Boogie Down Productions was a hip hop Hip hop music group originally comprised KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, months after the release of BDP's debut album, Criminal Minded.

The name of the group, Boogie Down, derives from a nickname for The cultural South Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City. The group pioneered the fusion of dancehall reggae and hip hop music and... [read more]

 


  • 100 Guns
    ("One... two... three... four...") [KRS One singing: to the tune of 'Ebony and Ivory'] KRS and Melodie... live together with D Nice and Harmony Side by side with Rebecca D Square Sidney B...D...P...! ("One......

  • Blackman In Effect
    Wake up! Take the pillow from your head and put a book in it. It's time for the massive BDP crew at the top of the pile. Yo. In the morning I'm yawning at noon is when I wake up Make up my bed break up the bread and...

  • The Racist
    Verse I've been taught to respect my elders and behave Even if when they were young they sold slaves Truth and understandin' is what I crave In the land of the thief home of the slave Turn your page to a brief...

  • House Nigga
    Let me see let me see How should I start If I say stop the violence I won't chart Maybe I should write some songs like Mozart 'Cause many people don't believe rap is an art Wake up shake up hypocrite look alive...

  • Exhibit E
    [KRS One] Lincoln said in this piece here he says... he frees the slaves; he said "All slaves in armed rebellion." The slaves. Now understand one point: the African is not a slave that's one point that they...

  • Edutainment
    [KRS One] Give it to em! Nuff respect! And praise to the creator Over the years it seems that I became a landmark in the hip hop field of art I shed light yet my skin is dark I'm not conerned with climbin the chart...

  • Exhibit C
    [KRS] Ya know so we wanna clear the air And let you all know what time of day it really is BDP are black revolutionaries First for humanity then for the upliftment of Africa And it goes a little somethin like this

  • Beef
    Beef what a relief When will this poisonous product cease? This is another public service announcement You can believe it or you can doubt it Let us begin now with the cow The way it gets to your plate and how The...

  • Exhibit D
    [KRS One] All you white people out there that think you're down with America can forget it. Cause they TAX all of us. All of us one by one. Just take a look at Leona Helm Helmsley. Taxed her she's white I believe....

  • Exhibit F
    [KRS One] When you realize you have this army or one concept one thought one movement one action; you have what is called a revolution. But the more we stay seperated and the more we don't understand the concept...

  • Exhibit B
    [unknown speaker] History can never be made by one man we must smash this one quickly History is made only by the masses of the people this is clear Even a cursory glance at the falasfallacious presentation of...

  • 30 Cops Or More
    [KRS One] When they arrest a black man they need 30 cops or more.. well now When they arrest a black man they need 30 cops or more.. well now hey If you a black herb smuggler They will watch you by the hour It...

  • Breath Control II
    [KRS One] Hah giddyap! Ha ha ha hah.. Another dope dope dope style by the massive BDP crew Of course I will now present to you a different view for 1990 Of course eighty nine is behind me Check it out It's called...

  • Ya Know The Rules
    [D Nice] Aiyyo aiyyo Kris they know the rules Hahahahaha yeah ya don't stop (say what?) A ya don't stop (BDP in the house) a ya don't stop (Check it out check it out...Yo D!) Yo bust it yo yo Kris hold on Let me...

  • Homeless
    Verse Yeah... You could call a man a bum with disgust on your morning run Cos he lives outside in the street you don't know this But you've failed to realise that the one you so despise Reflects yourself cos every...

  • 7 Dee Jays
    [KRS One] YES! Chillin in the place right now Harmony and Heather B Ms. Melodie DJ Jamal Ski DJ Kenny Parker And of course we are gettin MUCH DARKER Because the Africanism is in EFFECT So check it out MAN! And try...

  • Love's Gonna Get'Cha (Material Love)
    Ya know that's why man I be telling you all the time man you know LOVE that word love is a very serious thing and if you don't watch out I tell ya that (Love's gonna get you) because a lot of people out here say...

  • Original Lyrics
    [Ms. Melodie] Extra extra read all about it! KRS One's rhymes have been doubted Suckers stepped up and got MURDERED!! [KRS One] Pump pump pom pom POING! Yo this goes out to George Bush Get off my... diggi diggi...

