It's a Demo
| "It's a Demo" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| A-side | "It's a Demo" |
| B-side | "I'm Fly" |
"It's a Demo" is the 1986 debut single by American hip hop duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo. Originally a non-album single with "I'm Fly" as a B-side, a remix of the track was featured on the duo's 1989 album Road to the Riches.
Background
The song was recorded at Marley Marl's home studio in Queensbridge, Queens, New York City and was originally indented to be a demo track but would become Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's first song to be officially released and led G Rap into joining the Juice Crew.[1] In a 2011 interview, Kool G Rap recalled:
[The "It's a Demo" session] is still kind of vivid. It was in the 'hood, Queensbridge Projects. It was real dim at the time; lights down in the studio; equipment running. Marley had never heard me before. He's just eager to hear me because of his boy Polo blowing me up like, "Yo, I got this young kid that's crazy!" When [Marley] heard what came out of my mouth nobody ever said, "Yo, G Rap, we want you to be with the Juice Crew." It just happened.[2]
— Kool G Rap
"It's a Demo" samples James Brown's 1970 song "Funky Drummer".[3]
Track listing
- A-side
- "It's a Demo" (3:59)
- "It's a Demo" (Dub)
- B-side
- "I'm Fly" (5:43)
- "I'm Fly" (Dub) (5:32)
References
- ^ [http://www.complex.com/music/2013/12/kool-g-rap-breaks-down-his-25-most-essential-songs/its-a-demo-kool-g-rap-dj-polo Kool G Rap Breaks Down His 25 Most Essential Songs]
- ^ Full Clip: Kool G. Rap Breaks Down His Catalogue Feat. The Juice Crew, Ice Cube, Nas, Mobb Deep, The Roots & More
- ^ It's a Demo at Who Sampled