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Media Type: CD
Artist: BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS
Title: BY ALL MEANS NECESSARY
Street Release Date: 01/07/1989
Domestic
Genre: RAP/HIP HOP

Traffic Entertainment and B Boy Records present one of the most influential and original albums in music history, “Criminal Minded” by Boogie Down Productions. KRS-ONE’s combination of street slang and Webster’s dictionary knowledge backed with Scott La Rock’s hard hitting, minimal beats set this record apart when it was originally released in 1986. With this now classic debut album, BDP helped redefine the New York rap music scene. “Criminal Minded” elevated the standards to a new level and proved that rap could be a dynamic and consciousness-raising medium. KRS-ONE has gone on to become one of the most prolific and critically-acclaimed artists in Hip Hop history. A true classic, “Criminal Minded” was included in Vibe Magazine’s 100 Essential Albums of the 20th century.

Digitally remastered and expanded three CD edition of this genre-defying 1986 album. Disc One features the original 10 album tracks; all cuts remastered from the original masters. Disc Two contains rare 12" cuts and alternative versions as well as exclusive and previously unreleased radio spots and audio footage. Disc Three offers all 10 album instrumentals plus three early 12" instrumentals available for the first time on CD. All three discs come housed in individual 'paste on' style sleeves with a full color printed dust sleeves sporting the original B-Boy Records graffiti logo. A 44-page book boasts never before seen artwork and is packed with original illustrations by KRS-ONE himself, vintage BDP promotional flyers, unreleased photography, full lyric sheets, and in depth liner notes written by Brian Coleman with KRS-ONE. All this plus a full sized poster to boot.