  • Exhibit A
    *clapping barking and somebody yells "Yo whassup??!"* [Lawrence Krisna Parker] One two Rap music what does it mean What is everybody in this industry for What is everybody buying rap for Why do people get...

  • Ya Strugglin'
    featuring Kwame Toure' [Kwame Toure'] Africans in America try to identify totally with their master in every respect They are the only ones who can not do it but they are the ones who will go to all extremes to do it...

  • The Kenny Parker Show
    Indeed truly we are the mighty mighty BDP posse This is our 4th album and we're STILL not takin no shorts Yeah.. ha hah! On the wheels of steel is Kenny Parker As we say he can't get no darker All about action not...


  • Why Is That
    Verse One The day begins with a grin And a prayer to excuse my sins I can walk anywhere I choose Cause everybody listens to the B.D.P. crew We're not here for glamour or fashion But here's the question I'm askin Why...

  • Who Protects Us From You
    Verse (Fy ah! Come down fas'...) You were put here to protect us But who protects us from you? Every time you say "That's illegal" Doesn't mean that that's true (Uh huh) Your authority's never questioned No one...

  • Jah Rulez
    [KRS One] Yes right about now we got Afrika from the Jungle Brothers on the wheels of steel My sister Harmony right beside me and I KRS One on the mic Sidney Mills on the keyboards and Dwayne on the engineering And...

  • Breath Control
    [KRS One] + [somebody beatboxing] Let me tell you bout a crew I know [ba BUM BUM] Called Boogie Down Productions and they steal the show [ba BUM BUM] With DJ Scott LaRock and KRS One [ba bum ba ba bum ba bum ba bum...

  • You Must Learn
    Just like I told you you must learn It's calm yet wild the style that I speak Just filled with facts and you will never get weak in the heart In fact you'll start to illuminate knowledge to others in a song Let me...

  • Hip Hop Rules
    [KRS One] Come again down man This is KRS One on to wreck RUFF RUFF RUFF stuff So we're gonna do it like this now Put up your hands if you love hip hop music like I do seen? And we gonna do it like this now Listen...

  • The Blueprint
    Musty fusty yet so crystal clear The non commercial set is now here Brought to you by the will of positve people K R S plus One equals Slammin' lyrics and beats unquestionable The peofessional while I guess that...

  • Jack Of Spades
    * was also featured in the movie "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka" [KRS One] Again we start let me say my part About the only guy who has some heart It took some time for the heart to come but it's HERE and everybody's in...

  • The Style You Haven't Done Yet
    Intro The number one set and sound...live! Ghetto Music. Produced by KRS One. Widdy bye bye bye bye bye bye bye Widdy bye bye bye bye bye bye bye Come in! Verse 1 Many have claimed to attain levels in rhymin' But...

  • Bo Bo Bo
    Bo Bo Bo Clack Clack Clack Clack Clack Get your street knowledge every posse know that come again Bo Bo Bo Clack Clack Clack Clack Clack The only way to deal with racism if you're black Well seven in the morning I...

  • Gimme Dat (Woy)
    [KRS One] Right right! (Woy) Bring it (Woy) BDP (Woy) BDP (Woy) BDP (Woy) Now smooth it out (Woy Woy) (Woy) (Woy) (Woy) Alright here we go (Woy Woy) Hi hello whassup and what's happenin? I am known as the...

  • World Peace
    [KRS One] World peace.. or world TALK?! Yeah.. One two three four! If we really want world peace and we want it right now We must make up our minds to take.. it.. Right now! If we really want world peace and we...


  • Build And Destroy
    [Kenny] Yeah.. whoo! Aiyyo Will? [Will] Whassup Kenny? [Kenny] I got a serious problem man [Will] What's the problem? [Kenny] Yo after all these years of rippin shit These suckers still try to front! [Will] But check...

  • Who Are The Pimps
    Stick up!!! All gwan put your hands up in de air and turn around with your face to the ground Stick up!!! Here we go Who are the pimps? Who are the pimps? Wimps sitting behind a desk You only get a glimpse of the...

