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The level of consistency and quality that runs through the expanse of Criminal Minded is striking. All ten of its tracks are innovative and unique in their own way.

It’s an album that’s reverent to hip-hop’s old school history and pays tribute to its dancehall/reggae roots, but also an impressive early chapter in establishing the way that hip-hop’s “New School” changed how hip-hop was approached for years to come. The production on the album is the work of Scott La Rock, KRS-One, and an uncredited Ced Gee, of Ultramagnetic MCs fame. All the rhymes are by KRS-One himself. The beats themselves provide the blueprint for the “Boom Bap” style of hip-hop production, one built on hard kicks and snares and soul and James Brown loops. In terms of subject matter, Criminal Minded was a pretty straightforward hip-hop album for the time. Much like their unofficial brothers in hip-hop revolutionary arms,, who released their first album roughly a month before this one, BDP’s first endeavor is fairly light on political commentary. KRS-One works in a few lines and references throughout the album, but as of 1987, he had yet to assume the mantle of hip-hop’s teacher.

But the lack of political content doesn’t undermine the album’s significance. In many ways, Criminal Minded is the prototype for the New York/East Coast street album. While BDP would eventually become known as pioneers of the hip-hop concept album, Criminal Minded doesn’t initially come across as traditional.

But upon listening to it, it’s apparent that the album’s “concept” is the innovative lyricism displayed by KRS-One himself. Criminal Minded leads off with “Poetry,” the crew’s dedication to pure lyricism. The beat, created by Scott and Ced Gee, features a creative re-working of James Brown’s “Don’t Tell It,” as Scott scratches vocal samples of the Godfather of Soul throughout the song. But KRS is the highpoint of the track, as he conducts a clinic, or more appropriately, a class on lyricism. Fake voice 7 serial key code.

On the track, KRS largely eschews typical rap rhyme patterns and flows, compressing the traditional “AABB” rhyme scheme, so there are rhymes within each measure. As a result, each measure doesn’t rhyme with the one the follows it. For example: “For beats with plenty bass and lyrics said in haste / If this meaning doesn’t manifest, put it to rest / I am a poet, you try to show it, yet blow it / It takes concentration for fresh communication.” Later he rhymes, “Oh what a pity, I'm rocking New York City / And everywhere else you put the jams on the shelf.” The couplets don’t really sound right absorbed in isolation; you need to hear the whole song to appreciate the inventive rhyme scheme. Criminal Minded is perhaps best known as the showcase of BDP’s beef with MC Shan, the Juice Crew, and legendary hip-hop radio DJ Mr. Magic, which evolved throughout ’86 and ’87.