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Boogie Down Productions’ ‘Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip-Hop’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

July 4, 2024 Jesse Ducker
Boogie Down Productions Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip-Hop

While KRS-One & BDP sought to define what hip-hop culture was on ‘By All Means Necessary’ (1988), they’re more concerned with its preservation throughout their third studio affair.

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KRS-One’s ‘Return of the Boom Bap’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

September 27, 2023 Jesse Ducker
KRS-One Return of the Boom Bap

A salute to hardcore, drum-oriented hip-hop music, KRS-One’s debut solo album sounds as fresh and engaging now as it did three decades ago.

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Boogie Down Productions’ ‘By All Means Necessary’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

May 27, 2023 Jesse Ducker

Boogie Down Productions’ second studio affair is a revolutionary album, and not necessarily because of its political content.

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KRS-One’s ‘I Got Next’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective

May 19, 2022 Jesse Ducker

As a whole, KRS-One’s third solo studio album is a solid and worthy entry into the legendary emcee’s extensive body of work.

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Boogie Down Productions’ Debut Album ‘Criminal Minded’ Turns 35 | Anniversary Retrospective

March 1, 2022 Jesse Ducker

Groundbreaking from both a lyrical and production perspective, ‘Criminal Minded’ is one of the small handful of truly indispensable hip-hop albums ever made.

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Boogie Down Productions’ ‘Sex and Violence’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective

February 24, 2022 Jesse Ducker
Boogie Down Productions Sex and Violence

Sprawling in a good way, BDP’s fifth and final studio album is a KRS-One driven affair that tackles personal beefs as well as larger societal issues.

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R.E.M.’s ‘Out of Time’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective

March 9, 2021 Justin Chadwick
R.E.M. Out of Time

Embodying the sound of a band no longer fulfilled by mining the tried-and-true of their past records, ‘Out of Time’ is the most varied and adventurous song suite the band ever crafted.

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KRS-One’s Eponymous Second Album ‘KRS-One’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective

October 9, 2020 Jesse Ducker
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KRS-One’s second solo album is a powerful display of pure skill and big ideas, which showcases him firing on all cylinders, eager to take on all comers, and ready to change the world.

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Boogie Down Productions’ ‘Edutainment’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective

July 16, 2020 Jesse Ducker
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Filled with both “poetry, beautifully articulated” and in-depth dissertations on history and morality, it’s another near flawless album by the BDP crew.

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