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* BoastfulRap: The majority of the album. KRS wasn't in "The Teacha" mode yet, so many of the songs are about how he is better than other rappers.

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* BoastfulRap: The majority of the album. KRS wasn't in "The Teacha" mode yet, so many of the songs are about how he is better than other rappers. Doubles as EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.

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* BoastfulRap: The majority of the album. KRS wasn't in "The Teacha" mode yet, so many of the songs are about how he is better than other rappers.



* DrugsAreBad: "P Is Free" is about crack.

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* DrugsAreBad: "P Is Free" is about crack.girls trading drugs for sex.



* RearrangeTheSong: The ending of "The Bridge Is Over" is modeled on Music/BillyJoel's "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me."

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* RearrangeTheSong: RearrangeTheSong:
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The ending of "The Bridge Is Over" is modeled on Music/BillyJoel's "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me.""
** The opening of "Criminal Minded" is based on Music/TheBeatles' "Hey Jude."
* {{Reggae}}: "[=9MM=] Goes Bang" is more this than it is rap.
* {{Sampling}}:
** "Poetry" used Music/JamesBrown's "There It Is, Pts. 1 & 2" and "Soul Power Part 1"
** "South Bronx" uses James Brown's "Get Up Offa That Thing/Release The Pressure" and "Funky Drummer"
** "Word From Our Sponsor" uses First Choice's "Love Thang"
** "Elementary" uses James Brown's "Get Up Offa That Thing (Release The Pressure) [Edit]"
** "Dope Beat" uses Music/DeepPurple's [[Music/MachineHeadAlbum "Smoke on The Water"]] and Music/{{ACDC}}'s [[Music/BackInBlack "Back In Black"]]
** "P Is Free" used Yellowman's "[=Zungguzungguguzungguzeng=]"
** "Super Hoe" uses Esther Williams' "Last Night Changed It All (I Really Had A Ball)" and Captain Sky's "Super Sporm"
** "Criminal Minded" uses Syl Johnson's "Different Strokes"
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[[caption-width-right:350:The classic debut. L-R: DJ Scott [=LaRock=] and KRS-ONE]]



-->"So you think HipHop had its start out in Queensbridge?\\
If you pop that junk up in the Bronx you might not live"
-->-"South Bronx"



''Criminal Minded'' is the debut album by [[Music/{{KRSONE}} Boogie Down Productions]].


!! Tracklist:
# "Poetry"
# "South Bronx"
# "[=9MM=] Goes Bang"
# "Word From Our Sponsor"
# "Elementary"
# "Dope Beat"
# "Remix For P Is Free"
# "The Bridge Is Over"
# "Super Hoe"
# "Criminal Minded"


!! "The girlies are free, 'cause the tropes cost money, oh yeah, oh yeah":
* BigApplesauce[=/=]TakeThat: Oh yeah. "South Bronx" and "The Bridge Is Over" were part of The Bridge Wars, which were BDP responding to The Juice Crew's claims that rap started in Queens instead of the Bronx.
* TheCasanova: "Super Hoe" is about DJ Scott [=LaRock=]'s promiscuity.
* DrugsAreBad: "P Is Free" is about crack.
* {{Poetry}}: "Poetry"
* RearrangeTheSong: The ending of "The Bridge Is Over" is modeled on Music/BillyJoel's "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me."

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