Record
Criminal Minded
Boogie Down Productions1987
At a glance
- Artist
- Boogie Down Productions
- Released
- 1987
- Label
- B-Boy Records
- Catalogue number
- BB4787
- Format
- 12″ Vinyl
- Country
- US
- Tracks
- 10, 43:22
In the issue
Early New York Hip-Hop
For the obsessed · 1973-1986 · Members
Released in 1987, 'Criminal Minded' is widely considered the first true hardcore hip-hop album, with cover art featuring guns and lyrics that dealt in raw street narrative rather than party rhymes.
The rest is in Early New York Hip-Hop, a members' issue.
Listen
Find a copy
The original 12″ vinyl: B-Boy Records BB4787, 1987.
Track list
- A1Poetry4:19
- A2South Bronx4:31
- A39 Millimiter Goes Bang4:10
- A4A Word From My Sponsor4:25
- A5Elementary4:26
- B1Hope Beat4:13
- B2The P Is Free (remake)4:15
- B3The Bridge Is Over4:21
- B4Scott La Rock Had Them All (Super Hoe)4:16
- B5Criminal Minded4:26