If you ever need to make a case for why Kool G Rap is one of the best emcees to ever breathe air, play ‘Wanted: Dead or Alive.’

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo’s classic debut LP is a solid entrée into what the pair, particularly G Rap, would become, as the duo figured out what worked best for them, lyrically and musically.

Even though Kool G Rap & DJ Polo’s third and final album was unfairly shafted by election year politics back in 1992, its influence persists decades later.