Boogie Down Productions
USA
Formed: 1986
Styles: Hardcore Rap, Hip-Hop/Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Political Rap, Golden Age, East Coast Rap
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Boogie Down Productions was one of the most important and influential hip-hop groups of the latter half of the '80s. Led by the often brilliant and incendiary MC KRS-One, BDP were pioneers of both hardcore and political (or "conscious") rap -- and if that seems contradictory, it also illustrates the scope of KRS-One's talent for chronicling and even shaping his culture. Musically, BDP usually employed spare, minimal backdrops that accentuated KRS-One's booming delivery, and they were also among the very first hip-hop artists to incorporate elem...
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