Criminal Minded

by Boogie Down Productions

Criminal Minded cover art

Boogie Down Productions dragged hip-hop out of the parks and into the streets, laying the uncompromising, aggressive foundation for both conscious and gangsta rap. KRS-One's booming, confrontational lyricism details urban survival and crime over raw, minimalistic boom-bap beats built from heavy James Brown samples and dancehall influences. It is an intensely gritty, foundational text of the genre.

Genres

  • Boom Bap
  • Mid-School Hip Hop

Tracklist

  1. Poetry
  2. South Bronx
  3. 9mm Goes Bang
  4. Word from Our Sponsor
  5. Elementary
  6. Dope Beat
  7. The P Is Free (Remix)
  8. The Bridge Is Over
  9. Super Hoe
  10. Criminal Minded
  11. Advance (Vocal Version)
  12. $Ucce$ I$ the Word (Success Version)
  13. Say No Brother (Crack Attack Don't Do It) [Vocal Truth Mix]
  14. Operating Room Interview (A)
  15. The Bridge Is Over (Red Alert Version)
  16. Operating Room Interview (B)
  17. The P Is Free
  18. Elementary (Dub) [Acetate Version]
  19. Scott La Rock (Megamix)
  20. Stop the Violence (Massive Extended Version)
  21. Essays on Bdp-Ism
  22. The Bridge Is Over (Bladerunners Mix)
  23. Advance (Instrumental Version)
  24. Say No Brother (Crack Attack Don't Do It) [Instrumental Reality Mix]
  25. Stop the Violence (Massive Instrumental Version)
  26. Stop the Violence (Massive Acapella Version)