Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
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Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop is the third album from Boogie Down Productions
. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 25, 1989.
Boogie Down Productions
Boogie Down Productions was a hip hop group that was originally composed of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, months after the release of BDP's debut album, Criminal Minded. The name of the group, Boogie Down, derives from a nickname for the...
. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 25, 1989.
Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Style You Haven't Done Yet" | KRS-One | KRS-One | KRS-One |
| 2 | "Why Is That?" | KRS-One | KRS-One | KRS-One |
| 3 | "The Blueprint" | KRS-One | KRS-One | KRS-One |
| 4 | "Jack Of Spades" | KRS-One | KRS-One | KRS-One |
| 5 | "Jah Rulez" | KRS-One,Harmony | KRS-One | KRS-One |
| 6 | "Breath Control" | KRS-One | KRS-One | D-Nice D-Nice D-Nice is the stage name of discjockey, beatboxer, rapper, producer and photographer who began his career in the mid-1980s with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions.-Career:... , KRS-One |
| 7 | "Who Protects Us From You?" | KRS-One | KRS-One | KRS-One |
| 8 | "You Must Learn" | KRS-One | KRS-One | KRS-One |
| 9 | "Hip Hop Rules" | KRS-One | KRS-One | KRS-One |
| 10 | "Bo! Bo! Bo!" | KRS-One | KRS-One | KRS-One |
| 11 | "Gimme, Dat, (Woy)" | KRS-One | KRS-One | KRS-One |
| 12 | "Ghetto Music" | KRS-One | KRS-One | KRS-One |
| 13 | "World Peace" | KRS-One | KRS-One | KRS-One |
Instrumental credits
- All tracks are co-produced by D-NiceD-NiceD-Nice is the stage name of discjockey, beatboxer, rapper, producer and photographer who began his career in the mid-1980s with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions.-Career:...
, D-Square, Rebekah Foster, Spaceman and Sidney Mills - Afrika provides scratchesScratchingScratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce distinctive sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer. While scratching is most commonly associated with hip hop music, since the late 1980s, it has been used...
on "Jah Rulez"
Chart positions
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
36 |
| US Top R&B Albums | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Rap |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
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| 1989 | "Jack of Spades" | 3 | — | 15 |
| 1989 | "Why Is That?" | 5 | 48 | 20 |
| 1989 | "You Must Learn" | 15 | — | — |