Return of the Boom Bap

Return of the Boom Bap is KRS-One's first official solo album, released in 1993 on the Jive Records label. It peaked on the Billboard 200 chart at number 37 on October 16, 1993.[11] In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. According to KRS-One, the album has sold over 300,000 copies.[12]

Return of the Boom Bap
Studio album by
KRS-One
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1993
Recorded1993
StudioD&D Studios
(New York, New York)
GenreHip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length55:47
Label
ProducerDJ Premier
KRS-One
Norty Cotto
Showbiz
Kid Capri
KRS-One chronology
Return of the Boom Bap
(1993)		 KRS-One
(1995)
Singles from Return of the Boom Bap
  1. "Outta Here"
    Released: September 3, 1993
  2. "Sound of da Police"
    Released: December 6, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
NME8/10[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
The Source4/5[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[9]
The Village VoiceA−[10]

Unlike the majority of the Boogie Down Productions LP's, KRS here takes a step back from the production duties and invites rising underground stars DJ Premier, Showbiz and Kid Capri to handle the beats in addition to his four contributions. The track "P Is Still Free" appeared on the Menace to Society soundtrack labeled as a B.D.P. track. The track "Black Cop" was originally released as a 12" single and a track for the CB4 movie soundtrack, thus also labeled as a B.D.P. track.

Track listing
# Title Songwriters Producer(s) Performer(s)
1 "KRS-One Attacks" C. Wright; L.Parker; C. Martin; S. LaRock DJ Premier KRS-One
2 "Outta Here" L.Parker; C. Martin; J. Brown; E. Sadler; H. Shocklee; R. Walters DJ Premier KRS-One
3 "Black Cop" L.Parker; C. S. Dodd; W. Williams KRS-One KRS-One
4 "Mortal Thought" L. Parker; C. Martin; B. Joel; Phil Ramone DJ Premier KRS-One
5 "I Can't Wake Up" L.Parker; C. Martin DJ Premier, KRS-One KRS-One
6 "Slap Them Up" W.Broady; L. Parker; N. Cotto; D. Jones Norty Cotto, Douglas Jones KRS-One, Ill Will
7 "Sound of da Police" R.Lemay, L. Parker, A. Lomax,B. Chandler, E. Burdon, J. A. Lomax, S. Stewart Showbiz KRS-One
8 "Mad Crew" L. Parker, Curtis Mayfield KRS-One KRS-One
9 "Uh Oh" L. Parker; Wycliffe 'Steely' Johnson; Cleveland 'Clevie' Browne KRS-One KRS-One
10 "Brown Skin Woman" D. Love; L. Parker; M. Jackson; J. Coltrane Kid Capri KRS-One
11 "Return of the Boom Bap" L. Parker KRS-One KRS-One
12 "P" Is Still Free" L.Parker; C. Martin; B. Maupin; J.Arrington DJ Premier KRS-One
13 "Stop Frontin'" D. Love; L. Parker; B. Bernier; N. Simon; A. Jamal Kid Capri KRS-One, Kid Capri
14 "Higher Level" L.Parker; C. Martin; G. Page DJ Premier KRS-One

Leftover Tracks

Used Tracks

Some of the songs were used in movies and video games:

Sound of Da Police

I Can't Wake Up

Outta Here

Black Cop

  • "CB4" film 1993

"P" Is Still Free

Charts

Album chart positions
Chart (1993) Peak
position
scope="row"US Billboard 200[13] 37
scope="row"US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 5

Singles chart positions
Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1993 Outta Here – #61 #5 #10
1993 Sound of Da Police #89 #79 #17 #6

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Return of the Boom Bap – KRS-One". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. Preston, Rohan B. (December 23, 1993). "KRS-One: Return of The Boom Bap (Jive)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. Bernard, James (October 15, 1993). "Return of the Boom Bap". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. "KRS-One: Return of the Boom Bap". NME. September 25, 1993. p. 36.
  5. "KRS-One: Return of the Boom Bap". Q. No. 86. November 1993. p. 125.
  6. Ehrlich, Dimitri (November 25, 1993). "Return Of The Boom Bap". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  7. Relic, Peter (2004). "Boogie Down Productions". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 94. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. Atco (November 1993). "KRS-One: Return of the Boom Bap". The Source. No. 50. p. 82. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  9. hampton, dream (1995). "Boogie Down Productions". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 51–52. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  10. Christgau, Robert (October 19, 1993). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  11. Billboard.com – Discography (more) – KRS-One – Return of the Boom Bap
  12. http://www.djpremierblog.com/2012/01/13/krs-one-tells-the-story-meaning-behind-the-93-album-return-of-the-boom-bap/
  13. "KRS-One Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  14. "KRS-One Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.


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