{"product_id":"boogie-down-productions-criminal-minded-vinyl-2lp","title":"Boogie Down Productions: Criminal Minded Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrums, Drums, DRUMS!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Boogie+Down+Productions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBDP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e's debut album is raw-sounding now, but was revolutionary in 1987, bringing dancehall out of the New York underground and into the hip-hop mainstream. \"South Bronx\" is the Pelon anthem, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=krs-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKRS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e's legendary \u003cstrong\u003eMC Shan\u003c\/strong\u003e\/\u003cstrong\u003eMarley Marl\u003c\/strong\u003e diss \"The Bridge is Over\" carries the torch, answering \"The Bridge\" and settling the Bronx vs. Queens debate (\"Manhattan keeps on makin it, Brooklyn keeps on takin it, Bronx keeps creatin it and Queens keeps on faking it!\"). \"Super-Hoe\" has the super-duty tough drums that backpackers rediscovered in '99 when \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Mos+Def+Talib+Kweli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Star\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e combined it with the \"P is Free\" remix's Diseases riddim sample to make \"Definition.\" \"Criminal Minded\" is another banger - it's hard to imagine what hip-hop would sound like now without \u003cstrong\u003eScott La Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e's contributions back then. The LP would be perfect except for the AC\/DC sample on \"Dope Beat\"- were they trying to make a \"Walk this Way\" type crossover record? (ed. note: we actually like this track). Still, \u003cem\u003eCriminal Minded\u003c\/em\u003e quickly became the blueprint for hardcore conscious rap and it definitely makes my top ten hip-hop albums of all-time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in gatefold sleeve w\/ extensive liner notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1987\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: B-Boy Records 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Ayres 06\/2014\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Boogie Down Productions","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":41190241730650,"sku":"hh-5689","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/boogiedown-criminalminded-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762285581","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/boogie-down-productions-criminal-minded-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}