Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop

Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
Studio album by Boogie Down Productions
Released July 4, 1989
Recorded 1988-1989
Genre Political hip hop,[1] East Coast hip hop[2]
Length 49:33
Label Jive/RCA Records
1187-J
Producer KRS-One
Boogie Down Productions chronology
By All Means Necessary
(1988)		 Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
(1989)		 Edutainment
(1990)


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Robert ChristgauB+[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
New York Times(favorable)[6]
Rhapsody(favorable)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Trouser Press(favorable)[9]
The Washington Post(favorable)[10]

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.

Track listing

# Title Songwriters Performer (s)
1 "The Style You Haven't Done Yet" KRS-One KRS-One
2 "Why Is That?" KRS-One KRS-One
3 "The Blueprint" KRS-One KRS-One
4 "Jack Of Spades" KRS-One KRS-One
5 "Jah Rulez" KRS-One, Harmony KRS-One, Harmony
6 "Breath Control" KRS-One D-Nice, KRS-One
7 "Who Protects Us From You?" KRS-One KRS-One
8 "You Must Learn" KRS-One KRS-One
9 "Hip Hop Rules" KRS-One KRS-One
10 "Bo! Bo! Bo!" KRS-One KRS-One
11 "Gimme, Dat, (Woy)" KRS-One KRS-One
12 "Ghetto Music" KRS-One, William S. Patterson KRS-One
13 "World Peace" KRS-One KRS-One

Instrumental credits

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
scope="row" US Billboard 200[11] 36
scope="row" US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 7

Singles

Year Song Chart positions
US
Rap		 US
R&B		 US
Dance
1989 "Jack of Spades" 3 — 15
1989 "Why Is That?" 5 48 20
1989 "You Must Learn" 15 — —

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/ghetto-music-the-blueprint-of-hip-hop-mw0000200154
  2. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/ghetto-music-the-blueprint-of-hip-hop-mw0000200154
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  5. ↑ Los Angeles Times review
  6. ↑ New York Times review
  7. ↑ Rhapsody review
  8. ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived May 15, 2008)
  9. ↑ Trouser Press review
  10. ↑ The Washington Post review
  11. ↑ "Boogie Down Productions – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Boogie Down Productions.
  12. ↑ "Boogie Down Productions – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Boogie Down Productions.
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