Boogie Down Productions (BDP) was a hip hop group between 1986 and 1992, originally composed of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, five months after the release of BDP's debut album, Criminal Minded. The name of the group, Boogie Down, derives from a nickname for the South Bronx section of the Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City. The group pioneered the fusion of dancehall reggae and hip hop music and their debut LP Criminal Minded contained frank descriptions of life in the South Bronx during the late 1980s, thus setting the stage for what would eventually become gangsta rap.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played tracks from the group between 1987 and 1990, but didn't play further material from the group after 1990, when he got disillusioned with many of the American hip hop acts that were using more sexist and violent lyrics in their songs.
Shows Played[]
- 19 January 1987: The Bridge Is Over (12" - The Bridge Is Over / A Word From Our Sponsor) B-Boy
- 18 May 1987: Poetry (LP - Criminal Minded) B-Boy
- 20 May 1987: Word From Our Sponsor (LP - Criminal Minded) B-Boy
- 26 May 1987: Dope Beat (album - Criminal Minded) B-Boy
- 01 June 1987: Poetry (12" - Poetry / Elementary) B-Boy
- 04 June 1987 (Rockradio): A Word From Our Sponsor (album - Criminal Minded) B-Boy
- 10 June 1987: 'Dope Beat (LP-Criminal Minded)' (B-Boy)
- 12 June 1987 (BFBS): Poetry (album - Criminal Minded) B-Boy
- 14 September 1987: A Word From Our Sponsor (12" - The Bridge Is Over) B-Boy
- 1988
- 04 May 1988: My Philosophy (LP - By All Means Necessary) Jive
- 11 May 1988: Illegal Business (LP - By All Means Necessary) Jive
- 16 May 1988: T'Cha - T'Cha (LP - By All Means Necessary) Jive
- 31 May 1988 (Radio Bremen): Illegal Business (album - By All Means Necessary) Jive
- 31 May 1988 (Radio Bremen): My Philosophy (album - By All Means Necessary) Jive
- 30 November 1988: Jack Of Spades (12") Jive
- 07 December 1988: I'm Still #1 (12") Jive
- 13 December 1988: Jack Of Spades (7" - Jack Of Spades / I'm Still #1) Jive
- 28 June 1989: Why Is That? (Single Edit) (12" - Why Is That?) Jive
- 05 July 1989: Why Is That? (12") Jive
- 27 July 1989: Why Is That? (12") Jive
- 1990
- 04 September 1990: Black Man In Effect (album - Edutainment) Jive
- 04 September 1990: You Know The Rules (album - Edutainment) Jive
- 05 September 1990: Beef (album - Edutainment) Jive
- 06 September 1990: The Racist (album - Edutainment) Jive
- 10 September 1990: Breath Control II (album - Edutainment) Jive
- 13 September 1990: Edutainment (LP - Edutainment) Jive
- 17 September 1990: Original Lyrics (album - Edutainment) Jive