hop as rap.
All Fair is a grimy gems that just seems insane it’s never really been discovered, a mix of burning guitars and melodic sampled chorus “Everywhere is here, Every there” followed by Canadian MC, Rugged Intellect firing off in a Big Punisher-esq flow triple syllable rhyme scheme. Say what you want about biting Pun, Rugged Intellect still sounds nice.
“You probably heard its a hard knock life, shit is crazy when you’re robbing for All-Star Nik(e)s, the guard dog bites, barking as the cops shot twice, everybody looking chilly as if they all rock ice”
Not to be outdone, Kool G Rap throws out his own triple syllable scheme for the closing the 8 bars riding the the erratic snare pattern. It’s one of those verses that’s solidifies Kool G as one of the all time greats, sounding more like he’s on his come up than the 3 decade vet he is.
There’s a reason why this dude is widely considered by other MCs as one of the greats even if the public has slept on him.
