It's a Demo

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"It's a Demo"
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Single by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
A-side"It's a Demo"
B-side"I'm Fly"
Released1986
Recorded1986
GenreEast coast hip hop, golden age hip hop
Length3:59
LabelCold Chillin'
Songwriter(s)Marlon Williams, Nathaniel T. Wilson
Producer(s)Marley Marl
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo singles chronology
"It's a Demo"
(1986) 		"Poison"
(1988)

"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 and later on the compilation albums (1994), (2000), (2002) and (2013).

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.[1] It proved to be popular, however, and became Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's first single, premiered by DJ Mr. Magic on WBLS days after it was recorded.[2] 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.[3]

— Kool G Rap

Samples[]

"It's a Demo" samples the following songs:[4]

And was later sampled on:

Track listing[]

A-side
  1. "It's a Demo" (3:59)
  2. "It's a Demo" (Dub)
B-side
  1. "I'm Fly" (5:43)
  2. "I'm Fly" (Dub) (5:32)

References[]

  1. ^ Kool G Rap Breaks Down His 25 Most Essential Songs
  2. ^ Kool G Rap: Man At Work Part II
  3. ^ Full Clip: Kool G. Rap Breaks Down His Catalogue Feat. The Juice Crew, Ice Cube, Nas, Mobb Deep, The Roots & More
  4. ^ It's a Demo at Who Sampled

External links[]

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