Review Summary: This album is one of the best albums hip-hop has ever seen.
1 of 3 thought this review was well writtenBoogie Down Productions is a hip-hop duo, that was made up of, KRS-One, the teacher who brings the lyrical acumen, uses words as weapons, and is one of the best lyricists of all time, and Scott La Rock, the producer for the duo. Boogie Down Productions, is one of the hip-hop duos, that took hip-hop, and made it better than it already was. Now, let's get started with the track by track review.
1. Poetry: A classic, and brilliant song. This song has been sampled in songs such as, Take A Rest by Gang Starr, Go For Your Guns by Kool G Rap And DJ Polo, Doomsday by MF Doom, and plenty of other songs. One of the best Boogie Down Productions songs of all time. 5/5
2. South Bronx: A classic, and brilliant song. This song has been sampled in songs such as, Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin Ain't Easy!!!) by Ice-T, Pollywanacraka by Public Enemy, Brakes by De La Soul, Love by Mos Def, and plenty of other songs. One of the best songs by Boogie Down Productions of all time. 5/5
3. 9mm Goes Bang: A brilliant song, that has KRS-One talking about gun safety. This song has been sampled in songs such as, Midnight by Ice-T, Illusions by Cypress Hill, and plenty of other songs. One of the best songs by Boogie
Down Productions of all time. 5/5
4. Word From Our Sponsor: A brilliant song. This song has been sampled in songs such as, I Declare War by Kool G Rap And DJ Polo, Patti Dooke by De La Soul, and plenty of other songs. One of the best songs by Boogie Down Productions of all time. 5/5
5. Elementary: A brilliant, and classic song. One of the best songs by Boogie Down Productions of all time. 5/5
6. Dope Beat: A brilliant song, that has samples of Back In Black by AC/DC, and utilizes them perfectly. This song has been sampled in songs such as, Form Of Intellect by Gang Starr, and other songs. One of the best Boogie Down Productions songs of all time. 5/5
7. Remix For P Is Free: A great remix, to a classic song. This song has been sampled in songs such as, 3 Lil Putos by Cypress Hill, Sh.Fe.Mc's by De La Soul, Definition by Black Star, and plenty of other songs. One of the best songs by Boogie Down Productions of all time. 5/5
8. The Bridge Is Over: A legendary diss track to MC Shan and Marley Marl, KRS-One squashed the beef with them years later, and made an album with Marley Marl. This song has been sampled in songs such as, Ego Trippin (Part 2) by De La Soul, Definition by Black Star, Brooklyn by Mos Def, Child's Play by Ghostface Killah, Destroy And Rebuild by Nas, and plenty of other songs. This song is one of the best songs by Boogie Down Productions, and is one of the best hip-hop songs ever made. 5/5
9. Super-Hoe: A brilliant song, that talks about the personality of a super hoe. This song has been sampled in songs such as, Dead Bent by MF Doom, Like They Used To Say by Common, and other songs. One of the best songs by Boogie Down Productions. 5/5
10. Criminal Minded: A brilliant song. This song has been sampled in songs such as Ex Girl To Next Girl by Gang Starr, Serial Killa by Snoop Dogg, and plenty of other songs. 5/5
11. Scott La Rock Mega-Mix: A great song, that has Scott La Rock showing off his producing skills. 5/5
Botttom line is, that this is one of the best albums of all time, by one of the best hip-hop duos of all time. I give this album a 10/10.
3 Best Songs:
1. Criminal Minded
2. Poetry
3. Elementary
3 Weakest Songs:
1. Remix For P Is Free
2. Super-Hoe
3. Dope Beat
