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By 1993, hip-hop was in transition from an organic form of musical expression into a culture fabricating stars and big business. With many icons from his era either ageing or losing their relevance (e.g. Chuck D, Rakim), KRS-ONE dropped a gem of an album that not only navigated the sound of the day but led the charge. Shedding his previous Boogie Down Productions moniker, KRS-One's Return of the Boom Bap is not just an album: it is KRS's call to arms for the return of hard beats and real rap in hip-hop music. The former took many forms, thanks to the recruitment of Gang Starr's DJ Premier, who was hitting his stride as hip-hop's pre-eminent beat-maker. Primo crafted the classic head-nod rhythm of the title track, the bump of "Outta Here", an autobiographical tale of KRS-One's rise in hip-hop, and the dance-hall-inspired riddims of "Black Cop" and "Sound of Da Police". Lyrically, KRS-One displayed variety in both style and content, meshing old-school bombast ("Mortal Thought"), consciousness ("Higher Level"), and crafty and conceptual wordplay ("I Can't Wake Up"). The album opens with KRS-ONE boasting, even decreeing, that he would "be here forever". At the cross-roads, this album made it seem true. --Joseph Patel
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This classic album opens with a cool intro produced by the one and only DJ Premier. Then one of the best albums in hip-hop ever really kicks off. Outta Here is produced by Primo again and is excellent. The album also contains some other great tracks Black Cop, Mortal Thought, the amusing I Can't Wake Up, Sound Of Da Police and P Is Still Free.
The album is very well produced, leaning towards a very jazzy feel. Lyrically KRS is in outstanding form, proving why he is well respected by anyone who likes REAL hip-hop and not just the junk that tends to make the charts. Made in 1993 this is still relevant and will remain so FOREVER
The album is very well produced, leaning towards a very jazzy feel. Lyrically KRS is in outstanding form, proving why he is well respected by anyone who likes REAL hip-hop and not just the junk that tends to make the charts. Made in 1993 this is still relevant and will remain so FOREVER
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
woop woop its da sound of da police. enough said. big beats teach the mutha's some technique
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Im keeping this short and sweat with one word CLASSIC so pick it up yess real hiphop
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