Boogie Down Productions discography

Boogie Down Productions discography
Studio albums5
Live albums1
Compilation albums5
Remix albums1

The discography of Boogie Down Productions consists of five studio albums, one live album and five compilation albums.

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US
R&B
/HH

[2]
UK
[3]
Criminal Minded 73
By All Means Necessary
  • Released: April 12, 1988
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
75 18 38
Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
  • Released: July 4, 1989
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
36 7 32
Edutainment
  • Released: July 17, 1990
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
32 9 52
Sex and Violence
  • Released: February 25, 1992
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
42 20
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

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List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[5]
US
R&B
/HH

[6]
Live Hardcore Worldwide
  • Released: March 12, 1991
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
115 25

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[7]
US
R&B
/HH

[8]
UK
R&B

[9]
UK Ind.
[9]
Word[a]
  • Released: July 1992[10]
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: CD
A Retrospective[b]
  • Released: August 22, 2000
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download
200 62 25 41
Best of B-Boy Records
  • Released: May 8, 2001
  • Label: Landspeed
  • Formats: CD, LP
Blast Master Tapes: Best of the B-Boy Sessions
  • Released: April 17, 2006[11]
  • Label: Traffic Entertainment Group
  • Formats: CD
South Bronx Teachings: A Collection of Boogie Down Productions
  • Released: March 19, 2011[12]
  • Label: B-Boy/Traffic Entertainment Group
  • Formats: LP, digital download

Remix albums

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List of remix albums
Title Album details
Man & His Music (Remixes from Around the World)
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: B-Boy
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US R&B
[13]
US Rap
[14]
UK
[15]
"$ucce$$ I$ the Word"[c][16] 1985 * Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 11
"Advance"[d][17] 1986 Man & His Music (Remixes from Around the World)
"Say No Brother (Crack Attack Don't Do It)"
(featuring Mark Gibbons)[18]
Originally a non-album release[e]
"South Bronx" Criminal Minded
"My 9mm Goes Bang"
"The Bridge Is Over" 1987
"Poetry"
"My Philosophy" 1988 68 By All Means Necessary
"Stop the Violence" 76
"I'm Still #1"
"Jack of Spades" 3 92 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Soundtrack and Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
"You Must Learn" 1989 15 Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
"Why Is That?" 48 5 93
"Bo! Bo! Bo!"[19]
"Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)" 1990 46 4 Edutainment
"Ya Know the Rules"[20]
"Duck Down" 1992 16 Sex and Violence
"13 and Good"[21]
"We in There"[22]
"Black Cop"[23] 1993 CB4 Soundtrack[f]
"Super-Hoe"[24] 1998 Criminal Minded
"A Crate of BDP"
(as The Bassbin Twins vs. Boogie Down Productions)[g][25]
1999 Old School vs. New School
"Elementary"[26] 2017 Criminal Minded
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. "*" indicates a chart that did not exist at the time.
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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US R&B
[13]
US Rap
[14]
NZ
[27]
UK
[28]
"Self Destruction"
(as part of Stop the Violence Movement)
1989 30 1 33 75 Non-album single

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also compiles works by Ms. Melodie.
  2. ^ Although the album is credited to KRS-One, 11 of its 16 tracks are by Boogie Down Productions.
  3. ^ Published as "12:41"
  4. ^ Published as "Scott La Rock & the Celebrity Three"
  5. ^ "Say No Brother (Crack Attack Don't Do It)" was later added to reissues Criminal Minded Deluxe Edition.
  6. ^ "Black Cop" was also included as KRS-One's solo work on their debut album Return of the Boom Bap."
  7. ^ "A Crate of BDP" was released as a split single with "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo (Vampire Mix)" by A Tribe Called Quest and "Five Minutes of Funk (Icey's 7" Magic)" by Whodini.

Citations

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  1. ^ "Boogie Down Productions Chart History". Billboard 200. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Boogie Down Productions Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Boogie Down Productions in UK Albums Chart". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  5. ^ "Boogie Down Productions Chart History". Billboard 200. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Boogie Down Productions Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "KRS-One Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "KRS-One Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "KRS-One songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  10. ^ Boogie Down Productions/Ms. Melodie (1992). Word (track listing). Jive. ALCB-19.
  11. ^ "Boogie Down Productions - Blast Master Tapes: Best of the B-Boy Sessions". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx Teachings: A Collection of Boogie Down Productions". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Boogie Down Productions Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Boogie Down Productions - US Hot Rap Songs". billboard.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  15. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 357. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  16. ^ $ucce$$ I$ The Word (track listing). Fresh Records. 1985. FRE-004.
  17. ^ Scott La Rock & The Celebrity Three (1986). Advance (track listing). Street Beat Records. SB 007.
  18. ^ Say No Brother (Crack Attack Don't Do It) (track listing). Rock Candy Records. 1986. RC 27.
  19. ^ Bo! Bo! Bo! (track listing). Jive. 1989. ZB43189.
  20. ^ Ya Know The Rules (track listing). Jive. 1990. 1415-1-JD.
  21. ^ 13 And Good (track listing). Jive. 1992. 01241-42022-1.
  22. ^ We In There (track listing). Jive. 1992. 01241-42071-4.
  23. ^ Black Cop (track listing). MCA. 1993. MCA8P-2587.
  24. ^ Super Hoe/Scott LaRock Megamix (track listing). B-Boy Records. 1998. BB1600.
  25. ^ Old School Vs. New School (track listing). Rough Trade Germany. 1999. RTD 199.3606.3.
  26. ^ Elementary/Dope Beat (track listing). B-Boy Records. 2017. BDP3.
  27. ^ "MC Lyte Chart History (Recorded Music NZ)". Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  28. ^ "Stop the Violence Movement songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  29. ^ "American album certifications – Stop the Violence Movement". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 10, 2020.