| "Bad to the Bone" | ||||
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| Single by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo | ||||
| from the album Wanted: Dead or Alive | ||||
| Released | April 3, 1991 | |||
| Format | 12-inch single, cassette single, CD single | |||
| 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, Large Professor | |||
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"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).
Sputnikmusic rated "Bad to the Bone" at five out of five, calling the song a "classic".
"Bad to the Bone" samples the following songs:
And was later sampled on: