Originally composed of rapper
KRS One and DJ Scott La Rock. The latter got shot after the release of BDP's debut album "Criminal Minded" in 1987, at about the same time when
Ice T and
NWA released their debut albums. While
"Criminal Minded" was basically about sex and crime, BDP radically changed after Scott's death, becoming the most popular conscious rap group besides
Public Enemy. BDP pioneered the fusion of
Raggamuffin and
Hip hop music, KRS One worked together with rappers such as
Mad Lion[?],
Channel Live[?] and
D Nice. The latter was also part of BDP at a certain time.
Discography:
- Criminal Minded (1987)
- By All Means Necessary (1988)
- Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop (1989)
- Edutainment (1990)
- Live Hardcore Worldwide (1991)
- Sex and Violence (1992)