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Criminal Minded is the debut studio album by hip-hop group Boogie Down Productions, released on March 3, 1987, by B-Boy Records. It is considered a highly influential hip hop album [ 1 ] and one of the first in the gangsta rap genre.
KRS-One published four more albums under the title Boogie Down Productions, and each was increasingly innovative and expanded from the thuggish imagery of Criminal Minded, exploring themes like black-on-black crime and black radicalism, using a riff on the words of Malcolm X, "by any means necessary", which became the title of the second BDP ...
Together he and Sterling created Boogie Down Productions, releasing their debut album, Criminal Minded, in 1987. [14] KRS-One also practices activism in his career and is a leading figure and founder of several hip-hop groups that worked to promote peace and education, such as the Stop the Violence Movement and Human Education Against Lies (H.E ...
"The Bridge Is Over" is a 1987 song by Boogie Down Productions from their debut album Criminal Minded, performed by rapper KRS-One and produced by DJ Scott LaRock and KRS-One. The song's intro samples "The Bridge" by MC Shan.
List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US R&B /HH [1]US Ind. [1]The Mix Tape: Released: August 27, 2002
"South Bronx" is a song by American hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, released as the lead single from their debut studio album Criminal Minded (1987). The song's title references New York City’s South Bronx area and is the representative anthem of the titular inner-city. The song was produced by DJ Scott La Rock and KRS-One.
During his time as a social worker, La Rock met rapper KRS-One in 1986 at Franklin Men's Shelter where KRS resided. The pair formed Boogie Down Productions (BDP) with DJ Derrick "D-Nice" Jones, a cousin of the shelter's security guard, Floyd Payne. [2] The group's 1987 debut album, Criminal Minded, is considered a hip hop classic. [3] [4]
Criminal Minded "A Crate of BDP" (as The Bassbin Twins vs. Boogie Down Productions) [g] [25] 1999 — — — Old School vs. New School "Elementary" [26] 2017 — — — Criminal Minded "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. "*" indicates a chart that did not exist at the time.