Ghetto Music: The Blueprint Of Hip Hop - Boogie Down Productions

Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions

"Criminal Minded" came out in 1987 and is often considered a classic album in the Hip Hop genre. It was strictly the first and final album from Boogie Down Productions (BDP) as not long after its released, DJ to the group, Scott La Rock was gunned-down and left KRS-One alone. It was one of the first albums to do what is now commonplace in Hip hop as much of it concentrates upon Gangsta rap, and this new take on Hip Hop had only just emerged about a year prior to this with the rise of the work from Schooly D, especially the track "PSK", before the West coast seemingly took over soon after with the emergence of N.W.A, ice-T and Too $hort. 1. ...

Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions

"Criminal Minded" came out in 1987 and is often considered a classic album in the Hip Hop genre. It was strictly the first and final album from Boogie Down Productions (BDP) as not long after its released, DJ to the group, Scott La Rock was gunned-down and left KRS-One alone. It was one of the first albums to do what is now commonplace in Hip hop as much of it concentrates upon Gangsta rap, and this new take on Hip Hop had only just emerged about a year prior to this with the rise of the work from Schooly D, especially the track "PSK", before the West coast seemingly took over soon after with the emergence of N.W.A, ice-T and Too $hort. 1. ...