X Marks The Spot

• 01Criminal MindedBoogie Down ProductionsStarting in the mid-’80s, KRS-One formed Boogie Down Productions with DJ Scott La Rock, and put out one classic album, Criminal Minded , before La Rock was murdered.from the chapter
• 02EdutainmentBoogie Down ProductionsEdutainment , from 1990, included songs about vegetarianism and skits featuring Kwame Ture, formerly the Black Panther and civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael.from the chapter
• 03Sex and ViolenceBoogie Down ProductionsAfter Sex and Violence in 1992, KRS-One retired the BDP name and reemerged as a solo act with 1993’s Return of the Boom Bap .from the chapter
• 04Return of the Boom BapKRS-One2000 · JiveAfter Sex and Violence in 1992, KRS-One retired the BDP name and reemerged as a solo act with 1993’s Return of the Boom Bap .from the chapter
• 05“Sound of da Police”KRS-Onefrom Return of the Boom Bap · 2000 · JiveOne of the standout cuts was “The Sound of da Police,” a straightforward protest against police harassment that ran through a litany of bad cop behaviors: assuming that any young Black man in the park is dealing drugs, following Black drivers without cause .from the chapter
• 06“Officer”Pharcydefrom Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde · 1992 · Delicious Vinyl/EastWest“Repeat it very quickly in a crew for example.” He rapid-fires “overseer” until it’s transformed into “officer,” and explains how Black people have spent three, four, forty generations dealing with white authority.from the chapter
• 07Do You Want More?!!!??!the Roots1995 · DGCJust before it, the Roots had an album of our own, Do You Want More?!!!??! On that album we had a song called “Silent Treatment.” We were high on it.from the chapter
• 08“Silent Treatment”the Rootsfrom Do You Want More?!!!??! · 1995 · DGCJust before it, the Roots had an album of our own, Do You Want More?!!!??!from the chapter
• 09“Kick the Ball”the Krown Rulerzfrom Phanjam · 1987 · Soo DeffThere was one that leaned into dancehall, one that leaned into jazz, a great one by Tariq that paid homage to a Philly classic, “Kick the Ball,” by the Krown Rulers.from the chapter
• 10“MCs Act Like They Don’t Know”KRS-Onefrom KRS-One · 1995 · JiveThey were working on “MCs Act Like They Don’t Know,” which would end up being the first single from his second album.from the chapter