Classics Discussion: Boogie Down Productions (BDP) & KRS-One

[Inspect Her Deck]

Criminal Minded is his best album.

not for me tbh but I won't argue against it. It's those two that contend for that spot.

Rapping was better on ROTBB. Beats were fresher. Songwriting was more creative but not as impactful.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Yes for Criminal Minded, By All Means Necessary, and Return of the Boom Bap

 

[Deltron]

Love all his albums, even his 2000's ones.

He has one hell of a discography and still one of the best live shows I've ever seen.


Wish he would've continued doing those collab albums...those were fukking heat.

 

[Hamza B.]

I've always believed Ghetto Music and Edutainment were better albums then By All Means Necessary. BAMN was hugely impactful, but in retrospect only had 10 tracks, a few a which were filler/shoutouts. An argument could be made that every BDP album is classic status, but I would consider Sex and Violence to be a semi classic. For what it's worth, it got 4.5 mics when it came out in a time flooded with good Hip Hop. KRS's first two "solo" albums are classics. In fact, I think the self-titled album might be his best overall work.

I don't expect much from this poll though because Kris gets a huge amount of hate on The Coli.

 

[JulesWinfield]

Return of the Boom Bap was one of the first Hip Hop albums I listened to in full as a young teen. Such a classic album
Every album he put out is Classic. Sorry, I'm just biased

This. I admit I'm biased too.

 

[Hamza B.]

Edutainment is a personal classic but I know it gets hate so I voted no

Who are these people that hate Edutainment?

 

[Hamza B.]

Where does KRS-One rank on your GOAT list?

He's top 15 for me.

He's in my top 3 with Pac and Nas.

 

[IAmListenin']

Love all his albums, even his 2000's ones.

He has one hell of a discography and still one of the best live shows I've ever seen.

I've seen KRS perform live on several occasions and completely agree with this.

 

[IAmListenin']

KRS's first two "solo" albums are classics. In fact, I think the self-titled album might be his best overall work.

ROTBB and KRS-One are both among my personal favorites.

 

[mobbinfms]

not for me tbh but I won't argue against it. It's those two that contend for that spot.

Rapping was better on ROTBB. Beats were fresher. Songwriting was more creative but not as impactful.

I hear you. Criminal Minded is just such a special album though. So many all time legendary classic hip hop records on that album. Every other KRS album just pales in comparison to me. He did get better as a rapper though, on a technical level.

 

[mobbinfms]

As for where he ranks, 6-10.

 

[Mike the Executioner]

KRS is actually in my top five. Lyrically, he was always entertaining and was someone that you could respect and admire. KRS could adapt to any style. He could be an educator and talk about Egypt on one track and destroy the competition with battle raps on another track........on the same album.

I remember the first time I heard BDP, which was "South Bronx" in ninth grade. Since then, I've been a KRS fan and I believe that he was one of those very few rappers that personified what hip hop is and should be (Rakim, Kane, Chuck, and Kool G. Rap being some of the others).

I can't even name my top five KRS/BDP songs because there are too many, but some of my favorites include "Poetry," "The Bridge is Over," "My Philosophy," "I'm Still #1," "You Must Learn," "Blackman in Effect," "The Kenny Parker Show," "Sound of da Police," and "Step Into a World (Rapture's Delight)."

 

[Dirty D]

By All Means Necessary
Criminal Minded
KRS ONE

Top 20 all time

Top 5 tracks
My Philosophy
The MC
Sound of da Police
Questions and Answers
Hot

 

[arel]

yes but Return has both elements necessary...quality and impact

School me on its impact tho?

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

School me on its impact tho?

was instrumental in bringing attention back to East Coast hip-hop

as the title suggests, literally brought back boom bap rap

has timeless tracks and still relevant in subject matter esp. Sound of Da Police