South Bronx (song)
"South Bronx" is a single by Hip hop group Boogie Down Productions from their 1987 debut album Criminal Minded.[1] This is also the South Bronx's representative anthem.
| "South Bronx" | ||||
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| Single by Boogie Down Productions | ||||
| from the album Criminal Minded | ||||
| B-side | "The P is Free" | |||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Format | 12" | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore hip hop | |||
| Length | 5:10 | |||
| Label | B-Boy | |||
| Songwriter(s) | KRS-One, Scott La Rock | |||
| Producer(s) | Ced Gee, DJ Scott La Rock, KRS-One | |||
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Excerpt from South Bronx
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The song was produced by Ced Gee, DJ Scott La Rock and KRS-One. The song was a diss track aimed at MC Shan in response to his song "The Bridge" and is part of what became known as The Bridge Wars.
History
KRS-one reports that DJ Red Alert played this song three times in a row and that the crowd was very engaged. The song had an influence on the new jack swing genre.
Musical ideas
The song samples "Get Up Offa That Thing" and does so through the use of a sampler, where the horn bar is available in several different pitches. Eleven different pitches are used throughout the recording including the actual one, 7 of which were used altogether to create a threatening effect. The first is an interpolation of Public Enemy's "Rebel Without a Pause". The two other samples are "Funky Drummer" and "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved".