On June 27, the legendary DJ Polo died at 63. The Queens DJ is remembered for the seminal work he did with the revered MC Kool G Rap starting in the mid-1980s. As Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, they released ...

DJ Polo was a part of the famed New York City hip-hop collective The Juice Crew. DJ Polo, the DJ for the hip-hop group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, has died. The sad announcement was made by DJ Polo’s ...

Kool G Rap’s 4, 5, 6 is an essential document of 1990s East Coast hip-hop, classic in the canon of mafioso rap, and a standout in a legendary catalog with no shortage of high water marks. After a ...

DJ Polo, born Thomas Pough, has unexpectedly died, his family announced over the weekend. One of his children shared the news via Polo’s official Instagram account, posting this statement: “It is with ...

DJ Polo, born Thomas E. Pough, of Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo fame has passed away. Word of DJ Polo’s untimely passing began circulating online on July 27. Fellow rap pioneer Eric B took to social media to ...

Thomas Pough, better known as DJ Polo, who was a member of the Juice Crew and one-half of the duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, died on Saturday. He was 63. One of his children announced the news in an ...

For my money, Chicago’s Polo G does melodic, emotive rap better than just about anyone else. (I was apparently the only person who thought that Polo’s last album, 2021’s Hall Of Fame, was an instant ...

From Chicago’s West Side to global rap stardom, Polo G has transformed stories into platinum hits — and a serious fortune. With his 2019 debut Die a Legend, he began a climb that’s become impossible ...

“Barely Holdin’ On” rapper Polo G has quickly become one of the leaders of rap’s new school. Since the release of his debut album, Die A Legend, in 2019, the Chicago native hasn’t deviated from his ...

DJ Polo, best known as half of the prominent 1980s rap duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, died on Saturday, July 27. He was 63. “It is with a heavy heart we mourn the loss of my father, the incredible DJ Polo, ...