True School Rapper [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Kool G Rap[/lastfm] turns 43 years old today! Kool G Rap is a rapper from the Corona section of Queens, New York. He was born Nathaniel Thomas Wilson and grew up with [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Eric B[/lastfm]. He began in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as a member of the [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Juice Crew[/lastfm]. Their first hit was “It’s a Demo.” He’s been cited as a major influence on [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Eminem[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Nas[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jay-Z[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Big Pun[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]RZA[/lastfm] and others.