Boogie Down Productions"Ghetto Music: The Blueprint Of Hip-Hop" 2LP Blue Ink Vinyl
 
Features:
Limited Edition Run of 1000
Gatefold Jacket with OBI
Includes Lyric Sheet
(2) Clear with Blue Ink Vinyl Records
15 Songs
Produced by RCA Records
1989, 2024 Remaster
Hip-Hop
Brand New
 
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 Control
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)
 
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), "Ghetto Music" and "World Peace."