Description
Release Date: 12/13/24
Limited to 1,000 copies
Among hip-hop fans, Boogie Down Productions first two albums – Criminal Minded (1987) and By All Means Necessary (1988) – both loom very large. And for good reason: they both captured one of the late 1980s most important and influential crews at their highest powers of lyricism and musical invention.
That said, too many people sleep on BDPs third LP, Ghetto Music. Released in 1989, when the hip-hop world was truly beginning to explode and reach new heights of sales and exposure around the world, the album is arguably as powerful as the group's first two.
As on By All Means Necessary, in the wake of the tragic death of the founder, producer, and DJ Scott LaRock, KRS-One pushed along mightily on the production side, with help from his extended crew. Musically the sound created on albums 2 & 3 was funky, catchy, and continually innovative, giving him the perfect backdrop to build his Edutainment syllabus.
Lyrically there was never a question about KRS-One's power, and on Ghetto Music he continues to impress, teach, and ask important questions. Clear cases in point are two of the album's singles, "You Must Learn" and "Why Is That?" but he gets even deeper on tracks like the anti-police thought-piece "Who Protects Us From You" (still sadly relevant in 2024), "Ghetto Music" and "World Peace"
Out of print on vinyl since 2017, Pressed for the first time on double-colored vinyl and packaged in a gatefold jacket with a fold-out lyric sheet and two bonus remixes.
That said, too many people sleep on BDPs third LP, Ghetto Music. Released in 1989, when the hip-hop world was truly beginning to explode and reach new heights of sales and exposure around the world, the album is arguably as powerful as the group's first two.
As on By All Means Necessary, in the wake of the tragic death of the founder, producer, and DJ Scott LaRock, KRS-One pushed along mightily on the production side, with help from his extended crew. Musically the sound created on albums 2 & 3 was funky, catchy, and continually innovative, giving him the perfect backdrop to build his Edutainment syllabus.
Lyrically there was never a question about KRS-One's power, and on Ghetto Music he continues to impress, teach, and ask important questions. Clear cases in point are two of the album's singles, "You Must Learn" and "Why Is That?" but he gets even deeper on tracks like the anti-police thought-piece "Who Protects Us From You" (still sadly relevant in 2024), "Ghetto Music" and "World Peace"
Out of print on vinyl since 2017, Pressed for the first time on double-colored vinyl and packaged in a gatefold jacket with a fold-out lyric sheet and two bonus remixes.
Tracklist:
A1 The Style You Haven't Done Yet
A2 Why Is That? (Single Edit)
A3 The Blueprint
A4 Jack Of Spades (LP Version)
B1 Jah Rulez
B2 Breath Contro
B3 Who Protects Us From You?
B4 You Must Learn
C1 Hip Hop Rules
C2 Bo! Bo! Bo!
C3 Gimme Dat (Woy)
C4 Ghetto Music
D1 World Peace
D2 Jack Of Spades (Remix)
D3 Why Is That? (Remix)
A2 Why Is That? (Single Edit)
A3 The Blueprint
A4 Jack Of Spades (LP Version)
B1 Jah Rulez
B2 Breath Contro
B3 Who Protects Us From You?
B4 You Must Learn
C1 Hip Hop Rules
C2 Bo! Bo! Bo!
C3 Gimme Dat (Woy)
C4 Ghetto Music
D1 World Peace
D2 Jack Of Spades (Remix)
D3 Why Is That? (Remix)
