It's a Demo

{{Infobox song

| name = It's a Demo

| cover = It's a Demo.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

| album =

| A-side = It's a Demo

| B-side = I'm Fly

| released = 1986

| recorded = 1986

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|East Coast hip hop|golden age hip hop}}

| length = 3:59

| label = Cold Chillin'

| writer = {{hlist|Marlon Williams|Nathaniel T. Wilson}}

| producer = Marley Marl

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Rikers Island

| next_year = 1988

}}

"It's a Demo" is the 1986 debut single by American hip hop duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo. Originally a non-album single with "I'm Fly" as a B-side, a remix of the track was featured on the duo's 1989 album Road to the Riches and later on the compilation albums Killer Kuts (1994), The Best of Cold Chillin{{'}} (2000), Greatest Hits (2002) and Street Stories: The Best of Kool G Rap & DJ Polo (2013).

Background

The song was recorded at Marley Marl's home studio in Queensbridge, Queens, New York City and was originally indented to be a demo track.[http://www.complex.com/music/2013/12/kool-g-rap-breaks-down-his-25-most-essential-songs/its-a-demo-kool-g-rap-dj-polo Kool G Rap Breaks Down His 25 Most Essential Songs] It proved to be popular, however, and became Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's first single, premiered by DJ Mr. Magic on WBLS days after it was recorded.[http://allhiphop.com/2009/11/24/kool-g-rap-man-at-work-part-ii/ Kool G Rap: Man At Work Part II] In a 2011 interview, Kool G Rap recalled:

{{quote|[The "It's a Demo" session] is still kind of vivid. It was in the 'hood, Queensbridge Projects. It was real dim at the time; lights down in the studio; equipment running. Marley had never heard me before. He's just eager to hear me because of his boy Polo blowing me up like, "Yo, I got this young kid that's crazy!" When [Marley] heard what came out of my mouth nobody ever said, "Yo, G Rap, we want you to be with the Juice Crew." It just happened.[http://www.vibe.com/photo-gallery/full-clip-kool-g-rap-breaks-down-his-catalogue-feat-juice-crew-ice-cube-nas-mobb-deep Full Clip: Kool G. Rap Breaks Down His Catalogue Feat. The Juice Crew, Ice Cube, Nas, Mobb Deep, The Roots & More]|Kool G Rap}}