| Return of the Boom Bap | |
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 Studio album by KRS-One | |
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Released |
23 September 1993 |
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Recorded |
September 1992 - May 1993 |
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Studio |
D&D Studios |
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Genre |
Hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Hardcore hip hop |
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Length |
55:47 |
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Label |
Jive |
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Producer |
DJ Premier, Douglas Jones, Kid Capri, KRS-One, Norty Cotto, Showbiz |
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KRS-One (1995) |
Return of the Boom Bap is the debut solo studio album by American rapper from Bronx, New York KRS-One, released on September 23, 1993, on Jive Records. Unlike the majority of the Boogie Down Productions LPs, KRS-One took a step back from his producing duties and allowed DJ Premier, Showbiz, and Kid Capri to produce the songs instead in addition to his four contributions. The tracks ""P" Is Still Free" and "Black Cop" appeared on the soundtracks for Menace II Society and CB4 respectively, and were both labeled as songs by Boogie Down Productions when previously released on these albums. Ill Will Fulton makes an uncredited appearance on "Slap Them Up", and is the only rapper to supply a verse for the album.
Return of the Boom Bap peaked on the Billboard 200 charts at position 37. In 1998, the album was selected as one of the 100 Best Albums by The Source magazine.
Tracklisting
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "KRS-One Attacks" | - | Martin, Parker | DJ Premier | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Outta Here" | KRS-One | Martin, Parker | DJ Premier | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Black Cop" | KRS-One | Parker | KRS-One | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Mortal Thought" | KRS-One | Martin, Parker | DJ Premier | 3:20 |
| 5. | "I Can't Wake Up" | KRS-One | Martin, Parker | DJ Premier, KRS-One | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Slap Them Up" | KRS-One, Ill Will Fulton | Broady, Cotto, Jones, Parker | Norty Cotto, Douglas Jones (co.) | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Sound of da Police" | KRS-One | LeMay, Parker | Showbiz | 4:18 |
| 8. | "Mad Crew" | KRS-One | Parker | KRS-One | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Uh Oh" | KRS-One | Parker | KRS-One | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Brown Skin Woman" | KRS-One | Love, Parker | Kid Capri | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Return of the Boom Bap" | KRS-One | Parker | KRS-One | 3:47 |
| 12. | ""P" Is Still Free" | KRS-One | Martin, Parker | DJ Premier | 4:58 |
| 13. | "Stop Frontin'" | KRS-One, Kid Capri | Love, Parker | Kid Capri | 3:20 |
| 14. | "Higher Level" | KRS-One | Martin, Parker | DJ Premier | 5:15 |
Samples
KRS-One Attacks
- "(This Is) Detroit Soul" by Paul Nero
- "A Mother's Love" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
- "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions
Outta Here
- "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown
- "The Moment I Feared" by Slick Rick
Black Cop
- "Armagideon Time" by Willie Williams
- "Gimme, Dat, (Woy)" by Boogie Down Productions
Mortal Thought
- "Outside Love" by Brethren
- "Stretching" by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
I Can't Wake Up
- "The Whole World Ain't Nothin' But a Party" by Mark Radice
- "Zion Gate" by Horace Andy
- "I'm Dreaming" by Christopher Williams
Sound of Da Police
- "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
- "Inside Looking Out" by Grand Funk Railroad
Mad Crew
- "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps
- "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown
Brown Skin Woman
- "Pot Belly" by Lou Donaldson
- "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)" by Boogie Down Productions
"P" Is Still Free
- "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
- "The Jewel in the Lotus" by Bennie Maupin
Stop Frontin'
- "Poinciana (Live at Montruex Jazz Festival)" by Ahmad Jamal
- "Latoya" by Just-Ice
Higher Level
- "The Breakdown (Part II)" by Rufus Thomas
- "Blacula Strikes" by Gene Page