Alex Henderson

Boogie Down Productions

By All Means Necessary (Expanded Edition)

It's safe to say that August 27, 1987 was one of the darkest days in the life of Lawrence Kris Parker, a.k.a. Blastmaster KRS-One. That day, KRS' musical partner, Scott Sterling, a.k.a. DJ Scott La Rock, was shot and killed in the South Bronx at the age of 25. 

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Boogie Down Productions

Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip-Hop (Expanded Edition)

1989 was an important year for Boogie Down Productions and their outspoken leader Lawrence Kris Parker, a.k.a. Blastmaster KRS-One. 

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Kool Moe Dee

How Ya Like Me Now

During the 1980s, hip-hop's detractors said many of the same things about hip-hop that rock & roll's detractors said about rock & roll during the 1950s . 

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Schoolly D

Saturday Night: The Album [Deluxe Expanded Edition]

Hip-hop in Philly goes back at least as far as 1979.  

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Poor Righteous Teachers

Holy Intellect

When the New York City-based Profile Records released Poor Righteous Teachers' debut album, Holy Intellect, in March 1990, hip-hop was moving in many different directions.  . 

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