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

"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).

"Bad to the Bone"
Single by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
from the album Wanted: Dead or Alive
Released	April 3, 1991
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 (co.), Large Professor (co.)
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo singles chronology
"Erase Racism" (1990) "Bad to the Bone" (1991) "Rikers Island" (1991)

Samples

"Bad to the Bone" samples the following songs:[1]

• "Do the Funky Penguin" by Rufus Thomas

And was later sampled on:

• "The Finest Man" by Percy Filth featuring Chris Read

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. Bad to the Bone at Who Sampled

External links

• "Bad to the Bone" at Discogs
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics