The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time: Boogie Down Productions, 'South Bronx'

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Boogie Down Productions, 'South Bronx'

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Criminal Minded, 1987

Kris "KRS-One" Parker of BDP was one of early rap's most authoritative voices, and this story of hip-hop's early days is a required master class. DJ Scott LaRock threads a hot James Brown sample and KRS recalls a golden age when his borough reigned supreme; "South Bronx" was a bow shot in a diss war between BDP and Queens' Juice Crew that set the standard for all regional beef-fests.