Album dossier / 1987
Criminal Minded
Boogie Down Productions · Hip-Hop/Hardcore Rap
Released in May 1987 through B-Boy Records, KRS-One and Scott La Rock's debut is widely regarded as the foundation of hardcore hip-hop, its cover photo of the duo posing with weapons an unheard-of gesture at the time and its Bronx-vs-Queens rivalry tracks arriving as the East Coast counterpoint to the West Coast gangsta rap scene N.W.A would soon dominate.
Record facts
- Label
- B-Boy Records
- Producer
- Scott La Rock, KRS-One, Ced-Gee
- Chart peak
- N/A
- Notable tracks
- ★ South Bronx
- ★ The Bridge Is Over
- ★ 9mm Goes Bang
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
3 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Boogie Down Productions. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 10 tracks
- Poetry
- South Bronx
- 9mm Goes Bang
- Word From Our Sponsor
- Elementary
- Dope Beat
- Remix for P Is Free
- The Bridge Is Over
- Super-Hoe
- Criminal Minded
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en.wikipedia.org, discogs.com, allmusic.com · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/master/119681-Boogie-Down-Productions-Criminal-Minded · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-09-04