Boogie Down Productions
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Boogie Down Productions was originally composed of KRS One, D Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. The latter got shot after the release of BDP's debut album Criminal Minded in 1987, at about the same time when Ice T and NWA released their debut albums.
While Criminal Minded was basically about sex and crime, BDP radically changed after Scott's death, becoming the most popular conscious rap group besides Public Enemy. BDP pioneered the fusion of Raggamuffin and hip hop music.
The membership of BDP changed continuously throughout its existence, the only constant being KRS One. BDP members and collaborators included Mad Lion, Channel Live, Run, Keith Murray, McBoo, Ms. Melodie, Scottie Morris, Willie D., Robocop, Harmony, DJ Red Alert, DJ Jazzy Jay Kramer, D-Square, Rebekah, and Sidney Mills. BDP as group essentially ended because KRS One began recording and performing under his own name, rather than the group name.
Discography
- Criminal Minded (1987)
- Man & His Music (Scott La Rock's Greatest Hits and Remixes from other DJ's) (1988)
- By All Means Necessary (1988)
- Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop (1989)
- Edutainment (1990)
- Live Hardcore Worldwide (Numerous BDP tracks Live)(1991)
- Sex and Violence (1992)
- The Best of B-Boy Records: Boogie Down Productions (Includes the whole 'Criminal Minded' album with earlier tracks before BDP were signed)(2001)
Singles
From Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop:
- 1989: "Why Is That"
From Edutainment:
- 1990: "Love's Gonna Getcha"
From Sex and Violence:
- 1992: "Duck Down"
- 1992: "13 & Good"
- 1992: "We in There"