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Boogie Down Productions – Ghetto Music: The Blueprint Of Hip Hop (2LP Reissue) [Get On Down GET51513]

***PRE-ORDER – Est. 13/12/24***

Among hip-hop fans, Boogie Down Productions’ first two albums – Criminal Minded (1987) and By All Means Necessary (1988) – 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: The Blueprint Of Hip Hop.

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.

Out of print on vinyl since 2017, Get On Down in partnership with Sony’s CERTIFIED is proud to present this ’89 classic fresh for 2024 you suckas! Pressed for the first time on blue ink-in-clear double-coloured vinyl and packaged in a gatefold jacket with OBI, a fold-out lyric sheet, and two bonus remixes.