• ' Released: 1986 • ' Released: March 3, 1987 • 'Super-Hoe' Released: March 3, 1987 Criminal Minded is the debut studio album by group, released on March 3, 1987 by B-Boy Records. Considered a hip hop album, it is also credited with providing a prototype for the which emerged in the following decades. Since its release, it has been sampled, interpolated and paraphrased. The album's samples and direct influences were unusual at the time, ranging from liberal use of (as well as the more commonly used ) to artists such as,. The album was eventually certified Gold by the RIAA. The songs ' and ' ignited with the Brooklyn-bred but Queens resident emcee and the.

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Throughout the album, gives honor and praise to for producing the album and he mostly goes on about the importance of originality and being 'real' instead of a 'Sucker MC'. In 2003, the album was ranked number 444 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Contents • • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] Production on the LP is credited to Blastmaster' (Lawrence Krisna Parker) and DJ (Scott Sterling), with a special thanks to Ced-Gee (Cedric Miller) of on the back cover. The cover, which showcases Parker and Sterling surrounded by an arsenal of weapons, was hip-hop's first major release to feature members brandishing.

The album also contained several hardcore songs such as '9mm Goes Bang,' one of the first hip-hop songs to be based around a first-person crime narrative, and 'P Is Free,' which details an encounter with a. The of Criminal Minded read, 'Peace to and the posse.'

This statement is evidence of BDP's involvement with Toronto's hip hop scene in the 1980s, which produced artists such as,,. Controversy [ ] Initially, the album sold at least several hundred thousand copies; however, the relationship between the group and B-Boy Records quickly deteriorated when the label, headed by Jack Allen and Bill Kamarra, was allegedly slow to pay royalties.

A lawsuit was launched, which was eventually settled out-of-court. Having left B-Boy Records, new friend introduced BDP to ', head of the label's Black-music division, who promptly agreed to sign the duo in principle to a new record deal. However, it was rescinded after La Rock's death. By this time, Sterling had befriended a neighborhood teenager named, who did a human beatboxing routine for the group. One evening, Jones was assaulted by some local hoodlums and he later called Sterling to run interference. The next day, Sterling and a group of others came to the stoop where the offending parties lived. Sterling's intention was to try and mediate things, but one of the hoods pulled out a gun and began shooting at random.

In the ensuing confusion, Sterling was hit in the neck. Critically wounded, he died an hour later in hospital, leaving behind an infant son. Reneged on the new deal in the aftermath of Sterling's death. Parker, however, decided that the group should continue.

A handful of friends were brought into the collective, including Parker's new wife and brother Kenny Parker, with whom he had just recently reunited. Original member and Criminal Minded co-producer Lee Smith was dropped by Parker in pursuit of a deal. Signing with /, Parker recorded eight albums for that label in a 10-year period, eventually dropping the Boogie Down Productions moniker and billing himself as a solo performer. And others recruited him for collaborations, and he was among the few hip-hop acts at the ' Tibetan Freedom Concerts. Meanwhile, Criminal Minded became notoriously hard to find, falling in and out of print every few years, surfacing with a different distributor every time. Eventually, the Boston-based independent label LandSpeed Records purchased the rights of the B-Boy Records catalogue, hence a re-release in 2002.

An expanded re-release titled The Best of B-Boy Records: Boogie Down Productions includes longer versions of the album's tracks and several 12-inch singles that didn't make Criminal Minded's original pressing. On this bumper pack is simply known as Criminal Minded (Deluxe). The album was re-released again in 2006—original art intact—when LandSpeed became. Reception [ ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating 8/10 5/5 RapReviews 9/10 5/5 10/10 B+ In 1998, Criminal Minded was selected by as one of the 100 Best Rap Albums. Included it in their list of the 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century in 1999, and in 2002, the magazine placed it at number three on their list of the Top 10 Rap Albums. In 2003, the album was ranked number 444 on magazine's list of. Named the song 'South Bronx' as the ninth best hip hop diss song of all-time.

In 2017, rapper named Criminal Minded as his all-time favorite hip hop album. MC Ren also heavily sampled 'The Bridge Is Over' on his 1992 single '. Track listing [ ] # Title Songwriters Producer(s) Performer (s) Length 1 'Poetry' L. LaRock,, KRS-One 5:01 2 ' L.