  • Poisonous Product
    Back off crack off slack off Act off your instinct And think in a wink or blink I'll make your body shrink I use ink and memory my record companies selling me My fans be telling me I'm the greatest You hate this...

  • Say Gal
    This one hyah is a must Let top selector crush y'all with skill Cause ya know it's so skillful long time for reggae music no hip hop music could take it with said speed So come.. BUST! [KRS One] All you see in the...

  • Original Way
    Intro:[KRS] Yes all ruffneck youth hold tight all brooklyn man hold tight all Uptown crew hold tight all Bronx man seckle I.C.U. in da house Darren in da house D Square in da house Freddie Foxx in da house Kenny...

  • 13 And Good
    I walked in the place very big space Every kind of race dancin' and niggas made chase A very pretty face feel the bass Basses kick flygirl jumps on my tip The drink that I sip implies this it it She looked to be...

  • Like A Throttle
    [KRS One] *snapping fingers and singing* Ha ha hah hah! Da doo doo doo do doo You wanna test me are you stupid? Gotta be out of your ***IN mind KRS One is the DON seen? Come down Kenny Park ah!! Hahaha you know...

  • The Real Holy Place
    Why are metaphysical teachings forbidden? Why are metaphysical teachings forbidden? Why are metaphysical teachings forbidden? The only way to talk to God is in church? Hah hah hah you must be KIDDING For years they...

  • Duck Down
    You say ah one for the trouble two for the time Ah come on y'all let's rock that... Duck! Or wind up DOWN!! Fiyah! Huh Pal Joey in the house D Square in the house Check it out You're stuck up your luck's up you...

  • We In There
    Yeah.. ahh back to that old shit! For all you FAKE***teachers out there Aiyyo Kris.. break this shit up! [KRS One] The type of lyrical terrorism I present Educates people at the same time pays my rent You've been...

  • How Not To Get Jerked
    "And now a word from our sponsor.." [KRS One] Now technically speakin I ain't 'sposed to be doin this Like givin information to the ones that are new to this You wanna make a record and get into the business? Here's...

  • *** And Violence
    Hu hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! And you just don't stop FIYAH! And you just don't stop Prince Paul in the house lick two shots Come down! POM POM! POM POM! POM POM! Check it out! *** and violence *** and violence...

  • Ruff Ruff
    featuring Freddie Fo*** [KRS One] * voice echoing* Think you dope? Want this title? Then you better come step up or step OFF! [Freddie Fo***] Yo check this out all jokes aside Let's get busy [KRS One] Word!...

  • Questions And Answers
    Yo Kris whassup this press stuff man? Yo I don't Money I don't know they frontin Yo why we don't get no respect? I don't know man They got all them gangsta lookalike know y'know But you know what? All them fraud...

  • Drug Dealer
    All over the world... Chorus: Black drug dealer you have to wise up And organize your business so that we can rise up If your gonna sell crack then don't be a fool Organize your money and open up a school Verse One:...


  • Ya Slippin'
    (Yo man these people around here in '87 just slippin dough you know what I'm sayin? Boogie Down Productions not slippin dough so hold ya hands you know what I'm sayin? (word) Yo! What's goin' on? Mr. Magic you...

  • Necessary
    When some get together and think of rap they tend to think of violence But when they are challenged on some rock group the result is always silence Even before the rock and roll era violence played a big part in...

  • My Philosophy
    [verse one] Let's begin what where why or when will all be explained why destruction is a game see I'm not insane in fact I'm kind of rational when I be asking yo who is more dramatical this one that one the...

  • Illegal Business
    Cocaine business controls America Ganja business controls America KRS One come to start some hysteria Illegal Business controls America One afternoon around eleven o'clock It was freezing cold He was standing on the...

  • Jimmy
    Intro The J the I the M the M The Y the J the I the M It's Jimmy! It's Jimmy! x2 Verse 1 Here is a message to the Super Hoes Just keep in mind when Jimmy grows It grows and grows and grows so let it But keep...

