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Criminal Minded (Traffic Entertainment Group) (EXPLICIT) (Digipak) (CD)

By: Boogie Down Productions (Artist)

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Boogie Down Productions Artist Snapshot:

Bronx, New York-based rap duo Boogie Down Productions (Scott La Rock and KRS-1) actively suggested that young blacks were entitled to use "any means necessary" in order to overcome years of prejudice and discrimination. Their debut album, CRIMINAL MINDED, in 1987 sold over 500,000 copies and was instrumental in kick-starting the gangsta rap movement. After La Rock became the victim of an unknown assassin, KRS-1's lyrics enforced an even stronger need for a change in attitude, demanding an end to violence. The outfit's national name grew until their demise in 1992. Philosopher MC KRS-1 would go on to a decent solo career; however, his greatest claim to fame is as hip-hop's main archivist.

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DISC 1 for Criminal Minded (Traffic Entertainment Group) (EXPLICIT) (Digipak) (CD) Album By Boogie Down Productions (Artis...
1   Poetry
2   South Bronx
3   9mm Goes Bang
4   Word From Our Sponsor
5   Elementary
6   Dope Beat
7   P Is Free, The - (remix)
8   Bridge Is Over, The
9   Super-Hoe
10   Criminal Minded
11   Poetry  
12   South Bronx  
13   9mm Goes Bang  
14   Word From Our Sponsor  
15   Elementary  
16   Dope Beat  
17   P Is Free - (remix)  
18   Bridge Is Over, The  
19   Super-Hoe  
20   Criminal Minded  
 
DISC 2 for Criminal Minded (Traffic Entertainment Group) (EXPLICIT) (Digipak) (CD) Album By Boogie Down Productions (Artis...
1   Advance
2   $ucces$$ I$ the Word
3   Say No Brother (Crack Attack Don't Do It)
4   Operating Room Interview (A)
5   Bridge is Over, The
6   Operating Room Interview (B)
7   P is Free, The
8   Elementary (Dub)
9   Scott La Rock Megamix
10   Stop the Violence
11   Essays On BDP-Ism
12   Bridge is Over, The
13   Advance
14   Say No Brother (Crack Attack Don't Do It)
15   Stop the Violence
16   Stop the Violence
 

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Review

Vibe (12/99, p.157) - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Vibe (6/02, p.108) - Ranked #3 in Vibe's "Top 10 rap albums" - "...Hip hop has never gotten much better than [this]..."

Title Note

Boogie Down Productions includes: KRS-One (rap vocals); DJ Scott La Rock (programming, scratches).

CRIMINAL MINDED was the first of a string of albums (including RHYME PAYS, PAID IN FULL) which in 1987 established the blueprint for what would become hardcore or gangsta rap. A first in other respects as well, it shares PAID IN FULL's claim to the first James Brown samples; the sound generally set the tone for the next decade of hip-hop production.

The harder style that CRIMINAL MINDED introduced was a backlash to the Marley Marl/Juice Crew monopoly on mid-'80s hip-hop ("South Bronx" and "The Bridge is Over" express these sentiments in no uncertain terms). Ironically though, legend has it that KRS ONE and Scott La Rock realized the album with a drum reel lifted from Marley's studio (play "The Bridge Is Over" back to back with Marley productions like "Eric B. For President" or "The Bridge"). Even so, the staccato, reggae-inflected beats programmed with that reel (another first; "9 MM" and "The 'P' Is Free" were the first rap tracks to openly celebrate hip-hop's Jamaican roots) and the unprecedented sophistication of the battle-rhymes that KRS spread on top are pure BDP, with few equals in the history of rap music.

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