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[1]
Length 49:33
Label Jive/RCA Records
1187-J
Producer KRS-One
Boogie Down Productions chronology
By All Means Necessary
(1988)By All Means Necessary1988		 Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
(1989)		 Edutainment
(1990)Edutainment1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
New York Times(favorable)[5]
Rhapsody(favorable)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Trouser Press(favorable)[8]
The Washington Post(favorable)[9]

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

  • All tracks produced by KRS-One
# 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[10] 36
scope="row"US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 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. 1 2 Steve Huey. "Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop - Boogie Down Productions | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  2. ↑ Steve Huey. "Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop - Boogie Down Productions | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  3. ↑ "CG: boogie down productions". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  4. ↑ "Parker Sings of Peace : BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS "Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop." Jive/RCA *** 1/2 - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. 1989-07-30. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  5. ↑ Pareles, Jon (1989-07-23). "RECORDINGS - Street Smarts Beyond Rap's Braggadocio". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  6. ↑ "Ghetto Music: The Blueprint Of Hip Hop by Boogie Down Productions : Napster". Rhapsody.com. 1989-07-03. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  7. ↑ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  8. ↑ "Boogie Down Productions". TrouserPress.com. 1987-08-25. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  10. ↑ "Boogie Down Productions Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  11. ↑ "Boogie Down Productions Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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