And Rodriguez, clearly, was someone who knew what he was talking about. He was only in his 20s when he recorded Cold Fact and it seemed like he knew all the characters in all of those songs.

Ka directed and edited this video for "Cold Facts," off his upcoming Grief Pedigree album. The Brooklyn MC brings rap back to the basics, resurrecting that '90s grittiness and relaying his life ...

A bootleg copy of Rodriguez’s album, Cold Fact, made its way into South Africa in the early ’70s and became an instant success with mainly white people opposed to apartheid or conscription.