  • Stop The Violence
    Worldwide BDP are the freshest! Worldwide! Worldwide! Worldwide! One two three the crew is called BDP and if you want to go to the tip top stop the violence in hip hop Y O Time and time again as I pick up the pen...

  • Nervous
    [KRS One] _By All Means Necessary_ Written produced directed by Blastmaster KRS One Mixed by DJ Doc And now.. it's TIME.. to GET {NERRRRRRRR VOUS!} BDP is in full and total effect I'm gonna shout out a couple of...

  • Part Time Sucker
    Hahahahaha... T'cha t'cha that boy is a t'cha I want you all to understand I'm down with BDP I got so many styles but I'm not an MC I am a teacher teaching rap and of course I am back Because these other MC's are...

  • T'Cha T'Cha
    [KRS One] Easssssssssy mahn! It's impossible to take out Boogie Down Productions SEEN? Yes.. come mi say Intro/Chorus: KRS One Come to the t'cha come mi say come to the t'cha Come mi say come to the t'cha come to...


  • 9mm Goes Bang
    La la la la la la la la...la...la...la La la la la la la la la..la..la...la...la Buck! Buck! Chorus: Wa da da dang Wa da da da dang (Ay!) Listen to my 9 millimeter go bang Wa da da dang Wa da da da dang (Ay!) This is...

  • Super Hoe
    [Phone ringing] Scott: Yo Kris. I really knocked the boots on those two big butt females last night. Kris: Jeeez! Scott: Yeah man. I'm on my way down to Latin Quarter to find two more freaks... Kris: Word... [Super...

  • Poetry
    Verse One: KRS One Well now you're forced to listen to the teacher and the lesson Class is in session so you can stop guessin If this is a tape or a written down memo See I am a professional this is not a demo In...

  • Elementary
    Verse 1: I hear the same old rhyme the same old style The same old runner has ran the mile See I don't know exactly what you know But what I know is that stuff gotta go Usually when I pick up the mic Something ill...

  • South Bronx
    Scott La Rock: Yo wassup Blastmaster KRS ONE. This jam is kickin' KRS: Word! Yo what up D Nice? D Nice: Yo wassup Scott La Rock? SLR: Yo man we chillin' this funky fresh jam. I wanna tell you a little somethin'...

  • Dope Beat
    My name is that top of all of those that mix Turnin poetry into cash for eighty ... seven Some did it got paid some jams were never played But I am just a poet who watched the whole parade Go by and why? Cos they...

  • Criminal Minded
    Intro: (sung by KRS One to the tune of the Beatles "Let It Be") Boogie Down Productions will always get paid We'll take the wackest song and make it better Remember to let us into your skin Cause then you'll begin...

  • Word From Our Sponsor
    Intro: This is a test Of the Boogie Down Production Prevention Against Sucka MC's In the event of a real emergency You would have been instructed On which jams to play And how loud to blast your radio And now a word...

  • The P Is Free
    Yes Scott LaRock you know you rule hip hop Yes Mr. Lee you can rule hip hop And B 57 you can rule hip hop But KRS One rule it non stop When I'm in Brooklyn yes we rulin hip hop When I'm in Manhattan we rulin...

  • The Bridge Is Over
    Intro: I say the bridge is over the bridge is over biddy bye bye! The bridge is over the bridge is over hey hey! The bridge is over the bridge is over biddy bye bye! The bridge is over the bridge is over...


  • We In There (Extended Edit Mix)
    Yeah we in there yeah yeah (repeat 4x) The type of lyrical terrorism I present Educates people at the same time pays my rent You be hearing me now for the past 12 semesters When a sucker steps up I had to use the...


  • You Must Learn (remix)
    My man D Nice D Nice is in the booth Workin harder than ever D Nice is rockin the sound set tonight We're not through I wanna drop a new style Verse One: It's calm yet wild the style that I speak Just deal with...


  • Essays On BDP Ism
    Verse 1 Am I supposed to stand here? These bright lights I'll probably get a tan here Scott turn up the master So I can hear and talk faster I'm the Blastmaster cos I'm blasted I know a lot of y'all are shocked...



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