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KRS-One is The Teacher and, as the title of this album suggests, his classes focus, almost exclusively, on two main subjects. Rapping about rap is appropriate enough. The genre is inherently lyrical. It’s his obsession with race, specifically “the black race”, that gets tiresome. Not that this isn’t good (Ghetto) Music because it is. The beats are “slamming” and the aforementioned rhymes are far from wack.
my rating : 4 of 5
1989
1990
This beat, perhaps the best KRS-One’s ever rapped to, should’ve been put aside for a different artist. It’s a marvelous reggae loop that would’ve been perfect for, say, a Jamal-Ski song for Jamaican girls to shake their butts to. KRS-One is too obsessed with his skills as an MC to allow such mindless fun.
To be clear, it is a good song. Not just for the beat but also KRS-One’s vocal delivery and flow, which goes nicely with it. It’s the concept; a very unnecessary sequel to Breath Control; it would be better without. Even worse is how he dates it by mentioning the year during the “dope style” introduction.
my rating : 4 of 5
1990
1988
2001
1992
thesource.com
Don’t be fooled by the title. KRS-One, The Teacha, is still all about Edutainment, but Edutainment doesn’t sell well. The record-buying masses want Sex And Violence, so he provides just that for this newest BDP set.
On Build And Destroy, he responds to the philosophical criticisms of what seems to be Brother J from X Clan by telling him he’ll get “fucked up”. 13 And Good is about sexing, thus statutory raping, a 13-year-old girl.
The album is raw and sloppy, almost amateurish, in comparison to the other Boogie Down productions; I would’ve also put the “rock-and-roll” bit at the beginning of the title song; but it’s still fresh… “for 1992, you suckas.”
my rating : 4 of 5
1992
1992
1992
1986
1989